Eating, drinking and entertainment Dalian is fid of restaur
ants and fast food places, especially around Tianjin Jie, where you’ll also find cheap food stalls. Qing ErJie, leading south fi’om the train station, has lots of Hong Kong and Shanghai-style snack places, and the intersection ofYouhao Jie and Zhongshan Lu features a pizza parlor and Japanese barbecue; both have bright signs in English.
Down Shanghai Lu, ice cream costs RMB4 a scoop at the Charles Ice Cream Parlor, while a coffee here is RMB5 - it’s a good place to hang out and write letters, and there’s a no-smoking policy. Also along the road, at no. 15, is a branch of the Holiday Cake Shop. For seafood head down to the beaches or try the pricey hotel restaurants, but don’t miss Tiantian Yuguang jiulou (Everyday Fishing, Port Restaurant) at 3 Gao Er Ji Lu, near P..ennfin Square (0411/3643779). There are two parts to the restaurant: choose the cozier, older section with the red brick facade. A pound of fresh steamed crab costs ~45, but be warned, you’ll have to shell and eat the thing with chopsticks - wear old clothes. A dinner for two with drinks comes to around RMB150. If this doesn’t appeal, you might want to check out a stretch Of Korean BBQ joints two blocks west - simply follow the smoke and bustle, and the touts out front will wave you in like a taxing 747.
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