Chengdu’s ever changing food scene has various offerings to be delivered straight to our doors. Whilst Sichuan boasts one of the most celebrated cuisines in the world, Chengdu is still lighter on quality international eateries than most cities along China’s Eastern Coast, and chuan cai doesn’t always leave us satisfied after a baijiu business dinner…
Lucky for us all, Chengdu’s exciting start-up culture is giving rise to many independent or family-run delivery services which, aided by the ease of WeChat and low sunk costs, means there’s a new menu finding its way to us almost weekly.
[This article is from 2016, most places have moved on Eleme 饿了么 and/ or Meituan 美团 for delivery – see QR codes down this post]
From cheesecake to chapatis, the Chengdu Expat team tests out Chengdu’s food delivery services.
Peter’s Tex Mex
With its large and varied menu, Peter’s Tex Mex is known for its generous portions. This chain has over half a dozen restaurants across Chengdu so there’s bound to be Peter’s not too far from you. Their portions sizes are on the generous side, which is especially good if you like salads and have been disappointed by the stinginess of the portion sizes at other eateries.
Order over the phone at multiple locations:
MixC Mall, Shuangqing Rd – (028) 86307466
Global Center, 1700 North Sect. of Tianfu Ave – (028) 65188518
117 Kehua North Rd – (028) 85227965
12, East Tongzilin Rd – (028) 85180903
34, Jinxiu Rd – (028) 85253506
Fenghuayuan, Middle Tongzilin Rd – (028) 85143227
3/F, Galleria Mall, 99 Shengheyi Rd – (028) 6597899
Safari Dubai Restaurant 沙漠之旅迪拜餐厅
Middle Eastern food by Dubai Chefs.
Address: 3-301, Jinyinhui, 150 Central Kehua Rd., 科华中路新150号金英汇3栋301, 67638282
Kathmandu
Kathmandu is a new corner in chengdu , open in Feb 2018, it’s run by Nepalese American with Tibetan heritage aimed to serve Chengdu-ers with fine Himalayan and Italian fusion. Multi-cuisine restaurant offers customer with the best of Indian, Nepalese, Tibetan and Italian fusion. Born in Kathmandu and lived in New York for many years have inspired the owner to create Himalayan and Italian fusion.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11am – 11pm, Kitchen closed 9pm
Tel: 028-61671488
Address: 99 Huan Jin Road, Qing Yang District, Chengdu, 成都市青羊区浣锦路99号
Order through WeChat, ID:
scan the QR-code for more info:
Yalla Yalla Kebab and Shawarma
Yalla Yalla (from the team behind Safari Dubai) is a hole in the wall shawarma joint, just a stones throw from Lan Kwai Fong.
They serve up freshly made flatbread with halal chicken shawarma, falafel, and Indian style butter chicken.
There are just 3 seats at the bar in Yalla Yalla, as it’s mostly geared up for delivery or take-away, but they’ll deliver all the way down to Hua Yang, so fear not if you live outside the third ring road.
The chicken shawarma wrap (32RMB) was tasty, but it was the falafel wrap (22RMB) that stole the show. Crusted with sesame, the light, crunchy chickpea parcels sit happily drizzled in tahini with crisp pickled jalapenos and salad. You can add avocado if you like, but why reinvent the wheel. If you’ve really had a rough day and fancy the ultimate indulgence – their Shawarma Submarine (58RMB) is layered French fries, shawarma and salad – grilled under a decadent layer of cheese. You wont have room for seconds.
Opening Hours: 11am– 10pm
Tel: 173 4599 7390
Address: Jinjiang District, Dongsheng Street No. 26, 锦江区东升街26号
Order through WeChat, ID: yallayallachengdu
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Kenice, Lebanese Halal Restaurant, Shawarma& Shisha 客来思
Address: Wuhou District, Changsong Road No. 56 (close to Kehua North Road), Kaiyue Square F1, 武侯区长荣路56号凯悦广场（高攀西巷2号院)
Scan the QR-code for more info
Spice Magic Indian Cuisine 香料法/ Cacaja
Indian food at it finest. You can find them in WaiMai. Try the Garlic Naan and a curry from their large selection.
Spice Magic Indian Cuisine
Cacaja
Opening Time: 10am-9.30pm
Address:
3F, Wanda Plaza, 29 Sect. 5th, East Ring 2nd Rd. 二环路东五段29号万达广场3楼
Tel.: (028)86652656
Cheesecake Love
A decent cake in Chengdu isn’t easy to come by, but the ladies from Cheesecake Love (formerly of popular bakery Cakey Butta) make delicious mascarpone offerings that will deliver for free inside the Second Ring Road. For further afield addresses you will need to use UBER. Favourites are the red velvet, Nutella and the rainbow cheesecake – there are also specials offered regularly. You can buy some cakes by the slice, in 6inch halves or as mini-cakes – but this depends on the daily availability.
If you want to check out other amazing food in Chengdu here is the QR-Code for the two big Food delivery Apps:
饿了么 E’lemo
美团 meituan
