Lotus with Sweet-Scented Osmanthus

The Hangzhou dining scene is composed of Hangzhou cuisine, western cuisine and cuisines from other parts of China, visitors' dining requirements can be fulfilled with thousands of available restaurants.

 Hangzhou Specialties:

 Best Hangzhou Cuisine
 Restaurants of Hangzhou Cuisine
There are several dishes that have come down over several hundred years, some even thousands of years. They are West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy, Braised Dong Po Pork, Beggar's Chicken and Fried Shrimps with Long Jing Tea Leaves. These dishes are pleasant from their color, smell and taste. Find a restaurant and taste these old dishes which are cooked in new ways, your visit to Hangzhou would thus be perfect. The most famous restaurant for these dishes is Lou Wai Lou.

 Hangzhou Snack
 Hangzhou Snack Street

Shelled Fresh Shrimps

Fancy Hangzhou snacks are a must in tasting the authentic Hangzhou flavor. Typical Hangzhou snacks include noodles with seafood, bao zi, and fried bread and so on. People in Hangzhou usually eat these snacks as breakfast. Starting the day as a typical Hangzhou citizen is the first step in getting to know this city. It is also a good choice to tour around these snack streets to experience the local culture.

 Restaurants Recommendations:

 Chinese Cuisines & Restaurants
Besides of the eight cuisines, most of the regions and minorities in China also have their own particular cuisines that supply customers with more choices. There are Cantonese , Hunan, Dong Bei and Sichuan Cuisines and so on. These restaurants can easily be found in town. Here is a bilingual menu which can help ordering dishes in restaurants. 

Sichuan Restaurants	Dongbei Restaurants
Hunan Restaurants	Cantonese Restaurant

 Restaurants of Foreign Flavor
In addition to the thousands of Chinese restaurants, there are also lots of places serving foods from all over the world. 

Italian and French Restaurants	Other Western Restaurants
Southeast-Asia Restaurants	Japanese Restaurants
Korean Restaurants

Vegetarian Dish

 Vegetarian Restaurants
More and more people are following the fashion of eating vegetarian food. For those people on healthy diets, vegetarian restaurants in Hangzhou are listed on page.

 Halal Restaurants
Halal food is represented by Xinjiang Cuisine in China, Lamb, Beef and chicken are used in the delicious food. For Muslims and people who are fond of Xinjiang dishes, try these authentic Lamb Shashlik, Beef Ribs, Large Plate Chicken and Naan.

 Hot Pot
This popular Chinese dish can be found in many hot pot restaurants. Spicy and hot flavor with fresh meat and vegetables, have a try of this perfect winter dish!

 Fast Food

Hangzhou Hot Pot

Apart from KFC, McDonald's and other well-known western fast-food shops, there are other flavorsome fast-food restaurants in Hangzhou, some of which are chain shops.

 Cafeterias
Self service in Cafeterias is a popular and free-dining style favored by multitudes of people. Many BBQ restaurants and cafes are of this kind. Here are some recommended cafeterias .

 Teahouses
As the birthplace of the world famous Long Jing Tea, people in Hangzhou love to go to tea houses with relatives or friends to kill time. There, people can drink the best tea, eat the snacks served, and sometimes, beautiful scenery of West Lake or the mountains may appear out of the window.