When traveling to Changsha, you must remember to taste the local food. After all, the first thing you need to enjoy when going to a city is the local food. Only in this way can you have more fun while visiting Changsha. Do you want to know what food in Changsha is recommended?
Randomly interview ten people among travelers in Changsha. About ten people came here for the food - and one of them may have come twice for this purpose.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are countless gourmet experts lurking in the kitchen here.
From century-old shops to popular restaurants to food stalls that are hidden in the streets but cannot be underestimated, it takes a lot of effort to become popular in a gourmet place like Changsha.
The meticulous competition between restaurateurs and chefs has also benefited gourmets from all walks of life.
Only know about Internet celebrity restaurants? Then you will suffer a big loss.
Whether you are looking for an elegant environment, authentic home-cooked food, or you want to go out into the city and eat like a local, you can enjoy your meal here.
Hunan cuisine restaurants with good reputations have many branches. The ones we recommend are either the main store or the branches with better geographical locations.
Some home-cooked dishes or snack bars are the only ones here. If you happen to be nearby, you might as well experience the local taste.
People in Changsha often start their day with a bowl of rice noodles. Flat noodles that look like noodles are a unique feature of Changsha. In other areas of Hunan, round noodles that are similar to rice noodles are the main dishes.
The flat noodles are fragrant and soft, while the round noodles are smooth. You might as well try them both.
Beef noodles are generally spicy, and steamed egg noodles with meat patties will have a little peppery taste, but those who don't like spicy food can completely accept it.
You can often see the signboard of Jinshi Beef Noodles on the street. It uses a variety of aniseed ingredients and medicinal materials to make the beef bone soup base. The beef is fully marinated. You can taste how it is different from other noodle shops.
Liuyang steamed food is another traditional Hunan cuisine. During the steaming process, the original flavor and nutrition of the food can be maintained to the maximum extent. Each portion is small and cheap, so you can mix it with more.
The Liuyang steamed vegetable restaurants in Changsha are not large-scale, so you can try them as fast food if you come across one.
"Eat less, eat more" when visiting the snack streets is particularly practical in Changsha for one reason - if you eat without reservation during dinner time, then the variety of snack streets will definitely make you regret it.
These snack streets usually reach their peak at midnight and close at three or four in the morning. The overall taste is heavy and hygiene is not guaranteed.
Don't overeat late at night. When you want to satisfy your cravings, remember to take good care of your stomach and intestines.
The most famous snack street is undoubtedly Pozi Street. This old street has a history of hundreds of years and is undoubtedly the birthplace of Changsha's commercial civilization.
Shops gathered during the Republic of China, and now the T-shaped area formed by it and Sanwang Street is home to the well-known time-honored brands in Changsha: Yang Yuxing, which specializes in noodles, Xiangqun Guo Dumplings, which are large and meaty, and Shuangyanlou, which specializes in wontons.
There is also a snack distribution center, Taiping Old Street, not far from Pozi Street. Taiping Old Street is more popular among young people. It is bound to be crowded on weekends or holidays. Try it and see the difference between the old Changsha sausage and Dongguashan sausage.
Went to compete with fellow fried skewers Wen Heyou Changsha Fried Society and Hu Ji Zha Zha. At ten o'clock in the evening, after the shop closed, it was a different scene - all kinds of small carts were lined up.
The street can be called a late-night snack fair.
I have to mention Donggua Mountain and Wenmiaoping, which are well known to the locals.
The former includes the legendary local restaurant Dongguashan Sausage (original shop), which made its fortune by setting up stalls, as well as Dandan Hot Sauce, which specializes in hot stew (a freely assembled hot dish), and Xiangxi Small Skewers.
The Mengzhong BBQ is worth a try; the latter specializes in a variety of refreshing and low-calorie cold dishes, with more than a dozen varieties to choose from. It is close to Changjun Middle School. You can go back to the age of seventeen with the student party in the snack street at the entrance of the school.
If you want to eat something different, don’t miss the halal market at the door of the mosque next to Helong Stadium every Friday.
From 11 am to 3 or 4 pm, the short alley is full of northwest specialty snacks.
Not to mention the grilled beef and mutton skewers, the fragrant naan and grilled buns are also very tempting.
Local ethnic minorities love to come here to taste the flavors of their hometown.
Hunan Restaurant Zi Old Street Fish Mouth (Sanwang Street Intersection of Jiefang West Road; 50 yuan per person). The must-order fish mouth (68 yuan) for each table is fresh and spicy, which can fully exercise the flexibility of the tongue and oral muscles. The salted egg yolk eggplant (28 yuan)
) is salty and glutinous, suitable for the elderly or those who don’t like spicy food.
The waiters are quick and agile.
The two branches at the archway on Pozi Street and diagonally opposite Du Fujiang Pavilion are both good.
Detianshun Rice Bowl (Renmin West Road Branch) (No. 171, Renmin West Road; 30 yuan per person) has a wide variety of rice bowls ranging from 20 to 46 yuan, and earthen pot soup is about 10 yuan. It is not cheap in Changsha, but the quantity is sufficient and affordable.
, the Hunan flavor is pure, if you are afraid that it is not spicy, try the ones marked with "heavy flavor" and "spicy".
This place is crowded with diners every meal time, and the food is taken upstairs in the elevator, which is very western style.
The restaurant is not on the street, but the signboard is very eye-catching. Take the bus to Fanxixiang Station, next to Friday Photography.
If you can find Yihua Restaurant (No. 136, Liuzheng Street; RMB 80 per person) without anyone to guide you, you must be an experienced eater.
This restaurant is hidden in a private house in an alley. Judging from the decoration, it looks like a "fly restaurant".
The food is generally on the salty side, but for those who don't like spicy food and want to experience home-cooked food, this is a good choice.