Shenyang

Cafe Lido
Qingnian St
Â¥180-200

It is recognized as being the best Western food in Shenyang. Serving Australian beef, mashed potatoes Irish style, Guinness meat pies, fresh fish, salads and the tastiest pastries in town. Special on Friday's Seafood Night, small price for all you can eat and drink!

La Bellevue

For bigger budget there is also a fine dining French Restaurant, "La Bellevue".

Liaoning is home to Liaocai 辽菜, a distinctive cuisine named after the area. Liaocai tends to be strong in flavour with plenty garlic, ginger and other spices but not hot. Shenyang has a large Korean and Mongolian population, who operate a lot of barbecue stands on the street corners of the city. There are also a number of very good Korean restaurants here. All of Shenyang's top hotels feature fancy restaurants serving Cantonese, Japanese and Western food. There are also some decent noodle shops, as well as the national chain California Beef Noodle, on some of the small roads near the train station.

Fast food and coffee shops are plentiful. The imported, western style food tends to be at the higher end of the price market. By going after local cuisine you will save money.

Lao Bian Jiaozi Restaurant
57 Beishichang Jie and also Zhong Jie, Shenhe District
10AM-8PM
Next to the Imperial Palace

Dumplings restaurant. Lao Bian Jiaozi, founded in 1829, is one of the most famous dumpling restaurants.

Xita Korea Town
Tita, Shifu Da Jie
From the South train station head due N up Taiyuan Jie or take bus 249, 611, 255, or 252

Not one restaurant but an area with many good restaurants. The streets around the Western Pagoda Xita are home to many Korean people giving the area the name Korea Town.