Picky About Food 2 (挑食,泉州路店)

Every visit to Tiao Shi brings new revelations, and my latest to Branch #2 brought plenty, beginning with a seafood rice in a brown sauce that’s decorated with scallions, fermented black beans, and what seems like hundreds of oyster bellies; or a bottle of 2010 languedoc wine that pairs surprisingly well with this seafood and […]

Picky About Food (Tiao Shi 挑食)

This is one of the swankiest tables in town, with an original branch on Quanzhou Lu and an even more polished new branch on Fujian Lu. Picky About Food is highly selective in its ingredient sourcing, with reliable local and international seafood swimming in well-tended tanks and an elevated level of service that seems almost […]

Revival of Sea (Zai Sheng Hai 再生海)

This full-service restaurant has a classy wood-heavy interior and a couple of tables in a sunny garden, making it a relaxing place to duck out of its crowded tourist neighborhood for lunch. The kitchen’s local and international dishes are well executed and easy to enjoy, and the menu is well translated into English. Try the […]