Your first impression of Hangzhou might very well be the same first mpression you get here - graceful, delicate, clean, and extremely tidy. The décor, with lotus embroidery on the walls, keeps things modern yet familiar with its fashionably retro style. The dishes do likewise. Hangzhou cuisine offers small delicate dishes and are a little bit sweeter than Shanghai cuisine. It never goes too far away from the tried and trusted ingredients, such as Chun'an 
ham (淳安腊肉) and bamboo shoots. Even their Jimao Cai (鸡毛菜) is flown in from Hangzhou by air, and yet every  bite was fresh and juicy. Strongly ecommended are the Lin'an Bamboo Shoots fried with Meat (临安春笋炒腩肉 38RMB) and the Xihu Honey Lotus Root with sicky rice (西湖蜜糖糯米22RMB) – either as a slight dessert or a main dish. But what if you have never been to Hangzhou before? If so, why not buy some specialties like Hangzhou White Daisy (杭白菊28RMB/box). They are the same price as a box of Twinings and yet their flavor is absolutely unique. 

3/F, Coastal City, Wen Xin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8635 9988)
南山区文心五路海岸城广场三楼
Daily from 11am-10pm, All cards, eat 100RMB and get a 30RMB voucher. Cost for two:120RMB