Hangzhou is known as "The City of Oriental Quality". Since ancient times, people here have known how to enjoy life. Eat fi ne food, buy quality goods, watch good shows, and seek interesting nightlife ...those are their way of savoring the beauty of the city they live in.
Authentic Hangzhou Food
Classic famous dishes of Hangzhou cuisine
Fried Shrimp Meat With Longjing Tea, Steamed West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy, Beggar’s Chicken, Dongpo Pork, Braised Spring Bamboo Shoots, Duck in Brown Sauce of Hangzhou Style, Stewed Duck with Dried Bamboo Shoots, West Lake Water Shield Soup, etc.
Recommended restaurants: Louwailou, Hangzhou Cuisine Museum of China, Fuyuanju, Hubin 28 Chinese Restaurant of Grand Hyatt, Grandma's Home, Xinbailu, Nongtangli, Tianxinglou, Huangfan’er, Zhangshengji, etc.
Famous snacks
Pian’ErChuan Soup Noodles, Fried Dough Sticks Wrapped in Thin Pancake, Fried Bean Curd Skin, Cat-ear Shaped Noodles, Victory Cake, Osmanthus-flower Sweetened Lotus Root, etc.
Recommended tasting places: Zhiweiguan, Hefang Street, etc.
Special noodles
Pian’ErChuan Soup Noodles, BanChuan Noodles, Soup Noodles with Shrimps and Deep-fried Eel Slices, Kidney Soup Noodles, Tomato Sauce BanChuan Noodles, etc.
Recommended restaurants: Kuiyuanguan, Juying Noodle Shop, Fuxing Noodle King, Fanglaoda Noodle Shop, Huijuan Noodle Shop, etc.