Guide to vegetarian and vegan dining in Xi'an.
Guide to vegetarian and vegan dining in Xi'an. Buddhist temples, vegetarian restaurants, and Chinese menu keywords.
Traditional Chinese cuisine uses meat sparingly in many dishes, making vegetarian eating more common than you might expect. Xi'an also has Buddhist temples serving vegetarian meals and several dedicated vegetarian restaurants.
"Vegetarian" in Chinese can mean different things. Clarify if you avoid meat (素食), avoid all meat and seafood (素斋), or are vegan (完全素食 - no animal products at all).
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 素食 | Sùshí | Vegetarian food |
| 素菜 | Sùcài | Vegetarian dish |
| 不要肉 | Bù yào ròu | No meat |
| 不要猪肉 | Bù yào zhūròu | No pork |
| 不要牛肉 | Bù yào niúròu | No beef |
| 不要鸡肉 | Bù yào jīròu | No chicken |
| 不要海鲜 | Bù yào hǎixiān | No seafood |
| 不要鸡蛋 | Bù yào jīdàn | No eggs |
| 不要牛奶 | Bù yào niúnǎi | No milk |
Surprisingly vegetarian-friendly thanks to Buddhist temple cuisine and Muslim Halal options. Use HappyCow app to find restaurants.
Vegetarian roujiamo, liangpi, vegetable biangbiang noodles, Buddhist temple dishes, persimmon cakes. Most can be made vegetarian on request.
Yes, near Daxingshan Temple and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Mock-meat dishes. Prices 30-60 RMB per person.
Wo chi su, Bu yao rou. For vegan: Wo bu chi rou, dan, nai.
Many items are naturally vegan. Some vendors share woks with meat. Ask you mei you rou and you mei you dan.