Food and Restaurants

Food on Tai Shan is simple, all that stuff needs to be hauled up by porters– and it gets more expensive the higher you go. Food stalls and vendors are available at various sections along the paths. Bringing your own munchies and drinks is a good idea for the long climb.

Shandong is well known for its fantastic and cheap roast duck, look around Hongmen Route and the Dai Temple and you'll find many local eateries. Beware of the large Tai'an hotels that offer numerous restaurants with a variety of Western dishes – it's mediocre fare at not so reasonable prices. Tai Shan is also known for its tofu banquet which offers 150 different tofu dishes – even the most ardent carnivore is sure to find a tofu dish that'll bring them back for seconds– definitely check out the sliced tofu and cabbage, it's made from Tai Shan spring water and is renowned throughout China. If you've had enough tofu, chilin yu will delight the palate. This is a kind of fish, which is only found in the area around Tai Shan. For a quick snack, grab some taishan jianbing, a corn based cookie – crispy and tasty