As a new Suzhou native who has lived in Suzhou for almost ten years, the biggest headache for me every time my relatives and friends come is to treat me to dinner.
Going to some famous local fly houses seems to be stingy. Going to a big restaurant can’t hold your wallet, and the dishes taste not good. After going back and forth, I also found a few affordable restaurants that do not lose face. I must go to dinner almost every time I invite guests to dinner.
1. Laochangmen Restaurant
For authentic Suzhou cuisine, you must go to the old streets of Suzhou. Lao Changmen Restaurant is located in the ancient city of Changmen . From the name, you can feel that this is a very old restaurant. The Shantang Street store is located by the pier, in the scenic area of Shantang Street .
Although there are parking lots nearby, driving is not recommended. The roads in the old city are rugged and crowded, so they are blocked at every turn and difficult to pass. You can take Metro Line 2 directly to Shilu Station and cross the Shilu Pedestrian Street to see the sign of the North Pier.
The whole building is antique, and you can see the ancient appearance at a glance. The decoration in the store is very simple, but not out of style. The store is dominated by the lobby, so it is a bit noisy. Generally, some local people in Suzhou bring people to dinner. If you like to be quiet, you can book a private room in advance. The private room is next to the lake. Even if you eat at night, you can see the beautiful scenery of the lake and the breeze blowing. Comfortable and stylish.
The signature of every restaurant in Suzhou is squirrel mandarin fish , the price of 168 copies is not cheap. The taste of mandarin fish is sour and sweet, and the surface of the whole fish is crispy and crispy.Topped with sweet and sour sauce, it is very tempting.
I usually order this dish for important guests. If I eat too much, I will get tired and the price/performance ratio is not very high. Every time I don't want to order squirrel mandarin fish, I choose fried shrimp as the main dish.
This dish is very suitable for lazy people. The shrimp meat is very springy. You can dig a spoonful and eat it one bite. You can taste the sweetness and tenderness of the shrimp, which is very good.
I must order the eel paste . The eel is very tender and tasty, and the portion is large. cherry meat is a specialty of Suzhou. A whole piece of red meat is placed in a basin. It looks very appetizing, but remember not to eat too much. It is very greasy to eat too much.
When ordering vegetables, you can choose some seasonal vegetables, or you can choose the dishes recommended by the chef. Like this summer, you can order bacon and taro pot, stir-fried lily...This is such a home-cooked dish, but it can grab customers more. Heart.
2. Lu Zhenxing's traditional Subang dishes
This shop is located at No. 70 before the old school. It is a few hundred meters away from the northeast exit of Chayuanchang on Line 4 convenient. A single-family building, very retro. Can reflect the design style of old Suzhou.
There are parking lots around, but there will be traffic jams every weekend, so it is more convenient to take the subway. The door is quite big, but the inside is very spacious,Mainly the round tables for banquets. Everyone eats in the lobby. Almost every Suzhou restaurant has this layout.
The name Lu Zhenxing is no stranger to Suzhou people. The more famous one is Lu Zhenxing Noodle Shop. When my friend came to Suzhou before, I bought a 666 meal for 8 to 10 people from their family. The overall feeling is still very good.
There are 12 dishes at a price of less than 70 per capita, not counting 10 cold dishes, cherry meat, fried shrimp, and eel paste. There are a lot of signature dishes, and there are many more. Other meat dishes are really good and cheap at this price.
58 A portion of cherry meat is very large, and you need to cut it into pieces with a knife. The meat has been simmered for a long time, it is very soft and rotten, and it melts in the mouth. Regardless of its fat, fat is the essence of the whole piece of meat.
whitebait stewed eggs is my favorite dish, I have no resistance to stewed eggs . It was very oily, with some small whitebait spread on it. The egg entrance was very tender, and the whitebait was handled very well, and there was no fishy taste.
Su-style smoked fish is crispy and sweet. The fried fish is soaked in the soup, and it is fragrant and sweet after being filled with the soup.
This shop is not so famous for other Internet celebrity restaurants, and there are not so many people who frequent it, but the price is affordable and the dishes are also very good ,Worth a try. Especially those who like quietness, it is suitable for such an environment and atmosphere.
Third, Nanjing big brand stalls
I am tired of Suzhou food,Let's go and try Nanjing's famous stalls together. Nanjing's big brand stalls have always been famous in Nanjing. Every time you go to Nanjing, there are many people waiting at the door.
My friends have been in Suzhou for several days. They ate authentic Suzhou food on the first day, and went to Nanjing big brand stalls on the second day. This store is on the 5th floor of Tianjie Street, Shishan Mountain, Longhu, opposite the skating rink. The price per capita is less than 70%. Every weekend, the business is very hot, it is recommended to go there in advance.
Since eating Nanjing cuisine, roast duck is a must. 58 servings of Jinling Roast Duck , just looking at the menu map makes my mouth water. If you are going to eat for two people, you can order a single serving. The portion is touching and enough for two people.
Duck meat is soaked in honey sauce piece by piece, one bite down, the duck gas is crisp and crisp, the duck meat is tender and smooth, the soup is delicate, sweet, a bit amazing, but when the third piece is eaten I feel a little tired, so I can't do more.
" Meiling Congee" 18 yuan, basically it is required for each table, it looks like white porridge, but it is actually cooked with soy milk. Full-bodied.
If you like desserts, you can't miss the ancient sweet taro in this store, and the mood of drinking a little sweet becomes beautiful. The light sweetness is mixed with lotus root flour and sweet-scented osmanthus, thick and waxy, just right sweet, not very greasy, very good, you must drink it while it is hot, the taste will not be so good when it is cold.
If you can’t go to Nanjing, try their duck blood vermicelli casserole.This is a must-order dish every time we go. The duck blood is smooth, tender and tender, handled well, and has no fishy smell.
The soup is very fresh, it should be a freshly cooked broth. What I like most is the duck offal in it, each of which is very tasty. In addition, there are also the signature salted duck , Tianwang roast duck buns, Wangfu pickled pepper chicken, Nanjing vegetable assortment ... Just hearing the name is full of appetite.
There are many restaurants in Suzhou, each of which has its own characteristics. In addition to the above-mentioned shops, there are several other shops that I frequent, with affordable prices and a wide variety of dishes. . It's okay to go to these shops for dinner. It's not only economical and affordable, but it also earns a lot of face.
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