Restaurants in Chóngqìng
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Little Swan Hot Pot
Recommended for those who don't subscribe to the sweating-buckets-perched-on-a-plastic-stool hotpot experience. There's air-con, tablecloths, and five kinds of broth. Ask to 'zìzhù huǒguǒ' (自助火鍋), which allows you to choose from 30 different meats, vegetables and noodles wheeled to your table. Take bus 112 from Linjiang Lu just northwest of Liberation Monument.
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Lǎo Sìchuān Dájiǔlǒu
Locals bring visitors here to ease them into the region's spicy cuisine. The reason? 'It's not so spicy', one patron divulged gesturing to his pansy-mouthed Běijīng friend. The food is otherwise pretty authentic, though if you order from the English menu, more likely to be tourist-oriented.
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Muslim Restaurant of Tian Shan
Serves the dishes of the Silk Road, meaning lots of lamb - braised lamb, stewed lamb and lamb wrapped in buns - eaten with a side of black vinegar and garlic. Try the lǎng (50 jiao), crispy onion pancakes baked to perfection on the side of circular ovens.
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Qíqí Shànyú Hot Pot
This joint is loud, crowded and serves hotpot so corrosive you tear up just stepping into the dining room. Not surprisingly, it's a local favourite. Paper-thin slices of lamb, freshwater eels (its namesake), and all manner of greens are served per heaping plate.
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Propitious Winds
Its outdoor deck draws a lively crowd and its extensive menu of jiāng hü, signature local dishes, keeps them coming back. Try the claypots and springwater chicken (泉水鸡).
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AE&E Restaurant
The place for ice cream and occasionally misguided Western food. There is another branch in the Tài Píng Yáng department store.
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Shùnfēng 123
Mouth-wateringly good, high-quality Sichuanese food, with some pan-Asian dishes too, at the Jiěfàngbēi branch of one of Chóngqìng's best-value high-end restaurants. Everything here is tasty, but we loved the jiāowáng chánzuǐ tù (椒王馋嘴兔; rabbit and peppers; Y38) and the shānhú xiā (珊瑚虾; coral shrimp; Y36). For dessert, don't miss the mìzhì chāshāo sū (秘制叉烧酥; secret-recipe meat-filled pastries; Y3 each). Enter through a lift accessed from Bayi Lu (八一路).
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Shānchéng Lǎohuǒguō
Tables with wooden benches and an often raucous atmosphere full of locals make this a great down-to-earth place in which to sample Chóngqìng's signature dish.
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Made in Kitchen
Fine dining with excellent service and a fabulous menu, including a good choice of imported wines. Located underneath the Three Gorges Museum; the entrance is down to the left as you face the museum entrance.
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Hǎochī Jiē Xiǎopáidàng
A trip to Food Street, a bustling restaurant strip near Liberation Monument (解放碑; Jiěfàng Bēi), should be done at least once, and this place is one of the liveliest here. It specialises in gānguō (干锅; literally 'dry pot'; Y32 to Y38), a clay pot of herbs and spices plus a main ingredient of your choice – anything from fragrant chicken (飘香鸡; piāoxiāng jī) and spare ribs (排骨; páigǔ) to pig intestine (肥肠; féicháng). The Sìchuān-pepper chicken (花椒鸡; huājiāo jī) is a great dish for those who are starting to become addicted to Chóngqìng's favourite mouth-numbing peppercorn, while plain fried green vegetable dishes such as xiǎob…
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Dòngtíngxiān Huǒguō
The explosive qualities of Chóngqìng hotpot are well documented, so, just to be safe, why not sample yours in a wartime bomb shelter? This is the most popular of three small restaurants housed in converted bunkers that were cut into the rocks on one side of Zhongshan Sanlu. Like all the best hotpot places it's a no-nonsense affair, with stools for seats, but the hotpot's good so who cares?
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