For simpler fare, there are a few restaurants on Gulou Dajie, including the friendly Overseas Chinese Restaurant at no. 85. The Big Wineshop of Confucius Mansion, likewise signposted in English, near the Queli Hotel, is good but a lit- de pricey at around~80 for a blow-out meal. It’s very popular with well-heeled visitors, and conditions in the small, elegant room can get quite cramped. At night, Wumaci Dajie fills up with open-air food stalls, offering tasty-looking hotpots and stews. The food’s not bad and the atmosphere is lively, though make sure you know the price before you order anything.
The Confucius Restaurant and Western Dining Room in the Quli Hotel offers the best dining in a relatively clean environment, but watch out for shenanigans with prices. Just to the east of the Quli, the clean and well-lit Kong Fu Dujiujia (tel. 0537/441-1048) has an English menu and serves local Confucian specialties like yangguan sandi (chicken, vegetables, and egg folded together like a fan), daizi shaongchao (stewed pork, chicken, chestnuts, and ginseng), and shili yonxing (sweet ginkgo). A meal for two averages RMB80 to RMB160 ($10-$20). No credit cards. Further east along Wumaci Jie, a lively night market proffers a variety of snacks, including delicious grilled kabobs, roasted nuts, and bean curd.
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