The food market is located around 800 meters away from Zhong shan lu which is the tourist area of Qi lou old town. The market stretches across some 600 meters and it's best to go early morning if you want the atmosphere.
Qi lou snack street is perhaps the most famous snack street in all of Haikou. It is located right next to Haikou's historic old town and the perfect place to grab food
If you are visiting Haikou, love food markets and want to experience some real Hainan street life then the food court is a must visit. The court is bursting with life and it's where the locals go to eat. Take a stroll down one of Haikou's backstreets and soak up the atmosphere .
One of the things I love about Hainan is that even after living here for almost eight years I can still jump in the car, drive out of Haikou for an hour or so and discover something I have never seen before.
Summer 2017, both Jake Canning and I decided to go on a round Hainan road trip by motorbike, 14 locations in 14 days. Although I have lived in Hainan for close to nine years now, it’s safe to say that there are still many, many places left to explore.
The island of Hainan offers the travelling foodie some truly unique culinary experiences which should not be missed. Whereas Wenchang chicken undoubtedly steals the limelight as the island’s signature dish there are a number of lesser known culinary treats that should be on every globetrotting gourmet’s bucket list.
Located on the 43rd floor of the Langham Haikou, T’ang Court Haikou is one of a chain of three restaurants in China that share the name, the other two located in Hong Kong and Shanghai both have a rating of three stars in the Michelin Guide.
Chinese alcohol predates recorded history. Dried residue extracted from 9,000-year-old pottery shows that early beers were already being consumed by the Neolithic peoples in the area of modern China. Made from rice, honey, grapes, and hawthorn, it seems to have been produced similarly to that of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.