Meizhou Old Street Citywalk Shopping and Dining Map
🕒 Recommended time: half a day to 1 day (it is recommended to experience the full-time food from 8 am to 9 pm)
🚶♀️ Route features: Retro streetscape + Hakka culture + city life
🍜 Must-visit food category recommendations
1️⃣ Breakfast (6:00-11:00)
Rice noodle rolls/pickled noodles: Fengshun Qiuji rice noodle rolls (thin-skin rice noodle rolls), Meizhou Laoerdajiao pickled noodles (with Sanjidi soup), Xin Yijia Noodle House (handmade pickled noodles).
Shaomai: Qinyan Shaomai (30-year-old brand, bamboo shoots and pork filling), Xiaowu Shaomai (Hakka pomegranate shape).
2️⃣ Main course (11:00-14:00)
Claypot Rice: Zhongyuan Road Yuanji Claypot Rice (cooked rice with a crispy texture, with choice of cured meat/beef), Ah Fei Rice Shop (Hakka stuffed tofu with rice).
Specialty hotpots: Laoxiangkou Hotpot (Hakka rice wine chicken soup base), Dingyuan Maocai (spicy and delicious, highly recommended by locals).
Kway Teow/Noodles: Jieyang Kway Teow (sweet and fresh soup), Laojie Shacha Noodles (rich peanut butter flavor).
3️⃣ Sweet snacks (14:00-18:00)
Traditional desserts: Hongwu Snowflake Ice House (36-year-old shop, milky sorbet + red bean), Yijiaren Ciba (soft and glutinous without sticking to teeth).
Hakka fried food: Youluo Street Fried Food Street (fried pickled cabbage cakes, taro cakes), Quan Sao’s fried snacks (dried shrimp cakes).
Internet celebrity drinks: Sugarcane Ice (freshly squeezed sugarcane juice + water chestnut popping beads), Mao Ye Ye (coconut milk smoothie).
4️⃣ Midnight snack (19:00-24:00)
Beef offal/fried skewers: Jinshan beef offal (dried beef offal with garlic sauce), Xifu Xunweiji (four-fruit soup + fried skewers).
Hakka flavor: Old Street milk-boiled eggs (sweet and stomach-warming), Chaoshan casserole porridge (seafood porridge).
Midnight snacks: Ah Fei Rice Noodles Roll King (late-night rice noodle roll stall), Jia Wei Roast Chicken (charcoal-grilled with honey sauce).
5️⃣ Specialty Souvenirs
Salt-baked series: Lam Kee fried food (salt-baked chicken feet/wings), Hakka rare food (Xiqiao store, vacuum packed).
Traditional rice cakes: Houchang, Youluo Street (Fa rice cake, Xianren rice cake).
🏨 Accommodation recommendation (near Old Street)
Qiyueli Apartment: 5 minutes walk to the old street, high cost performance.
Atour Hotel (Bai Li Plaza): Electric car charging + buffet breakfast including pickled noodles.
Meihuawan No. 1 B&B: renovation of an ancient house, immersive Hakka cultural experience
Xunlujian B&B: Hui-style courtyard design, close to Kedu Renjia scenic area.
📸 Photo check-in point
Lingfeng Road arcades: retro signs and lantern walls.
Chengde Building Weilongwu: a combination of century-old Hakka architecture and Xingyuan Restaurant.
Youluo Street Market: Wedding and funeral supplies shops and old-fashioned bicycle scenes.
⚠️ Practical Tips
Transportation: It is recommended to travel by electric scooter (it is difficult to park in the old street), or walk to experience the slow life.
Time: Most late-night snack shops open at 19:00, so it is recommended to dine during off-peak hours.
Cultural experience: Visit the Hakka Museum (free) and the Imperial Academy (red walls and green tiles) along the way.