Qingdao Dining

There are many types of cuisines and restaurants available in the picturesque Qingdao City. Please read below for more information.

  • Shandong Cuisine
  • Shandong Cuisine Restaurants
  • Hot Pot Restaurants in Qingdao
  • Italian Restaurants in Qingdao
  • German Restaurants in Qingdao
  • Buffets

  • Shandong Cuisine

    Learn Chinese at Top Chinese Universities Qingdao is regarded as the "cradle of Shandong cuisine", adding a spin upon the usual Shandong dishes with its concentration on local seafood. Qingdao is rich in seafood, including fish, prawns, shellfish, and seaweed.

    Shandong cuisine traces its roots back to the Spring and Autumn Period 2500 years ago. Shandong is known for presenting its food (usually deep-fried, braised, roasted or stewed) with a strong emphasis on soy sauce, shallots, and garlic.

    Being among the 8 major cuisine traditions in China, it has grown into the representative of northern Chinese food. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shandong cuisine became the principle part of royal diets, thus Qingdao Shandong Cuisine restaurants are known for preparing dishes with various seafood, delicate aromas, and pure flavor.

    Well-known dishes include "sea cucumbers stewed with shallots", "stewed salted fish" and "celery with creamy soup". Made in a simple cooking style, these dishes are available in most restaurants. By virtue of its seafront location, seafood dominates the menus, ranging in cooking styles from spicy Sichuan to sweet Dongbei and even savory Beijing Duck.

    Yunxiao Lu (Road) is the major restaurant area in Qingdao. It explodes with regional and international delicacies. However, the best way to enjoy Qingdao cuisine is probably to head down to any of the many little seafood restaurants on the shore or around Laiyang Lu.

    For a more convenient (and pricier) atmosphere, the hotels are a good way to taste seafood with less of the language barrier problems. The Qingdao Seafood Restaurant, on Qingyu Road, is also a more expensive, but better quality, seafood provider. There are also plenty of international options including Italian, German, Fusion and buffets. Prices are flexible enough to accommodate all budgets.

    Shandong Cuisine Restaurants in Qingdao

    Chunhelou
    This time-tested Shandong restaurant was founded in 1891, with such famous dishes as quick fried live seafood, and sea cucumber braised with Chinese onion.
    Address: No. 146 Zhongshan Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8282-7371

    Golden Sea Corner
    Address: No. 27 Taipingjiao Yi Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8386-0188

    Hailai Restaurant
    Address: No. 6 Taipingjiao Si Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8360-8116

    Haidao Seafood Restaurant
    Address: No. 36 Yunxiao Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8572-0846

    Hot Pot Restaurants in Qingdao

    ChongQing XiaoTian Hotpot Restaurant
    Address: No. 27 Zhangzhou Yi Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8577-3788

    Dou Lai Shun
    Address: No. 232 Minjiang Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8571-7676

    Laoshan Pao Hot Pot
    Address: No. 20 Yunxiao Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8578-4444

    Tanyutou Hot Pot
    Address: No. 14 Minjiang Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8583-9076

    Italian Restaurants in Qingdao

    Eden Italian Cafe and Restaurant
    Address: No. 38 Zhangzhou Yi Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8575-7311

    Pasta Fresca Da Salvatore
    Address: 1/F, North Building, Golden Plaza, No. 20 XiangGang Zhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8502-5647

    Murano's
    Address: 2/F Crowne Plaza Hotel, No. 76 Xianggang Zhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8571-8888

    German Restaurants in Qingdao

    Monnemer Eck
    Address: No. 173 Jiangxi Road, Shinan District. Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8532-1096

    Fusion
    Address: No. 19 Aomen San Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8387-0877

    Buffets

    Coffee Garden (Kafei Yuan)
    Address: 2F Shangri-La Hotel, No. 9 Xianggang Zhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao

    Golden Crown Revolving Restaurant
    Address: 35/F Kilin Crown Hotel, No. 197 Xianggang Dong Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao
    Tel: (86532) 8889-1888 ext. 6677

    NOTE: Although this information is correct at the time of our web publication, it is still advised that you call the phone number and confirm the address before going to the venue because some venues may have changed their telephone numbers or address locations.