Local's Choice of Restaurants in Chengdu

As a veteran in Chengdu's dining scene, Hongxing Restaurant is known for its traditional Sichuan dishes and is the first choice for many local family gatherings. Recommended dishes include Hongxing Chicken, Twice-Cooked Pork, and Stir-Fried Liver and Kidney, all of which are fresh and consistently well-prepared, suitable for guests who are not very fond of spicy food.

This is an affordable Michelin-recommended restaurant offering exquisite Sichuan cuisine with high cost-performance ratio. Kung Pao Eggplant Shrimp Balls is the signature dish of this restaurant, very unique and hard to find elsewhere.

A representative of Chengdu's street food, the Mapo Brain Flower is very special, with pig brain in the middle of Mapo Tofu, and it is very generous in portion. The Fish-Flavored Crispy Eggplant is also delicious, with a sauce that has a unique Chengdu flavor, especially appealing to those who cannot tolerate spicy food.

Among the first tier of Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu, you can enjoy Michelin-level dining at an average cost of 50 yuan per person, with excellent cost-performance ratio. The Crispy Rice with Shrimp, topped with hot bamboo shoots, shrimp, and wood ear mushrooms, has a very rich wok aroma. The Glutinous Rice Spare Ribs are super satisfying, with each grain of glutinous rice wrapping around tender, boneless spare ribs.

A favorite among locals for its marinated dishes, offering a variety of traditional Sichuan dishes and marinated flavors. Recommended dishes include marinated duck, Mapo Tofu, and dry-fried grass carp, all with authentic flavors suitable for all types of diners.

Known for its large bowls of affordable Sichuan dishes, suitable for gatherings and family meals. The restaurant has a lively atmosphere, perfect for friends' gatherings, with high cost-performance ratio. Recommended dishes include Large Bowl of Shredded Chicken Cold Noodles, Hand-Torn Heavenly Duck, and Signature Spicy Chicken, all served in large portions and with great taste.

A Michelin-recommended restaurant that Chengdu locals have enjoyed bite by bite. Here you can taste many dishes that are not available in ordinary restaurants. For example, Snowflake Chicken Soup, made from chicken mince, egg white, and wet starch into a paste, is white like snow, tender and smooth, almost indistinguishable as chicken. Kung Pao Chicken is also prepared in a textbook manner, with the first taste being spicy and fragrant, followed by a slight sour-sweet flavor.