Tang Yan
Siming, Xiamen
The Min Nan restaurant that made Xiamen food famous to a new generation, with seafood, sha cha, and river eel done right.
Tang Yan (Hall Banquet) is the most talked-about restaurant in Xiamen - a polished take on Min Nan (southern Fujian) cooking that locals queue for and visitors discover by word of mouth. The kitchen nails the regional signatures: sha cha sauce noodles, river eel with chives, and seafood that arrives from the nearby ports that morning.
The dining room is smart and busy, the English menu is genuinely good, and the staff will guide you through the specialties like family. It is the reliable, delicious answer to 'where do we eat in Xiamen' - book ahead for dinner.
Best for: The Min Nan kitchen Xiamen talks about.
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