Qingdao has plenty of restaurants to choose from. The speciality is, unsur- prisingly, seafood; mussels and crabs here are particularly good, and not expen- sive. There are plenty of small seafood places along Laiyang Lu, particularly near Lu Xun Park. They’re all small, noisy and busy, but conapetition means that standards are high and, with some exceptions, the food is reasonably cheap. The expensive hotels also have restaurants, and although they’re pricey, the food is very good and the setting is often palatial. The first-floor restaurant in the Huiquan Dynasty Hotel is one of the best.

Pick of the seafront places is the Nanhai, 14 Nanhai Lu, opposite the Huiquan Dynasty Hotel. The Food is excellent, though the portions are a little small, and the beer comes in real pint mugs. Expect to pay about RMB60 per person. On and around Zhongshan Lu, try the renowned Chunhelou, 146 Zhongshan Ltl, a quiet little place with discreet service, small tables and ambient lighting which gives it a Continental feel. The food is very good, and portions are more than generous - tine spicy chicken is highly reconnmended. Just off the main drag, the Cantonese Restaurant, Qufu Lu, has good dim sum and seatbod. For hotpot, Sichuan dishes, draught microbrew and an unbeatable view, seat yourself on the second floor of Dulaishun, opposite the cathedral. Cheap home-style cooking packs ont the Xiao Hong Lou, west off Zhongshan Lu at 17 Kunmmg Lu. There’s a KFC on Feixian Lu, across the road at tile southern end of the train station. There’s also a McDonald’s on Zhongshan Lu, and a couple good, inex- pensive sushi places across the lane.

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