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Top 50 Local Restaurants in Changsha [2025]
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WENHEYOU
4.5
/5
2212 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 80
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 993m from downtown
Address: 湘江中路海信广场1-6楼
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
taste shrimp(11284 people recommended) | Yang Mi and Cyndi Wang checked in
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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
210 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 153
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
No.3 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha
Highlights:
Tianbao-flavored shrimp (1,810 people recommended) | Recommended by "Day Day Up"
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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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YI ZHAN DENG
4.3
/5
830 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 65
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 229m from downtown
Address: 东牌楼街111号蚂蚁工房2楼3楼
No.12 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha
Highlights:
Authentic Hunan specialty dishes
A time-honored Hunan cuisine restaurant with 28 years of heritage
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The impression that Changsha's food gives me is not spicy, but the queues [covering face] Wow, I was shocked when I entered this restaurant. There were more than 200 people in front of it at 3 pm, and people were standing everywhere at the door. It was still a weekday, so I had to pack it up honestly.
"Duck Palm Tendon"
The texture of collagen is very strong and tasty. This thing is perfect with iced beer!
"Sour and Spicy Squid Roll"
I always think that Hunan cuisine is not as layered as Chongqing Jianghu cuisine, but this squid roll is really made with a lot of twists and turns, with various flavors emerging one after another, and it is chewy when eaten.
"Lard Mixed with Noodles"
This really can't be packed, it's clumping, the taste is bad, and I don't know how it tastes when eaten in the restaurant.
"Fire-roasted Fish"
Salty and fragrant, it's also a good dish to go with wine, and it's also good with rice.
[Mint] Environment:
The decoration is very lively, but there are people everywhere.
[Service Bell] Service:
Even with this huge crowd, the attitude is already very good.
First meal in Changsha, came here because of its reputation.
It is very popular, ordered the signature dishes, and it was so delicious.
Every dish is very delicious.
You must try the sour radish and tripe shreds, which is the best dish in Changsha in my opinion. The radish is sour and refreshing, and the tripe shreds are very crispy. I ate a few more bowls of rice for him.
The duck feet tendons are also good, and you don’t have to spit out the bones, which is convenient.
The lard mixed with noodles is a little bland.
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虾小龙老长沙龙虾馆(五一广场店)
4.2
/5
153 reviews
Snacks
From DKK 108
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 611m from downtown
Address: 五一大道868号慕弈酒店1楼
No.9 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha
Highlights:
Vintage decor and authentic Hunan flavors with all kinds of lobster
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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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Chef Fei
4.4
/5
115 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 57
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 669m from downtown
Address: 坡子街69号（火宫殿斜对面）
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Highlights:
Signature chili pepper pork stir-fry with a unique flavor
A brand with a legacy of over 20 years
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Located in the center of Pozi Street, it is said to be ranked first on the must-visit list. I brought my kids here once during my last trip to Changsha. The pepper fried pork is really good, a super dish that goes well with rice. The pepper is not spicy, but it tastes better than what you usually buy.
| Chef's Shredded Chicken^The chicken is good, the skin is crispy and the meat is not dry, and it is cost-effective. You can try it at 69. We can't finish it and pack it up🤣.
| White pepper fried pork intestines^The pork intestines are very clean, but the taste is salty. It's very salty. It would be better if it could be lighter.
| Lake lotus root dragon bone soup^The lotus root is really powdery and glutinous, and the lotus root soup here is so sweet😋
| Flavored dried tofu^The stir-fried dried tofu is smoked dried tofu in Hunan, with a strong smoky flavor, a local specialty, you can try it
Chef Fei, the national king of fried pork with peppers. If this restaurant also says it is the national king, I will be a little dissatisfied, because I have eaten in many restaurants in Changsha, and the fried pork with peppers is actually not worse than Chef Fei's. It's just that they may not advertise as extensively as Chef Fei in Shanghai, and invest a lot of money in advertising, and don't invite any Internet celebrities to visit the store. But you say that the food is not delicious after flying everywhere, that's not the case, but it's not so delicious that you have to shoot for hours just for a meal.
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CHANGSHA LUGE GEAND HOTEL
4.4
/5
78 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 55
Hunan Museum/Beichen Delta | 1.9 km from downtown
Address: 通泰街街道湘春路234号D栋103号门面
No.5 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha
Highlights:
Authentic Hunan cuisine
Founded in 1998
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On the way to Changsha, I asked my Changsha friend in Shanghai and he told me that Lu Ge was delicious, so I came here to check in. As a result... I was told that they would be off work at 8 o'clock⁉️
Where is the city that never sleeps? ? ?
When I was worried about the restaurant, the waiter kindly told me that their strongest competitor was a restaurant called "Stupid Radish"
The service👍🏻 was amazing
For your service, I will also come to check in the next day🌹
Although there are not many dishes, they are very delicious😋
My friends and I can't eat spicy food. We ordered sweet bayberry and egg yolk potatoes🥔Changsha version of glutinous rice candy🥟
My Changsha friend really didn't lie to me. Every dish was very delicious🥰🥰🥰
When I left, the guy recognized me and said he would save a seat for me next time. He is really good at doing business😂
I ate my favorite Hunan cuisine~Lu Ge Restaurant. Its eggplant salted egg yolk is worth a separate post.
We had to wait for an hour when we arrived at 11:30 on Sunday. The lunch tickets were no longer distributed after 12 o'clock, so friends who want to eat it really have to go early!
Each table must order eggplant salted egg yolk, which is really amazing. It makes us say it's sinful while inhaling the taste crazily. The salted egg yolk taste is super strong, and you can also eat salted egg yolk particles. I didn't expect it to go so well with eggplant. We even think that we can eat a bowl of rice with just this order, but it is oily and will be a bit greasy after eating~
Cumin beef and pickled radish beef tripe are also super good with rice, and the portion is large! The beef is chopped into small pieces and very tasty. The cumin tastes very fragrant, and there are a lot of chili peppers in it, which makes it spicier and spicier. The beef tripe is very refreshing, and the pickled radish is crispy.
Old Changsha sugar dumplings taste similar to glutinous rice cakes wrapped in soybean powder. The texture is very soft and glutinous, but it is still quite sweet.
We ate super full, and it only cost around 30 or 40 yuan per person, which was an incredible value for money!
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MAOJIA RESTAURANT
4.1
/5
292 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 77
Hunan Museum/Beichen Delta | 1.7 km from downtown
Address: 湘江中路208号（近通泰路）
Highlights:
The signature Mao's Braised Pork has a superb taste.
Founded in 1987
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This Shuiwu Xiangjiang restaurant is really delicious and inexpensive. The table is full and every dish is very good. I like the hometown taste very much. It goes well with rice. There are sweet potatoes and red dates in Wuchang rice, which is a surprise. I like it overall!
Mao's Restaurant (Kaifu Wanda Branch) has good taste, authentic Hunan cuisine, warm and comfortable environment, a good choice, good and enthusiastic service attitude, the taste is heavy and spicy, a good choice, great.
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湘在光脑壳家常菜馆面粉
4.0
/5
45 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 62
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 786m from downtown
Address: 50 meters northeast of the intersection of Chunfeng Street and Xuanyuandian Lane
No.15 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha
Highlights:
A popular restaurant with authentic Changsha street food
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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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JU WEI QU JI
5.0
/5
45 reviews
Snacks
From DKK 132
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
No.10 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Changsha
Highlights:
Savory and flavorful crayfish with a chewy texture, THE8 once visited
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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~
A 3,000 RMB 4-Day, 3-Night Changsha Trip for ¥3,000 (Including Yuelu Mountain, Orange Island, and Foodie Hits)
Highlights:
The per-person budget is ¥3,000, covering transportation, accommodation, food, and attraction tickets—a fantastic value!
Must-see attractions in Changsha: Yuelu Mountain, Orange Island, Hunan Provincial Museum, Taiping Old Street, and more.
Itinerary:
1: Arrive in Changsha and Experience the Charm of the Star City
Morning: Arrive in Changsha. High-speed rail or flight are recommended, as the high-speed rail is more convenient. Upon arrival, take the subway or taxi to your hotel for check-in. (Budget: High-speed rail fares vary by location; taxis are approximately ¥50.)
Afternoon: Visit Huangxing Road Pedestrian Street and Taiping Old Street to experience Changsha's bustling commercial atmosphere and the quaint charm of its old streets. Sample Changsha specialties like stinky tofu, sugar-coated glutinous rice cakes, and large sausages. (Budget: Snacks approximately 50 yuan/person)
Evening: Stroll along the Xiangjiang River to enjoy Changsha's nightscape, or head to Jiefang West Road to experience Changsha's nightlife. (Budget: Drinks approximately 30 yuan/person)
Recommended accommodation: Hotels near May Day Square with convenient transportation, such as 7 Days Inn and Home Inn, budget approximately 200 yuan/night.
2: Yuelu Mountain Cultural Tour
Morning: Depart to Yuelu Mountain and visit Yuelu Academy and the Aiwan Pavilion to experience the charm of this millennium-old institution. You can choose to walk or take a sightseeing bus up the mountain. (Budget: Yuelu Academy ticket 40 yuan/person, sightseeing bus one-way 20 yuan/person)
Afternoon: Descend the mountain and visit Hunan University and Central South University to experience the university atmosphere. In the evening, proceed to Orange Island to enjoy the beautiful Xiangjiang River and admire the sculpture of Mao Zedong in his youth. (Budget: Orange Island sightseeing bus 20 yuan/person)
Evening: Savor Changsha's specialty crayfish. Recommended restaurants include Wenheyou Old Changsha Crayfish Restaurant or Juwei Quji. (Budget: Crayfish approximately 100 yuan/person)
3: Historical, Cultural, and Culinary Exploration
Morning: Visit the Hunan Provincial Museum to learn about Hunan's history and culture and view artifacts from the Mawangdui Han Tomb. (Budget: Free, reservations required)
Afternoon: Visit Tianxin Pavilion and Du Fu River Pavilion to experience Changsha's rich history and culture. (Budget: Tianxin Pavilion admission 32 yuan/person, Du Fu River Pavilion free)
Evening: Visit Pozi Street and Fire Palace to sample more Changsha delicacies, such as Fire Palace Stinky Tofu and Xiangqun Guojiao. (Budget: Snacks approximately 50 yuan/person)
4: Enjoy some leisure time and shopping before returning
Morning: Visit Changsha IFS for shopping and photo opportunities, or experience the artistic atmosphere at the Xie Zilong Image Art Museum. (Budget: Shopping depends on individual needs. Tickets to the Xie Zilong Image Art Museum are 80 yuan per person.)
Afternoon: Depending on your return time, proceed to the airport or train station, concluding your enjoyable Changsha trip. (Budget: Transportation costs vary by location.)
Total Budget:
Transportation: Approximately 500 yuan (high-speed rail ticket prices vary by location.)
Accommodation: Approximately 600 yuan (3 nights)
Food and Beverage: Approximately 800 yuan
Entrance fees: Approximately 200 yuan
Other: Approximately 400 yuan (shopping, souvenirs, etc.)
Total: Approximately 3,000 yuan
Travel Tips:
Changsha is hot in the summer, so be sure to take precautions against the sun and heatstroke. Winters are cold and damp, so stay warm.
Changsha has a well-developed subway system, so it's recommended to use the subway.
Changsha cuisine is often spicy, so those who can't handle spicy food should inform the restaurant in advance.
Reservations for the Hunan Provincial Museum are required, and we recommend making reservations at least three days in advance.
Wish you a wonderful vacation in Changsha!
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LAO JIE YU ZUI BA
4.3
/5
274 reviews
Hunan Cuisine
From DKK 61
Wu Yi Square/IFS | 790m from downtown
Address: TianXinQu Po Zi Jie 87Hao, Changsha China
Highlights:
Signature Old Street fish mouths
Over 20-year-old restaurant
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This is a very good restaurant, with fish as its main feature. The other dishes here are also very delicious. The environment is also good, with unique decoration. There is often a queue here in the evening, but there are fewer people recently.
Of course, I must order the signature fish mouth, otherwise I would have come here for nothing. It feels really delicious. It has a fat but not greasy, fresh but not fishy feeling. Then I can order a sweet cheese corn.
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