Ganzhou Market (night food market)
甘州市场（甘州夜市） · Gānzhōu Shìchǎng (Gānzhōu Yèshì)
Zhangye’s best-known food market since the 1980s, a covered lane of stalls a few minutes from the Drum Tower selling noodles, skewers and local snacks.
No booking needed1–1.5 hours
Tip
Try cuoyu noodles, chaopao and lamb skewers here. Point at what others are eating if the menu is only in Chinese.
- Opening hours
- Busiest in the evening, roughly 18:00 to late; some stalls open earlier To be confirmed
- Price
- Free to enter; most dishes about ¥10–30 To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking needed. Stalls take WeChat Pay and Alipay; carry some cash too.
- Getting there
- About 5 minutes’ walk southeast of the Drum Tower
- Address in Chinese
- 甘肃省张掖市甘州区民主东街 18 号甘州市场
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