Shenzhen Post

Dining

Shenzhen’s gastronomic delicacies, is a reflection of its population – a smorgasbord of authentic cuisine from the provinces of China. Hot and spicy specialties of Sichuan Province, preserved ham of Hunan Province, cold dishes of northeast China and the perennial Cantonese meals are all favorite dishes of the locals. Japanese and Thai restaurants are also becoming popular.

The morning tea in Shenzhen
The morning tea of Guangdong Province has held the honor as the top breakfast in China for a long time. Sharing a cup of tea and eating delicious dim sum with a friend or family, or by you, has been a tradition here. Although the food is common to many areas, it is the leisurely pace of Shenzhen’s morning tea that sets it apart from other cities. It extends into lunchtime, to the extent that many Shenzhen citizens make it their lunch, and there are restaurants where dim sum is available all day.

Tang Palace (7:30 am-12:00 pm)
This is one of the most popular places for morning tea, so be prepared to wait for a seat. Many locals and visitors are attracted here not only for the dim sum, but for the seafood and authentic Cantonese dishes that are served here as well.
Address: 6th floor of Zhonghai Business City, No.1, Xinyuan Road
Phone: 0755-82178790
Bus routes: 101, 102, 103, 11, 203, 206

Yue Cai (Cantonese Cuisine)
Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong Province, in the south of the country. It is the most popular and well-know of all the Chinese cuisines.

A large array of products used in Cantonese cooking. Beef and pork are the most likely meats, but also more exotic animals like snake and dog are also used. It is usually eaten immediately after cooking, for a greater freshness. Vegetarian meals represent a large proportion of Cantonese cuisine. Food is often crispy, tender and flavorful. It is possible to recognize some similarities to overseas Chinese cuisine. There is also a large range…. of unknown, interesting new dishes.
Here is a list of restaurants you can try:

Ke Jia Wang (Hakka dish)
HongBao Road head office (10:00 am-12:00 pm): N0.138, Hongbao Lu, Luohu District;
These are the buses you can take buses to get there: 404, 406, 418 and 42 to get to Litchi Park.
Zhenhua branch (10:00 am-12:00 pm): No.73, Zhenhua Road, Futian District;
Take any of these buses: 219, 433 and 469.
Zhenxing branch (10:00 am-12:00 pm): No.113, Zhengxing West Road, Futian District;
Take any of these buses: 219, 468, 466 and 455.

Kejia City (Hakka dish)
Bahua 1st Road branch (11:00 am-the next 1:00 am): Bagua 1st Road, Futian District;
Take buses: 212, 433, 365, 352 or 213 to get to Bagua 2nd Road.
Shazui branch: Jindi Restaurant, Futian District; (11:00 am-the next 1:00am):
Take buses: 212, 419, 422, 427, or 474 to get to Jindi Food Street.
Dan Gui Xuan (Cantonese cuisine)
Address: 1st Floor of Portofino Club, Xiangshan Street, Oversees Chinese town
Opening hour: 7:00 am-12:00 pm
Phone: 0755-26003218
Bus route: 789、866、332、882、310-315

Chafing dish
Chafing dishes is one of the famous cuisines in China. Chafing dish consists of a container with a heat source directly beneath it. The heat can be provided by a candle, electricity or solid fuel. There’s often a larger dish that is used as a water basin into which the dish containing the food is placed. This prevents food from burning.

Little Sheep (xiao Fei Yang)
Inner Mongolia Little Sheep Catering Chain Co., Ltd. is a joint-stock company initiated by natural person. The Co. set up in Baotou, which is known as “City of Deer” in August, 1999, mainly deals in chafing dish of special flavor in the form of chain restaurants, combining flavoring and meat processing industry.
Address: 1st floor of Kangle Building Yinghe Block, Nanshan Road
Opening hour: 11:00 am-24:00 pm
Phone: 0755-26433200
Bus route: 353、382、76

Chaotai Chafing Dish
Futian branch: 1st floor of south Tairan Hotel, Tairan 4th road, Futian District
Phone: 0755-83421488 83427188
Luohu branch: 1st floor of Xilong Building, N0.2045 Renming South Road, Luohu District
Phone: 0755-82312848 82312878

Sichuan cuisine
Sichuan cuisine, known as Chuan Cai in Chinese, enjoys an international reputation for being spicy and flavorful. Yet the highly distinctive pungency is not its only characteristic. In fact, Sichuan cuisine boasts a variety of flavors and different methods of cooking, featuring the taste of hot, sweet, sour, salty, or tongue-numbing.

Ba Shu Feng
Futian branch: No.405 of Sangda Industrial Zone, Zhenxing Road, Futian District
Nanshan branch: 2nd floor of Yehai Market, Longcheng Road, Nanshan District
Luohu branch: No.34, Aiguo Road, Luohu District
Bashu Fengyue branch: 1st floor of Xinghe International Mansion, Central District

Lao Yuan zi
Futian branch: 2nd floor of Automobile Buidling, No.45 of zhenhua Road, Futian District
Phone: 0755-83328400
Nanshan branch: 2nd floor of No.1173 of Nanshan Road, Nanshan District
Phone: 0755-26417804

Western Food Restaurant
Papa John’s Pizza
Futian branch: 1st floor of TT international Mansion, Lianhua Road
Phone: 0755-82703668
Coco Park, Fuha 3rd Road, Futian District
Nanshan branch: 1st floor of Garden City Mall, Nanhai Road
Phone: 0755-26896968

Pizza Hut
Luohu branch: 2nd floor of Nanhai Center, No.2071 Dongmen Middle Road
Phone: 0755-82186001
Futian branch: 2nd floor of City Plaza, Shennan Middle Road
Phone: 0755-25942012

Super Steak
Luohu branch: 7th floor of King Glory Plaza, No.2028 Renmin South Road
Phone: 0755-82611899
Futian branch: 3rd floor of Coco Park, No.3 Fuha Road
Phone: 0755-25313998