Tianjin Cuisine is very similar to Beijing Cuisine and characterized by salty and strong dishes, though Tianjin pays more attention to the seafood due to its close location to the ocean.

1. Here listed below are the most famous Tianjin Local foods

(1) Eight Great Bowls (Ba Da Wan)
A feast with 16 courses, offering “smooth” dishes of fish fillet, boiled shrimp, Sichuan shredded meat, etc., and “rough” dishes of fried shrimp, boiled chicken and seared carp etc. It is often ordered by large banquet.

(2) Four Great Stews (Si Da Ba)
Refers to a whole category of stew, such as Chicken, fish, mutton, duck and sea cucumber soups etc

2. Here listed below are the most famous Tianjin restaurants

(1) Goubuli Steamed Stuffed Bun (Goubuli Baozi)
These fluffy, sticky, juicy, stuffed buns are known in whole China for its special ingredients and methods used.

(2) Goubuli Restaurant
Website: http://www.tjgoubuli.com/english/home.asp

(3) Xiaobailou Branch
Order Tel: 022-23020933

(4) Tongan Dao Branch
Order Tel: 022-23042987

(5) Haiguangsi Branch
Order Tel: 022-27024319

(6) Dagu Lu Branch
Order Tel: 022-23020160

(7) Thin Pancake and Rice Crust (Jianbing Guozi)
This delicious millet flour-made pancake stuffed with fried dough is available in most streets with vendors in Tianjin

3. Here listed below are the most typical Food Streets in Tianjin

(1) Nanshi Food Street
Plenty of international and domestic eateries with Imperial, Muslim, French, Sichuan cuisines etc
Location: located west of Heping Rd, east of Nanshi Binguan Street, Heping District, Tianjin

(2) Heping District Food Street
Northern, southern, eastern and western Chinese flavors crowd together in this food street
Location: Liaoning Rd, Heping District, Tianjin

(3) Shiyue Food Street
Offers Tianjin local foods and specialties
Location: near Zhongshan Park, Hebei District, Tianjin