Nowadays, Hangzhou cuisine is popular in the south of the Yangtze River for its high quality and low price. Hangzhou cuisine is one of the eight major Chinese cuisines of Zhejiang cuisine, "refreshingly chic" is the biggest feature of Hangzhou cuisine. Su Dongpo, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, once praised that "there is nothing like Hangzhou in terms of the abundance of wine banquets in the world", and there is an allusion to "dismounting from a horse by smelling the fragrance". Hangzhou's famous dishes are too numerous to mention, the most famous ones are called chicken, Dongpo Pork, Sister Song's Fish Soup, West Lake Vinegar Fish, Longjing Shrimp, West Lake Brunswick Soup, and Braised Spring Bamboo Shoots, etc. Dongpo Pork is fat but not too greasy, and the meat is not too spicy. Dongpo meat is fat but not greasy, the chicken is tender and refreshing, West Lake Vinegar Fish is fresh and tasty, to Hangzhou tour must not be tasted.

Hangzhou's famous restaurants are "old" Louwailou, Tianwaitian, Shanwaishan, etc., the first time in Hangzhou, you may be rushing to the "Louwailou" in admiration of the name to go, indeed, this place in addition to occupying all of the West Lake scenic beauty of the best place, the antique building, by the window, see the waves of the water, the water is full of water. Looking out of the window, you can see the rippling West Lake, some of the flavor of the old Hangzhou, the taste is also more authentic. In addition, there are many other places to taste food in Hangzhou, please refer to the "restaurant recommendations".　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Restaurant recommendations → West Lake three famous dishes

Louwailou

Address: Hangzhou Lushan Road, No. 30 (850, 7, 81 buses can be reached)

Recommended reasons: with more than 150 years of tradition, is a must-visit restaurant for tourists from home and abroad in Hangzhou.

Specialties: Longjing Shrimp, West Lake Vinegar Fish, Dongpo Pork, Barking Chicken

Tips: Be prepared to wait in line for a table when you go to Louwailou for dinner.

Shanwai Mountain

Address: No. 8 Yuquan Road, Hangzhou

Specialties: Sister Song's Fish Soup, Fragrant Tangerine Cinnamon Fish, Whole Fish from Shanwai Mountain, and Flowering Moonlight

Tianwaitian

Address: No. 2 Tianzhu Road, Hangzhou (accessible by No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. K7, No. 507, and No. 538)

Opening Hours: AM7:00- PM21:30

Recommended for: located in Lingyin Feilai Peak, the best at making vegetarian food, loved by Lingyin incense burners.

Specialties: Longjing Shrimp, Osmanthus Fresh Chestnut Soup, Chicken Wing Colorful Rolls, Crab Pocket Sea Cucumber, Double Sparrow Welcoming Spring