YANYU: A Chinese restaurant you cannot miss in Xiamen

If you want to have a try on authentic Chinese meal but it is hard for you to bear the humble food stand, then don’t hesitate to go to YANYU.

As one of the most popular restaurants in Xiamen, YANYU has been popular with locals and tourists for almost 10 years. Before that, no one can imagine the traditional Chinese food can be presented in such creative and unique way.

Beginning with its decoration style, its modern industrial style is hard to indicate that it is a restaurant specializing in Chinese cuisine. Black and gold are used as its thematic color for decoration, and decorations inside are mostly made of metal, which generally meets the aesthetic preference of many modern young people.

The service here is also modern enough. From looking through the menu, to delivering the order, the whole process of ordering is conducted through iPad. The staffs here always try to avoid interrupting and bothering the customers in largest degree, which meets the general requirement of modern people as well.

Of course, the most dominant characteristics of a restaurant should be its cuisine. Through the presentation and cooking method of the food, YANYU never fails to surprise the customers.

The innovated presentations of dishes make customers keep shooting once a dish is served. For instance, the spicy chicken, one of the most classic Sichuan cuisines, is decorated by “egg yolk” in the middle. However, the “egg yolk” is actually made of mango source, which is to moderate the spiciness. For another Chinese classis cuisine, salt baked pork, is presented in unique way as well. The container is filled with natural pebbles, and the leaves are used to separate the pork from the pebbles.

The spicy chicken in YANYU

Salt baked pork in YANYU

Definitely, YANYU is a Chinese restaurant, but it is also not only a Chinese restaurant. Many of the cuisines inside are mixed with the Western style. For example, the baked potatoes in YANYU are baked with Chinese spice, while the traditional Western cooking method is still remained.

Another representative cuisine with mixed styles in YANYU is the salted fish. With the traditional Chinese salted fish, the lemon foam made in Western style is used to match the fish, which is to create another layer of taste. Surprisingly, such a match tastes harmonious.

Salted fish in YANYU

With excellent environment, innovated presentation of cuisine and amazing taste of food, YANYU cannot be a better choice for you to experience Chinese food.