Tianjin is one of the largest and most populous cities in China located towards the north of Grand Canal and sprawling along the Hai He River. The city of Tianjin offers scores of attractions for its visitors including historical forts, parks, temples, museums and towers. Tianjin is also famous across the world for its Century Clock as well as the worlds only Ferris wheel on a bridge, the Tianjin Eye.
Since the ports of Tianjin rest facing the Pacific Ocean the city has been quite popular for its seafood specialities. Tianjin dishes are said to have developed over three centuries and presently rank among the top favourites of Chinese cuisine. Whether you go for braised, steamed, deep fried or stewed food types Tianjin offers all that and more to tickle your taste buds. And best of all you can enjoy unique Chinese delights with a touch of strong flavour topped with appetizing aromas.
Dining in Tianjin virtually takes you on a culinary adventure starting from the genuine Chinese delicacies to a wide spectrum of cosmopolitan cuisine. From roadside kiosks to upscale restaurants Tianjin offers a great variety of choices lined up in the popular food locations. Vendors at the roadside kiosks sell scrumptious local snacks, much favoured by the locals in particular.
While touring in Tianjin you simply cannot miss the Three Delicacies of Tianjin namely Goubuli Baozi, Shiba Jie Mahua and Erduoyan Zhagao. The Steamed Stuffed Buns or Goubuli Baozi, an old all time favourite snack of Tianjin, is a steamed bun with a twist on top. With a history spanning over 150 years Goubuli Baozi is not only sold at the restaurants of Tianjin, but has even swarmed into countries like Korea, Japan and America.
The Fried Dough Twist, locally known as Shiba Jie Mahua, is a food that boldly defies the laws of nature and stays fresh even after a few months. Shiba Jie Mahua gives off a sweet aroma and has a crispy taste, its dough stuffed with various kinds of fillings including the red bean paste called dou sha.
Erduoyan Zhagao or the Ear Hole Fried Cake also claims to be a perennial favourite in Tianjin boasting a century old history. This cake is made by frying the yellowy rice bread packed with juicy bean paste.
Apart from Tianjins irresistible local snacks you can look forward to a host of food choices that includes favourite cuisine from the world over. Scores of Tianjin restaurants serve you with Japanese, Korean, Western and Southeast Asian cuisine besides Chinese dishes. Tianjin food outlets also serve you a good choice of pizza, fast food, baked food and everyones favourite ice cream.
The city boasts several food streets packed with hundreds of restaurants. One such famous food street in Tianjin is the Nanshi Food Street in Nanshi Area of Heping District situated towards the south of the city.
Drop by some of the popular Tianjin restaurants and kiosks conveniently from your
Tianjin hotel and relish the flavours of the Orient spiced with Tianjins essence. Stay at the Raffles Tianjin situated in the heart of the retail and business districts and capture the stunning panoramas of the city daily. This
luxury hotel in Tianjin is the citys first and tallest penthouse hotel which offers many opulent amenities and first rate services including an exclusive 24 hour butler service.
