No. 22 in the world · November 2026
Xi'an Famous Foods
No. 22The one bowl to order
Spicy cumin lamb hand-ripped noodles
Born in a Flushing basement food court, now New York's favourite hand-ripped noodle; Anthony Bourdain was a fan.
Make it at home
Biang biang noodles with hot-oil chili and garlic
1 hr 20 min (1 hr resting) · 2 to 3. Shaanxi's belt-wide noodles, named for the slap on the counter as they're stretched. The simple version, oil-splashed, is the best: chili, garlic and scallions sizzled with smoking oil right on the noodles.
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