Harbin Markets, Night Markets and Classic Restaurants

From the Hongzhuan Street morning market and classic guo bao rou restaurants to the Shida Night Market and century-old shops in Laodaowai, eat your way through Harbin in two days.

This itinerary follows the usual local food guide route. On day one, start early at the Hongzhuan Street morning market. Spend the day on Central Street, then have dinner at Laolechu for guo bao rou before heading to the Shida Night Market. On day two, eat buns, shaomai and braised pork ribs in Laodaowai, stroll through the Chinese Baroque Street district, and finish at Qiulin for red sausage and large Russian bread before leaving from Harbin Railway Station. You can visit any time of year, though fewer night market stalls operate in winter.

Some Shida Night Market stalls open in winter. The morning market is at its fullest before 8 a.m.

Day by day

Day 1 · Morning market, old streets, guo bao rou and night market

Harbin（Hongzhuan Street Morning Market、Central Street (Zhongyang Dajie)、Laochujia Restaurant、Shida Night Market）

You can walk to the morning market and Central Street. After dinner, take a taxi to the Shida Night Market in Nangang, about 15 minutes, then a taxi back to Daoli.

Northeastern dishes come in large portions. Three dishes are enough for two people.

Stay: Central Street · Daoli

Day 2 · Classic Laodaowai shops and Qiulin

Harbin（Laodaowai Chinese Baroque Historic Block、Churin Department Store、Harbin Railway Station）

Take a taxi to Laodaowai, about 15 minutes. Eat and explore on foot. In the afternoon, take a taxi to Qiulin, about 10 minutes, then walk to Harbin Railway Station.

Buy red sausage at a shop rather than from street vendors, whose prices are higher.

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