Jianshe Road Food Street
建设路
An affordable food street favoured by Chengdu locals and students, packed with snacks such as mao roast duck, grilled ox brains, bobo chicken and ice jelly.
Jianshe Road is in Chenghua District, near the old campus of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. The Jianshe Lane area is packed with inexpensive snack shops, making it one of Chengdu's best-known streets for wandering and sampling food. Popular bites include mao roast duck, grilled brains, grilled sweet potato sheets, egg-baked cakes, bobo chicken, ice jelly and skewers. A meal costs a few dozen yuan per person. The crowds peak after dusk, and popular stalls have queues. Admission is free. Eastern Suburb Memory station on Metro Line 8, or stations near Lines 7 and 8, are close by, and the street pairs well with Eastern Suburb Memory. Keep an eye on your belongings, and order only what you can finish to avoid waste.
Opening hours
Approx. 11:00 until early next morning (varies by venue)
Nearby sights
- Tianfu Panda Tower (Sichuan TV Tower)
- Eastern Suburb Memory
- Mengzhuiwan Riverside
- Daci Temple
- Jinjiang Theatre (Sichuan Opera)
- Chunxi Road / Taikoo Li
- Jinjiang River Night Cruise (Dongmen Wharf)
- Wenshu Monastery