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Must-Visit Restaurants
Top 20 Must-Visit Restaurants in Haikou [2025]
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Sofitel Haikou- Jinchu Buffet Restaurant - Seafood and Steak - Delivery
5.0
/5
54 reviews
Buffets
From PHP 3024.00
Wanlv Park/Friendship Sunshine City | 3.6 km from downtown
Address: No. 34, Sofitel Haikou in Baifang Square, Binhai Avenue.
No.9 of Restaurants for Views & Experiences in Haikou
Highlights:
Specializing in seafood buffets with panoramic views of Haikou Bay
100+ recent views
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As a buffet restaurant in a five-star hotel, the food, environment and service are very good, especially the two handsome guys Colin and John are very pleasing to the eye. It is worth recommending to come here to nourish the stomach and eyes.
Sofitel Haikou - Jinchu
Location: 34th floor, Sofitel Haikou, Baifang Plaza, Binhai Avenue
I really like the environment here. When I saw a group purchase, I decisively bought the lunch at Sofitel Jinchu Food Workshop. The price is very reasonable. There are many varieties of food, including iced seafood area, pickled seafood area, fresh seafood, hot food area, barbecue area, dessert area, delicious desserts, salad area, and beverage area. It is worth a visit.
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HENG XING FA
3.0
/5
35 reviews
Cantonese Cuisine
From PHP 349.00
Century Bridge/Qilou Old Street/Jiefang West | 1.6 km from downtown
Address: 振东街86号
Highlights:
A bustling local teahouse with pineapple buns crispy on the outside and soft on the inside
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The store is large and has many seats. The signature dishes include dry fried beef noodles, which have a generous amount of beef and are smooth and chewy. Macau pork chop buns, French toast, and iced lemon tea are also very good. The basic portions are very generous and the price-performance ratio is very high. The average consumption per person is 50 yuan, which is still a good deal.
The restaurant is well decorated and the service is warm and thoughtful. It is one of the famous tea restaurants in Haikou. It has a variety of Hong Kong-style delicacies such as croissants, dry fried beef noodles, and toast. The business is very hot and it is basically full at lunch. If you want to go, you have to go a little earlier.
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The Starry Frantier Bund Outlet
4.0
/5
16 reviews
Western-style
From PHP 1132.00
Century Bridge/Qilou Old Street/Jiefang West | 2.8 km from downtown
Address: 渡海路88号外滩中心沿海铺面外滩星空之境（世纪大桥云洞图书馆店）
No.8 of Restaurants for Views & Experiences in Haikou
Highlights:
A charming sea-view restaurant with excellent Chinese-Western fusion cuisine
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【THE BOUD】 I have heard of this bar before, because it is quite famous in the Haikou area. THE BOUD is not far from the Century Bridge. Walk through the Westin Hotel to the beach. You can see resident singers singing, people sitting by the sea, enjoying the breeze, listening to songs, drinking and talking about life. This is the shop.
- Year of the Snake, June 27th, 2025, August 20th, 20:35, in the evening breeze of Qilou Old Street
1. The Langham Hotel · Pink Coral on the Esplanade
📍 Location: 77 Esplanade, where the sound of Evergreen Park's waves permeates the lobby🎀 Nanyang Dream
- 10-meter-high rose gold columns, the air filled with the brand's signature ginger flower fragrance
- The pool floor is paved with giant clam mosaics, and the changing lights make it feel like diving into the Xisha Blue Hole🛏 ️ Boudoir Code
🌺 Ocean Rhythm Suite → Bathroom with an entire coral wall inlaid with smart frosted glass 🦩 Executive Room → Dressing room with Tibetan Li ethnic group-style tubular robes ◉ Avoid: Avoid west-facing rooms on lower floors; the summer sunset is dazzling 🎁 Easter Bonus: Book a "The Pianist of the Sea" dinner, where a retired captain will perform "Fisherman's Song" on deck.
🚢 Overnight Mooring Guide ▸ 10-minute walk to Century Bridge: Complimentary coconuts at the bridge's observation deck after 10:00 PM ▸ Underground: Explore the alleys of Guomao to find the "Apo Qingbuliang" mobile stall (look for the copper pot)
2. InterContinental Hotel · West Coast's Volcanic Ark
📍 Geological Wonderland: 239 Binhai Boulevard, nestled on a volcanic rocky beach 🌋 Lava Aesthetics
-A massive bronze sculpture in the lobby recreates a 10,000-year-old volcanic eruption, and the bar is carved directly from basalt.
-The pool area retains its original volcanic rocks, and the geothermal hot springs create a magical nightscape at night 🛏️ Cave Fantasy
♨️ Hot Spring Villa → Private pool with 72°C volcanic mineral springs 🌵 Reef Room → Balcony with a suspended glass walkway overlooking the sea ◉ Pitfalls: The villa area is infested with mosquitoes, so bring citronella essential oil 🎁 Easter Egg: A geologist leads a nighttime exploration of the intertidal zone, searching for ancient coral reef fossils.
🌅 Wild Classroom ▸ Hiking the "Secret Volcanic Reef" at Low Tide: Show your room card for a three-piece sea-hunting package. ▸ Culinary Adventure: Reserve a volcanic rock-roasted Dongshan goat (served with bitter melon cooked with a thunder god).
3. Shangri-La · Xinbu Island: Memories of the Boat Song
📍 Hydrographic Epic: Xinghai Bay on Xinbu Island, directly facing the Nandu River estuary. ⛵ Tanka Family Genes
- Thousands of fishing boat models hang from the lobby ceiling, swirling with the sea breeze as if returning home.
- Guestroom carpets feature woven Qiongzhou Strait tide charts, and bathroom walls are etched with shift logs. 🛏️ Wave Box
🚤 Captain's Suite → Tracking Qiongzhou Strait cargo ships with binoculars. 📿 Fisherman's Room → Minibar stocked with saltwater songs on vinyl. ◉ Pitfalls: Choose a ground floor room during rainy season, as high tides are common. 🎁 Easter egg: At 6 a.m., a fisherwoman paddles a sampan to deliver "boat porridge" to the balcony.
🚢 Twin Rivers Secret Trail ▸ Board the hotel's antique red-headed boat: Night fishing for fluorescent blue tears ▸ Nostalgic Quest: Learn to weave century-old diamond-shaped fishing nets at the Xinbu Island Fishing Market
4. Hilton Hotel · Cloud Cave Library: A Symbiosis of Light and Shadow
📍 Literary Landmark: 82 Binhai Avenue, directly connected to the Cloud Cave Library 📚 Book Sea Illusion
-The lobby's book wall houses 3,000 volumes of Hainan County Chronicles, including a replica of Su Shi's manuscript of "Exiled to Dan'er"
-The infinity pool reflects the aperture of the Cloud Cave, and at noon, beams of light penetrate the pool floor, forming a sundial 🛏️ A Game of Light and Shadow
📖 Reading Suite → Smart dimming glass emulates Su Dongpo's calligraphy 🎞 ️ Director's Room → Projector broadcasts a 1950s documentary on Haikou ◉ Avoid pitfalls: North-facing rooms have their view cut off by the building 🎁 Easter Egg: Borrow the library copy of "Atlas of Hainan Dialects" with your room card
🎨 Trendy Fun ▸ Nighttime "Bund Music Bar": Improvisational Qiong Opera competitions open on Wednesdays ▸ Immersive Privilege: Book a session of Morning Mist Yoga at Century Park (with complimentary salted lemonade)
5. Sofitel Hotel · A Franco-Vietnamese Dream on Qilou Old Street
📍 A Slice of Coloniality: 69 Binhai Avenue, nestled within the century-old Qilou buildings 🪟 Hybrid Aesthetics
-Elevator car clad in Vietnamese diamond-patterned tiles, buttons shaped like French postmarks
-Atrium "Rainforest Café": Copper birdcages dangle among simulated Poinciana trees 🛏 ️ Nostalgic Cabins
🕰 ️ Governor's Room → Four-poster bed curtains adorned with anchor tassels 📮 Hipster Room → Hidden replica of a 1930 ship ticket in a hidden desk drawer ◉ Pitfalls: Street-facing rooms are plagued by the ringing of milk truck bells in the mornings 🎁 Easter Egg: Press the "BIDONG" code in the lounge to activate the Franco-Vietnamese War photo wall.
🍜 Old Street Code ▸ Visit the "Water Lane" arcade: Look for the three copper coins sign for spicy rice and soup. ▸ Secret Passage: The staff elevator leads to the mezzanine of the Guoxin Book Garden, where you can listen to the beautiful music.
🌊 A Revelation of Crowd Fit
-Langham Lady → Sip English tea in the pink marble room, the laces of her Li brocade bathrobe blown away by the sea breeze.
-Intercontinental Explorer → Drink partridge tea in the volcanic rock pool, watch the tide wash over the ankle-high glass walkway.
-Shangri-La Survivor → Sleeping to a vinyl record of "Saltwater Songs," catching a scalding pottery bowl handed to me by a fisherwoman in the morning light.
-Hilton Literary → While calibrating my watch with the poolside sundial, a cloud hole suddenly leaks a glint of Song Dynasty poetry.
-Sofitel Textual Research → Piecing together the fragments of my ferry ticket in front of French shutters, the steam of spicy rice and soup blurs time and space. Coconut City Overnight Mooring Tips:
- The Langham's "Secret Files on the Arcade": Ask for a brass key at the front desk to open the secret compartment in the Old Silver Shop at 62 Zhongshan Road.
- InterContinental's volcanic stone-engraved tide chart: Discover the coordinates of an ancient shipwreck at low tide on full-moon nights.
- Sofitel's rooftop laundry area: Dry coffee beans on Wednesday mornings and learn how to roast Robusta coffee beans. When the last ferry blows its whistle, these five rooms transform into a constellation on the Qiongzhou Strait. The arc of your hammock swing resonates with the millennial monsoon. 🌬 ️
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JIU JI TIAN PIN
5.0
/5
27 reviews
Bakeries
From PHP 212.00
Wanlv Park/Friendship Sunshine City | 1.7 km from downtown
Address: 华海路10号华山别墅33栋
Highlights:
A popular local dessert shop known for its sweet and refreshing mango pomelo sago
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A famous local shop in Haikou, the black sesame paste is very fragrant and delicious
The food guide for Haikou has been prepared for you 📖 How to eat in Haikou for a family vacation⭕️ Remember this guide 🐎 to keep in mind, so that you can eat from morning to night without making mistakes!
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💛 Must-eat food in Haikou
✅Yamei Authentic Hainan Noodle Shop (Qilou Old Street Shop)
Many people come to eat here. It is a famous old Hainan noodle shop in the local area! The vermicelli is smooth and tasty, and it is very authentic with a lot of small ingredients
✅Dongjiu Duck Restaurant
A must-eat restaurant in Haikou! Inheriting the ingenuity of generations! A restaurant that all locals come to check in. The golden saltwater Dongjiu duck is delicate and juicy, fresh and fragrant! ✅Duojuli-Hainan dregs vinegar hot pot
It’s so addictive to eat a bite of sour dregs vinegar in summer🤗This dregs vinegar has a pure taste and is sour and spicy! You will want to eat it again after eating it! Excellent taste
✅Wang Fangfang Chicken Soup
A treasure restaurant that you can't miss when you come to Haikou. Their chicken soup is really juicy, and the soup base is rich in ingredients. It tastes nourishing and delicious. Friends who love chicken really can't miss it
✅Jiuji Dessert
Haikou is a delicious Cantonese dessert shop, but their Durian Wangfan is really superb! The durian flesh is super big, and it's so addictive after one bite! The fruity flavor is ju strong
✅ Wuming Breakfast opposite Da Ying Fatty Hotpot
A small broken shop that only locals can find! The pickled noodles are delicious, and the beef is also very generous, and it tastes QQ and bouncy! Really delicious!
#Haikou Exploration #Haikou Food and Fun #Haikou Tourism #Haikou Check-in Place #Haikou Must-eat List
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Grandpa's Coconut Chicken
5.0
/5
40 reviews
Hainan Cuisine
From PHP 851.00
Haikou East Railway Station (Longkunnan) | 6 km from downtown
Address: 新城吾悦广场室外步行街4楼星轶IMAX影城旁5号门出来（四季渝园重庆老火锅旁）
Highlights:
Traditional Li ethnic coconut chicken with special four-treasure dipping sauce for tropical fresh sweetness
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The soup base made with coconut juice is very delicious, and the quality of the chicken is also very good. If you want to eat coconut chicken in Haikou, this is the first choice!
Come eat between August 28th and 31st and get limited-edition Login Boy merchandise!
For just 200 yuan per person, you can get a free commemorative ticket and a food voucher.
You can also choose from bags, folding fans, keychains, and more! Don't be late!
Must-order the signature durian coconut chicken and Taiqiong lees vinegar.
The broth was so delicious it had me spinning in circles!
The pandan rice noodle rolls are also amazing.
One bite and you're in heaven!
Oh my goodness! This deal is incredible!
You can enjoy some amazing food and get some idol merchandise.
Both chefs are delighted!
I recommend getting in line early.
I heard they were already sold out on the first day!
Remember to take photos and post them on Instagram.
You'll definitely get a lot of hate!
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About the Login Youth merchandise redemption:
⏰Garment redemption period: August 28th-31st
Delivery location: Haikou (Wuyue Plaza/Sailawei Style Street)
Diaodiao Coconut Chicken/Tiger Mother Vanilla Duck/Taiqiong Dregs Vinegar
Delivery requirements: Spend 200 yuan dining at the store to receive a free "commemorative ticket" and "dish voucher."
⚠️Additional items: Choose one of the following: bag, folding fan, backpack charm, keychain, or keychain card.
Dinners can be redeemed at the store according to the above information. First-come, first-served basis.
🟧Diaodiao Coconut Chicken · Taiqiong Dregs Vinegar (Wuyue Plaza Branch)
🟧Longhua District, Xincheng Wuyue Plaza, 4th Floor, Outdoor Pedestrian Street, Next to Xingyi IMAX Cinema, Exit Gate 5 (Next to Four Seasons Yuyuan Chongqing Hot Pot)
#HaikouFood #HaikouConcert #TimesYouthTeam #DiaodiaoCoconutChicken
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Senses - All Day Dining
4.1
/5
50 reviews
Buffets
From PHP 1694.00
Wanlv Park/Friendship Sunshine City | 3.9 km from downtown
Address: 33 / F, Hilton Haikou, 109-9 Binhai Avenue
No.10 of Restaurants for Views & Experiences in Haikou
Highlights:
A romantic high-altitude restaurant with sea views and unlimited food
100+ recent views
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The buffets in five-star hotels are all similar, and the prices are also similar. Haikou Hilton should be considered the most expensive hotel in Haikou, not because of the brand, but because of the location and the fact that it is the tallest building in Hainan. Note that it is not the tallest in Haikou, but the tallest in Hainan.
Nice environment, overlooking the Haikou coastline, good view
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Ju Fuan Traditional Laobacha
4.6
/5
70 reviews
Hainan Cuisine
From PHP 501.00
provincial government | 292m from downtown
Address: 大英路69号嘉茂大厦2楼
No.1 of Local Restaurants in Haikou
Highlights:
Recommended by top food charts for its unique local tea
100+ recent views
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The first time to Jufuan in 2024, and also the second time my wife had Hainan Laoba Tea😋After receiving the seat card, we went to the dining island to pick up the food, "stamp", and eat🥳
The price is still affordable, and the taste is great👍
I really like pork ribs and chicken feet rice, traditional Hainan noodles, Fu'an big buns, and Hainan Wenchang chicken.
I only found out that there were glutinous rice ribs and small rice noodle dregs vinegar🍲 before leaving! I will come to eat again next time😜
P.S. The New Year atmosphere in Hainan is getting stronger! I hope I can win the prize! Receive the big gift bag of Jufuan🎁
Signature Xiaofuan Chicken Wings It seems to be the specialty of Laoba Tea. Almost every Laoba Tea has this. It tastes good. Rock sugar white fungus is refreshing and sweet. Afu black pork ribs are actually steamed ribs with taro. The taro is very sticky and the ribs are also good. Honey barbecue pork buns are more traditional and taste good. The signature Fu'an big buns are very big. Break them apart and share them. The filling is also braised meat, slightly sweet. Colorful egg tarts taste okay. Rolling French toast tastes very fragrant, but it's a bit greasy if you eat too much. Braised gold tripe is very chewy and more flavorful. Spicy chicken is average. The taste will be a little worse after frying and steaming. [Mint] Environment: This Laoba Tea has a good environment, which is more acceptable to the public and not so local. [Service bell] Service: Not bad
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ZHENG FANG HUA
4.0
/5
68 reviews
Snacks
From PHP 341.00
Century Bridge/Qilou Old Street/Jiefang West | 1.6 km from downtown
Address: 文明横路65号四季昌商贸批发城二楼
No.1 of Light Bites in Haikou
Highlights:
A local tea house frequented by locals, with excellent steamed chicken feet
100+ recent views
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A popular teahouse in recent years. The third floor is run by the boss and his wife, and the fourth floor is jointly operated by the boss and his wife and the merchants on the original fourth floor. Now the second floor is also jointly operated and is under renovation. It is located on the upper floor of Sijichang Commercial City near the vegetable market in the old city. It is said that it was an unfinished building. Now the first floor is a comprehensive supermarket. The second, third and fourth floors are all Zhengfanghua. Morning tea and afternoon tea are very popular. The environment is the traditional Haikou dad tea style, the level of a food stall, crowded and noisy, this is for affordable food. The environment is quite clean and hygienic.
Basically, the dishes are delicious, and there will be no thunder no matter what you order. I won't introduce them one by one.
Each floor is very large. If you want to find a seat, you need to ask the waiter for the area code and table number to find it. Overall, it's not bad, but the restaurant does not prohibit smoking, which is a bit annoying, especially when the window is closed and the air conditioner is turned on. It's about 40 to 50 per person.
A must-have for Daddy’s Tea during holidays
Zheng Fang Hua Food Store
I was smart enough to come and grab a seat at 2pm, and there were so many people
So many delicious foods, long stalls
There are so many things that nine pictures can’t fit them all [color]
There are so many kinds of Daddy’s Tea here
There are sweets, bread, cakes, steamers, dim sum, cakes, noodles, really too many
This time I ordered ice lemon red, fried chicken wings, chicken wings, rice rolls, taro, egg shaved, chicken feet, fried radish cake, and water chestnut cake.
My favorite is the fried chicken wings, which are still hot when they are just fried. The skin of the chicken wings is very crispy and has a slight sweet taste.
I will come back to try other dim sum next time.
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SNT&TEA
4.7
/5
28 reviews
Hainan Cuisine
From PHP 524.00
Century Bridge/Qilou Old Street/Jiefang West | 1.5 km from downtown
Address: 中山路78-80号
Highlights:
Nanyang Jiu Meng House in a Qilou offers a taste of fresh Hainan flavors
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The tea shop is themed around Hainan's unique partridge tea. Partridge tea is a local specialty drink in Hainan. Partridge tea has the functions of removing dampness and preventing heatstroke. It also has a long history in Hainan. Shangnantang is located in Qilou Old Street, which is very consistent with Hainan's characteristics. The overall photo taking is also very good. Afternoon tea here is still very pleasant.
It's rare to take time out to go out and stroll around. I sat in Shangnan Hall from afternoon to sunset. I drank tea for several hours and was a little hungry before I left. There are many types of tea in the store, mainly partridge tea and other local Hainan teas. I bought two boxes of white peach oolong and lychee black tea, which are fruity and fragrant.
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Chicken inside Coconut
5.0
/5
121 reviews
Hainan Cuisine
From PHP 683.00
Haikou East Railway Station (Longkunnan) | 5.9 km from downtown
Address: 椰海大道新城吾悦广场二号门上三楼（近海口东站）
No.3 of Local Restaurants in Haikou
Highlights:
Coconut chicken with rich, mellow flavor, dedicated to bringing out the natural taste of ingredients
100+ recent views
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Coconut chicken is a must-eat in Hainan. Boil Wenchang chicken in three large coconut water. Drink the soup first, then eat the chicken, and then shabu-shabu. The chicken can be eaten after five minutes of boiling. It is very tender. The big turntable includes many Hainan snacks, which is very good. The service is also good, praise.
The Coconut Chicken on the third floor of Wuyue Plaza is super authentic, with warm and considerate service. Their coconuts are not filled with a drop of water, and they are filled with three coconuts. The pure coconut milk soup is super sweet. We have been to their restaurant many times! Because the price-performance ratio is really high! If you go there, you can order their set meal, which is more cost-effective than ordering a la carte.
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