Song helou

It was a beautiful spring day. The Suzhou outing activity, which was delayed for three years due to the epidemic, finally went smoothly this year. I got up early in the morning and the road conditions were very good. After the tomb sweeping, I went to the Songhe Tower on Guanqian Street, which has a history of more than 260 years, for lunch. Environment: The store has been renovated. "Pine" and "Crane" are the soul of the decoration of Songhe Tower. The calm and majestic Chinese style of the entire pine and crane wall at the entrance shows the grandeur of Suzhou style. Going to the second floor is like entering an exquisite courtyard, full of the style and thoughts of the owner of the courtyard. Screens, flower windows, rockery, green plants... a group of garden elements have been "moved" into the restaurant. It is very convenient to taste the taste of Suzhou in the garden with a changing scenery! Service: There are waiters guiding from the first floor. You can scan the code to order when you sit down on the second floor, or you can directly ask the waiter to open the order. Some signature special dishes must be booked in advance, and you can't eat them on the spot. | Watermelon juice^ It's hot and dry, and the sweet and delicious freshly squeezed watermelon juice quenches thirst and tastes good. It's really sweet to the heart. |Clear Shrimp^The ingredients of Clear River Shrimp are all river shrimp, medium-sized, full and elastic when bitten, and delicious when put into the mouth with a spoon. |Squirrel Mandarin Fish^The must-order dish for every table must be the signature dish here, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, with its head raised and tail raised, and its mouth open for appearance, the fish meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, paired with a sweet and sour delicious sauce, and you can't stop tasting it. |Songhe Drunk Crab^"One crab on the table is light in all flavors", the crab roe is deep red and attractive, the meat is tender, delicious, and the Huadiao wine is rich and sweet. |Cherry Square Meat^With a light pick of chopsticks, you can pick up a piece of fat and lean pork belly with skin and meat, dipped in cherry juice, crispy and soft, the fat melts in the mouth, the meat is full of fragrance when bitten, sweet but not greasy, if you eat too much meat, a bite of fragrant grass head will immediately relieve the greasiness. This dish is suitable for all ages and is served on almost every table. |Free-range Chicken Braised Abalone^The small abalone is tender and the chicken is slightly salty. |Water shield and whitebait soup^Water shield and whitebait are both unique to Taihu Lake, with a refreshing taste. |Noodles with shrimp roe and soy sauce^It’s not time to eat three shrimp noodles yet, so let’s have noodles with shrimp roe and add clear river shrimp, it tastes pretty good. After dinner, go to Guanqian Street and buy some local specialties to take home.

There are more and more Songhelou restaurants now. You can eat whatever you want. I came here on a weekday night and the store was empty. It was a little unexpected😯 Playing Pingtan and eating Suzhou-style soup noodles🍜, the atmosphere is great🈵️. The dishes were served very quickly. I ordered braised meat + smoked fish as toppings, white soup base, and the plate was clean. The braised duck that I liked before is no longer available. I hope it will appear on the menu in a while.

[Taste] The taste is very good, authentic, Songhelou is an old brand. [Environment] Clean, bright, neat and orderly. [Service] The attitude is good, the food is served quickly, and there are many staff.

As the saying goes, "autumn is cool and the crabs' feet itch." It was October, golden autumn. I went to his "Songhe Drunk Crab" but it was out of stock! I had to wait two days to eat it... Beijing Quanjude, Yangzhou Fuchun Garden, Suzhou Songhelou, and Hangzhou Louwailou are the four famous restaurants with long history in China. (I personally think that 10 are probably not enough. It's a matter of personal opinion, so I won't be too serious...) Among them, Suzhou Songhelou has the longest history. It is located on the bustling Guanqian Street in Suzhou. It is an authentic Suzhou restaurant with a history of more than 250 years. The name of Songhelou is taken from the meaning of "Songhe means longevity". "Squirrel Mandarin Fish" is the representative dish of Songhelou. ——🍜🍜【Practical Information】🍜🍜——📮: No. 72, Taijian Lane, Pingjiang District, Suzhou City. ⌚️: Monday to Friday 11:00-13:30 17:00-20:30 Saturday and Sunday 11:00-14:00 17:00-21:00 🚌: Buses 1, 2, 8, etc. are available 🚇: Walk 412 meters from Chayuanchang Station on Line 4 Walk 570 meters from Lindun Road Station on Line 1 🏘: Surrounding attractions: Xuanmiao Temple, Wenqitang, Suzhou Broken Love Museum, Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum, Guoyunlou Exhibition Hall, etc.

Today, I came to Songhelou on Guanqian Street in Suzhou to eat and taste the Suzhou cuisine made by this restaurant with a history of more than 250 years. The restaurant is elegantly and exquisitely decorated with a good environment. I ordered a few special dishes and felt that Suzhou cuisine generally tastes sweet. The Aozao noodles made by the restaurant are quite delicious and taste very fresh.

Songhelou, located on Guanqian Street near Pingjiang Road in the ancient city of Suzhou, is a very famous time-honored restaurant. It is said that it was founded by Xu, a native of Suzhou, in Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou in the 22nd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1757). It was originally a noodle shop that sold meals. It has a history of more than 250 years. Since the ancients used pine and crane to represent longevity, it was named Songhelou. Songhelou is currently the oldest and most famous authentic Suzhou cuisine restaurant in Suzhou. It is not only the cradle of modern Suzhou cuisine chefs, but also one of the first batch of Chinese time-honored catering brands recognized by the Ministry of Commerce. The famous chefs of Songhelou have won gold medals in domestic and international cooking competitions, and have won the "Golden Tripod Award", "Famous Chinese Snacks" and "National Special Class Restaurant" awarded by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and other ministries. This series of honors makes Songhelou represent Suzhou cuisine in a sense, so Songhelou and its dishes are often seen in movies and literary works. If you have enough time in the ancient city of Suzhou, it is recommended that you must taste the authentic Suzhou cuisine Songhelou.

During the 2019 Spring Festival, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, I came to Songhelou and tried squirrel mandarin fish, fried eel paste, water shield and whitebait soup... Although I don't like the sweet and greasy taste of Suzhou cuisine, I still recommend the squirrel mandarin fish of Songhelou. It is worth a try.