Food Restaurants

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Seafood dominates Dalian’s’ local cuisine. There’s’ bewildering profusion of saltwater fish, as well as fresh shrimp, lobster, crabs, scallops, squid, abalone, and much more. An nteresting local seafood favorite is the sea slug or the very slug-like sea cucumber; to most Western palates these foods are about as appealing as they sound. Seafood prices are good and the quality is unparalleled It’s hard to find a bad seafood restaurant here find a place with lots of aquariums. Freshness is important and you can’t get a dish fresher than one that goes straight from the water tank to the wok. Walk in, point to some specimens you fancy, then wait you won’t be disappointed. One standout restaurant is the local chain. It stands for tiantian yugang, which translates to something like the“every day fish company.” They work in partnership with the local fisheries and are renowned for their seafood in a town where seafood is a cherished way of life. Otherwise, Dalian’s food is very much in the northeastern mode: hearty meals featuring strong flavors, wheat noodles, cabbage, potatoes, and dumplings.

RESTAURANTS

Dadi Chunbing Restaurant

696 Huanghe Lu, Shahekou District

Pinhai Lou

Very famous for local seafood.

46 Beidou Jie, Zhongshan District

9am to 11pm

Shuangsheng Yuan Restaurant

Very good salted fish.

1 Anle Jie, Zhongshan District

9am to 10pm

Tiantian Yugang

Famous for local seafood, dinner will go from RMB 50 to 200 per person, shrimp with spicy cabbage(xiaren labaicai) is must.

72 Tianjin Jie, Zhongshan District

10: 30am to 10pm

Memorable Experiences

Singing with the folk musicians in Zhongshan Square, far more entertaining than the typical karaoke session.

Wanbao Seafood Restaurant

108 Jiefang Lu, Zhongshan District

Dalian’s landscape is dotted with expansive plazas.

Xindongfang Yurenmatou

Specializes in seafood and Cantonese cuisine.

3 Gangwan Guangchang, Zhongshan District

11am to 2: 30pm, 5pm to 9: 30

Zhuangjiayuan Restaurant

Specializes in northeast home-style cooking, known for pickled vegetables with clam in claypot(suancai hailiguo), pork noodle stew(zhurou dun fentido)and chicken and mushroom stew(doji dun mogu)

1-2/F, Waijingmaowei Dalou, Huanghe Lu

10am to 10: 30pm