Beer fish
pi jiou yu - a local specialty, something most chinese tourists try.
Yangshuo has a lot of restaurants but in this touristy place, prices tend to be more expensive. You can eat cheaply in the markets with the locals or you can try comfort food in many cafes.
Local specialties:
Grapefruit
Or pomelos sha tian you - locally produced, they are very sweet and juicy and can be bought everywhere for â¥1-2. ask the vendor to choose one with a small top and cut it up for you.
When you buy fish, the price on the menu is customarily quoted per 500g, called æ¤ jin. A larger fish may cost you well over Â¥100. For 3-4 people, a fish with 2 jins 1kg, along with 3-4 more other dishes, is usually enough.
There are more than one species of fish cooked with beer. Each with its own unique texture and taste. For example, MaoGu fish (æ¯éª¨é±¼ï¼ has the least amount of bones.
The local cuisine can be spicy and contain MSG but you can request keeping them out. However, for a big fan of chillies, local dining place, including an Indian restaurant, tend to assume westerners can't take any real spicy food no matter how you insist it.
Western food
Luna
Italian restaurant Designed by Yangshuo Mountain Retreat (http://wwwyangshuomountai...) owner, Chris Barclay, Luna offers gorgeous views of Moon Hill and the surrounding village. They also serve gourmet Chinese dumplings and offer a full bar. There's no elevator so be prepared to walk up.
Twin Peaks Cafe
Standard western fare. Slow service.
Karst Cafe
Climber hangout with good pizza if you've been in China long - but don't spring for the stuffed crust, comfortable sofas, and wireless internet.
Minority Cafe
Friendly staff and tasty food with decent size portions. The burrito and the chocolate and banana pancake are particularly good. Wireless internet and two computers available for customers. Regular expat hangout.
Kelly's Cafe
Great service and food, cheap beer. Foreigners living in Yangshuo often hang out here. Also offers free wireless internet. The Kelly's Cafe on Guiha street is better than the one of the side street. They both have great milk shakes but their veggie burgers are not the best in town as claimed. Also, a nice view and an ample breakfast.
Cafe Too
Has English books to read, buy or trade.
MC Blues
Good cocktails, happy hour from 6PM to 8PM, great music, wireless internet, 2nd floor lounge and open late.
Indian Restaurant
Great Indian food. Indian owned. for INdian
Buffalo Bar
It Closed January 2011
Red Star Express
Poor service and terrible Mexican food. Don't bother going here.
Soul Cafe
A great coffee house.
Balcony Bar
Fairly decent French food and crepe, movie every night at 9 and free internet.
Many cafes in Yangshuo offer burgers, shepherd's pie, and a Western breakfast, however authentic western foods are still rare. The quality of Chinese foods in those western restaurants are hit or miss, sometimes regarded as "Chinese foods in a western style", an euphemism for weird tastes among local people. Prices in those places are also higher than average Chinese standard. 15-40 Yuan for a coffee, 40 for a pizza and 30 for a slice of cake is common. A general guideline is that the best Chinese restaurants do not serve Western food, the opposite counts too.
Most of the staff in these places speak reasonable English, a few excellent. Free WiFi is usually provided and several also have a computer terminal available.
Cafe China
Great coffee, great cheesecake, packed most nights, wireless internet, and good chocolate milkshake though small.
Roof Garden
Rooftop of Yangshuo Hidden Dragon Villa in Big Banyan Tree scenery Zone nearby Yulong River. Overlooking the peaceful and beautiful mountains, Yulong River and rice paddies, the Roof Garden Restaurant divides into the open rooftop restaurant and enclose rooftop restaurant, each can accommodate 40 persons at the same time, 80 persons in total. The enclosed rooftop restaurant combines the Restaurant, Wine Bar and Tea Bar together.
Cafe del Moon
Green Lotus
Valentine
French Chef Nicolas with a romantic atmosphere. Original first class fusion cuisine. Great desert and best chocolate cake of all the city. A good selection of tapas and cocktails.
Chinese food
Ganguoyu
å¹²é é±¼ — a "dry pot" fish restaurant very popular with the locals. it is located beside the pond on jiefang lu between the petrol station and the tunnel.
Riverview Cafe
A restaurant with a panoramic view of the li river.
Dumpling King
Just off the walking steet from the bus station. this cheap eatery states 'we may not be in lonely planet but we are good for you' ...it is not, it is awful.
Julies Moon Hill View
Chinese and western delicacies served in a peaceful environment, just by moon hill. more info
Snow Lion
A great place just outside of town. eat on the terrace by the river. well known for its crispy duck dishes with fresh plum sauce.
Cloud Nine
A popular chinese place on west street.
Yangshuo Ren
é³æ人 — a chinese restaurant very popular with the locals. it specializes in beer fish and other hot pots. it is on the market street between sunshine 100 and the 99 supermarket.
Beifang Jiaozi Guan
åæ¹é¥ºåé¦ note: sign also reads in english "dynasty of dumplings" — this "northern dumplings" restaurant on xianqian jie near the intersection with die cui lu and right around the corner from the magnolia hotel has fantastic north-east chinese cuisine.
Huang Jin Lian
This is a good restaurant on diecui rd parallel to west st serving the local delicacies. the local shrimp dish is interesting as you eat them whole so they have a bit of crunch. be prepared to pay â¥1 for the provision of the shrink wrapped dish set and â¥1 for a bowl of rice. this restaurant is quite close to the market that runs along the river and service is friendly.
Gan's Noodles
Specializing in handmade noodles, this tiny shop is an out of the way treasure most tourists will never visit. For 8 rmb you get a great spicy beef noodle bowl. With a beer to wash it all down, this little 4 table shop had excellent service, while the servers don't know English, the menu has pictures and English names, and whatever you end up with will be amazing.
Sichuan Restaurant
A great sichuan restaurant on furong rd. maybe 100m along die-cui lu travelling away from the water then right big sign. the fish flavoured eggplant is great as are the fried green peppers not on menu - just hope someone has them and point. menu with english and pictures.