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Top food to try in Shenzhen

6 dishes to eat in Shenzhen, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Cantonese roast meats

Cantonese roast meats
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Goose, pork and soy chicken over rice — the everyday lunch.

2. Hakka cuisine

Hakka cuisine
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Salt-baked chicken, stuffed tofu and preserved vegetable pork — the local heritage cooking.

3. Sichuan and Hunan food

Sichuan and Hunan food
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Brought by migrants and cooked without concession to local palates.

4. Seafood at Nan'ao

Seafood at Nan'ao
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Fishing-village restaurants on the eastern peninsula, priced by weight.

Watch outConfirm the per-kilo rate and watch the weighing.

5. Dim sum

Dim sum
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Cantonese morning tea, as thoroughly practised here as in Guangzhou.

6. Bubble tea and dessert shops

Bubble tea and dessert shops
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A saturated market, which means the quality bar is unusually high.

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