A Drum Tower institution founded in 1989 and famous for chaogan, pork liver and intestine in a thick garlicky gravy, with pork and leek baozi on the side. Joe Biden stopped here in 2011, and its baozi rank among the city's finest (Cathay Pacific, 2025).
- Address
- 311 Gulou East Street, Dongcheng District
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 10:30-22:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
- Price
- Chaogan about CNY 30-45 a bowl (China Highlights, 2026)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order chaogan and a few pork-and-leek baozi; eat the gravy by sipping round the rim of the bowl, as locals do
- China Highlights notes Yaoji's chaogan is thicker than Tianxingju's
- OpenStreetMap lists earlier breakfast hours (06:00-22:30); check before an early visit