Xiamen Restaurants

Haoqingxiang Restaurant
59 Hubin Zhong Lu  ( (592) 220 9178 )
Haoqingxiang Restaurant has delighted gastronomes from all over South-east Asia since 1940 with its Southern Fujian snacks, including Zongzis(the pyramidal bamboo wrapped glutinous rice and meat dumplings), as well as garlic cake and meat onion dumplings, taro cake, and jelly fish (no peanut butter fish yet). Menu favorites include “high quality chicken stewed with ginseng,” or “low quality chicken boiled with dandelions”” (for those on a budget). Also try “Braised squid and straw mushrooms,” “lucky and sweet dew prawn ball,” “glutinous rice porridge with sea crab,” “deep-fried five-flavour rolls” (one of Xiamen’s most famous delicacies), “steamed crayfish,” “deep-fried fish in squirrel shape”, “deviled lion’s head” (Chinese meatball), and “deviled duck in dipper shape”.

Lujiang Restaurant
Address: 6F, No.54, Lujiang Street
Specialties: a good view of the sea; delicious and healthy herbal meals

Jiali Seafood Restaurant (South Hubin Road Branch)
Address: 3-4F, Baofu Building, No.819, South Hubin Road
Specialties: High-quality environment with good service; genuine seafood

Haigang (Harbor) Restaurant
Address: 2-3F, Tiandi Food City, No.98, South Jiangtou Road, Huli District

Shuyou Seafood Restaurant
Address: 1-4F, Podium Building of Mansion of Bank of China, North Hubin Road, Siming District
Specialties: an old restaurant in Xiamen famous for seafood

Huang Zehe Peanut Soup Restaurant (Zhongshan Road Branch)
Address: No.22, Zhongshan Road, Siming District
Specialties: Peanut Soup, Oyster Pancake, Shacha Noodles and other Xiamen snacks

Alilang Restaurant (South Lianhua Road Branch)
Address: 1F, Dihao Mansion, No.820, Xiahe Road, Siming District
Specialties: cool noodle, seafood pancake, seafood hot pot and other South Korean food

Tianhe Vegetarian House
Address: No.10-2, Dingwozai, Yanwu Garden, Siming District
Specialties: vegetarian sea-food soup with sour vegetable, crisp vegetarian fish and fish-flavored eggplant.