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                <title>Shuxiangge Sichuan Restaurant</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[World class Sichuan cuisine by <br>Chef Liao He Yi &amp; his team in the five-star German-run Kempinski Hotel.<br><br>No visit to Chengdu and Sichuan would be complete without a visit to Shuxiangge. Try some of the very famous local dishes: Mapo Toufu, Lai Dumpling, and Han Steamed Bun.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Peter's Tex-Mex Grill</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Peter's has quickly become a favourite haunt of not only Chengdu's expat community, but also the locals looking for some home cooking Texas-style.<br><br>Open every day: 7.30am – 11.00pm<br><br>Stop in to get a few (covered in frosting) home baked cinnamon rolls wrapped up for a few days' supply at only 6RMB each (0.60 Euro).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Shamrock Bar &amp; Restaurant</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The well-established Shamrock (Irish) Bar is something of a landmark meeting place for Chengdu expats and locals. Up to 150 people per night roll up for music and fun on a Friday or Saturday evening. There is a free pool table, as well as live international sport (such as Aussie Rules, cricket, rugby, and soccer) televised on several screens throughout the bar area. The beer garden out front provides an excellent alternative for those who wish to generally chat.<br><br>Every Day: 10.00am – 3.00am<br><br>BAR FOOD SPECIALTY:<br>Pub grub includes the popular Shamrock burger and chips. Add lettuce, tomato, cheese, egg and / or bacon to your own liking. There is no shortage of ketchup (tomato sauce) to otherwise smother hot potato chips, wedges or onion rings. This can be washed down with a variety of local and imported beverages including Irish draught Guinness beer.<br><br>REGULAR EVENTS:<br>Thursday Solo singer <br>Friday  DJ dance<br>Saturday Live bands<br>Sunday  Solo singer]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cafe Del Mar - Chengdu</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Home base of the GoWest Club (free membership) - launched by western China's pioneering magazine for culture and nature. Cafe Del Mar's elegant and tasteful decor provides a friendly and affordable place for expats, tourists and local white-collars to interact and better understand Chinese culture through creative, literary, recreational and social activities.<br><br>Delightful indoor and outdoor areas with attentive English-speaking staff. Customers are welcome to add to the already international menu (e.g. American, Australian, British, Chinese, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Minshan Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Four-star, central, very clean, business rooms (£40) have free internet access. Restaurant does weird western food if you can't face Chinese for the 17th night in a row. I had fish fingers and chips with a blob of jam and my partner had mushrooms on toast with a little pool of lemon curd. Gorgeous.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Shi Mo DouFu Restaurant/Yulin Binguan</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA['Stone ground' doufu/tofu restaurant. Recently expanded and is now an integral part of the Yulin Hotel.  The finger-length deep-fried doufu with vanilla/custardy sauce is a delight. Cannot remember the name, but there is a picture menu. Loads of other types of tofu/beancurd, good veg (broccoli=xilanhua), although some meat dishes can be greasier than other Sichuan restaurants.]]></description>
                
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