Changsha is famous for its delicious food, and there are countless delicious foods. Just hearing the name makes people drool. There are many snack streets in Changsha, such as Taiping Street, Huangxing Pedestrian Street, Pozi Street and Rice Noodle Street. Each has its own characteristics. Let’s find out some places you want to visit!
Changsha Snack Street
Sifangping
Sifangping is a magical place. It may seem inconspicuous, but I don’t know when it comes to eating. I like going to Sifangping. There are all kinds of delicacies here, and the stores are relatively concentrated, mostly selling various snacks. It is not very crowded from the street to the end of the street.
Transportation strategy: Take Metro Line 3 and walk to Yaque Lake or Sifangping Station.
Recommended gourmet restaurants: Sifangping Thirty Hotel, Juxinpeng Pickled Cabbage, Tuji Lobster, Mutton
Nanmenkou
As long as Changsha's "Laokouzi" “Know a food street. In Changsha, South Gate is a "famous" place, whether it is tourists full of expectations or the familiar "Old Changsha". Especially with so much delicious food! Especially in Changjun Middle School, if you walk into any small shop, you will get the authentic "Changsha flavor".
Transportation guide: Take Metro Line 1 to Nanmenkou Station to get there.
Recommended restaurants: Wangwang Snacks, Jinji Sugar and Oil Tray, Xunluoji Snail Rice Noodles, Wenmiaoping Stir-fried Stall.
Donggua Mountain
Although it is late at night, Changsha people who love to eat are looking for food outside, looking for midnight food stores in Changsha. As the most popular late-night snack spot in Changsha, Donggua Mountain, less than 1,000 meters away, hides desirable delicacies in the alley. The most typical signature is Dongguashan: Dongguashan sausage, Guildong heavy, perilla peach ginger, etc.
Transportation strategy: Take bus 139/230/358 to Dachunqiao Station and walk 350 meters.
Recommended restaurants: Dandan Hotpot, Dongguashan Sausage, Lianhe Zhong
Taiping Street
Taiping Old Street is located in the south of the old city of Changsha. It is not only a popular tourist attraction in Changsha, but also one of the must-visit places for food lovers.
Transportation strategy: Take Metro Line 1/2 to Wuyi Square Station (Exit 1) and walk 340 meters.
Recommended restaurants: Hu Ji Cha Cha Cha, Yuan Roast Chicken, Lao Fu Sheng Street Dumplings.
Pozi Street
Pozi Street is one of the oldest streets in Changsha. Named after the slope of this street, it has now become a famous food street in Changsha. The quaint streets are lined with restaurants and snacks, the most symbolic of which is the Fire Palace. Even though it has mixed reviews, as the soul of Pozi Street, you can taste all the snacks in Changsha here.
Transportation guide: Take Metro Line 1 to Huangxing Square Station (Exit 1) and walk 600 meters.
Recommended restaurants: Wuhoude Hall and Fire Palace.
Duzheng Street
Compared with the bustling streets of Taiping Street and Pozi Street, Duzheng Street adjacent to Tianxin Pavilion is obviously much lower-key. This antique building also has its own unique aura.
In the 24-hour Zhouji Noodle House on the corner of the street, if you encounter it while foraging for food, it will definitely be the best comfort in the morning! The addition of new restaurants such as hot pot, barbecue, and lobster restaurants has injected fresh blood into this ancient street, giving it a bright freshness.
Transportation guide: Take Metro Line 1 to Huangxing Square Station (Exit 2) and walk 710 meters.
Recommended restaurants: Zhou Jimi Noodle Shop, Mengzhong, Yuanjiang Fried Shrimp, etc.
Huangxing Road Pedestrian Street
The bustling commercial street of Changsha Huangxing Square attracts tourists from all over the country to take photos behind the mighty Huangxing bronze statue.
Transportation guide: Take Metro Line 1 to Huangxing Square Station.
Recommended restaurants: Black Classic Stinky Tofu, Modern Chinese Tea Shop, Baixianglin.
Changsha Food
Hunan cuisine is the main cuisine in Changsha and has a long history. During the Warring States Period, the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan recorded many Hunan dishes in his famous poem "Calling the Soul". During the Western Han Dynasty, Hunan had 109 dishes and 9 cooking methods.
After the Six Dynasties, Hunan’s food culture was rich and active.
The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the golden period for the development of Hunan cuisine, and its unique style was basically a foregone conclusion. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, two Hunan cuisine restaurants, Xuan Bang and Tang Bang, appeared in Changsha.
After the founding of China, especially since the reform and opening up, it has achieved good development. The main snacks in Changsha include: flavored shrimp, Changsha stinky tofu, sugar oil daddy, yellow duck cries, Andeyu steamed buns, spicy chicken, Yang Yuxing, etc.