1. Fast food
Panzhihua snacks are mainly Sichuan-style, and the most popular local ones are mutton rice noodles, rice noodles cooked with pure mutton soup, and seasonings such as douban, 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. Snack bars in the streets sell rice noodles, beef rice noodles are very popular, and miscellaneous sauce rice noodles have their own local characteristics in Panzhihua.
All kinds of famous Sichuan snacks can be eaten in Panzhihua.
2. Chinese food
The catering industry in Panzhihua is quite developed, with nearly 100 high-end restaurants in the urban area. The most representative are the four restaurants under the Unique Restaurant Group, among which "Unique Restaurant" is famous for its salt dishes in Panzhihua, and its popularity in Panzhihua is very high.
Pickled vegetables basically represent the local dietary characteristics of Panzhihua, and fried reptiles, fried bees, dried pupae, beef and meat are the most representative dishes in pickles. Recommended restaurants: Mao Feng Restaurant, Song Restaurant, Song Yanhua Restaurant and Unique Restaurant.
Besides, in Panzhihua, Hunan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and even official cuisine can be tasted in restaurants of different grades.
3. Western food
During the construction of Ertan Hydropower Station, nearly 2,500 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" interrupted by Xinhua Street in Panzhihua was opened by an Italian during the construction of Ertan, and the western food sold inside was quite authentic. Until today, Red Sun Western Restaurant is still one of the best western brands in Panzhihua. In addition, the local "old tree coffee", "tree edge coffee" and "a little music bar" in Panzhihua are very representative. Panzhihua has begun to grow a lot of coffee in the local area, and citizens can already drink coffee produced in their own cities; Pizza Hut, Houcaller, Liangmuyuan, Cross-Strait Western Food, Baroque and Continental House all have branches in Panzhihua.
4. Hotpot
Although Panzhihua is geographically biased towards Yunnan, its taste is the real Sichuan. 80% famous hot pot chain brands have branches in Panzhihua. With the advantage of Panzhihua people's own hot pot, Panzhihua's local "stall old hot pot" has opened many branches in the city and also opened outside the province. It is the pride of Panzhihua hot pot industry.