Exploring the shop, Laodawai Chinese Baroque Food Street

As we all know, Laodao Wai is the birthplace of Harbin. It is a Baroque architecture that imitates the foreign-style houses in Daoli and Nangang districts, while incorporating Chinese elements and architectural techniques. This has created the Chinese Baroque style here - with European-style facades and Chinese-style courtyards. Construction began in the early 20th century, with the most famous being many snack shops, some of which have a history of over a hundred years, resembling buildings. Now, in Harbin, it is located in the central area of Daowai District.

Hongjiang Baozi Shop

The first street is famous for the Hongjiang Baozi Shop, which was established in the 1980s. It is known for its pork rib pot and braised meat pot (large intestine). The second street, Zhang Bao Shop Alley, also has an old pot roast from the 1980s, featuring pot roast (similar to southern pan-fried buns, Beijing pot stickers, and Hebei fried buns), braised donkey meat, and braised beef.

Zhang Bao Pu

Zhang Bao Pu on Erdao Street is very famous. It has stood for over a hundred years because it is delicious. They start selling buns in sets of six, with two sizes available: large and small. They offer various fillings such as pork ribs, tofu, and shrimp, with the pork rib buns being the most famous, often resulting in long queues. Lao Fan Ji, established in 1912, is renowned for its three-delicacy dumplings, which are filled with sincerity and ingredients. They also offer various stir-fried dishes paired with a pot of wine, representing the daily life in Harbin. Harbin Restaurant, established in the late 1980s, initially started as a noodle shop and gradually expanded, becoming a well-known brand. However, it has not been as tasty as it used to be recently, so business is not as booming as before. There is also Liu He Shun, a halal restaurant that dates back to the Republic of China period.

Bei San Li's Smoked Sauce

San Dao Street is the earliest food street. Bei San Li's smoked sauce and various kinds of marinated meat have a history of seventy to eighty years. The dried sausage, small intestines, pig brains from Lao Shao's family, and the unique New Year snacks in Beishan Tavern make it a true smoked sauce street.

Fuqiang Big Bone Stick

Fuqiang Big Bone Stick on Fourth Street was founded in 1986, featuring specialties such as big bone stick, pork intestines, and cabbage stewed with tofu.

Zhengyang Building

On the north side of Wudao Street, there is an old and famous Zhengyang Building. There is always a queue at the entrance, offering a variety of dried sausages, pine nut small intestines, and other delicacies.