Must-see restaurants in Suzhou

  • Toro Loco

    Suzhou

    Upmarket Spanish restaurant and cocktail bar on the 37th floor of the W Hotel. As well as excellent food, drinks and service, this place also has a…

  • Tóng Dé Xīng

    Suzhou

    This institution has been serving up classic Suzhou-style soup noodles for 200 years. The delicious broth, which is made fresh each night from herbs,…

  • Yáng Yáng Dumpling Restaurant

    Suzhou

    Downtown branch of this popular restaurant that specialises in dumplings but also offers a variety of tasty, locally inspired and classic Chinese dishes…

  • Xībù Mǎnfú Lóu

    Suzhou

    Charming joint serving tasty western China style food, including roast lamb, kebabs, hotpot, and the standout Lánzhōu-style noodles (兰州牛肉面, ¥32). Located…

  • Yǎba Shēngjiān

    Suzhou

    With great clouds of steam rising from the kitchen, this local icon has been flogging noodles since 1943, but its handmade shēngjiān bāo (生煎包, pan-fried…

  • Wúmén Rénjiā

    Suzhou

    Close to the Lion Grove Garden, this restaurant attracts a mix of locals and visitors for its subtly flavoured Suzhou cooking. The menu takes inspiration…

  • Pinvon

    Suzhou

    Often busy, this seriously cute little teahouse is perched beside one of Suzhou’s most popular canalside streets, serving up excellent dumplings and…

  • Yáng Yáng Restaurant

    Suzhou

    Reasonably priced, upmarket restaurant offering a comprehensive array of local and classic Chinese dishes. The dumplings here are especially good,…

  • Gūsū Cài Guǎn

    Suzhou

    This small restaurant has a lovely setting overlooking the canal that runs alongside Pingjiang Lu, right next to a picturesque stone bridge and a…

  • Yī Rán Táng

    Suzhou

    Come to this friendly Buddhist restaurant for a modest-yet-filling vegetarian buffet that, at ¥10, will barely make a dent in your wallet. Etiquette…

  • Zhūhóngxīng

    Suzhou

    Popular with locals, this red-wood-furniture-bedecked eatery, with several branches across town, has a long history and wholesome, filling noodles – try…

  • Xīshèngyuán

    Suzhou

    Crowds pay and gather near the entrance to wait for the steaming fresh xǐaolóng bāo (小龙包; soup dumplings) to come out of the kitchen. If you don’t want to…

  • Lotus Veg Cafe

    Suzhou

    Good quality, Chinese-style vegetarian food in downtown Sūzhōu, not far from the Garden of Cultivation. Friendly service, with a wide selection of…

  • Lánzhōu Lāmiàn

    Suzhou

    Small and simple family-run restaurant serving up cheap, tasty Gānsù-style food, not far from the Garden of Cultivation.

  • Let's Go Guìzhōu

    Suzhou

    With stunning views across the Grand Canal to Sūzhōu's old city walls, this restaurant serves no-frills Guìzhōu-style food that features liberal use of…

  • Sera Nera

    Suzhou

    This romantic Italian restaurant is tucked down a canalside lane that runs parallel to Shiquan Jie. Run by an entirely Chinese team, headed up by the…

  • Yàkèxī

    Suzhou

    The rather gaudy Uighur kitsch atmosphere is entertaining and the Xīnjiāng staples – lamb kebabs (¥2.50) and nang bread (flat bread; ¥3) – all tasty…

  • Zemo Cafe

    Suzhou

    Out in Sūzhōu's higher education district, on the eastern side of the Industrial Park area, this cafe is a hit for its Western-style food, good coffee,…

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