Zi Yue Man Ju Restaurant

Shandong


This clean, modern restaurant attached to Zi Yue Man Ju Hotel does ordinary Chinese fried dishes and noodles, as well as Confucius Cuisine. Staff are welcoming, but there's no English here. Confucius Cuisine dishes to look for include yīpǐn dòufu (一品豆腐, stuffed tofu, ¥48) and shénxiān yāzi (神仙鸭子, fragrant, crispy, steamed-duck soup, ¥88), aka 'fairy duck'.

Ordinary dishes include yúxiāng ròusī (鱼香肉丝, sweet-and-sour pork shreds, ¥36), suānlà tǔdòu sī (酸辣土豆丝, sour-and-spicy potato shreds, ¥18), fēngwèi qiézi (风味茄子, braised aubergine, ¥28) and dǎ lǔ miàn (打卤面, noodles with mushroom and pork mince, ¥26).


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