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Xinwang Restaurant

Xinwang features great Cantonese food with a decent price to seal the deal. Their pineapple butter buns, duck and wonton soup all come highly recommended.

The atmosphere in Xinwang is all that can be hoped for in a bustling Cantonese restaurant. Staff ...

Xinwang features great Cantonese food with a decent price to seal the deal. Their pineapple butter buns, duck and wonton soup all come highly recommended.

The atmosphere in Xinwang is all that can be hoped for in a bustling Cantonese restaurant. Staff race back and forth with steaming dishes in hand, customers speak almost loud enough to be considered as yelling and babies sitting in high-chairs occasionally add to the noise.

For a group of 4 expect to pay between 100 and 150 yuan. Menus are in Chinese, but have many photos. The eating area and bathrooms are kept quite clean.

Pineapple Butter Buns – This has to be fattening, but it’s so good.

Duck – Cantonese style duck with dipping sauce

Wonton Soup – Highly recommended.

Other Locations

#175 Changle Lu, Luwan Dist. (卢湾区长乐路175号)
(021) 64155056

#138 Huaihai Zhong Lu, Luwan Dist. (卢湾区淮海中路138号)

(021) 63756357

#649 Xianxia Lu, Changning Dist. (长宁区仙霞路649号)
(021) 62901616

#501 Zhangyang Lu Babaiban Building 9 (张扬路501号八伯伴9楼)

(021) 58357979

#550 Xujiahui Lu Baoding Dasha 101 (徐家汇路550号宝鼎大厦101)

(021) 64458505

Jinlingren - Seafood

The writing on the wall inside the restaurant sums up Jinglinren quite well: “Lots of Seafood, Cheap Seafood”. Ordering is a breeze even for non-Chinese speakers as every last dish, including samples of prepared dishes and live seafood, are displayed along the wall.&...

The cuisine is Jiangsu Province style seafood. One of Jiangsu’s most renowned specialties is fish head with red peppers. If you look at the food on display you cannot possibly miss it. It is a large fish head sliced into two parts and set on top of a plate with peppery sauce.

A meal for 4 should cost around 100-150 yuan although you could certainly spend more if you buy the high ticket items such as crab. Jinlingren also offers a free duck soup, provided you spend over 50 yuan and do not bring in your own alcohol.

How to Get There

Shanxi Lu joins the intersection of Zhongshan Bei Lu and Hunan Lu. That is, from the western end of Hunan Road, walk roughly south-west straight down Shanxi Lu for a few minutes and Jinlingren will be on the left hand side of the road. There is no subway station nearby.

Other Locations

No. 47 Pailou Xiang. At the south entrance of Wutaishan (牌楼巷47号. 在五台山体育馆南门)

No. 14 Daqiao Nan Lu. Across from Carrefour (大桥南路14号. 家乐福对面)

No. 271 Hongwu Lu (洪武路271号)

Bullfighter Steakhouse

The Bullfighter Steak House serves both meat and seafood in a relaxed atmosphere. This locale is part of a chain operating in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian Provinces. The staff speaks English, children's meals are availab...

Hongxing Restaurant - Sichuan Cuisine

Hongxing, or the Red Apricot, is probably the biggest and busiest Sichuan restaurant in Nanjing.

The Sichuanese never shy away from using the best quality ingredients or from using enough spice. In typical Sichuan fashion, the dishes are sufficient...

Hongxing, or the Red Apricot, is probably the biggest and busiest Sichuan restaurant in Nanjing.

The Sichuanese never shy away from using the best quality ingredients or from using enough spice. In typical Sichuan fashion, the dishes are sufficiently “ma” and “la”, which roughly translates into “tingly" and “spicy". First time customers should be sure to try at least one of the signature dishes such as the Hongxing Chicken (红杏鸡). The menu does not have English translations, but that should not be a problem since it does contain pictures of every dish in the restaurant.

This is an ideal place to bring guests. The atmosphere is bustling, roomy, and clean. There are tables to sit 2-8 people and there are private and semi-private rooms that seat 6 or more people. Reservations are not necessary for standard tables, but are recommended for the private rooms.

It should cost 120-150 yuan for a meal for 3 to 4 people, not including liquor or tea. One downer for all the Qingdao Beer-loving foreigners is that Budweiser is the only beer served at Hongxing.

How to get there: Red Apricot Restaurant is located on the corner of Fenghuang Dong Jie (凤凰东街)and Qingliang Men Dajie (清凉门大街). The outside of the building has a huge sign with the Chinese name “红杏酒家”. It is on the 4th floor.

Jinling Fast Food - Steamed Buns

Jinling Fast Food is one of the most well-known steamed bun (baozi) joints among Nanjing locals.

The Jinling Big Meat Steamed Buns (Jinling Da Rou Bao, 金陵大肉包) are the most popular and cost 1.5 yuan each.

You can make a pur...

Jinling Fast Food is one of the most well-known steamed bun (baozi) joints among Nanjing locals.

The Jinling Big Meat Steamed Buns (Jinling Da Rou Bao, 金陵大肉包) are the most popular and cost 1.5 yuan each.

You can make a purchase inside or outside. During meal times a line forms outside as people wait to pick up their steamed buns at a price slightly lower than the price inside. It is not uncommon to see customers scurry away with grocery bags full of steamed buns to bring back to their home or workplace.

How to Get There

Jinling Fast Food is across the street from Huaxin clothing market and almost kitty-corner to Golden Eagle Department Store. To get there from the Xinjiekou Subway Station, walk west on Hanzhong Lu (汉中路) for a couple minutes and then take a right at Guanjia Qiao (管家桥). It will be on the right side of the road.

Other Locations

No. 48 Guangzhou Lu (广州路48号)
+86 (0)25 8330 8048

Shengzhou Lu (升州路355号)
+86 (0)25 8220 7338

Tacos - Mexican

Tacos is the only option for Mexican cuisine in Nanjing. In fact, the restaurant focuses more on "Wolrd Cuisine" than it does on Mexican cuisine, which includes Chinese interpretations of many Western dishes. Tacos, pizza, steak as well as Chinese food are all on the ...

If you are desperately seeking authentic foreign food, go somewhere else. If you are in need of a quick fix of Mexican food, try Tacos.

There is another Tacos location at:

228-3 Guangzhou Lu (广州路228-3)
+86 (0)25 8323 1981, 8323 1397

Paulaner Brazilian Barbeque

There are a number of Brazilian style barbecue restaurants in Ningbo. Paulaner Brazilian BBQ is located on the first floor (second if you are Chinese), directly opposite the KFC alongside the Tianyi fountains. The restaurant is reasonably priced, and includes a salad bar with some Chinese dishes. Hordes of meat and some seafood choices are then served on skewers at the table. Lunch is 48 RMB per person, and dinner is 58 RMB. Drinks are also reasonably priced. Some staff members can speak English, so don't worry about ordering if you can't speak Chinese. Paulaner BBQ also offers pleasant live music each night.