Pichaiyuan Food Street
劈柴院
A snack street in renovated century-old lane-house courtyards, concentrating Qingdao favorites such as seafood, barbecue, tianmo sweet porridge and spare rib rice.
Pichaiyuan lies on the northern section of Zhongshan Road, around Jiangning Road. It is a traditional lane-house courtyard complex built in the early 20th century. Once the city's popular entertainment hub, it has been converted into a food street, with seafood stalls, Spanish mackerel dumplings, stir-fried clams, spare rib rice and other Qingdao snacks, as well as long-established teahouses. It is crowded and relatively pricey, so when ordering seafood, be sure to confirm the weighing method and prices first. Entry is free. It is within walking distance of Zhongshan Road, the Catholic Church and Zhanqiao Pier.
Opening hours
About 10:00–22:00 (varies by shop)
Nearby sights
- Zhongshan Road & Dabaodao Historic District
- St. Michael's Cathedral
- Guanxiang Hill Park & Qingdao Observatory
- Zhanqiao Pier
- Qingdao Protestant Church
- Qingdao Tianhou Temple
- Signal Hill Park
- Qingdao German Prison Site Museum
Places to eat nearby
- Chunhelou (Zhongshan Road Head Office)
- Wangjie BBQ (Zhongshan Road Branch)
- Minguohai Seafood Dumpling Restaurant (Zhongshan Road Zhanqiao Branch)
- Yongle Beer House (Chengwu Road Branch)
- Shuangheyuan · Seafood Dumplings Qingdao Cuisine (Xuanhua Road Branch)
- Yiqinghui · Seafood Qingdao Cuisine (May Fourth Square Flagship Store)