Venue list

The Drunken Chef
醉厨西餐厅
3:30pm - 12am ( Mon. - Fri.), 11am -12am (Sat. & Sun.)
Technically, The Drunken Chef is a bar, but they’ve sure got one stacked menu. English, Tex-Mex, Indian, Brazilian and European food can all be had. Sure,...

Casa Zoe Tex-Mex Restaurant
河畔爱舍墨西哥餐厅
7am - 10:30pm
Definitely a unique décor with all the pastels setting the mood to chow down on some great Tex-Mex: Nachos, enchiladas, fajitas… You won’t be...

Mr. Pizza, SIP Branch
密斯特披萨园区店

More than just pizza, this funky restaurant has a large selection of foods, including some very good Indian dishes, at reasonable prices. You can find sports...

Zapata's Mexican Cantina
苏州异域风餐饮有限公司
5pm-1am(Mon. - Fri.), 11am-1am(Sat.-Sun.)
Zapata’s has always had some of the best specials and theme night. That hasn’t changed, but now there’s a new manager, a new menu (It’s still chock...

Sorrento Italian Restaurant & Bar
索兰朵意式西餐
10am - 10pm
Dinner for two here can easily eclipse the RMB500mark with wine, appetizers and dessert, but it’s justifiable considering the overall high quality of the...

Tomato Kitchen Café
番茄主义
11am - 10:30pm
The interior is vibrant and chic, and most of the plush seating offers great views of Jinji Lake from the middle of Ligongdi. Go for the excellent food, and...

Hofbräu Suzhou
苏州豪夫堡餐饮有限公司

Hoffbrau is a great place to have a rowdy meal. They’ve got a meat-heavy menu with some really good homemade sausages, and there’s a proper beer garden...

Mario’s Pizza
意大利马里奥比萨
10am - 10pm
Mario’s has been here as long as most of the staff has and we couldn’t imagine life here without it. It is, arguably, our favorite place to eat. Their...

Melrose Pizza, Binhe Branch
美罗思滨河店

Melrose Pizza, Xinggang Branch
美罗思比萨星港店

Jack's Place Italian Restaurant & Bar
杰克地方

The grocery store half of Yumway is still there but the restaurant’s moved on, and Jack’s has taken its place. It’s a bar and restaurant that serves...

Franco Papa
法歌烘培

Simon’s Bakery
赛蒙饼店

Less of a bakery than a restaurant. There is a fairly comprehensive menu and decently priced set meals. The location on Jinji Hu lu is still this...

Pizza Hut, Jiusheng Branch
必胜客九胜店

ZZ8 Loft Wine Bar
十字路口西餐厅
9am - 11pm
We aren’t experts on wine, but the owner here is, and he’s done a nice job of describing what to expect from each bottle. He has gathered around forty...

Blue Marlin Bar & Restaurant, Xinghai Branch
蓝枪鱼
10am - 2am
Of all their locations Blue Marlin III has to be one of the biggest. BM III is arguably the easiest of Suzhou’s entertainment venues to find, and if...

Ebony
艾伯耐西餐厅
10am - 10pm
Owners, Grace and James, named this place after their daughter, Ebony. The restaurant holds fifty, and in warmer months, a further fifty can dine al fresco....

Jackaroo Steakhouse
杰卡露西餐牛排馆

Jackaroo is located in the Scholars Hotel, and they do some pretty good food, most of which is different enough from the other food in town. Chili Dogs,...

Da Marco Italian Restaurant
大马可意大利餐厅
12am-2pm, 6pm-10:30pm
Authentic Italian food can cost an arm and a leg in China, but Suzhou’s newest Italian joint gives everyone a run for their money. It’s an elegantly...

The Drunken Clam Bar
11:30am - very late
After stumbling out onto the street from the Drunken Clam in the early hours of the morning and being accosted by an old friend who proclaimed, “You’re...

The Bull Fighter Steak House, Dongda Branch
斗牛士东大店

Okay, it’s not the best steak, but the menu has a good selection of other food from all around the world, and it’s pretty good. The best part is that...

Yumway, Ming Cheng Garden Branch
雅汇

In addition to a well-stocked deli, you can find some hard-to-get food items like pasta sauces, cake mixes and wines here. The restaurant’s menu is filled...

TGI Friday's Restaurant & Bar
浚臣星期五

Most of the chains that open in China change their menus and ingredients to the detriment of the food, but not here. Everything is exactly like it is in the...

Wang Pin Tai Su Steak House
王品台塑牛排

Blue Marlin Bar & Restaurant, Modern Plaza Branch
蓝枪鱼

Amazon Latin Restaurant, Suzhou Branch
亚马逊拉丁餐厅苏州店

Amazon is an all-you-can-eat Brazilian-style barbeque. The actual barbeque is really good, but the rest of the buffet leaves a lot to be desired. Still, you...

J & J Cafe Bakery Wines
J & J 咖啡

J & J Café Bakery Wines is not new to the SIP but it may be its best-kept secret. Many people have heard of it but never seen it because it’s located...

Löwenburg, Hubin Branch
乐汶堡啤酒坊西餐厅湖滨店

Löwenburg, like most of the restaurants that sit along Jinji Lake, is a pretty classy joint: The whole place is done up with just wood and glass. The bar...

Dan’s Old Farm House
老农场房舍

Farmhouse is definitely the right word for the décor in this spacious place. So what if the Filipino band plays the same songs as all of the other bands in...

The Bull Fighter Steak House, Shishan Branch
斗牛士狮山店

Okay, it’s not the best steak, but the menu has a good selection of other food from all around the world, and it’s pretty good. The best part is that...

Yumway, Jichang Road Branch
雅汇

Back in Nanjing in the late 80's, Robert, the man behind Yumway, was a ground breaker when he started the Black Cat Cafe. His spot in SIP, serves a nice...

Joyous Coffee & Western Restaurant
乔伊斯西餐咖啡厅

We wouldn’t necessarily call the food here authentic. Don’t be surprised if your salad is drenched in mayonnaise or your orange juice is actually just...

Lizarran
利苒西餐厅
10am - 10:30pm(Mon - Thu), 10am - 11pm(Fri - Sat),

Löwenburg, Xinqu Branch
乐汶堡啤酒坊西餐厅新区店

Löwenburg, like most of the restaurants that sit along Jinji Lake, is a pretty classy joint: The whole place is done up with just wood and glass. The bar...

Mexico Lindo Cantina & Grill
墨西哥灵得餐厅

Not the most authentic Mexican food we’ve ever had but still very tasty and incredibly fresh. Great presentation, a fun atmosphere and almost a dozen...

Euro Deliz
欧德利餐厅
11am - 9pm
It was raining hard and for lack of anything better to do we were flipping through the channels on local television and came across a piece on the opening of...

Amazon, Bifengfang Branch
亚马逊餐饮苏州店

Amazon is an all-you-can-eat Brazilian-style barbeque. The actual barbeque is really good, but the rest of the buffet leaves a lot to be desired. Still, you...

Yo Yo Café, Suhui Branch
优友咖啡

We don’t know who actually comes here to drink coffee for 200RMB per cup or who thought a long gilded bar went well with Greek statues, dark wooden barrels...

Southern Cross
11am - 11:30pm
Southern Cross has been a mainstay in Suzhou for a long time. They just recently reopened with version 2.0 ensuring it will remain a mainstay for a longtime...

Scholars Hotel
书香世家

The menu at this restaurant has been a little hard to keep up with. Once they had a meatloaf that was nothing like the rubber lump that our moms make. Sadly...

Franco Papa
法歌烘培
7:30am - 9:30pm
This is the best-stocked bakery and patisserie in the city, and they deliver. If there is something you want that they don’t have, chances are they can...

Pizza Hut, Shilu Branch
必胜客石路店

The Bull Fighter Steak House, Shihuifang Branch
斗牛士师惠坊店

Okay, it’s not the best steak, but the menu has a good selection of other food from all around the world, and it’s pretty good. The best part is that...

Lotus Veg Café
水中莲有机餐饮
9am - 9pm
It’s not just about being good to animals; it’s about being good to your body. So, the next time you pull an all-nighter on Shiquan jie stumble in here...

Pizza Hut, Guanqian Branch
必胜客观前餐厅

Yu Zhi Bar & Café
鱼之吧咖啡屋

Houcaller, Shilu Branch
豪客来石路店

Lan Yi Restaurant
蓝夷西餐厅

Smart Bistro
时髦客意大利餐厅
6am - 10pm
Almost everybody likes a good steak. The problem is where are you going to get it? Not many restaurants have them. Even fewer grocery stores sell them. When...

The Pig & Whistle
匹克维舍徳式西餐吧

These guys really know how to make a Long Island Ice Tea, but the real draw here is the great German and Continental food. It’s a little pricey but...

Habana Bar and Grill
哈宝啤酒坊餐厅

The name is a red herring because this is actually a German place, and they’ve got more microbrews than anyone else in town. For just 40RMB you can try...

Sir Charles's Premium Steak House & Cigar Bar
查里仕牛排馆雪茄吧
10am - 10pm
Sir Charles does is primarily a steak house but it’s a little bit more. They feature live jazz on the first floor, a very elegant dining setting on the...

Star Of Southern Hemisphere Restaurant
南半球之星印度餐厅

Franco Papa
法歌烘培
7:30am - 9:30pm

Origus Pizza, Guanqian Street Branch
好伦哥比萨观前街店

Amazon, Kunshan Branch
亚马逊餐饮昆山店

Amazon is an all-you-can-eat Brazilian-style barbeque. The actual barbeque is really good, but the rest of the buffet leaves a lot to be desired. Still, you...

Ai Bi Sheng Pizza
爱必胜比萨

Royal House French Teppanyaki
园邸法式铁板烧

Who knew that there was such a thing as French Teppanyaki? Unlike the Japanese variety, you won’t find any all-you-can-eat deals here. You will find some...

Blue Lotus Bakery & Café, Science Plaza Branch
蓝莲花

This place is run by the same group that has scattered Blue Marlins around the city, and the food on the menu is much the same.

Blue Marlin Bar & Restaurant, Yushan Branch
蓝枪鱼

Blue Marlin Bar & Restaurant, Science Plaza Branch
蓝枪鱼

Pop Pizza, Century Plaza Branch
波普披萨
9am - 11pm
The name is definitely more fun to say than any other pizza joint in town, and the pies beat Pizza Hut hands down. Delivery is free, and they are happy to do...

Xi Di Steak House
西堤牛排

Houcaller, Bifengfang Branch
豪客来

Fish N Chips
薯鱼吧
11am - 9pm
Fish n Chips provides exactly what the name describes. Fish fillets, fish steaks, and fish nuggets are all on the menu with every kind of fried potato that...

In Restaurant
In料理餐厅
6:30am - 9pm
This restaurant is Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Western cuisine all rolled into one. Normally that mélange of cuisine doesn’t work well, but it does here....

Costa

Costa is a coffee chain, but they are several steps above Starbucks or most any coffee shop in town. They have coffee, panini and focaccia sandwiches, wraps,...

Ka Ba Lai Restaurant
卡巴莱西餐厅

Amazon, Shilu Branch
亚马逊餐饮石路店

Amazon is an all-you-can-eat Brazilian-style barbeque. The actual barbeque is really good, but the rest of the buffet leaves a lot to be desired. Still, you...

Ke Ke Li Restaurant
可可里西餐厅

Shui Tian Tang Restaurant
水天堂西餐厅

Yumway, Jinjihu Branch
雅汇

Back in Nanjing in the late 80's, Robert, the man behind Yumway, was a ground breaker when he started the Black Cat Cafe. His spot in SIP, serves a nice...

Plum Café
梅园阁西餐厅

Café Soo

We’ve always been wary of hotel restaurants but Café Soo is a delicious exception to the rule. Our minds were boggled by the sheer variety of food...

Western Beer & Steak House
西部啤酒牛扒城

Dun Pin Steak House
敦品精致平价牛扒馆

Shui Tian Tang Restaurant, Yuanqu Branch
水天堂西餐厅园区店

Shui Tian Tang Restaurant & Café, Wujiang Branch
水天堂西餐咖啡厅吴江店

Regalia Resort & Spa
御庭精品酒店餐厅

The Regalia serves many functions, among them are holiday resort and spa in an idyllic setting but you need not be on vacation to enjoy what they have to...

Cui Ying Yuan
萃英园

Royal House French Teppanyaki
园邸法式铁板烧
11:30am - 10pm
People say that the best things in life are free. The second best things usually cost a lot of money… but not always. Apart from the coffee maker, almost...

Zhen Pin
臻品养生法式铁板烧

Xi Xi Li Restaurant
西西里西餐店

Blue Lotus Bakery & Café, Xinghai Branch
蓝莲花西点星海店

Pop Pizza, New District Branch
波普披萨
9am - 11pm
The name is definitely more fun to say than any other pizza joint in town, and the pies beat Pizza Hut hands down. Delivery is free, and they are happy to do...

Pizza Zone
可递尊比萨

Pizza Zone is the first decent pizza place, apart from Papa John’s, to set up shop in downtown Suzhou. They’ve got lots of pizzas, salads, kebabs and...

Blue Marlin Bar & Restaurant, Jinghua Branch
蓝枪鱼锦华店

Seasons Café
怡时西餐厅

An ideal place to meet and relax, Seasons Café in Kempinski Suzhou features sumptuous buffets and a wide a la carte selection. From South East Asian Hawker...

Dream Herb
梦田香草
10am - 10:30pm
Let’s face it. Ligongdi is moving along at a crawl. Some of the venues are already experiencing their third incarnation. Hostun Club is closed now and in...

J&J Café Bakery Wines
J & J 西餐咖啡厅
10am - 12pm
If you find that getting your lunch in the SIP is an arduous task that is often not even worth trying to accomplish you are not alone. Despite the large...

Portland Western Restaurant
波特兰西餐小馆
11am - 11pm
This is a place that you can’t afford to miss if you have any reason to mess about on the east side of Jinji Lake. Portland represents the best of the...

Pop Pizza Wugonglidu Shishang Branch
波普披萨
9am - 11pm
The name is definitely more fun to say than any other pizza joint in town, and the pies beat Pizza Hut hands down. Delivery is free, and they are happy to do...

Ming Town Café
明堂
7am - 2am
This place has been a long time in the making. We think they began remodeling more than a year ago. Anyway, good things come to those who wait and this place...

Sicily Pub
西西里吧
11am - 1am
You can’t judge a book by its cover nor a restaurant by it’s exterior. Sicily is a case in point. The exterior is a small faux brick façade and from the...

Casa Zoe Tex-Mex Restaurant (Modern Leisure Plaza)
湖畔爱舍墨西哥餐厅
10am - 10pm
Most people know the Casa Zoe on Xinghan Street opened a few years ago, just before Mexico Lindo closed, but what you may not know is that they recently...

Tasty
西堤牛排
11:30am - 9pm
Some people might think that naming your restaurant, “Tasty,” is a little conceited but we really have to admit that these guys couldn’t have picked a...

Kempinski Hotel
凯宾斯基大酒店

The Kempinski Hotel has every right to be proud of its five-star rating and first year of operating here in Suzhou. If you’ve never been before, you’ll...

Löwenburg
乐文堡啤酒坊西餐厅
11am - 12pm
The dining around Jinji Lake’s Rainbow Walk can be hit or miss, but Lowenburg is definitely a hit. German cuisine may not have the reputation Italian and...

Terrace 749
花街749西餐厅
10am - 9pm
Of all the places that you would expect to get a decent bite to eat it would be Shiquan Jie. Everybody spends at least a little time there but with just a...

Asia Bistro
亚洲风尚西餐厅
11:30am - 2:30pm, 5:30pm - 10pm
The new Suzhou Marriott sits in a place that, up until about six months ago, was an office tower. After a speedy, but extensive facelift, it’s as luxurious...

Alto Vino
意大利餐厅
5:30pm - 10pm

1.1Curry House
1.1咖喱屋
10：30am - 7pm
Last month we were walking on Wusa Road in the direction of the Bookworm when we chanced across a tiny little door with a sign “Just be the Best Curry.”...

La Rose Café
黑玫瑰西餐咖啡厅

Located in the middle of Xindu Plaza, this restaurant has European, American and a few Southeast Asian dishes. Some of them are a little pricey, but there...

D.B. Sandwiches & Drinks
三明治与茶饮
9am - 10pm
This place serves up both hot and cold sandwiches as well as milk tea. The owner/manager is a rotund Canadian, so we are fairly certain he knows what makes a...

Bene Italian Restaurant
班尼意大利餐厅
10am - 10pm
We’ve been a fan of the Sheraton Hotel for a long time. The hotel is a fascinating piece of architecture both inside and out. While the hotel may look like...

La Taverna Italian Restaurant
露娜意大利餐厅

Shangshangceng DIY
上上层DIY私家烘培坊
10am - 9:30pm
DIY is a do-it-yourself cakeshop, and a great place to take the kids, spend an afternoon, or to design something special for that someone special. The staff...

Dream Café
咖啡梦
9:30am - 9:30pm
This place is tucked away on the fourth floor of the same building that houses Bodi Fitness, and it’s a great place to go after a workout. You’ll find...

Piccola Italia
11am - Late

Crowne Plaza Hotel
苏州中茵皇冠假日酒店自助餐厅

Pan Pacific Suzhou
吴宫泛太平洋酒店西餐厅

Hotel Soul
苏哥利酒店

Paulaner
普拉那慕尼黑啤酒花园餐厅
11am - 1am

Renaissance Café
万丽咖啡厅

It’s hard to go out and eat if you’re alone. Enter any nice restaurant by yourself, and they always ask how many people will be joining you. “It’s...

Ophélie French Restaurant
欧菲丽法式餐厅
5pm - 12am(Mon. - Fri.), 10:30am - 12am(Sat. - Sun.)