Beijing to Shanghai Restaurants

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  • 1. Bai Wei Jiaozi Cheng

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    Set in the Qinhuangdao Sea View Hotel, this immensely popular restaurant is adorned with red lanterns and gold dragons. Although known for its huge array of truly juicy dumplings, it serves other Chinese specialties as well.

    222 Gangcheng Main St., Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 066000, China
    No phone

    Known For

    • Fish dumplings
    • Brisk service
    • Huge menu
  • 2. Da Pai Dang

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    Lined with street-food-style stalls, this wildly popular, well-established dining hall—the original and best of five locations around town—dishes up Yangtze wetlands specialities, including appetizers and soups that emphasize local vegetables rather than the usual starchy offerings; Nanjing's famous salted duck, served sliced on the bone; and steamers full of duck dumplings. Order from the picture menu (with tiny English translations) or get up and browse, pointing to what you want and giving your table number to a costumed attendant.

    25 Ruijin Lu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
    025-8448–8333

    Known For

    • Pretty interior
    • Hearty portions
    • Fresh produce
  • 3. Malena Belgian Beer Bar

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    With a huge beer list, decent cocktails, and great Western food, Malena is popular with travelers and expats. The people-watching here is good, too, thanks to a lively outdoor terrace and a Quancheng Square location.

    Quancheng Sq., Ji'nan, Shandong Sheng, 25000, China
    0531-8601–6627

    Known For

    • Wood-fired pizza
    • Good salads
    • English-speaking staff
  • 4. Trio el Bistro

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    Run by a young local guy who studied in Texas, this hole-in-the-wall taco bar serves up arguably the best Mexican food in town. All three of the hefty signature tacos are worth a try, and there’s a decent selection of sides and craft beers, too.

    13 Laiwuer Lu, Qingdao, Shandong Sheng, 266000, China
    186-5321–9327

    Known For

    • Strong cocktails
    • Expat following
    • Hip setting

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
  • 5. Bellini

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    The crisp Neapolitan-style pizzas at this contemporary Italian eatery come recommended, but don't overlook the seafood specialities and wide range of pasta dishes. Ingredients and cooking techniques are authentic, and regular half-price deals (particularly on Tuesday) attract a local expat and student crowd.

    9 Wenfan Lu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    025-8579–1577

    Known For

    • Friendly Italian host
    • Intimate vibe
    • Great salmon Caesar salad
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  • 6. Celebrity's Banquet

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    The best restaurant on the summit, Celebrity's Banquet inside the Xihai Hotel celebrates local culture with a range of traditional Hui dishes. Soups of dried vegetables, jellied tofu, braised pork, and a delicately flavored pumpkin soup shouldn't be missed.

    Grand Canyon Loop, Huangshan, Anhui Sheng, 242709, China
    0559-558–8888

    Known For

    • Stewed chicken wings
    • Fried "rocky" frogs
    • Tofu soup

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 7. Da Qinghua

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    Directly opposite the south entrance to the Mountain Resort, this cheerful place is easily spotted by its rustic wooden exterior. Although it's a good place to try a variety of local dishes, it specializes in dumplings filled with pheasant and mushrooms, and it has a branch beside the train station—perfect for grabbing a quick bite before returning to Beijing.

    Chengde, Hebei, 067000, China
    0314-2036–222

    Known For

    • Much more than just dumplings
    • Meatball soup
    • Family atmosphere

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No credit cards
  • 8. Diyilou

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    You order by pointing to plated dishes at this lively restaurant in a traditional house, where local specialties include tender bamboo shoots, four-mushroom soup, braised tofu, and a must-try mushroom-wrapped meatball.

    247 Tunxi Lao Jie, Huangshan, Anhui Sheng, 245000, China
    0559-253–9797

    Known For

    • Huge menu
    • Good prices
    • Friendly staff

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 9. Dongpo Restaurant

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    Dongpo serves hearty Sichuan fare at this convenient branch and two others around town. There's no English menu, but classics like gongbao jiding (chicken with peanuts) and niurou chao tudou (beef and potatoes) are available.

    Chengde, Hebei, 067000, China
    0314-208–1886

    Known For

    • Spicy food
    • Brisk service
    • Local favorite
  • 10. Foshan Yuan

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    This comfy vegetarian restaurant specializes in dishes that look and taste remarkably like meat or fish. If sea cucumbers made from textured soy protein sounds like a gastronomic step too far, fear not: the delicious vegetable dumplings, braised mushrooms, and hearty tofu dishes are sure to satisfy.

    17 Foshan Yuan Xiao Qu, Ji'nan, Shandong Sheng, 250000, China
    0531-8868–0888

    Known For

    • Huge menu and a cheap buffet lunch
    • Friendly regulars
    • Tricky to find (locals can point you in the right direction, though)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No credit cards
  • 11. Fu Chun Teahouse

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    Busiest at breakfast, this venerable institution steams all sorts of delicious buns and dumplings that are hungrily wolfed down by both locals and tourists who also sip cups of the light, fragrant, green, kui dragon (aka Monkey King) tea. Be sure to try the xièfĕn tāngbāo (oversized crabmeat dumplings filled with rich soup that you slurp out through a straw) as well as the dish that Yangzhou gave to the world: fried rice.

    35 Desheng Qiao Lu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225111, China
    0514-8723–3326

    Known For

    • Tasty dumplings
    • Unusual teas
    • Value-for-money combo deals

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner, No credit cards
  • 12. Jimingsi Vegetarian Restaurant

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    Inside the Jiming Temple, this establishment makes a good lunch stop. The chefs use wheat gluten and other ingredients to create mock pork, fish, chicken, and goose dishes; the tofu threads and the Sichuan-style "fish" are recommended.

    1 Jimingsi Lu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
    025-5771–3690

    Known For

    • Nice views of the temple grounds
    • Visitor favorite
    • Helpful staff

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner, No credit cards
  • 13. Jufengde Restaurant

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    This long-standing eatery is a well-liked spot to sample Jinan lu cai, a variation of one of the eight famous cuisines of China. The signature dish is jiu zhuan da chang (literally "nine turns intestine"), chewy braised spirals of pork chitterlings, but if that sounds extreme, try the sweet-and-sour fried carp, or their decent local take on roast duck with pancakes.

    11 Jingwu Lu, Ji'nan, Shandong Sheng, 25000, China
    0531-8616–2888

    Known For

    • Huge portions
    • Youxuan (Ji'nan's famously crispy fried bread snacks)
    • Local favorite
  • 14. Qiaojia Manchu Eight Bowls Restaurant

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    The wall of deer heads at the entrance to this popular restaurant is an indicator that it's a good place to sample the game dishes beloved by the Manchu people. You can try venison, wild boar, braised camel hump, deep-fried sparrow, or deer-blood curd (developed to prevent wasting the blood of the kill after a hunt and surprisingly tasty) as well as less exotic meat or vegetable dishes.

    1 Liushuigou Lu, Chengde, Hebei, China
    0314-203–7888

    Known For

    • Freaky feasts
    • Lively atmosphere
    • Close to mountain sites
  • 15. Shizi Lou

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    Near the Shanzi Road Market, this bustling restaurant is a popular purveyor of Huaiyang cuisine, one of the "four great traditions" of Chinese cooking. Try the signature "lion's head" meatballs (shizitou), large and succulent orbs of pork stewed with vegetables in a clear soup; the oversize potstickers (guotie); or, if you're feeling brave, the stinky tofu, malodorous but surprisingly tasty.

    29 Hunan Lu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
    025-8360–7888

    Known For

    • Popular among locals
    • Simple but tasty food
    • Saltwater duck

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No credit cards
  • 16. Skyways Deli

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    Popular with overseas students studying at Nanjing University, Skyways offers the perfect antidote to oily Chinese food. This clean, user-friendly deli offers a list of sandwiches and salads that lets you choose, check, and chow in a matter of minutes.

    160 Shanghai Lu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
    025-8331–7103

    Known For

    • Grocery area with meat and cheese imports
    • Great bakery known for its chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons
    • Expat favorite

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No credit cards
  • 17. Tangzhen Hotel Restaurant

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    This hotel is nothing to write home about, but the Hui cuisine here is especially good, attracting locals from around the area. Specialties include cured mandarin fish, home-cured pork with bamboo, and stewed dishes served in clay pots.

    Tangchuan Rd., Tangkou, Anhui Sheng, 242709, China
    0559-556–2665

    Known For

    • Traditional dishes
    • Picturesque setting
    • Tasty pork

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No credit cards
  • 18. Wang Yang Lou

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    One of the town's most upmarket options, Wang Yang Lou serves tasty local seafood and an array of family-style Chinese dishes in a large though somewhat characterless dining room. There's no menu—order at the open kitchen to the left of the entrance by pointing at things swimming in the tanks, or at the displayed photos of dishes themselves.

    51 Nanhai Xi Lu, Shanhaiguan, Hebei, 066200, China
    0335-513–4666

    Known For

    • Hosting big noisy families
    • Large portions
    • Point-and-pick fish tanks

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No credit cards
  • 19. Yumatou Seafood Restaurant

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    At this quintessential seafood place, one of many on or around Minjiang Lu, rows of tanks swarm with live sea creatures, with prices marked per jin (about 500 grams, enough for two to share). Order the Qingdao signature: clams fried with chilis and garlic (gala in the local dialect), which pairs perfectly with Tsingtao beer, or try the scallops served suanrong fensi (steamed with garlic and vermicelli noodles).

    24 Yunxiao Lu, Qingdao, Shandong Sheng, 266071, China
    0532-8577–9999

    Known For

    • Huge dining space
    • Welcoming staff
    • Good prices

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