Tonglu cuisine belongs to Zhejiang cuisine, and it is rich in aquatic products, which is also highlighted in the dishes. The famous dishes include steamed shad, sweet and sour bream, dry-roasted ziling fish, and snacks include oil-boiled steamed bread with stinky tofu and oil-boiled fruit.

Ten famous dishes in Tonglu: Tonglu Sauced Meat Formula, Tongjiang Mandarin Fish, Tea-flavored Chicken, Ziling Asking the Way, south milk Mutton, Country Chicken Stuffed Belly, Tongjiang Fish Rhyme, Fresh Ginseng Crisp, Longtun Gankun and Bazhen Old Chicken.