Rizhao Dining
As a coastal city, Rizhao is rich in all kinds of seafood like local special crab, sea cucumber, scallop, yellow croaker, conch, mackerel, big prawn, abalone, etc. There are many local dishes you could try like Jiaozi Stuffed with Mackerel, Fried Whitebait with Scrambled Eggs, Scalded Hibernate Mixed with Vinegar, Stir-fried Clam in Hot Pepper, Coelomactra Antiquata, etc.
What to eat
- Jiaozi Stuffed with Mackerel (鲅鱼水饺): It is a kind of dish that mix seafood and traditional Jiaozi together. In other words, Rizhao people make Chinese traditional Jiaozi with seafood that is rich in Rizhao.
Where to eat: Gugeyujiale Restaurant; Haibingjiarixiaochu Restaurant, etc. - Fried Whitebait with Scrambled Eggs( 银鱼炒蛋): It is a dish that can provide you many nutritive elements that are good for you. Besides, it is a delicious specialty of Rizhao.
Where to eat: Gugeyujiale Restaurant; Wujiataixiaoxiao Yujiasifangxiaochu Restaurant - Scalded Hibernate Mixed with Vinegar(老醋蛰头): It is one of the most famous dishes in Lu cuisine. It is cooked with a lot of vinegar, but it is a little sweet.
Where to eat: Haofu Seafood City Restaurant, Dongri Seafood Restaurant, Shandongqiaoji Badawan Restaurant, etc. - Stir-fried Clam in Hot Pepper (辣炒蛤蜊): It is one of the most common dishes in Rizhao. It is spicy and delicious, but if you are not good at eating spicy food, you'd better prepare in advance before you try.
Where to eat: Gugeyujiale Restaurant, Dongri Seafood Restaurant, Haofu Seafood City Restaurant, etc. - Coelomactra Antiquata(西施舌): It is a dish that you can only eat in Rizhao, which means that if you visit other places, you cannot eat it. And it tastes delicious.
Where to eat: Shandongqiaoji Badawan Restaurant, Ridongyujiale Seafood Restaurant, etc.
Recommended Restaurants
Gugeyujiale Restaurant (鼓歌渔家乐)
Tel: 15339916266, 136963619
It is located in No. 199 Beihai Road. It opens from Monday to Sunday and offers food 24 hours. It provides all kinds of seafood. Besides, it also provides Lu cuisine which is different from seafood.
Haofu Seafood City Restaurant (昊福海鲜城)
Tel: 13406339143, 13792039657
Located at the junction of Chaoyang Road ang Beihai Road. It opens every day and offers food from 9 o’clock to 24 o’clock. It provides diverse seafood that is welcomed by local Rizhao people.
Shandongqiaoji Badawan Restaurant(山东乔记八大碗)
Tel: 0633-8316077, 0633-8316088
It is located in No. 77 Shanhaitianlu Road. It opens from Monday to Sunday and works from 10 o’clock to 22 o’clock. But it doesn’t open from February 14th to 17th. It offers Scalded Hibernate Mixed with Vinegar and Jiaozi Stuffed with Mackerel. More importantly, the food price of this restaurant is a little expensive.
Wujiataixiaoxiao Yujiasifangxiaochu Restaurant(吴家台笑笑渔家私房小厨)
Tel: 15265832802
It is located in Wujiatai. It is very popular in Rizhao and there are many people eating there every day. It offers all kinds of seafood. Besides, it offers some home cooking. More importantly, the food price of this restaurant is reasonable and affordable.
