📌Around Huandao Road and Huangcuo Beach:
- Linjia Minnan Cuisine: great scenery, decent food
- Tuji Haiye: a great place for taking photos
- MIMI FASO: a delicious dessert shop
- Off work at the beach: a tent campsite for camping
- Tangyan: known for their yam paste and duck dishes
- Axin Thick Toast: an old and popular toast shop
- Bapopo Herbal Jelly: refreshing honey jelly
- Lizhi Couple: mixed reviews
📌Around Xiamen University and Shapowei:
- Yubao Sister: large taro buns
- Ya Hai Noodle: crispy dough sticks with noodles
- Liang Fang: known for their taro paste dessert
- Nan Putuo Pastry: great for souvenir gifts
- Lan Jin Chestnut Cake: good filling-to-cake ratio
- Qiaodi Spicy Hotpot: located under the Success Bridge
- Shihe Li Ginger Duck: authentic taste that can be shipped
- Weilin Dessert: free silver ear soup with choice of toppings
- Shangguan Fruit Soup: delicious and reliable
- Cat Street Fruit Soup: also an old and reliable shop
- Cat Street Rice Ball: very popular, but average in taste
- Xiao Dao Zhi Tea: local milk tea shop near Xiamen University
📌Around Zhongshan Road and Baishi:
- Haoxiang Liji: fried pork chops
- Sibei Peanut Soup or She Aunt Peanut Soup
- Shangqing Seafood Processing: spicy salted shrimp and stir-fried oysters
- 1980 Shaorou Zong: sand tea noodles and meat dumplings
- Danxiang Baking: taro pudding and che wheel cakes
- Sibei Special Fragrant Dumplings: long queues for their famous dumplings
- Meihuan Vegetarian: meatball soup and taro dates
- AJie Five Spiced: Five-Spice Sticks
- Huiyuan Bakery: fried bread
- Datong Duck Congee: duck congee
- Yubao Wang Minnan Restaurant: taro paste crispy duck
- Yang Xiaoxian: super mango shaved ice, an old ice shop
- Zhuji Hand-Shredded Chicken: famous old market shop
- Guo Shangyi Jue Quail Eggs: delicious and cheap at only 10 yuan per bag
- Jukou Mixed Noodles: a popular place, but average in taste
- Laoxiangkou Egg Burger: often long queues
- Golden Tofu Pouch: a unique and distinctive snack
- Danman Guan: meat wrapped in egg
- Peanut Roll with Coriander Ice Cream: a magical taste
- Aji Baby: pastries that can be brought as souvenirs
- Huangyuantang: pineapple cakes are not bad
