The top ten restaurants in Tianjin that I know:
1. Xiangzi Shen
Signature dishes: Royal elbow, fried cabbage with sauce, pig's trotters, stir-fried Kidney slices, cabbage, fungus, fried tofu, etc.
2. Youth Restaurant (Jinwan Plaza Branch)
Signature dishes: roast duck, sweet and sour short ribs, black pepper beef ribs, sea bass in sour soup, etc.
3. Guiyuan Restaurant
Signature dishes: black garlic beef cubes, Bazhen tofu, crispy chicken, mustard cucumber, etc.
4. Yimin Restaurant
Signature dishes: Stir-fried squid tentacles, Bazhen tofu, fish-flavored shredded chicken, etc.
5. Tianjin Cuisine Collection
Signature dishes: Lao Pao San, Jinwei Fried Dough Sticks, Funpeng Carp, etc.
6. Wei Dingxuan
Signature dishes: Guanyin tea-flavored shrimp, Siyi Taishi box, lotus leaf crispy bone fish, etc.
7. Big Iron Spoon (Binshui West Road Branch)
Special dishes: Iron Spoon Chicken Feet, Black Pepper Beef Fillet, Boiled Fish, etc.
8. Elbow Crispy (Guangxi Road Store)
Signature dishes: Golden Elbow, Bazhen Tofu, Stir-fried Green Beans, etc.
9. Yudelai Restaurant (Hexi Branch)
Special dishes: Stir-fried squid tentacles, sauteed cabbage, boiled beef, etc.
10. Juxianglin
Special dishes: fried tripe and mackerel dumplings.