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Top 50 Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha [2025]
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WENHEYOU
4.5
/5
2582 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From € 10.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 993m from downtown
Address: 湘江中路海信广场1-6楼
Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists
Highlights:
Immerse Yourself in the Atmosphere of 1980s Old Changsha
Rediscover the rich and classic flavors of old Changsha
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When traveling to Changsha, you must visit Super Wenheyou, which occupies half of the Hisense Plaza building. From the first to the sixth floor, it reproduces the streets and alleys of Changsha in the 1980s. Various advertisements and store signs on the walls are perfectly restored, and there are also various Changsha delicacies, so take pictures and eat!
来长沙玩，文和友必须打卡！地方特别大，一进去就像穿越回了老长沙。里面各种复古的装饰，像老招牌、旧街道，感觉一下子回到了小时候，到处都能拍照。 美食是真的多！臭豆腐外酥里嫩，咬一口汁都爆出来了，香得不得了；大香肠又粗又脆，刷上特制酱料，吃着超过瘾。就是人太多了，不管吃饭还是拍照都得排队。不过，在这里能一次吃到好多长沙特色小吃，感受当地的烟火气，还是挺值的，推荐大家来体验体验。
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TIANBAO BROTHERS
4.7
/5
261 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From € 21.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 2.2 km from downtown
Address: 坡子街街道白沙路汇景城B栋3楼3017-3018号
Featured in 2026 Asia 100 - Must-visit Restaurants
Highlights:
Experience authentic Hunan cuisine and its cultural heritage
Near the Xiangjiang River Gallery in Changsha
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I don't eat crayfish, but I also went to Tianbao Brothers. Luo Xiaobao is super delicious. My friend said it's better than his crayfish. I also love salmon. It's really not bad. The grilled skewers and chicken feet are also perfect. With the original puree, it's not too beautiful, but there are hundreds of people in line, but you know, find a way.
长沙出差，与同事一起打卡天宝兄弟龙虾，等位人数很多，但叫号较快，先跑去江边看看野泳，看到叫号快到了，赶快跑回去，味道不错，吃得很饱。
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南门口金记糖油坨坨店(长郡中学店)
4.3
/5
198 reviews
Snacks
From € 1.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 896m from downtown
Address: 西湖路南门口1662购物中心1A03号
Highlights:
The sweet fried dough balls are sweet but not greasy.
Recommended by host Wang Han
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It used to be a simple shed in the alley, but now it has a new store on the main road, not far from the gate of Changjun Middle School. The price remains the same, 5 yuan per string. Friends who like sweet taste will definitely like it.
It is also a popular snack shop. I arrived at 5 o'clock and there was already a long line. Because they are fried, it will be a bit slow. If you are not patient, you really can't eat them.
Sugar-coated Tuotuo costs 5 yuan a string, and there are seven in a string, which is convenient to eat. Tuotuo is very soft and sweet, and it is just out of the pot, and the outer layer is still a little crispy. Friends who like sweets and glutinous rice must come and try it.
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公交新村粉店(赤岗冲店)
4.5
/5
272 reviews
Snacks
From € 2.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 3.6 km from downtown
Address: 477 Shuguang Middle Road
Highlights:
The signature beef noodles are a crowd favorite.
Opened for Over 30 Years
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This is a popular restaurant with less queues during the National Day holiday.
Maybe this kind of noodle shop serves food faster.
But on that day, some customers still quarreled because of the queue.
Transportation:
It is still a certain distance from May Day Square.
Public transportation is quite convenient.
The bus stop - Bus Village is on the north side of the entrance, and many buses go directly to it.
I don't know which came first, the noodle shop or the bus stop.
Environment and service:
The space is quite large, and the waiter collects the food in a relatively timely manner.
You don't need to wait for a seat in the morning.
"Beef and Chinese Pickled mustard greens noodles"
I learned a new word - Chinese pickled mustard greens before I ate.
It was also the first time I knew that Chinese pickled mustard greens were snow vegetables.
I thought I could try a new variety.
The beef was stewed very well and had a good taste.
Relatively speaking, the noodles seemed to be a little overcooked.
It was not particularly amazing, but you can still try it.
Today, we checked in at the most popular rice noodle shop in Changsha, Gongjiaoxincun Rice Noodle Shop. Gongjiaoxincun Rice Noodle Shop was founded in 1990 and is a long-established noodle shop in Changsha. If you are in Changsha and want to find a shop to find the old Changsha flavor in your memory, then Gongjiaoxincun Rice Noodle Shop is the right place.
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Modern China Tea Shop
4.8
/5
2818 reviews
Bakeries
From € 2.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 813m from downtown
Address: 坡子街街道太平街114-118号(太平老街内)
Highlights:
Picture-perfect corners with classic charm
Poetic and picturesque scenes for your WeChat Moments
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The fairies of Cha Yan Yue Se are really pretty, and the atmosphere here is quite good. It is suitable for everyone to come here for a stroll. It will be a little quiet after the rain outside. Please be careful, the cream will easily go bad if it comes into contact with water.
The Orchid Latte is really good, and the several new products released recently are also pretty good. It has been raining in Changsha recently, so you can get a second cup at half price here, which is about 15 yuan per person.
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BEN LUO BO CAN YIN
4.0
/5
84 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From € 7.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 251m from downtown
Address: 育英街14号
Highlights:
This wildly popular Hunan restaurant serves up spicy and appetizing chili pepper pork stir fry
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The second stop of Changsha food stop was the spicy waterloo. I was defeated directly by the "Steamed Xiangli Preserved Duck". This trip to Changsha was twice spicy, this time, and the other time was the duck shank from another restaurant, which was so spicy. The waterfall sweat was so spicy that my head was buzzing. The dish "Vinegar Steamed Chicken" is definitely a bait. The quality of the chicken is very good. It is most likely a free-range chicken. The vinegar steaming has a bit of sourness, which is very appetizing. It is tender and refreshing. Although it is a bit spicy, it can also be used. The scope of acceptance is endless. Until we came to the Steamed Xiangli Cured Duck, my mother-in-law brought the dish and helped us stir the covered chili evenly. While stirring, she asked us how spicy it was. We naively said it was okay. The cured duck itself has spiciness, and When the two kinds of chili peppers are mixed, they are really fragrant and spicy. It is so spicy that my throat hurts, but I don't want to stop. I am enjoying myself. "Perilla snail meat" has a strong perilla flavor. At first, I was timid and put aside the peppers and ate them one by one. However, I gave up on eating the cured duck. I scooped a spoonful of it, covered it with rice and put it in my mouth. Chewing inside, my face turned red, and the little locomotive in my head started to whistle. It was so exciting. Only now did I realize that the spiciness of Hunan cuisine in Shanghai was deceiving local Shanghainese. It's really spicy, but now I'm starting to miss that feeling a little bit while writing this review.
The turnover rate is fast, and the food tastes as good as many high-priced restaurants with an average of 40 yuan per person, which is loved by ordinary people. The design of the dishes is very reasonable, sacrificing comfort and service to improve cost performance and taste. The production method should be highly standardized, with pre-processing, and the dishes are served quickly. The ingredients are common and inexpensive, which reduces the cost, but the taste increases the cost. The auxiliary ingredients and condiments are higher than the main ingredients system, which can get good reviews for the taste. They are all spicy and suitable for eating with rice.
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JU WEI QU JI
5.0
/5
85 reviews
Snacks
From € 17.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 185m from downtown
Address: 定王台街道解放西路262号城市生活家1楼
Highlights:
Qu Ji's secret recipe shrimp has a unique flavor.
Adjacent to Changsha International Finance Square
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[Taste] Very delicious!! The garlic shrimp and marinated shrimp are not particularly spicy, very flavorful! BBQ yyds, very delicious!!! The lotus root tip is very tender! Ahhh!
[Environment] The large table has a long queue, you really need to get a number in advance!
[Service] The waiter seems to be not very experienced, and he doesn't understand the dishes from the children~ Everything else is ok~
Listen to my advice! Don't believe those online celebrity guides! A day of eating with a Changsha local is the true way to achieve "food freedom" 🤤 A few hours after landing, I've been showing off countless meals, my belt is practically loosened! 😂
First, I accompanied my partner to [Juwei Quji] – this is the pinnacle of Hunan cuisine! ✅ The fish roe and fish maw hot pot completely blew me away; it was the taste I'd been searching for for years, a taste that brought back childhood memories! ✅ The beef skewers were bursting with juice, ✅ The spicy crayfish were so fresh I wanted to stomp my feet, but the spiciness was soul-crushing; my Hunan colleagues laughed hysterically as I guzzled tea. 😆 Next, I met up with my bestie at [Benluobo], and this old favorite really lives up to its reputation! ✅ I could brag three bowls about the stir-fried pork with pickled green beans! You know, Changsha people have been particular about spicy food since the Warring States period; this level of flavor isn't something you can master! ✨
[Huogongdian Snack Kingdom] was the ultimate test! ✅The sugar-coated glutinous rice cakes are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, ✅the stinky tofu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside… After strolling around here, I was completely soaked in the flavor, like a walking lunchbox 🍱 stuffing myself with delicious food 😄
The taro milk scallops at [Mo Mo Dim Sum Bureau] are divine! So smooth and creamy, like eating clouds, even though I was stuffed, I couldn't resist forcing down two—who understands the joy of carbs!
Finally, I rushed to [Jinlimen]. The queue was so long it seemed to circle the street, and I still couldn't squeeze in, but my best friend bought a lot, so I just ate hers. The pumpkin seeds were so crunchy I couldn't stop eating them 😋!
They say Changsha is a city of abundance…yes, this is the hometown of carb bliss!
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湘在光脑壳家常菜馆面粉
4.0
/5
58 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From € 8.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 786m from downtown
Address: 50 meters northeast of the intersection of Chunfeng Street and Xuanyuandian Lane
Highlights:
Authentic home-style Changsha cuisine
Adjacent to the Wuyi Square Business District in Changsha
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Guang Nao Ke | Changsha Internet celebrity fly restaurant
🔢 Guang Nao Ke came twice.
☎️ The first time I called at around 3 pm to ask how long I would have to wait for a table around 4:20. A man replied that there was no need to queue. As a result, the boss lady said that there was no more, all were booked. . Come again tomorrow at noon. . . By the way, we still took a taxi here. Damn!
🐝 The second time I arrived at a little after 1 o'clock during off-peak hours, I finally got to eat. Overall, it is a fly restaurant with heavy tastes, good taste, ordinary ingredients, and high cost performance.
🐂 "Sour radish and beef tripe" Here, sour radish can be fried with everything, beef tripe, pork tripe, pig intestines, gristle, and beef tripe. I originally wanted to eat sour radish fried with tripe, but I came late and it was sold out. It was also delicious to change to beef tripe, which was super delicious.
🐔 "Corn and chicken cubes" The corn is not fresh but frozen, which affects the taste a bit. But considering the price, it's okay.
🥬"Chopped pepper sprouts" is also a substitute for Guqingcai. Sprouts are baby cabbage (Chinese cabbage), which can be ordered or not.
🦐"Homemade shrimp" is still frozen shrimp, but it is very flavorful, and the seasoning makes people ignore the feeling of shrimp. It is also a dish that goes well with rice.
🥩"Braised beef" The braised beef is stir-fried with garlic sprouts, and the visual sense of the wok is immediately visible. It is fragrant and the beef inside is also chewy.
"Homemade shrimp" is a must on every table! The shrimp thread has been picked out! It's very convenient to eat! The key is that the side dishes are very good with rice!
"Sour radish fried beef tripe" The sour radish is delicious ~ Maybe we were late! The beef tripe is a little broken! But it doesn't matter, it's delicious
"Stir-fried pig ears with peppers" Pig ears! Absolutely! Not bad
Environment: A small fly restaurant! It's a small stir-fry type! The boss is a bald head! So he is called Bald Head! The boss cooks the whole process himself! Overall, it's good and quite appetizing
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虾小龙老长沙龙虾馆(五一广场店)
4.2
/5
238 reviews
Snacks
From € 14.00
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 611m from downtown
Address: 五一大道868号慕弈酒店1楼
Highlights:
Signature Classic Changsha Stir-fried Spicy Crayfish
Located at Wuyi Square in Changsha
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Changsha trip-----19th stop: Xia Xiaolong Crayfish Restaurant
Walking in May Day Square, I saw a long queue for Xia Xiaolong, so I chose to have it delivered to the hotel, which means I don’t have to wait and can visit other snacks and special attractions.
Flavorful shrimp
The crayfish has been headed and threaded, and it is very clean. There are also side dishes in the shrimp. The crayfish meat is firm, the taste is fresher, and the taste is better.
Most of the crayfish in Changsha should be similar. The store is very big. I went there in the afternoon, which is not a good time for lunch. There was no need to queue and the food was served quickly. I ordered one portion of crayfish, one portion of crab and one portion of bullfrog, which cost more than 480 yuan and tasted very good.
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Xi Yuan Renwen Restaurant (Yanghu Branch)
5.0
/5
21 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From € 17.00
Yanghu Wetland Park/Dawangshan | 7.7 km from downtown
Address: 滨柳路与先导路交叉口东北角
Highlights:
Quaint and classic traditional Chinese architecture
Photogenic decor with a Chinese aesthetic
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The decoration style is traditional and beautiful, the dishes are creative and innovative, the taste is good, the service attitude is also very good, and the price is a bit high.
A festive-themed humanistic restaurant chain brand with mid-to-high-end positioning, quality assurance, good taste, and innovative creativity.
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