1. Snacks

The snacks in Panzhihua are mainly Sichuan flavor, and the most popular ones in the local area are mutton rice noodles, rice noodles cooked with pure mutton broth, and seasonings such as watercress, pepper, millet and spicy rice, which are unique and representative;

Because Panzhihua is close to Yunnan, the popularity of rice noodles here is much higher than that of noodles. Rice noodles are sold in snack bars in streets and lanes, and beef rice noodles, fat sausage rice noodles and miscellaneous sauce rice noodles have their own local characteristics in Panzhihua.

All kinds of Sichuan famous snacks can be eaten in Panzhihua.

2. Chinese food

The catering industry in Panzhihua is quite developed, with nearly 111 high-end restaurants in the urban area. The most representative are the four restaurants under the unique catering group, among which "Unique Restaurant" is famous for its Panzhihua salt dishes and has a high reputation in Panzhihua.

Salted vegetables basically represent the local dietary characteristics of Panzhihua. Fried reptiles, fried bee pupae, dry beef, Tuotuo meat, Ertan whitebait baked eggs and healthy buckwheat harrow are the most representative dishes in salted vegetables. Recommended restaurants: "Da Mao Feng Restaurant", "Xiao Song Restaurant", "Song Yanhua Restaurant" and "Unique Restaurant"

In addition, Hunan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and even government cuisine can be tasted in different grades of restaurants in Panzhihua.

3. Western food

During the construction of Ertan Hydropower Station, nearly 2,511 foreign experts lived in Panzhihua for nearly 4 years, which also contributed to the development of western food industry in Panzhihua. It is worth mentioning that the "Red Sun Restaurant" which was interrupted by Xinhua Street in Panzhihua was opened by an Italian during the construction of Ertan, and the western food sold in it is quite authentic. Until today, Red Sun Western Restaurant is still one of the best western food brands in Panzhihua. In addition, Panzhihua's local "Old Tree Coffee", "Tree Edge Coffee" and "Yidian Music Bar" are very representative. Panzhihua has started to grow a large number of coffee locally, and citizens can already drink coffee produced in their own cities; Pizza Hut, Houcaller, Liangmuyuan, Cross-Strait Western Food, Baroque and European House all have branches in Panzhihua.

4. Hotpot

Although Panzhihua is geographically biased towards Yunnan, its taste is truly Sichuan. 81% famous brands of hot pot chain have branches in Panzhihua. With the advantages of Panzhihua people's own hot pot, Panzhihua local "stall the old hot pot" has many branches in the city and opened them outside the province. It is the pride of Panzhihua hot pot industry.