Seafood should not be missed in Qingdao. Qingdao seafood has unique flavors, fresh and light, popular with tourists. The top-end hotels such as Shangri-La Hotel and Qingdao Hotel, and the Yiqinglou Restaurant serve dainty seafood.

Every tourist city has its gourmet street; Qingdao is no exception. This kind of streets includes the Yunxiao Road Gourmet Street, Minjiang Road Gourmet Street and Maidao Seafood Street.

Restaurants on these roads serve fresh seafood such as Fried Spicy Clams, Seafood Wonton, and Roasted Sleeve-Fish. In addition, barbecue, hotpots and dishes from other parts of China are offered here.

Besides the above-mentioned restaurants, there are other typical restaurants that should be considered.

Famous Barbecue Restaurants

Meida'er Barbecue: a famous restaurant in Qingdao. The chain has many outlets, one of which is at No. 125, Zhongshan Road, Qingdao

Wangjie Barbecue: The chain has two outlets on Zhongshan Road. One is at No. 30, Dexian Road; the other is next to Chunhe Lou. These restaurants provide the measure by which to test the price and quality of other restaurants' barbecue food.

Beer

Qingdao is the home of Tsingtao beer. Tourists can enjoy its unique taste at its place of origin.

Beer: Yingde Beer House, near Yunxiao Road and behind the Shangri-La Hotel, serves the specialty beer preferred by many.

Korean Food:

Stone House:No. 6, Taiwan Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
The restaurant serves flavorful Korean food; the service is good.

Western Fast Food Chains

KFC (Zhongshan Road Branch)
Address: No. 53, Zhongshan Road, Qingdao
Pizza Hut
Address: Wanda Shopping Center, Taidong Yi Lu, Qingdao
McDonald’s (Jusco in Shinan District)
Address: Floor 1, Jusco, Hong Kong Middle Road, Qingdao
Honolulu Bar
Address: No. 9, Nanhai Road, Qingdao, inside the Huiquan Dynasty Hotel