Food Hunting | Chengdu

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A List of Restaurants You Can‘t Miss

【Traditional Sichuanese Cuisine 】

有云·鹿洄天府1911 中国川菜体验中心 You Yun 1911 （Traditionl Sichuanese Banquet）
· 30km from city center, recommend group size 6-10 for best BANQUET experince
· A city-center, walking-in and a-la-carte substitution：轩轩小院（宽巷子店）（Xuanxuan Xiaoyuan at Kuanxiangzi Alley）, similar classic dishes but with less consistency due to its touristy location.

玉芝兰Yu Zhi Lan （Sichuanese-Based Private Kitchen, Menu of strong chef’s mind and personal experince）
· Michelin 2-Star and a must-eat-once-in-life restaurant in my opinion.

芙蓉凰 Fu Rong Huang (Traditional Restaurant Dishes with Classic Sichuanese Flavor)
· Michelin 1-Star. This is my option if I have only 1 meal in Chengdu.

永乐饭店 Yongle Restaurant (Traditional Family Dishes with Classic Sichuanese Flavor)
· Fine-Family style with some modern tech used in traditional restaurant. They ikejime freshwater fish to extend the freshness duration, even most customer cannot taste subtle difference.

三川九味 San Chuan Jiu Wei （Traditional Sichuanese Banquet, Mini-modenized for 2 at least）
· Besides, They provide cooking class for sichuanese classic flavor, if need, ask me for details.

黄笨笨烤铺 Huangbenben BBQ shop （Zigong Style Sichuanese Dishes and skewer BBQ, Dinner Only）
· Fine-Jianghu Cai 江湖菜(A sichuan countryside region local style Dish) Fresh ingredients from China daily used. A branch called 笨笨小院 （Benben Little Courtyard），Same quality, lunch available.
· Better option for group size 6-10.

洞子口陈式凉粉 Dongzikou Chen’s Bean Jelly （1950-1970 Style Chengdu stir-fry)
· Very good atomosphere of street Dining, but MSG Alert!

驰鹜安∙川 Chi Wu An · Sichuan （Eatery with A la carte menu and yound chef’s mind. Classic sichuan banquet level dishes + modern inspired flavor).
· Leisure dining option for group size 2-6. Wine list is coming soon :)

【Street food & Snacks】

杨伯英传统杂酱面 Chef Yang Boying’s Traditional Noodle Shop （Noodles with great chef’s personality, lunch only）
· Bib Gourmand. Reservation for the （甜水面）Tianshui mian! ·

八二干海椒抄手 Ba Er Dry Chilli Pepper Flavor Chaoshou （Wonton）
· Add：猛追湾东街5号附30号, Be careful of copycats like the chain “八二小区抄手”、“干辣椒抄手”, etc！·

鲲鲲蛋烘糕 Kun Kun Egg-Baked-Pancake （Chengdu Style Taco）
· One of the best wrapper in Chengdu, tender texture, eggy aroma crispy edge！Fillings are good too:)·

禅泉冰粉 Zen & Spring Bing fen（Bingfen, Chengdu Dessert, type of plant roots starch Jelly, called Ice Jelly）·

邱二哥锅盔 Bro Qiu’s GuoKui（Traditional style baked crispy pancake, different from Juntun（军屯）deep-fried style and North Sichuan（川北） filling Style）·

乐山鲜知味钵钵鸡 Xianzhiwei Leshan Style Bowl Bowl Chicken （blanched Chicken and veges infused in cold broth, served in bamboo skewer）·

【Hot Pot】

龙森园 Long Sen Yuan Hot Pot （Classic Chengdu style numbing and spicy broth hotpot based on rapeseed oil, while chongqing styles prefer beef tallow based broth）·

陈堂煮·井蓉堂火锅 Chen Tang Zhu Jing Rong Tang hotpot （A modern-mild spicy hotpot, high quality ingredients and service, drinkable broth!）·

乐山胖哥跷脚牛肉 Leshan Fat Bro Beef Hotpot（Leshan Style non-spicy and herb aroma beef hotpot）·

鱼馆儿 Yu Guan‘er Fish Hotpot （A mainly Chengdu-Leshan fish topic hotpot located in local community）·

【Ethnic Cuisine / Traditional Chinese Medicine Cuisine】

香巴拉藏宴 Xiangbala Tibitan Banquet （Tibetan food）
· Besides, lots of Tibetan fusion food in that region, eg Yak beef Baozi, ect.

熟地当归 Shu Di Dang Gui （Special TCM ingredients used dishes）
· Caution：TCM herb（Traditional Chinese Medcine，some are considered slightly “poison”）used, under TCM doctor consulting. if you have concern with food safety, plz DONT GO. Otherwise, you will tates unique flavors created by lots uncommon ingredients and recipes.
· Prices are quite high and needs lot of commnunication with the owner, or value is not easily perceived.

【Foreign Restraurant】

摩根扒房 Morgan Steakhouse (Dry Aged Beefsteak)·
· Dry aging pioneer of Chengdu. Chinese wagyu. Two Branches. Reservation for dry aging products.

松笠 SongLi （Traditional Japanese Kaiseki)·

Gli Azzuri （Traditional Italian Cuisine)·

Ralph’s Bar (Best Burger in Town)·

【Modern Chinese-Fusion Fine Dining】

配德 Pairred (Modern Nordic-Chinese)·

Co- Restaurant (Modern French-Chinese)·

吾界 WJ cuisine (Modern French-Chinese)·

旦Aurore (Sichuan-based Modern Chinese )·

【Others】

裙裙 Chez Qunqun Gelato (Gelato inspired by Chinese flavors)·

花间食味·天山野蘑菇羊肉汤 Huajian Shiwei （Hidden cornor shop, Food critic husband + Chef wife, niche Xinjiang wild mushroom used. Also reserve for the best Cantonese syle white cut Chichen in Chengdu ）·

胶泥工作室 Chef Johnny Yang‘s private studio
(Sichuanse flavor consulting for western restaurants and cooking class)·

【Drinking】

美西啤酒 Wild West Brewery （Most well known Chengdu beer brand）·

萃坊 Stillfun （The first professional whisky bar in town）·

鹤鸣茶社 Heming Tea House （100 years old tea house in the peoples park）·

【Food and Beverage Experience】

川菜博物馆Sichuan Cuisine Museum (1 hour drive from the city, Sichuan food culture and All-you-can-eat snack included in ticket)·

水井坊博物馆ShuiJIngFang Museum (Historical Chinese Baijiu distilllery renovation for Local Liquor Culture)·

Lost Plate Food Tours (3-hours Snack eating via Motor tricycles, but I list 3 of the stops in the list already)·

Chili Cool China Workshop (for cooking experience, non-professional kitchen cooking but a good tour experience)·

【Want Tea, Ingredients and Spicies】

五块石农贸产品批发市场 Chengdu Wukuaishi Agricultural Trade Products Wholesale Market·
· Tips：Taste and decide your fav!

Daily Wet Market（Products are similar, choose any close by）·

玉林综合市场 Yulin Comprehensive Market
· Large and good community atomsphere·

成都青羊小区综合市场 Qingyang Community Comprehensive Market·

抚琴综合市场 Fuqin Comprehensive Market·

安居天涯菜市场 Anju Tianya Market·

益民菜市(长顺街店) Yimin Market （Chang Shun Street）·