Yanji City Cumin Mutton Skewer Street

★ 4.8

(85000 reviews)

A dense, buzzing downtown culinary avenue loved by locals for authentic automated charcoal grill mutton skewers, rice beers, and cold dips.

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💰 Cost Free

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Snap' Description

Ditch the polished hotel dining blocks and follow the dense crowd of local food lovers into the aromatic lanes of the Yanji Skewer Street. Packed with multi-generational family-run brick eateries operating out of neon-lit storefronts, this avenue is the premier spot to sample authentic charcoal-grilled meats flash-seared on high-tech automated spinning spit grids.

Getting There

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Metro Info

Yanji Railway Station + 8 min Taxi to Central Skewer Quarter Boulevard

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Taxi Address

吉林省延边朝鲜族自治州延吉市串街美食街

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💎 Insider Tips

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Order the iconic local specialty: Mutton Skewers dusted with coarse wild cumin, fennel ripples, and traditional Korean red pepper flakes.
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The tables feature innovative automated rotating gears that turn the steel skewers over the hot charcoal automatically; watch processing lines live.
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This street is heavily packed with local residents and student groups between 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM nightly; visit early for a relaxed wood booth.
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Highly budget-friendly area where a massive, incredibly authentic culinary banquet will cost less than $7 USD per head; digital pay standard.