If it is not an exaggeration to say that Nanjing is a "city of foodies", the history of "eating" in Nanjing has a long history. Some stores are well-known overseas, and some are "unheard of" in old Nanjing. Organize the part and share it with you.
First, Ma Xiangxing

It dates back to 1845
Age 172+ years
"Ma Xiangxing" is an authentic representative of the halal flavor of Nanjing cuisine
The oldest restaurant in Nanjing
Blending the northern halal flavor of the secret rice with Jiangnan ingredients into a furnace
It is elegant and elegant, and the mouth is fragrant
Specialty food: "beauty liver", "anchovy shrimp", "egg roast sale", "squirrel fish"
2. Han Fuxing
The second oldest older is Han Fuxing
Nanjing's famous plate duck time-honored brand
It was founded in 1866 by the Plate Duck Shop
What people know is the Osmanthus brand brine duck series products
This is a long-established brand in Nanjing with a history of more than 150 years
Once upon a time, there was also the reputation of "Quanjude in the north and Han revival in the south"
Specialties: Saltwater duck, osmanthus duck
Compared to the saltwater ducks on the street
Han Fuxing chose a thin duck
The meat is firm and crispy
And it won't be too salty
His duck oil pancakes are also famous
Needless to say, the most powerful thing is the thickness of duck oil
3. Liu Changxing
Liu Changxing Noodle Restaurant began in 1901
The founder, Liu Guofa, was originally an activist vendor who made small wontons
Later, the business became bigger and bigger
In 1935, Liu Changxing became the largest noodle restaurant in Nanjing
Specialties: Thin-skinned crab yellow buns, five-kernel steamed buns
Large meat noodles, eel noodles and smoked fish noodles
Each crab bun has a sufficient amount of crab yellow and crab meat
Paired with a characteristic thin skin
See the full soup
You can already smell the aroma before you even take it in
4. Yonghe Garden
The predecessor of Yonghe Garden is the "Snow Garden" tea house, which was built in the late Qing Dynasty in 1901
It is known as the "first floor of Qinhuai"
A man named Bian Yongsheng bought the "Snow Garden" in 1939.
Since then, the dried silk and baked cakes of Yonghe Garden have been famous in Jinling City
The variety is getting richer
The tastes are also becoming more diverse and unique
Nanjing's snacks can basically be eaten here
Floating with osmanthus flowers sweet but not greasy red bean Lantern
Specialty: Kaiyang dried silk Huangqiao baked cake
The blanching of "Yonghe Garden"
Not only is it cut as thin as a cotton thread
It can be said that it can wear needles
What is more characteristic is that the boiling boiling water is soaked several times
Not a little beany smell
On the palate it feels soft and flexible.
Dried silk with a hint of dried shrimp
The baked cakes of "Yonghe Garden" are more distinctive
"Three seven oil noodles, four doors wrapped in puff pastry"
Because of the golden color of the baked cake
Known as "crab shell yellow".
5. Jinling Chun Restaurant
It began in 1905
It is one of the famous "Three Questions of Nanjing" (Qingqu, Qingjin, and Qingliu) in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was the first Western restaurant in China
Full name "Jinling Spring Chinese and Western Restaurant"
Later renamed "Pacific Western Restaurant"
Special cuisine: goldfish anchovy shrimp, Republic of China double spelling
Stewed raw knocks, young handsome braised pork
Basically fry the eel dry
Add the soup water and simmer over low heat
The finished product is crisp and contains no brine
Thick and mellow, delicious and refreshing
Zhang Xueliang's favorite is jar meat (also known as braised pork)
Later, this dish was simply renamed Young Marshal Braised Pork
Sixth, green willow residence
It began in 1912
Because it is located on the banks of the Qinhuai River
Weeping willows
Hence the name "Green Willow Residence"
Specialties: Vegetarian assortment, vegetable buns, vegetarian roast goose, Luohan Guanzhai
7. Golden Spring Pot Sticker
It was founded in the last years of the Qing Dynasty
He is now 111+ years old
Compared to the golden crispness of the Nanjing beef pot sticker
This spring pot sticker is more like a full fried dumpling
The pan is golden and crispy
A bite will also drip out of the gravy
8. QifangGe
It began in 1917
Opened by business celebrities and business dignitaries
It was a notorious gathering place for high society
Now it has become a well-known restaurant in Nanjing
Specialties: Dried sesame oil shredded, duck fat shortbread, assorted vegetable buns, chicken noodles
Qin Huai is one of the eight best
Guangqi Fangge occupied two seats
Duck shortbread
Assorted vegetable packets
Nine, six phoenix residence
Liufengju was founded in 1917
Its shallot oil cake and tofu brain
It is the third of the "eight absolutes" of Qinhuai snacks
Tofu brain is also called "not old" in Nanjing dialect
Add more than ten kinds of condiments such as dried shrimp, squeezed vegetables, fungus, green onion, etc
Not only is the color beautiful, but the taste is even more mellow
Strong, fragrant, fresh, salty and light
Spicy moderate, tasteful
10. Halal Paradise
The Halal Paradise was built in 1920
With a good reputation accumulated over the years
AnYuan Garden Restaurant has become one of the five most prestigious halal brands in Nanjing
Specialties: Beef soup buns, braised beef bowls
Beef soup buns have been used for decades
Choose beef leg meat or beef upper body tendon meat
Minced and stuffed with salt, sugar, chicken essence and ginger shallots
Beef tendon is simmered for 3 hours
After cooling, a frozen ghredded skin is formed and placed in the filling
The dough of the bun is kneaded repeatedly with high gluten powder and water
Roll out into an 8 cm dough and wrap it into the filling, basket and steam it
The beef soup bun takes a bite, the skin is thin and filling, and the taste is delicious
Braised beef balls used to be a particularly common traditional farmhouse dish
After being improved by the chef of Anyuan Garden, each meat ball is full of energy to eat
Take a bite, crisp and tender, fresh and mellow
This original housekeeping dish won the title of the second Chinese famous snack
11. Jiang Youji
In 1922, the founder Jiang Youcai founded "Jiang Youji"
Three generations of the Jiang family have tossed and turned in the wind and rain
In the end, Jiang Yuyou, a descendant of the Jiang family, took back Jiang Youji from others
Wind and rain for nearly a hundred years, several changes in their masters
But what remains unchanged is the old taste
Jiang Yuyou, now the head of Jiang Youji
He is over 60 years old, and although he has a white beard, he is in good spirits
Specialties: beef pot stickers, beef ravioli
Jiang Youji's biggest feature is the beef pot sticker, one of the eight best in Qinhuai
A bowl of beef ravioli plus one or two pot stickers
It's perfect
12. Fuchang Hotel
In 1932, it was funded by the ding fucheng brothers, a famous rich businessman in Zhejiang
It also established a joint venture with German foreign firms to build a hotel in Xinjiekou, Nanjing
It means "blessings all over the world, changlong four directions"
Therefore, it was named "Fuchang Hotel".
The main hotel building has 6 floors
It was the tallest building in Nanjing at that time
Now it is known for Huaiyang vegetables and crab yellow soup buns
Many old Nanjing will still choose to entertain and feast here
The memory has not changed, the taste has not changed
13. Jiangsu Restaurant
Jiangsu Restaurant was founded in 1946
Former nominal kee fuxing restaurant
It is the oldest restaurant in Nanjing that mainly operates authentic Jingsu cuisine
It has attracted countless merchants and celebrities
Affectionately known as the "Little Building"
The new Jiangsu Restaurant is adjacent to the Daqiao Hotel
Squirrel fish, ringing oil eel paste
A family portrait, Jinling fork roast duck
Still the "star" on the table
Not anymore
Hungry panic
Soup buns!