Western cuisine
Blue Café
No 53, Chongning Road
0510-82759866
Practically a landmark for Wuxi expats. Blue Bar is one of the longest running Western restaurants and bars here. Run by an Australian expat.
Blue Marlin
No 9, Yongle Road, (No 19, Yangchun Alley, behind Hotel Nikko)
0510-85038857
http://www.bluemarlin.cn/
Blue Marlin has returned after departing Wuxi for a couple of years. Blue Marlin is a restaurant chain with live music and outdoor dining.
HBO Studio Restaurant & Bar
No 1-2 Xiaojian, West Jiefang Road, near Green Tree Hotel
0510-82727222
Opened and run by a veteran of Wuxi’s restaurant business, HBO offers Western food overlooking the canal. The staff all speak English and the head chief is an expat. Their top floor is an excellent room for holding private parties.
Levan Wine Cellar
Chongan Temple (2nd set, B1, 333-339)
0510-82701177
http://levanwine.com
Opened by the California Red Wine Group, this restaurant serves authentic aged steaks with a large selection of wines.
No 18, Yongle Road, inside Kempinski Hotel
0510-81088888
Located on the first floor of the Kempinski Hotel, this German restaurants and bar has live music and brews its own beer.
Pizza & Sandwiches
Papa John’s Pizza (Changjiang Road)
No 7, Changjiang Road (near Changjiang club)
400-888-7272
POP Pizza
No 117, Xindi Jiari Plaza, Changjiang Road
0510-85223353
Chinese Cuisine
ChaMate (Grand Orient Department Store)
No 343, Zhongshan Road, Grand Orient Department Store
0510-81003888
Quanjude Peking Duck
Grand Cnal Park, B1
0510-82808977
The most famous Peking duck is in Beijing, obviously. But if you’re craving Peking Duck, Quanjude’s duck is pretty good. Quanjude is a national chain of Peking duck restaurants.
Sanfengqiao
No 24, Zhongshan Road
0510-82700605
www.wxsfq.com/
You can’t say you’ve had Wuxinese food until you’ve had Wuxinese sauced chops. Sanfengqiao is the best-known place to eat it.
Shanghai Min
No 9, Yongle Road (No 7, Yangchun Alley, behind Hotel Nikko)
400-820-9777
http://www.xiaonanguo.com/
Shanghai Min is a well-known chain of authentic Shanghainese restaurants.
Wang Xing Ji
No 225, Zhongshan Road
0510-82726484
Wang Xing Ji is easily the most famous Chinese dumpling restaurant in Wuxi. Highly recommended for a light meal.
Tongqing Lou
No 35, Liangxi Road (3F, Wanda Plaza)
0510-85173777
Indian Cuisine
Ganesh
No 9, Yongle Road (no 39, Yangchun Alley, behind Hotel Nikko)
0510-85018660
Expanding from Suzhou, this popular Indian restaurant also offers a huge selection of international beers.
Thai Cuisine
Himalaya
No 3, Yongle Road (near Kuatang Road)
0510-8528777
Fu Thai
No 355, Nanchang Street (Qingmingqiao Street)
Ma Tai
No 12 – 1, Nanxiatang, Yongle Road (across from Hotel Nikko)
0510-85018660
