Top 10 Chongqing Restaurants

The cuisine of Chongqing is highly renowned, boasting not only a rich variety but also being fresh and delicious. To enhance the dining experience for customers, restaurant owners have decorated their stores in unique and creative ways. If you visit Chongqing, you can go to the following characteristic restaurants to savor the delicacies and enjoy excellent service.

1. Da Dui Zhang Lao Hotpot (Beicheng Tianjie Branch)

This restaurant is very interesting. First of all, it has decorations themed around Chinese red culture—when you wear the apron, you feel like you are a Chinese person from that time period. Then when you are eating, there are all sorts of leisure activities such as singing and dancing, so you can enjoy delicious food while watching the shows. The waitstaff are very friendly, always smiling and ready to serve you. This restaurant has a wide variety of options, with a large number of fresh dishes. In addition, there are all sorts of different ingredients on the table, and you can add whatever you like to your bowl. Then, the hot pot soup with herbs and spices is quite good. For people who like spicy food, the dishes here are particularly good because they are very flavorful, leaving a numbing sensation in your mouth.

• Average check per person: RMB 71
• Open hours: 11:00 – 02:00 daily
• Address: No. 10, Beicheng Tianjie, Jiangbei District, Chongqing

2. Signature Restaurant, The Westin Chongqing Liberation Square

Signature Restaurant is a buffet restaurant, which is located on the 50th floor of the hotel. Sitting by the window, you can see the charming city view and the beautiful scenery of the two rivers. The interactive open kitchen offers a variety of international dishes. Here you can taste many Chongqing specialties, as well as delicious seafood, along with juice and coffee, cheese and gorgeous desserts. If you are a vegetarian, there are also various vegetarian dishes to satisfy your taste buds.

• Average check per person: Lunch RMB 158, Dinner RMB 318
• Open hours: Breakfast: 06:30 – 10:30, Lunch: 11:30 – 14:00, Dinner: 17:30 – 21:30
• Address: 50th Floor, The Westin Chongqing Liberation Square, No. 222, Xinhua Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing

3. Flavors All-Day Dining, Holiday Inn Chongqing Riverside

The hotel has a beautiful environment, a good geographical location and convenient transportation. The rooms are clean and tidy, comfortable and hygienic, and the facilities are user-friendly. The hotel dishes are rich and varied, and there are many special varieties. The waiters are very enthusiastic and willing to provide all kinds of help. Drinks are free, seafood is rich and desserts are delicious.

• Average check per person: Dinner buffet RMB 118
• Open hours: Breakfast: 06:30 – 10:30, Lunch: 11:00 – 14:00, Dinner: 17:00 – 21:00
• Address: 1st Floor, Holiday Inn Chongqing Riverside, No. 26, Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing

4. Qinxiangting Chinese Restaurant, Holiday Inn Chongqing Riverside

The most distinctive feature of this restaurant is its antique style. The table decorations include the quintessence of China - Peking Opera artworks, face-changing dolls, and antique screens. It serves Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, traditional delicacies, and Chongqing cuisine. The dishes are made with the best quality organic vegetables and other healthy ingredients, and the dishes are very delicious and healthy.

• Average check per person: RMB 138–150
• Open hours: 11:00 – 14:00, 17:00 – 21:00
• Address: 5th Floor, Holiday Inn Chongqing Riverside, No. 26, Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing

5. City Bistro, Chongqing Marriott Hotel

City Bistro is located on the 29th floor of Chongqing Marriott Hotel, serving breakfast and international buffet dinner every day. Here you can enjoy a wide range of international dishes with regional flavors, as well as some selected Chinese specialties, while enjoying the charming scenery around you. Fresh seafood and grilled beef and lamb chops are highly recommended. Of course, there is delicious hot pot, Peking duck and traditional Chinese dishes.

• Average check per person: Dinner buffet RMB 268
• Open hours: 18:00 – 21:30
• Address: 29th Floor, Chongqing Marriott Hotel, No. 77, Qingnian Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing

6. Casa Dami - Italian Cuisine & Pizzeria

Here you can eat authentic Italian food at a very affordable price. The spaghetti bolognese and the pizza margherita are recommended. They are very delicious. The place is cozy and pays great attention to details. The staff are friendly and they will listen patiently to every request. So, if you want to taste Italian food in Chongqing, Casa Dami Restaurant is highly recommended.

• Average check per person: RMB 150–200
• Open hours: 11:30 – 22:00
• Address: No. 13, Fushang Yujing, Shangyu Street, Longta District, Yubei District, Chongqing

7. Feast Signature Restaurant, Sheraton Chongqing Hotel

The hotel is very well situated on the river. From the high-rise building, you can directly overlook the river and see the ships sailing on it. The night scene is wonderful as the opposite bank is ablaze with lights, and the overall view is spectacular. The hotel offers several buffets, such as the continental breakfast and oriental cuisines. Visitors to this hotel should try the sashimi seafood, which is very fresh, and there are a variety of desserts. The restaurant itself is quite large, and the waiters are very personable and enthusiastic.

• Average check per person:RMB 146
• Open hours: 06:30 – 23:00
• Address: 5th Floor, Sheraton Chongqing Hotel, No. 78, Nanbin Road, Nan'an District, Chongqing

8. Pipayuan Hotpot

It is known as "the Potala Palace in the hot pot world", with one store resembling a mountain, enabling visitors to enjoy the night view while having hot pot. Pipayuan Hotpot is not just about eating hot pot but closely connects cuisine with culture. From the overall design style and concept, it highlights the seamless connection between Chinese garden art and the popular lighting effects. In addition, Pipayuan Hotpot is built against the mountain, facing the Yangtze River and Jialing River, and the whole park is huge, highlighting the landscape culture and garden culture atmosphere, especially at night, the lighting effect creates colorful, peach blossoms and green flowing water around it, decorating the whole Pipayuan Hotpot into an ocean of flowers.

• Average check per person: RMB 120
• Open hours: 09:00 – 24:00
• Address: Pipayuan, Jinzhu Village, Nanshan Street, Nan'an District, Chongqing

9. Longfeng Xiyan Banquet Hall

Here you can enjoy the unique Hanfu makeup and styling service, don Hanfu, and savor a Han-style banquet, as if you traveled back to ancient times and gathered with kings, generals, and celebrities in history. You can also immerse yourself in the Han Dynasty royal wedding, and listen to melodious music and watch elegant dances. This is simply a feast of art.

• Average check per person: RMB 472
• Open hours: 18:30 – 21:00
• Address: Longfeng Chengxiang · Xiyan, 5th Floor, Xiexin Starlight Plaza, 99 Wuyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City.

10. Yaojiu Hotpot (Yanghe Main Branch)

"Yaojiu Hotpot" Yanghe Store, one wall of which is covered with old newspapers from 1970s and 1980s, and in some corners of the store, lanterns with China red main color are hung, which makes people feel the distinctive regional cultural characteristics in such an atmosphere.

• Average check per person: RMB 80–100
• Open hours: 11:00 – 22:00
• Address: No. 68-1, Yanghe Middle Road, Jiangbei District, Chongqing