Salut 萨露西班牙-加泰蓝风味
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Pete Sweeney (more chengdu)
It’s not saying much to say that Salut is the best Spanish tapas restaurant in Chengdu, because it’s the first and so far the only. Chengdu got lucky enough to not only get a tapas restaurant at long last, but also to get a pretty authentic one. The Gazquez brothers, Pepe and Agusti, are two...
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Huaxing Jian Dan Mian 华兴煎蛋面
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Bill Stranberg (more chengdu)
A certain amount of faith should be placed in a restaurant that names itself after a specific dish. Jian Dan Mian is such a place. Despite its one remarkable dish, there’s a bit more going on here than one might suspect. It is nestled into the south end of Yulin road, making it merely a few...
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Green Heart Forest BBQ 绿心林烧烤
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Pete Sweeney (more chengdu)
On the one hand, it’s not particularly difficult to find places that will sell you grilled goods on sticks in Chengdu, or anywhere else in China for that matter. That said, quality varies, yes it does, as does the degree of risk you take.
The Green Heart Forest Barbeque is comfortably...
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A're Tibetan Restaurant 阿热藏餐
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Bill Stranberg (more chengdu)
Three floors of culture await you just across the street from Wuhou Temple. In fact, that’s where you should start. A’re is located smack-dab in the middle of what has become known as the Tibetan District. And that’s fitting, too, seeing as A’re is in fact Tibetan. Before sitting down to...
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Mooney’s Irish Pub 爱尔兰吧
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Bill Stranberg (more chengdu)
A good Irish pub needs more than an Irish name. It’s got to have the heart and soul of Ireland. We’re talking about more than a pint of Guinness. What we mean is they’ve got to have the grub and a little traditional Celtic music thrown in. The place should have dark wood tones and dim...
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Edge Café 梦之边沿
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Bill Stranberg (more chengdu)
Have you been craving some bread lately? Like a good loaf of sour dough? Maybe a fresh French baguette? How about a croissant? You can get them all down at the Edge Café, and all for under10 kuai. There’s a slight catch though. If you walk in and sit down expecting the bread to just appear on...
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The Bookworm 老书虫
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With locations in Beijing, Chengdu, and Suzhou, the Bookworm has a reputation for welcoming people from everywhere. Respectable food, and drinks run at reasonable prices. And then there are the books of course.
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Leg and Whistle, English Bar 英格兰酒吧
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This British Pub, located just south of the Chuan Da’s south gate, offers up a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Go there to enjoy a large selection of beers and local and international sports.
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Le shan 乐山
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Bill Stranberg (more chengdu)
The first thing to spring to mind when we came face to face with the big guy was “Smug.” This guy knows he’s the biggest Buddha around. He sits there, carved into the mountainside with this little, well, giant smirk on his face. This Buddha deserves it – his head is so big that a...
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Emei Shan 峨眉山
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Bill Stranberg (more chengdu)
Once we decided on Leshan, we had to go with Emei Shan as well. Emei is just a bit farther down the road from the Big Buddha and is truly one of the places you can’t miss even if you’re only in Chengdu for a short while.
There are multiple ways to go about sightseeing at Emei. If you happen...
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1000 Plateaus Art Gallery 千高原艺术画廊
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Pete Sweeney (more chengdu)
Chengdu is an unquestioned arts centre as any quick tour of the city’s numerous art markets will illustrate. However, this same tour reveals that the overwhelming majority of the art market is dominated by reproductions or reinterpretations of Chinese traditional forms: calligraphy, landscapes,...
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Qingcheng Shan 青城山
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Qingcheng Shan is considered to be one of China’s holiest mountains (actually, the fifth holiest) and is one of the birthplaces of Taoism. It is still home to monks who have spent their lives in peace and prayer at the over twenty temples and religious sights, all of which are bursting at the...
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