Suzhou A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Suzhou.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Main dishes · Sōngshǔ guìyú Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish 松鼠桂鱼 120–320 ¥ May have fine bones Main dishes · Sūshì hóngshāoròu Suzhou-style braised pork 苏式红烧肉 45–120 ¥ Staples & noodles · Sūshì tāngmiàn Suzhou soup noodles 苏式汤面 18–55 ¥ May have fine bones Staples & noodles · Yángchūnmiàn Yangchun noodles 阳春面 10–25 ¥ Snacks · Sūshì xiānròu yuèbǐng Suzhou fresh-meat mooncake 苏式鲜肉月饼 8–20 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Hǎitáng gāo Begonia flower cake 海棠糕 6–15 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Sūshì yuèbǐng Suzhou sweet mooncake 苏式月饼（豆沙） 8–30 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Sūzhōu qīngtuán Suzhou qingtuan 苏州青团 8–28 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Guìhuā táng yùnǎi Suzhou osmanthus sugar taro 桂花糖芋艿 10–25 ¥ Staples & noodles · Xièfěn xiǎolóng Suzhou crab xiaolongbao 蟹粉小笼 30–90 ¥ Main dishes · Tàihú báiyú Taihu white fish 太湖白鱼 80–220 ¥ Fish has bones Main dishes · Chúncài tāng Taihu water-shield soup 莼菜汤 35–100 ¥ May have fine bones Main dishes · Cángshū yángròu Cangshu braised mutton 藏书羊肉 70–180 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Jiǔniàng yuánzi Suzhou sweet fermented rice 酒酿圆子 10–25 ¥ Staples & noodles · Jītāng xiǎohúntún Suzhou chicken soup wonton 鸡汤小馄饨 12–30 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Sūshì gāotuán Suzhou rice cake 苏式糕团 8–30 ¥ Main dishes · Sūshì yánshuǐyā Suzhou salted duck 苏式盐水鸭 40–120 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Sūzhōu tángzhōu Suzhou sweet rice porridge 苏州糖粥 6–18 ¥ Staples & noodles · Sūzhōu shēngjiān bāo Suzhou pan-fried pork bun 苏州生煎包 12–35 ¥ Main dishes · Sūzhōu niàng dòufu Suzhou stuffed tofu 苏州酿豆腐 25–70 ¥ 