Xinyouke Sour Soup Beef (心有客酸汤牛肉朝阳店)

Xinyouke Sour Soup Beef (心有客酸汤牛肉朝阳店) is a mid-range Guizhou restaurant in the Chaoyang Village area of Qingxi Street, Guiyang, at No. 39, Ground Floor, Building 12. It specialises in sour soup beef (酸汤牛肉), a variation on the better-known sour soup fish in which thin slices of beef are cooked in a tangy, fermented red broth. The sourness comes from fermented tomatoes and chillies, a flavour profile central to the cooking of Guizhou province and its Miao and Dong communities. The restaurant has a distinctive pricing approach: a free green-vegetable buffet comes with the beef, allowing diners to add as many fresh greens as they wish to the simmering pot. The set cost is about CNY 60 (roughly $8) per person, making it good value for a hot-pot-style meal. Beyond the beef and the vegetable buffet, the table is usually set with a selection of chilli dips, which vary from smoky and dry to oily and fragrant, and diners mix their own according to taste. The dining room is informal and functional, with the atmosphere of a neighbourhood canteen rather than a destination restaurant; there is no dress code, and the mood is relaxed and chatty, with moderate noise when full. The restaurant stays open unusually long, listing daily hours of 09:00 to 00:30, which makes it a practical choice for a late dinner after other kitchens in the area have closed. Reservations are not normally required and walk-ins are accepted, although the restaurant lists a phone number, +86 151 8518 1822, for those who wish to confirm in advance or arrange a larger group. Because the location sits in a residential part of Guiyang rather than the main tourist core, a ride-hailing app or taxi with the address written in Chinese is the easiest way to reach it. Visitors who enjoy interactive, shared-pot meals and want to taste the sour flavours of Guizhou away from the city centre will find it a straightforward and inexpensive option.