Wu Men Ren Jia
Gusu, Suzhou
The courtyard restaurant beside the Humble Administrator's Garden, serving Suzhou's sweetest classics with local ceremony.
Wu Men Ren Jia (Home of Wu Families) sits in a converted courtyard steps from the Humble Administrator's Garden, and its menu reads like a map of Suzhou's refined sweet cooking: squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, cherry-glazed pork, and the lake shrimp that locals measure restaurants by.
The owner is a walking encyclopedia of Suzhou food history and will gladly tour you through the classics, while the courtyard tables are exactly the setting visitors hope for. Book a garden-view table and let the kitchen choose - the seasonal set menu is the house specialty.
Best for: Proper Suzhou sweetness beside the gardens.
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