You have probably heard of dumplings and hand-pulled noodles, but do you know about the Braised Pork Burger and Xi`an Style Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup? Xi’an Food Bar was established in Auckland in 2003 for the purpose of introducing these delicious traditional Xi’an cuisine to New Zealand.
Xi’an is a city located in north central China. With an incredibly culture-rich history of over 5000 years, its historical sites caused it to become one of China’s most popular tourist destinations, including the world renowned Terracotta army, where over a million tourists from around the world visit every year.
The founder of Xi’an Food Bar moved from Xi’an to Auckland in the early 1990’s. Unable to eat his favourite food from back home for several years, he decided to open a restaurant in Auckland, relieving him, his family and many others like him of having a way to have a taste of their hometown at any time, and more importantly, he was able to introduce the delicious Xi’an cuisine to Auckland.
It has now been over nearly 20 years since the opening of the first store, starting from just a small store in New Lynn. We can now proudly promote our seven branches in Auckland and also a branch in Hamilton. We boast our consistent standard of all products across these 8 branches, with the quality directly overseen and kept to high standards by the same people that created the very first menu of the store from 2003.
We have recently been recommended by Metro as one of the top 10 best cheap eats in Auckland, and for many years they have praised us for our noodles and burgers. We hope to continue to improve, aiming to bring Xi’an food to even more customers across New Zealand.

Xi`an Food Bar provides New Zealand customers with dozens of exquisite Xi`an specialties, including:


Braised Pork Burger: Braised Pork Burger is one of the traditional local snacks in Shaanxi Province. The traditional production method of Shaanxi Braised Pork Burger includes the production of marinated bacon (selection of ingredients and knife skills, pickling and drying, and braised meat) and the production of Baiji steamed bun. It is mainly made of pork belly, flour, broth and other raw materials, and various spices and seasonings are added. In 2012, cured meat sandwich was selected as one of the delicacies in the second episode "The Story of Staple Food" of the documentary "A Bite of China". It has a meaty taste, crispy bun and soft filling.


Xi`an Style Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup: Mutton soup with steamed bun is a traditional delicacy in Xi`an, Shaanxi Province. The dish is finely cooked, with rich ingredients and mellow taste. The meat is tender and the soup is thick. It is fat but not greasy, rich in nutrition, fragrant, appetizing, and has an endless aftertaste. Because it warms the stomach and resists hunger, it has always been loved by people of all ethnic groups in Xi`an and the northwest region. Foreign guests who come to Shaanxi also rush to taste it to satisfy their appetite. Since the founding of New China, it has been well received by international friends, especially in recent years. Mutton soup with steamed bun has become the "general representative" of Shaanxi famous food.


Xi`an Style Lamb Soup with Vermicelli: Xi`an Style Lamb Soup with Vermicelli is a traditional and famous meal in Shaanxi Province, belonging to the Shaanxi cuisine; this dish originated from Chaoyi Town, Dali County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province (formerly Chaoyi County, Tongzhou Prefecture). The water basin mutton in Dali, Pucheng and Chengcheng counties of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province is the most famous. Among them, the water basin mutton in Chengcheng is the most authentic and oldest, and was selected into the fifth batch of Shaanxi Province`s intangible cultural heritage list in January 2016. The meal uses mutton belly as the main ingredient.


Hand-pulled Noodles with Spicy Chilli Oil and Vegs: Oil-splashed noodles are one of the traditional specialty noodles in Shaanxi. It originated in the Ming Dynasty and has a fresh, sour and spicy taste.
Oil-splashed noodles is a very common noodle making method. Cook the handmade noodles in boiling water and put them in a bowl. Spread chopped green onion, pepper powder, salt and other ingredients with a thick layer of chili powder on the noodles. Pour boiling hot vegetable oil on the seasoning. The hot oil will boil immediately, and the pepper powder and chili powder will be cooked and the bowl will be full of red light. Then add appropriate amount of soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. You can also add cured meat, green pepper potato shreds, green pepper eggs, tomatoes and eggs, etc. to eat together.


Xi`an Processed Noodles: Xi`an Processed Noodles are famous traditional snacks popular in Shaanxi, Gansu and other places, especially in Baoji City. Baoji Qishan rolled noodles were recognized as a famous Chinese snack in 2011.
Rolled noodles (also called "Yujing noodles" by locals) evolved from cold noodles in the Tang Dynasty. It has the characteristics of being crunchy, soft, cool and fragrant, and sour and spicy. It is one of the representatives of traditional noodle snacks in Guanzhong and Xifu, and one of the most traditional foods in the northwest.

For more Xi`an delicacies, please click on the official website of Xi`an Food Bar to check and place order.