As a Hefei native, I have had the pleasure of tasting the food from these local cuisine restaurants. Among them, my favorites are Laoxianghao, Nongjiale and Tangchi Family. Here is my personal experience with these local cuisine restaurants:

Zeng's Kitchen: the flavors are authentic, and the braised pork and shredded pork with fish are especially delicious.

Lao Xiang Hao: specializes in Anhui cuisine, with unique flavors of stinky Mandarin fish and hairy tofu.

Nongjiale: fresh, green and healthy farmhouse flavors.

Military and civilian small stove: Sichuan cuisine, boiled fish and spicy chicken authentic.

Lotus Kee: Cantonese cuisine, with delicious white cut chicken and dry-fried beef river.

Youth Local Cuisine: Innovative local dishes with unique flavors.

Golden Pot Kitchen: hot pot oriented, fresh shrimp slider and beef rolls are delicious.

The Soup Kitchen: soup dishes, chicken soup and fish head soup are light and delicious.

Xie's Village: farmhouse flavor, fresh and natural farmhouse cakes and fried seasonal vegetables.

Donza: Japanese cuisine with authentic sushi and sashimi platters.