Where can I taste local food near West Lake in Hangzhou?

There are many places near the West Lake where you can taste delicious food. The famous ones are Louwailou, Zhiweiguan and 28 restaurants of Hyatt Hotel.

1. Louwailou is located at No.30 Gushan Road, Hangzhou, adjacent to Pinghu Qiuyue. This is an antique decorative building. Carved beams and painted buildings in the store, coupled with the beautiful scenery of the West Lake, customers who dine here often linger. Louwailou specializes in Zhejiang cuisine, and Dongpo pork and beggar chicken are its signature dishes.

2. Zhiweiguan is located in the west gate of Guandi, Huagang, Yang Gongdi 10- 12. It's mainly about Zhejiang cuisine, and the decoration style is very different from that of the building outside. If the buildings outside represent the classical graceful beauty, then the concept of knowing taste represents the modern unrestrained beauty. The lobby in Zhiweiguan is spacious and bright, with all kinds of private rooms, such as the famous crab powder cage, cat ears and so on.

3. The design concept of No.28 restaurant in Hyatt Hotel is mainly based on the combination of Chinese and Western. There are traditional big round tables, sofa seats popular in the west and even tatami from Japan in the restaurant, which can be described as a model of combining Chinese and western styles. The restaurant is located on the first floor of Hyatt Regency, No.28 Hubin Road, Hangzhou, and specializes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine. It is the only top 50 restaurant in Asia in Hangzhou. Therefore, it enjoys a high reputation in the West Lake Scenic Area and attracts a large number of customers to feast here every day. Its signature dishes include braised pork with gold medal, shrimp with Longjing, Song Saoyu soup and beggar chicken.

In addition, there are many distinctive places around the West Lake Scenic Area where you can taste the authentic hangzhou dishes, which needs tourists to explore slowly. It must be interesting to explore the delicious food beyond the beautiful scenery of the West Lake.