There are several specialty food and snack streets in Hangzhou, and each food street has a different positioning. However, the three most famous food streets among them are Qinghefang Food Street, Shengli River Food Street, and Hangzhou Junk Street.
Qinghefang Food Street can be said to be the first snack street in Hangzhou. It has authentic Hangzhou flavor and is one of the must-visit places when traveling to Hangzhou.
1. Qinghefang Food Street (including the Gaoyin Street Food Street next to it) Qinghefang has been one of the busiest areas in Hangzhou since ancient times, with numerous shops, hotels, restaurants, and century-old enterprises.
Today, Qinghefang is a 4A tourist attraction and a must-visit place when traveling to Hangzhou.
Qinghefang Snack Street, just next to Qinghefang, is home to Huangfan'er (legend has it that Emperor Qianlong came here, and Huangfan'er was mentioned by Emperor Qianlong), Zhiweiguan (Hangzhou's century-old specialty snack), etc.
Zhejiang cuisine and Hangzhou specialties are mostly found in restaurants, which can be said to be authentic Hangzhou flavors.
There is an alley here, a simple snack street, separated by small shops, it is really a paradise for eaters. The price is a little more expensive than other areas in Hangzhou, but it is normal. After all, it is next to a 4A tourist attraction.
And it is a must-visit place for friends who travel to Hangzhou.
2. Shengli River Food Street is rarely heard of by people who have just arrived in Hangzhou. Many people around me don’t know it, but many company gatherings like to go here.
Many of them are restaurants, such as Xu Fu Beef Offal, Sichuan Weiguan, Lao Tou Fried Shrimp, Xiangshan Seafood, Asan Kebabs, Chaoshan Hot Pot, Xiao Shaoxin... Many of these are famous restaurants that everyone has always heard of.
Because of this, many company parties like to come here, and the normal price is not expensive.
There are also specialty snack shops, such as Taiwanese hand cakes, sushi restaurants, noodle shops, hot pots, etc., but they are not as distinctive as Qinghefang Food Street and Hangzhou Junk Street.
3. Hangzhou Junk Street, also known as Binjiang Lijiadun Commercial Pedestrian Street, is located next to the Higher Education Park in Jianggan District, Hangzhou. There are many colleges and universities here. It is a typical commercial pedestrian street targeting students as a consumer group. It has all kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation, especially special snacks and various
All kinds of prices are very cheap.
Garbage Street is often famous in Hangzhou, largely because of its name.
The origin of this name is that the locals said that the roads here used to be uneven and dirty, and the goods were very cheap. Every day in the dead of night, there were discarded garbage everywhere.
Gradually, Junk Street became a place spread by word of mouth. There are many special snacks here and the prices are low. The name of Junk Street is also getting bigger and bigger in Hangzhou. Everyone who mentions Junk Street in Hangzhou is familiar with it.
The current Junk Street was newly built after demolition. It is very standard and the specialty snacks are generally expensive, but there are never fewer people.
Whether you are living in Hangzhou or traveling to Hangzhou, you can experience it.
In fact, there are several food and snack streets in Hangzhou. In addition to the above three, there are also Xinyi Fang Commercial Street, Jianghu Night Market Street, Baijingfang Lane, Tangqi Ancient Town Snack Street, etc.