Food and Restaurants

Succumb to your midnight cravings. Everyone else you've met earlier today when you toured the city is probably at Drum Tower Square having supper. This is also the site of Kaifeng's famed Drum Tower night market. Several wooden restaurants and shops line the people-packed walkways. Any street stall crammed onto the sidewalk is a good bet for a tasty treat. Recommended are the fragrant skewers of succulent lamb. Soaking in the hive of nocturnal activity over delicious food and ice-cool beer packs a heady gastronomic punch that'll knock you into blissful sleep after the feast.

Carp with noodles, combining tender fish with thin noodles are a local specialty. Deep fried pork is also worth a try, its golden skin is crispy and crunchy. Tube chicken which gets its odd name because the slices of chicken curl into the shape of a tube after they're cooked is tasty. Kaifeng's meat-filled buns are famed throughout China. Finish off dinner with a sweet and crispy peanut cake for desert.