When you wander along the streets of Leshan City at night, you
can see many people leisurely enjoying their evening after a busy
day. Among nightlife activity, eating is always put first.
Dining in Leshan at night might be the first thing to do for
tourists. Zhanggongqiao night fair located in Zhanggongqiao Street
is a very popular place where you can eat local food including
'Hot-pot', (Xiongjiapo or Piaoxiang brand) 'Hot
Spicy Spicy' (the same flavor as Hot-pot), 'Stone Potted
Stewed Beef', and spicy shrimp and crab. Another well-known night
fair in Leshan is close to Leshan Dock. When tourists arrive there,
they will find numerous snacks to cater their appetite. Especially
'Dai Pai Dong' Restaurants located on Bailu Road in the city center,
which attracts many visitors. There are many kinds of Dai
Pai Dong food they can choose such as: Piaoxiang Hot
Spicy Spicy' Chicken Soup in Bamboo; Pepper Fish,;Hot-pot Chicken
with Taro Root and Griddle Cooked Spare Ribs.
Another kind of food at a night fair is Barbecue (BBQ)
and is a favorite for tourists, and Leshan Barbecue is tastier
compared to other places in Sichuan. There are many kinds of meat
for barbequing and many well-known restaurants serve the barbecue
in Leshan including:
Xu BBQ
Recommended dish: grilled fish, grilled short ribs, grilled beef,
crisp sausage
Average cost per person: CNY 15-25
Address: downstairs of Huitong Mansion under the Old Bridge
Bus route: bus No.1, 12
Kaikai BBQ
Recommended dish: grilled fish, baked beef
Average cost per person: CNY 15-25
Address: on the right inside of Leshan City Gymnasium
Bus route: bus No. 9, 12
For those who do not like hot-pot and barbecue, they can sample
an array of local snacks such as: Bean paste cake
(Liang Gao) which is a type of steamed rice cake served cold in
summer and it tastes very good especially when adding sago; edible
ices powder which is made as a pair of glutinous rice
balls in brown sugar soup - a good sweet snack; the third
kind of snack is called Thin Pancake which is almost transparent
in appearance, and when it is wrapped with radish, white sugar,
sesame, fried beans, the taste is fantastic especially when dipped
in sweet vinegar.
Also, there are many night bars, teahouses and cafes catering
for tourist's different needs:
Bars
Leshan Pinwei Bar
Recommended drinks: coffee, alcohol
Address: Haitang Road, Leshan City
Jiazhou Xiangchen pub
Recommended drinks: espresso, fruit juice, many types of cocktail,
many types of foreign alcohol, red wine
Address: at downstairs of Leading Restaurant, Fenghuang Road,
Leshan City
Leshan Happy Hour Water Bar
Address: at No.86 Dongda Street, Leshan City
Grandmother's Meal Bar
Recommended dish: Chinese dishes, western-style food, coffee
Address: Haitang Road, Leshan City
Cafés
U.B.C. Coffee (Leshan Shop)
Address: on the second floor of A section Building (in the first
phase), Times Square, Leshan City
Louis Coffee
Recommended dish: Western-style food, coffee
Address: at No.150 Leading Group International Serviced Apartments,
Shizhong District, Leshan City
Teahouses
Leshan Mingliu Tiandi Teahouse
Recommended food: tea, coffee, snacks
Address: Hongrui Restaurant, Jiaxing Road, Leshan City
Jingdian Shiguang Coffee & Teahouse
Recommended drinks: Coffee, fruit tea, cocktail, cold drinks
Address: Jiazhou Hotel, Shizhong District, Leshan City