Ayi Jijia (阿姨鸡架), West Street

Ayi Jijia (阿姨鸡架), West Street, is a casual snack restaurant in Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian, China, known for chicken frame (鸡架), a local street-food favourite. West Street is the central pedestrian thoroughfare of Quanzhou's old town, lined with snack shops and leading toward Kaiyuan Temple, so the restaurant sits in the middle of the city's heritage-and-food circuit. The chicken frame is the bony carcass of the chicken that remains after the breast and legs are removed; in Quanzhou it is braised or stewed in a savoury sauce until the small amount of meat clinging to the bones becomes tender and deeply flavoured. Eating it is a hands-on, informal experience, nibbling and sucking the meat from the bones, and it is popular as a late snack or a companion to drinks and noodles. The menu is paired with mianxian hu (面线糊), the thick Quanzhou porridge of fine noodles in a savoury broth, which provides a gentler, softer contrast to the intense chicken. The venue has no Michelin or chef-lineage context and is valued as a neighbourhood favourite. The dining room is simple and informal, with plastic or plain wooden tables, a lively buzz and steady turnover, especially in the evening. No dress code applies. Drinks are tea, soft drinks and local beer rather than a wine programme. Prices are low, about ¥30-60 per person, roughly $4-8.50, depending on how many portions are ordered. Hours run daily from about 11:00 to 22:00, making it a useful late lunch or evening stop. Reservations are not needed, since the restaurant is walk-in, but weekends and Chinese public holidays can bring crowds on West Street, so arriving slightly off-peak helps. Visitors unfamiliar with chicken frame often order a single portion first and then add noodles or porridge. Menus are mainly in Chinese, so a translation app is useful.