No. 12 in the world · November 2026

Ma Zilu Beef Noodles

Dazhong Lane, Chengguan · Lanzhou, China

The one bowl to order

Niurou lamian with the noodle thickness you call out (try er xi, the second-thinnest), a clear beef broth, radish, coriander and chilli oil

The line to expect: Lines at breakfast (it's a morning dish here), and it closes in the early afternoon. Beat it: after 10am.

The breakfast beef noodle shop in the city that gave the world hand-pulled noodles; watch them pulled to order.

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Lanzhou hand-pulled beef noodle soup

4 hr (1 hr hands-on) · 4 bowls. Lanzhou's rule is one clear, two white, three red, four green: clear broth, white radish, red chili oil, green herbs. Hand-pulling takes practice; hand-cut noodles from the same dough work fine.

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