Time-honored brands of food that must be eaten in Qingdao include: Chunhelou Hotel, Qingdao Hotel, Wanhechun, Wanxiangzhai and seaside food.

1. Chunhelou Hotel

Chunhelou was founded in 1891 in the 17th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty), which is a century-old restaurant in Qingdao and a famous Shandong cuisine restaurant with a long history. It is a "Chinese time-honored restaurant" named by the Ministry of Internal Trade and the Ministry of Commerce in Qingdao, mainly dealing in authentic Shandong cuisine and seafood specialties.

2. Qingdao Hotel

Founded in 1932, Qingdao Hotel is a "China Time-honored Brand Store", "China Restaurant Store" and "National Green Catering Enterprise". Qingdao Coffee Hotel was renamed Qingdao Hotel in 1965, which was originally a larger and better western food restaurant in old Qingdao. It mainly focuses on Chinese food and features authentic Shandong cuisine.

3. Wanhechun

Wanhechun was founded in 1985 and has been in business for 21 years. Its "ribs casserole rice" is said to be made by its founder, Mr. Wang Shihe, according to a centuries-old ancestral formula. Because of its exquisite selection of materials, careful production, unique flavor and low price, it is very popular with customers.

4. Wanxiangzhai

Wanxiangzhai has a history of over 111 years, and has been carefully created by famous teachers, forming today's unique traditional Chinese products such as sauce, halogen, smoking and filling, as well as newly developed western-style enema and barbecue products. Traditional specialty products: Amomum villosum, smoked fish, pork head, braised chicken, etc.

5. Seaside food

Seaside food was founded in 1925, and its predecessor was Wanyuan Yongnan Goods Store. At the beginning of its establishment, the store was famous for operating North-South food, tobacco and alcohol, seafood and delicacies, and Beijing-Suzhou cakes.