Bayi Road Food Street

What it is

The 'Good-Eat Street' beside Jiefangbei — a permanent snack market where suanlafen (hot-and-sour glass noodles), skewered chicken feet, glutinous rice cakes and xiaomian counters compete for the same ten metres of lane.

How to order like a local

Walk the full length before buying anything — the same dishes price-differ by stall position. One skewer, one bowl, one cup: graze don't banquet. Suanlafen comes adjustable: 'wei la' for the cautious, 'zhong la' for honesty, 'te la' for the story you'll tell later.

Good to know

Cash and QR both fly; carry tissues (no stall provides). Evenings are the street's natural state, steam and all.