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Top 50 Local Restaurants in Suzhou [2025]
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得月楼(观前店)
4.3
/5
2490 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 440000
Guanqian Street/Pingjiang Street | 4 km from downtown
Address: PingJiang District GuanQian Street TaiJian Nong 43, Suzhou China
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Signature sweet and sour mandarin fish awakens the taste buds
Founded in the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty
Saved by 162 users160 positive reviews
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Deyue Tower is located in the prosperous center of Suzhou. The whole building has white walls and black tiles, and the eaves are upturned. The three-character plaque of "Deyue Tower" was written by Song Richang, the former chairman of the Shanghai Calligraphy Association. There is a flying dragon on each side of the building, and the lace eaves on the back with cloud patterns make it exquisite and free, solemn and elegant.
This time-honored Suzhou restaurant has a history of more than 500 years and is represented by Suzhou cuisine. The Guanqian branch was also the filming location for the movie "Little Deyue Tower". It has become a must-see spot for Suzhou tourists.
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zhen zhu fan dian
4.3
/5
281 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 316666
Guanqian Street/Pingjiang Street | 4 km from downtown
Address: PingJiang District TaiJian Nong 17, Suzhou China
No.20 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Suzhou
Highlights:
Authentic Suzhou Cuisine with Fresh Ingredients
Over 40-year-old reputable restaurant
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Almost equivalent to Nanjing East Road Pedestrian Street in our Magic City, Suzhou's "Guanqian Street" should also be a must-check-in spot for tourists8⃣️
In addition to regular shopping and souvenir shopping, various traditional time-honored restaurants with a history of more than a hundred years in Suzhou are mostly concentrated here, so when you come to Guanqian Street, the food mission is also very important😋😋
So, every time you check in at a time-honored restaurant, it has become a common tacit understanding among our foodie friends.
This time, it's her turn to schedule food~
📍 Name: "Pearl Restaurant"
Store address: No. 9, Pearl Lane, Suzhou City
Business hours: 11:00-14:00 / 17:00-21:00
"Stir-fried river shrimp" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It has a slight alkaline taste and is greasy, which is slightly deducted.
However, U1S1, for stir-fried river shrimp, its price-performance ratio is really high enough.
"Chicken head rice sweet beans" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorite Jiangnan flavor, the sweetness of green beans and the softness of chicken head rice are intertwined, it's really delicious.
"Braised river eel" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It's worth waiting for nearly an hour‼ ️
If you have eaten too much braised or steamed river eel, I strongly recommend this braised flavor. The soft, glutinous and tender eel instantly beats other similar products.
Before the meal, I complained about the environment, service, etc. in all aspects. Then, I was directly satisfied with a braised eel. It turns out that the principle of foodies is only 2⃣️ words: delicious😜
This Pearl Restaurant is near the Guanqian Street Scenic Area. It has very good business because it is really cost-effective. We also ate here twice as tourists. The recommended dishes are all unique, not expensive, and the portions are OK. They are really delicious!
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Song helou
4.2
/5
1755 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 476666
Guanqian Street/Pingjiang Street | 4.1 km from downtown
Address: 太监弄72号
Featured in 2024 Asia 100 - Local Restaurants
Highlights:
Stewed meatball with crab roe
The Jiangnan garden design is classic and quaint.
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It was a beautiful spring day. The Suzhou outing activity, which was delayed for three years due to the epidemic, finally went smoothly this year. I got up early in the morning and the road conditions were very good. After the tomb sweeping, I went to the Songhe Tower on Guanqian Street, which has a history of more than 260 years, for lunch.
Environment: The store has been renovated. "Pine" and "Crane" are the soul of the decoration of Songhe Tower. The calm and majestic Chinese style of the entire pine and crane wall at the entrance shows the grandeur of Suzhou style. Going to the second floor is like entering an exquisite courtyard, full of the style and thoughts of the owner of the courtyard. Screens, flower windows, rockery, green plants... a group of garden elements have been "moved" into the restaurant. It is very convenient to taste the taste of Suzhou in the garden with a changing scenery!
Service: There are waiters guiding from the first floor. You can scan the code to order when you sit down on the second floor, or you can directly ask the waiter to open the order. Some signature special dishes must be booked in advance, and you can't eat them on the spot.
| Watermelon juice^ It's hot and dry, and the sweet and delicious freshly squeezed watermelon juice quenches thirst and tastes good. It's really sweet to the heart.
|Clear Shrimp^The ingredients of Clear River Shrimp are all river shrimp, medium-sized, full and elastic when bitten, and delicious when put into the mouth with a spoon.
|Squirrel Mandarin Fish^The must-order dish for every table must be the signature dish here, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, with its head raised and tail raised, and its mouth open for appearance, the fish meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, paired with a sweet and sour delicious sauce, and you can't stop tasting it.
|Songhe Drunk Crab^"One crab on the table is light in all flavors", the crab roe is deep red and attractive, the meat is tender, delicious, and the Huadiao wine is rich and sweet.
|Cherry Square Meat^With a light pick of chopsticks, you can pick up a piece of fat and lean pork belly with skin and meat, dipped in cherry juice, crispy and soft, the fat melts in the mouth, the meat is full of fragrance when bitten, sweet but not greasy, if you eat too much meat, a bite of fragrant grass head will immediately relieve the greasiness. This dish is suitable for all ages and is served on almost every table.
|Free-range Chicken Braised Abalone^The small abalone is tender and the chicken is slightly salty.
|Water shield and whitebait soup^Water shield and whitebait are both unique to Taihu Lake, with a refreshing taste.
|Noodles with shrimp roe and soy sauce^It’s not time to eat three shrimp noodles yet, so let’s have noodles with shrimp roe and add clear river shrimp, it tastes pretty good.
After dinner, go to Guanqian Street and buy some local specialties to take home.
There are more and more Songhelou restaurants now. You can eat whatever you want. I came here on a weekday night and the store was empty. It was a little unexpected😯
Playing Pingtan and eating Suzhou-style soup noodles🍜, the atmosphere is great🈵️. The dishes were served very quickly. I ordered braised meat + smoked fish as toppings, white soup base, and the plate was clean. The braised duck that I liked before is no longer available. I hope it will appear on the menu in a while.
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小欢喜(南新路店)
3.5
/5
34 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 273333
Shi Road/Shantang business district | 2.4 km from downtown
Address: 17 Nanxin Road
Highlights:
An unpretentious Suzhou cuisine restaurant with classic dishes
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The predecessor was the famous Traffic Technical School Canteen✌
When I was a child, my grandfather liked this restaurant very much. It was economical and affordable, with large portions and Suzhou-style dishes.
Crispy duck is its specialty, paired with lobster slices, which are not very common nowadays, it was a surprise when I was a child.
The clear shrimps are very generous and substantial👍, and they are a must-try when dipped in vinegar👍.
Dried tofu with amaranth, golden cauliflower with wine aroma, and fried gluten, such ordinary dishes are also cooked very homely and delicious👍.
Eating in the technical school, what? You heard it right, we really have to go to the technical school cafeteria. I got up late without breakfast, and walked here after checking out. All this was just to eat more, thinking that I might be the first customer, but in fact, I didn't. The restaurant opened at 10:30 and there were already several couples. How to describe the environment? It feels like a state-owned restaurant, but the configuration is very ordinary, slightly better than the cafeteria. A purple-red tablecloth was spread out, and a layer of disposable plastic tablecloth was laid on it. This feeling is, okay. Look at the menu and eat.
[Clear Shrimp] The shelled river shrimps are uniform in size and oily in color. They are chewy but not fresh. It's better to dip them in vinegar.
[Sauce] The amount is a bit large, and it's not square. They are all opened, and it feels a bit like oily meat. The soup is sweet, and the feeling of fullness increases after eating 2 pieces.
[Crispy Duck] The whole duck is served, cut into pieces, and the head is a bit strange. The skin is crispy, and the duck body is basically wasted after eating the legs.
[Tendons] My friend ordered it, but I have never been interested in tendons, because they are all the kind that are released, and the taste is not very good.
[Water celery and dried tofu] I just want to eat some green leafy vegetables. Water celery tastes better than celery, and it is crispy. In fact, I prefer pure water celery, and it is better if it is tenderer.
[Salted pork and winter melon soup] It is a big pot, with winter melon and salted pork, and the amount is quite honest. Rice + 1 yuan per person is quite delicious.
It is cost-effective and suitable for 4 people or more to eat based on this amount of food. I don’t pay attention to the presentation of the dishes, because many plates have gaps and continue to be used. You have to understand that it is a canteen. The payment method can be Alipay or WeChat, which is in line with the times~
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JIANGNAN DELICACY
4.6
/5
58 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 813333
West of Suzhou Industrial Park/Suchow Center | 10.4 km from downtown
Address: 四季路李公堤3期16号楼
Featured in 2024 Asia 100 - Local Restaurants
Highlights:
Authentic Jiangsu cuisine awakens the taste buds
Admire the beautiful scenery of Jinji Lake
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200-300 per person, good environment, great dishes👍.
Each dish is very delicate, well presented, and tastes great.
The private room was booked half a month in advance, with a great view. The business of this restaurant is really good. At 7 o'clock in the evening, the tables start to turn over. It is suitable for family gatherings and business banquets.
The environment of Suzhou ancient style is pure and elegant. Wooden windows, lighting, partitions and other traditional Chinese elements are used. Eating here is a physical and mental enjoyment of traveling around Suzhou! Using traditional production techniques, focusing on exploring the connotation of Suzhou dishes, only to serve the most authentic Suzhou dishes.
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6
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XieHe CaiGuan
4.2
/5
288 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 356666
Shiquan Street/Pan Gate Scenic Area | 4.5 km from downtown
Address: 15 Phoenix Street, Suzhou China
Highlights:
Authentic Suzhou cuisine
Opened for Over 30 Years
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Xiehe Restaurant is an old restaurant with good business, mainly because their Suzhou cuisine tastes very authentic, especially the squirrel mandarin fish, fried eel paste, etc., which are very delicious, and the price is not expensive, very close to the people. The restaurant environment is also good, and the waiters are friendly.
A restaurant with a more Suzhou flavor. I've been here many times and I don't feel tired of it. The environment is quite good. The antique decoration style. Although it doesn't look big, it is actually two stories high. The Suzhou dishes in the restaurant, including eel shreds and shrimp, are large and fresh.
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Wuyuerongji (shihudian)
4.5
/5
212 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 300000
Shihu Lake/Shangfang Mountain Scenic Spot/International Education Zone | 5.6 km from downtown
Address: E2 Floor, South Commercial Street, Shihu Scenic Area, West Shihu Road
Highlights:
Sweet and sour mandarin fish is the signature dish.
Over 20 years of brand heritage
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I heard from friends that Suzhou Wuyue Rongji has good food. I passed by it when I was visiting Shihu Scenic Area and thought I could have a late lunch here, but unfortunately I was told that it was past business hours. I looked at the door and the environment was very festive. Next time I will come earlier to eat squirrel mandarin fish.
Important things should be said three times. Don't come to eat during holidays. There are too many people and it's noisy! The business is extremely hot! The taste is average! The environment is more unique for dining outdoors! There is basically no service! Convenient parking!
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YUSHIFANDAO
4.6
/5
535 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 250000
Guanqian Street/Pingjiang Street | 4.9 km from downtown
Address: No.68-76 Pingjiang Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou China
Highlights:
Authentic Suzhou cuisine
Opened for Over 15 Years
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Pingjiang Road in Suzhou is now antique, and the pedestrian street with small bridges and flowing water is very nice. Many old and first-class restaurants are in the city center. It is really good to be able to do it like this. It is very convenient to go directly to the subway station and the dishes are rich.
Rice and fish or fish and rice? As a foreigner, I don't know how to pronounce it. A scene encountered on Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, also a restaurant. This background has been seen in TV dramas.
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WU JI XIAO YUAN LOU
4.4
/5
402 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 270000
Guanqian Street/Pingjiang Street | 4.4 km from downtown
Address: 151 Northwest Street (Southeast corner of intersection of Northwest Street and Pi Shi Street)
No.19 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Suzhou
Highlights:
A popular and exquisite restaurant with a wide variety of Suzhou cuisine
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Suzhou Restaurant Exploration｜The God of Cost-Effectiveness🏆
📍Wu Ji Xiaoyuanlou (Baita West Road Main Branch)
No. 71-75, Baita West Road, Gusu District
📎Parking is inconvenient, the subway is recommended. 🚇650m walk from Exit 1 of Beisita Station on Line 4🚶
🔍Xiaoyuanlou has many branches, other branches may not be stable, so look for the main branch.
The restaurant chosen by Suzhou locals for family gatherings🍴, good quality, cheap, large portions, a good place to eat home-cooked meals, the king of pure cost-effectiveness! And there are so many dishes, basically you won’t go wrong with anything you order. The lobby started queuing at 11 o’clock, and there was a constant stream of old Suzhou diners. If you accept sharing tables, you can sit if there is an empty seat without queuing too long.
⭕️Fried eel paste in oil💰58: The eel shreds are plump and tasty, salty and sweet, and delicious with garlic and ginger😋
⭕️Ayong flavored meat💰68: A must-order dish! Braised pork + braised egg with thick oil sauce, the braised pork is soft and delicious, sticky and glutinous, and it is soul-stirring! But you will get sick of eating too much, so you can take the rest home.
⭕️Stir-fried gluten with vegetables💰22: The oily and fragrant gluten is paired with seafood mushrooms, small fungus, and bamboo shoots, which is fresh and sweet and super delicious
⭕️Shred potatoes💰5: Special welfare dish! You can also choose mapo tofu
⭕️Shepherd's purse and mushroom stewed tendon: The fragrance of shepherd's purse and the deliciousness of mushrooms are perfectly combined, and the tendon is soft and glutinous.
⭕️Scallion oil noodles💰12: The portion is super large, such a big pot! I can't finish it at all.
If you go, you can order some seasonal dishes, and you can also try the squirrel mandarin fish for 168.
In summary: It is a restaurant with a high cost-effectiveness and is affordable!
I fell in love with Xiaoyuanlou from the first time I ate there. Every year when I come to Suzhou, I must come to Xiaoyuanlou. The dishes are still so delicious after all these years. Suzhou cuisine is basically the same as our Shanghai cuisine, with thick oil, red sauce and sweet taste. I absolutely love it. I have brought friends here to eat many times and they all said it was delicious. I will come again next time.
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Xin Ju Feng Cai Guan
4.5
/5
176 reviews
Jiangzhe Cuisine
From VND 456666
Guanqian Street/Pingjiang Street | 4.1 km from downtown
Address: TaiJian Nong 9 2 Floor, Suzhou China
Highlights:
Authentic Suzhou cuisine
Hundred-year cultural heritage
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In the city of Suzhou, which has a long history, there are countless time-honored brands. The famous restaurants in Taijian Lane are even more hidden. There are too many delicious foods to eat without visiting😋😋
Then you can only work hard to eat and come more often. This stop is: "Xinjufeng Restaurant".
🏠Restaurant environment:
As an old restaurant with a history of more than a hundred years, the dining environment here obviously has a bit of old-fashioned feeling, and it certainly has nothing to do with exquisiteness. However, for the sake of food, these can be ignored 8⃣️
🥢Taste recommendation:
[Wine-fried snakehead fish]
The appearance is mediocre, and the price of 388 is really a bit expensive.
However, it is really worth it.
It is said that snakehead fish, which cannot be artificially bred, is in the best season of spring.
When taking the ingredients, only the two most tender strands of fish meat on the back of the snakehead fish are selected, and the ingredients are already precious enough.
The taste is even more advanced, with only the lightest seasoning to highlight the freshness of the ingredients.
The perfect heat ensures that the fish is extremely tender when it is served. It is so satisfying to scoop up a large spoonful with a spoon and eat it directly~
[Stir-fried wolfberry head]
Another spring flavor, fresh and juicy.
A simple cooking method, without any plating or decoration. It is such a green leafy vegetable that was directly snapped up by our foodie friends.
[Sizzling oil eel shreds]
The boiling oil poured on the table is vivid and fragrant. It is the most authentic traditional spicy oil method. Unfortunately, it has been lost in the magic city~
[Mother oil boat duck]
The signature of Taihu boat dishes, a full pot, the duck meat is tender and tasty, and the soup base is rich and fragrant.
Remember to add a portion of noodles at the end to avoid wasting such a mellow soup [snickering]
[Chrysanthemum radish]
The picture clearly shows a high-value chrysanthemum, why is there a pile of scallion oil radish on the table. . .
Despite all the complaints, the sweet shredded radish is not bad at all, crispy and tender without any raw smell of radish, great.
Every time I come to Suzhou City to eat, I always find new delicious flavors, it is really a treasure food place‼ ️
You must try the chicken head rice, a Suzhou specialty, very delicious, soft and sweet soup. In addition, the winter bamboo shoots are delicious and the fish fillets are smooth, all very delicious. It is worth mentioning that the waiters here recommend dishes that are very reliable, very suitable for your taste, and cost-effective. They will not let you order more and will control the amount of your order.
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