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Famous Local Food
Cuisines in Sanya
Surrounded by the South China Sea's abundant seafood resources, Sanya boasts some great restaurants serving up good fresh seafood. Added to this, there are two huge fisheries here, the Beibuwan Fishery and the South China Sea Fishery.
Abalone, sea cucumber and other exotic foods are common dishes served in restaurants here, and a visit to the port area in the city center is testament to the incredible wealth and freshness of the food here.
If you do wander down this direction however, make sure you take your Wellington boots and a clothes peg to hold your nose! The stench from the boats and fishing nets can be unbearable! Above and beyond the more unusual seafood available here are standard fishy dishes including lobster, mussels and crab.
There are numerous seafood restaurants in Sanya and the Chinese restaurant in the Gloria Resort in Yalong Bay is especially good. The Luhuitou Restaurant and Fuquan Restaurant are among the most famous in the area serving up some nice local specialties. In the city itself, Zhenmen Rd has some great little seafood joints, cooking up cheap yet tasty dishes.
Famous Local Dishes
Bamboo Rice
Chicken soup in Coconut
Wenchang Chicken (Boiled, serve Cold)
Hele Crab (Steamed)
Dongshan Lamb (Braised)
Jiaji Ducks
Wenchang Chicken
Grouper Fish
Yangshan-Yong Sheep
Sanya Sea Snake
Fushan Roast Suckling Pig
Lingshui Pipa Crabs
Huangliu duck
hotpot (named Dabianlu by the native people)
Fried dish
Famous Local Snacks
Lanzhou noodles
Lailiao shrimp
Lemon conch fried
Seafood gruel
Seafood Hotpot
Recommended Restaurants
Chunyuan Seafood Stall
Here is a lively place at night; more than 40 stalls carry on the seafood. Usually people visiting Sanya will come here to eat the native seafood. Here you can choose the material by yourself and only pay for the making process . There are two ways to eat the seafood, one is the hotpot (named Dabianlu by the native people), another one is fried dish. However, we think the hotpot will be better because it can embody the origal flavour of seafood.
Location: at the north end of the Xihe west road, about 300 meteres long away from the right side of Chengshileyuan.
Warning: There is another seafood stall also named Chunyuan. Do not go to this stall, here are a lot of cheating.You should demonstrate to the taxi driver first to avoid the cheating.
Nanshan Hotpot City
Here is an other good place to eat seafood. The majoy feature dish here is Dabianlu too and you can try the real local dish of Hainan-Dongshanyang.
Waimao Road
There are seafood, Lanzhou noodles and many snack of China. Here you can feel the total diet difference between the south and north. Any local feature dishes can be found here. However, normally people come here will choose seafood yet.
Transport:Located at the Waimao road. You can take the No.2 or 4 bus to the Yuechuan Bridge and go straight to the crossing then turn to west, about 200meters there is an enclosing wall at the right side. From here you can enter the Waimao seafood stall.
Mingji Food Stall
Mingji is famous of the seafood gruel and fried seafood. The hot recommended dish here is Lailiao shrimp, which is quick-fried with chili. And the lemon conch fried with ginger is tasty too. Moreover the seafood gruel is also delicious which is boiled with crab and rice.
Transport:It is at the No.48 of Yaojing Road nearby north entrance of Hongqi Road. Take No.2 or 4 bus to the Binghai cinema, then go south to the crossing, at the left that is the restaurant.
Yipingguo
It is at west Sanya port near the seashore. The first floor is the market for you to choose the seafood and the second floor is the refectory. Sitting in the refectory, you can not only see the beautiful scenery of the setting sun and the seashore but also eat cheap and fresh local seafood. They supply you the equitable price, you don't need to worry about the cheating.
Transport:There are direct buses passing Yipingguo. You can take a bus from city center to Yipingguo , and from Yalong bay ; take a taxi from the city center.
Dadonghai Coconut Seafood City
It is a high- level seafood city for some people with high income. Usually they come here to eat the seafood by driving their own cars. In the seafood city there are some entertainment programs such as dancing. You can taste the delicious seafood and enjoy the local dancing as well.
Transport:Take the No.2 or 4 bus at the opposite of the Dadonghai hotel and get down at the City hotel, then go across the road, you will see the seafood city. Take a taxi from the center.
Hainan Feature Dishes Restaurant
If you want to eat more delicious food in Sanya we suggest you to try some local feature dishes. Here, the most famous dish is the Huangliu duck. When they boil the duck they put some specially-made ingredients into the soup which make the duck very tasty. Moreover the seasoning is also tasteful which mingles the ginger, soy, chili and some kumquat juice.
Dongbeiwang Restaurant
The major dishes here are northeast dishes. In Hainan there is large number of people coming from northeast, so the northeast food is very popular here. In Dongbeiwang you can eat the real northeast food and the price are not very expensive.
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Beside local delicacies, many foreign foods are available. Each of the resorts in Yalong Bay have their offerings of international cuisine. In addition, the Roma Pizzeria and Rainbow American Cafe in Dadonghai are worth checking out.
Located at the Yuya road nearby Dadonghai. Take a taxi from the city center .It is located at the Shengli road. Taking a taxi from the city center.
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