Zhi Wei Cafe

Zhi Wei Cafe on South Street is a place to start with a bowl of beef noodle soup. The restaurant focuses on hand-pulled noodles and the flavors associated with Lanzhou, with beef and lamb featuring prominently. Soup dumplings and barbecue lamb skewers give you a reason to add something alongside the bowl.

Vegetable spring rolls are another option for the table, and online ordering is available if you’re taking dinner home. The Leather District address is close to South Station, useful for a meal before a train or after work. Come for noodles and a few shared dishes rather than treating the café name as a promise of coffee and pastries. Check the ordering menu for the day’s available dishes.