Introduction

2025-04-26

I’d heard great things about Xuzhou’s barbecue, so I made a special trip to check it out.

1. City Streets

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It was my first time seeing plane tree-lined streets in a northern city.

Street view

2. Food

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My girlfriend found a cold noodle shop and a barbecue joint on Xiaohongshu—both were delicious. Xuzhou barbecue is on par with Xinjiang’s, and honestly better than Zibo or Northeast-style barbecue. The “oil-wrapped liver” in particular was absolutely unbeatable.

Tong Ji Cold Noodles
The more run-down the storefront, the better the food
Jiaqing Barbecue