Huang Zehe Peanut Soup (黄则和花生汤), Zhongshan Road flagship

Huang Zehe Peanut Soup (黄则和花生汤), Zhongshan Road flagship, is a well-known Xiamen sweet-soup and snack shop at 22-24 Zhongshan Road in Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China, near the KFC at the pedestrian street's southern end. Zhongshan Road is the island's classic arcade-lined food and shopping street, close to the Gulangyu ferry, so the flagship is among the most visited snack stops for first-time travellers. The signature item is peanut soup (花生汤), a thick, lightly sweet soup of softly simmered peanuts, traditionally served warm with youtiao (fried dough sticks) for dipping. The peanuts are cooked until tender and the broth takes on a creamy, nutty quality; it is a long-standing Xiamen breakfast and dessert staple. The menu also includes a mixed sweet soup of beans, grains and other additions, plus fried oyster cake, a crisp savoury fritter made with oysters and batter that gives a salty contrast to the sweet soups. The brand has no Michelin listing or chef lineage, and its reputation comes from long local familiarity and a central address. The dining room is bright, modern-casual and organised for quick turnover, with ordering at the counter and a moderate-to-loud atmosphere that rises during tourist peaks. No dress code applies. Beverages are the soups themselves, plus tea and soft drinks, and there is no wine programme. Prices are low, about ¥20-40 per person, roughly $3-6. Hours run daily from about 08:00 to 22:00, so it works for breakfast, an afternoon dessert or a late-evening stop. Reservations are not needed; the shop is walk-in, although lines and crowded seating are common on weekends, evenings and Chinese public holidays. Visitors often stop here before or after the ferry to Gulangyu.