Speaking of Chengdu, the word "Bashi" must be the most appropriate adjective. But, after all, I have been to Chengdu three times, and my coming to Chengdu this time still surprises me.
The development of Chengdu's online celebrity temperament is unexpected and rapid, and online celebrity check-in points emerge endlessly. For example, food. I admit that many of the authentic delicious snacks in Chengdu are those fly restaurants, but the picky Chengdu people must not be satisfied with these restaurants. Many friends have told me that many Internet celebrity shops are popular and go away quickly. Whether they can withstand the long-term test, I think it will not only depend on the taste of Chengdu people, but tourists who come to Chengdu will also be attracted by various Internet celebrity delicacies. And various Internet celebrity attractions are suddenly discovered by unknown careful people and become popular online. This will give you a different way to travel to Chengdu from the traditional way of playing.
Then let me talk about delicious food first. For the following Internet celebrity delicacies, there is basically no queue at noon on weekdays, but there is a small queue at night. It's hard to say on weekends. Make your own decisions after reading it! However, these are basically chain restaurants, and you can also choose the same restaurant nearby based on your itinerary.
Stunning Thai seafood hot pot
Do you think you're mistaken? I actually eat Thai hot pot in Chengdu, where the orthodox hot pot is? As I said, Chengdu's Internet celebrity shops are really full of varieties. Of course, I don't deny that I already like Thai food. This Jiyu Thai seafood hot pot in Tai Koo Li subverts my understanding of Thai food, hot pot, seafood, desserts, etc., oh yes, it also appeared on Hunan Satellite TV's "Daily Up".
This restaurant is my favorite restaurant in Chengdu this time. The restaurant environment is a fresh restaurant with a relatively modern design. It caters to Thai themes and has some tropical styles. Basically, every seat is a comfortable sofa or chair. Since it is a Thai seafood hot pot, the Thai flavor and seafood must be considered. The criterion for judgment is to start from the rich bottom of the pot. The waiter will add Thai seasoning packages and my favorite coconut milk flavor before heating the pot. The overall taste feels like nothing to lose. So the key point I want to say is, seafood!
This restaurant specializes in set meals. There are 2-8 people who are suitable for various groups to check in, and it is absolutely cost-effective. We ate a set meal for 3 people at a price of 298 yuan. In addition to seafood platters, there are also seafood fried rice, bamboo fungus shrimp slip, fried cake, and unlimited desserts such as pudding, yogurt, cakes, etc. for free.
The most important thing about the seafood here is its freshness! When you serve it to the table, you can see that the seafood is still moving vigorously, and what I have to talk about in the seafood set meal is abalone. I really can't forget the fresh and tender taste of Q-bombs. If you think that the abalone in the set meal is not domineering enough, you can replace it with the signature six-head abalone here with a little more money. That head is simply!
Faced with this temptation, we were not satisfied with ordering other desserts and drinks. Let me tell you, I think the desserts and drinks here can be branded individually.
Finally, when eating hot pot here, you don't have to worry about anything during the whole process. The waiters have been serving you. They say that each dish is put into the pot in an order. Every new waiter has to go through strict training. Even scared, they will peel it with your own hands, and the shrimps and shrimp shells are in complete shape. Of course, for diners like us who are accustomed to freedom, there is a little pressure, haha.
The next things to be said are all gathered on Zhimin Road to satisfy your Chengdu flavor in one go. It's sort of in the order of my preference.
Creative and improved dishes with Chengdu flavor
If you ask me what the representative dish in Chengdu is, I can't tell for a while, but I must know the taste! Chengdu Diner This restaurant maintains the characteristics of Chengdu's Bendu home-cooked dishes and innovates, giving you a different sense of freshness.
The restaurant's environment is a regular restaurant, and many places specially have Chengdu characteristics. For example, some pillars have the names of Chengdu attractions printed on them. This kind of printing font really makes me like it.
Let me start with three dishes: duck sausage dipped in water, Sichuan style grilled fish slices with green pepper, and boiled beef with mandarin duck. However, my favorite of these three recommended dishes is boiled beef with mandarin duck. The hot pot has mandarin duck pot. I learned for the first time that boiled beef can also be made into mandarin duck bowls. After serving, I will be scalded with hot oil to enhance the flavor. Half is the classic spicy flavor, and the other side is the mountain pepper flavor. It's quite novel to satisfy two flavors, but the other two didn't amaze me.
However, there is indeed another dish that amazes me, and the name is a little cute called Streak Tuotuo Shrimp. The reason why it is called streaking is because when this dish is served, the shrimp tails are peeled off. But when they are served, they are all fresh shrimps, and then they need to be cooked with boiling oil. At that moment, the umami of the shrimp and the choking taste of the chili instantly impact your sense of smell. I can't wait to eat a string immediately, but because it is too hot, I have to endure it.
We also ordered heart-to-heart frogs, charge-grilled scallops, bean pudding, chicken feet, etc. Anyway, you can choose according to your preferences ~
Hot pot of red oil running by stone
You must have an authentic red oil pan when you come to Chengdu! Friends who don't eat spicy food, then I can only feel sorry for you. This place is called Fisherman Fish Zai, which is right next to Chengdu diners. The sign is quite big and easy to find. This is an Internet celebrity restaurant on Chengdu's must-eat list. Entering the store will be attracted by this special farmhouse decoration design, which is very rural and market-like. What is so special about the pot here? It is not by fire or other heating methods, but by pebble hot pot!
I don't like fish so much, so I ordered a bullfrog red oil pan. Then there are some snacks that also have authentic Chengdu flavors, such as farmhouse soil jelly, secret soaked radish, ice powder, sugar glutinous rice cake, etc.
When it was time to serve the pot, it felt very ceremonial! When the waiters were about to open the sealed pot, they would shout "Stone to run" to ask for a good sign, so the restaurant always felt very lively. This pot is actually made with hot pebbles to base, then pour bullfrogs, spices, red oil, etc. into the pot, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. This delicious food will soon be displayed in front of your eyes!
After the stew is done, the moment the lid is opened, the aroma is so fragrant that the saliva can't help but stay. The waiter will come over to help you mix the ingredients. You can tell that this song will be spicy and enjoyable! Bullfrogs taste very tender, but some of them are still smaller. If you really can't eat spicy food, you might as well try their cabbage pot, lemon pot, etc.
A string of incense that gives you nostalgia
I didn't have a high impression of the roadside at first, because I had eaten in Beijing once before, and I still queued for 2 hours when I went there early in the afternoon. Then I felt that the flavor of this string was really ordinary. I also recorded a VLOG. But after all, I have come to Chuan Chuan's hometown of Chengdu, and I cannot deny that the reputation of the roadside must be great.
The one on Zhimin Road in Chengdu, like all roadside strings, is decorated in the literary and artistic style of the 1980s and 1990s. The walls are graffiti with life-style scenes and characters of that time. The most classic thing is that their tables and chairs are all like those in kindergarten. The small tables and chairs you sit on are very cute.
When eating skewers, of course, I wanted to eat freely and with pride. I took a dustpan and went to the refrigerator to get a full basket of meat dishes. However, when I saw the people next to me taking it full, I felt like I was taking too little. But it doesn't matter. Anyway, you can just grab whatever you want anytime you want. The bottom of the pot must be a classic red oil pan. As long as the pot is hot, I can't wait to put the ingredients in and cook them. I'm already a little disappointed with the Beijing food and don't know what the authentic Chengdu skewers will taste like!
Sure enough, I still arrived in Chengdu, and the taste was right! Later, I checked some reviews and found that many people said that the local roadside in Chengdu is more authentic than the ones in other cities. I'm embarrassed to say how many skewers we ended up eating...
Of course, there are many snacks on the roadside. I will definitely recommend my favorite crispy meat! Other maowao flowers, maowao potatoes, maowao beef, etc., as well as Chengdu ice noodles, hot pot noodles, etc., are worth a try.
Oysters are welcome to barbecue buffet
I didn't expect that there would be such a self-service barbecue restaurant in Chengdu that can eat unlimited raw oysters. It's really a blessing for friends who love to eat raw oysters. This place is called Oyster Hero. It is not far from Chunxi Road and is suitable for shopping. Come and have a big meal. In fact, for only 118 yuan/person and 98 yuan/person for members, you can have a feast of not only raw oysters, but also scallops, shrimps and various meats! In the ingredients self-service area, you can see staff opening oysters on site. They are really fresh.
Pick up two plates full of oysters and set them on the grill immediately, and the waiter will be very enthusiastic to help you hand in the garlic paste. In fact, during the entire barbecue process, the waiters were very enthusiastic about helping us barbecue, cut pieces, and sandwich plates. We ate very comfortably. We didn't have to worry about failing in the exam, and we even couldn't eat well. Haha!
What I like best is this thick five-flower, which not only satisfies the pleasure of eating meat in large gulps, but also exudes the sweetness of oil and juice when roasted just right.
Oh, by the way, you can also order a pot of steamed oysters to change the taste, so that you can feel the tenderness of the oysters here.
In addition to these barbecue ingredients, there are also various snacks that are included in the fee, such as ice powder, wolf tooth potatoes, fruits, etc., but drinks are charged separately.
Different braised and roasted skewers
This restaurant is also famous on the Chengdu must-eat list. It is called Dili Stewed Kebabs. When I first saw this name, I was very curious. One is "Dili", which is not the word in the Northeast. The other is "stewed roast". I am very curious how it can be stewed and what magical method it will be.
So I searched with curiosity and found that there are many places. Generally, the way for this chain restaurant to avoid queuing is to find ones that have just opened and have not yet been discovered by everyone, so we chose Hongwasi Store. Of course, there is another reason. This store is very close to Yuanyang Building, an Internet celebrity attraction. We just checked in and went to dinner.
Sure enough, because the restaurant was newly opened, there were fewer customers and the layout of the restaurant was also very spacious. We asked the waiter for any recommendations. Anyway, we ordered two skewers of big meat and prawns. We didn't expect them to be quite big when they were served. Then the cold dish shredded potatoes were quite interesting. They hung like a curtain and needed to be cut by the waiter to be convenient to eat.
Another special mention of eating skewers here is their unique ingredients. In addition to the Chengdu specialty dry dishes, there are also three sauces: plum sauce, seafood sauce, and yellow tofu. Different sauces are used for different skewers. There are very thoughtful introductions on the plate paper, and then did you know that our shrimp was also peeled for us by the waiter!
After eating, we also asked the waiter how to roast this stew. The waiter took us directly to the stew room to see what happened. It turned out that the ingredients were baked in these stoves, and the taste would not be as good as the roasting. The smoky smell is quite comfortable.
So after talking about Chengdu's Internet celebrity food, let's talk about Chengdu's Internet celebrity photo spots.
Chunxi Road is really old and foreign
Come to Chengdu for shopping, entertainment, shopping and other things. As long as you go to Chunxi Road, you will definitely meet your various needs. After all, I come here to check in every time I come to Chengdu... You can find the representative element of Chengdu, the giant panda!
Of course, there is also a must-check-in giant panda, located in the open-air plaza on the top floor of high-end shopping mall IFS. Recently, it seems to be the 60th anniversary series of the White Rabbit. I have a cooperation with IFS, so there is a pop-up shop and I can't help but buy a canvas bag. It's so cute.
I tell you the truth, Chengdu's Taigu Li is many times more exotic than Beijing's! All kinds of flagship stores of luxury goods and all kinds of big brands can be seen here, so there is an endless stream of Western-style Chengdu people who come here to shop. Of course, there is the same thing here as Taikoo Li in Beijing, that is, there are photographers who like to take photos with long guns and cannons...
In addition to various restaurants, bars, and specialty stores in Tai Koo Li, there is also an Internet celebrity Line Friends direct store. Because of its cute image and the various large figures placed around the store, it attracts many people to take photos. I actually came here to check in before, but I didn't expect that what I saw this time was already updated. Brown Bear and his friends are really cute!
This is actually a toilet
Chengdu's Internet celebrity photo spots are really changing and updated rapidly. I don't know who discovered this toilet first and can actually shoot Internet celebrity blockbusters! This is Yintai Center in99 located in Wuhou District, Chengdu. This mall is gradually developing, and many stores are still being renovated and decorated, but many high-end brands and various restaurants, bookstores, boutique supermarkets, etc. have already settled in.
This toilet full of green lines is on the fifth floor of the mall. Fortunately, there are still relatively few people who check in on weekdays. They dare to pose here to take photos without fear. It feels like crossing the corridor, but it's so fresh, bright and high-end when entering the toilet. If I didn't say it was a toilet, would you think I was at an exhibition? haha.
In fact, to be honest, every toilet on this mall is decorated in a different style, and some of the high-level luxury exudes makes you want to sleep in it!
Yintai in99 also has a direct store owned by line friends. The big bear in Taikoo Li is Brown, and the big bear here is CHOCO.
Travel into old Hong Kong in one second
This Yuanyang Building on Hongwasi Street, full of traces of time, is a recent popular Internet celebrity photo shoot spot in Chengdu. Everyone else says that this place has the flavor of old Hong Kong in Wong Kar-wai's movies. I think this is what Chengdu looks like. Chengdu, which is modern and foreign-style, still retains its traditional retro look.
This was originally the faculty and staff dormitory of Sichuan University, but now many tenants live here. In fact, there was no name at all, just because the opposite staircase was added to the name Yuanyang Tower. What you see here now is basically dilapidated. If it weren't for the clothes being dried, you wouldn't have believed that people were still living here. If you want to take photos, it is recommended to use stairs, balconies, and railings, but be careful that the railings are out of repair for a long time. You can also use the dilapidated furniture, windows, etc. here.
However, it is probably because there are too many people coming here to take photos, so there have been various tips in the building to avoid the noise that will disturb the people living here. Some residents will also clearly write on some doors that photographers are not allowed to enter. I have some contradictions. Do you think this kind of Internet celebrity check-in place should be strongly recommended?
Let's introduce so many first. I don't want to read them all at once, because I like Chengdu very much. I believe I will definitely visit here again, hoping that there will be more different things waiting for me to experience.
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