Lotus Restaurant & Bar
Sichuan cuisine · ⭐ 4.5
No. 52-2 Ninghai Road (opposite Ninghai Middle School)
Dragon Mate tips
If you are traveling in China to visit Nanjing, this restaurant is worth a stop for great food. This restaurant is located at No. 52-2 Ninghai Road (opposite Ninghai Middle School). It is a Sichuan cuisine place, and the flavors are spicy (numbing/spicy). Dragon Mate recommends you try: Three-Cup Chicken, Crispy Pork Strips, Sichuan North Cold Jelly Noodles.
If you cannot eat spicy food, use Dragon Mate to say “no spicy” before ordering, and tell the staff clearly.
If you do not eat pork, make sure to use Dragon Mate voice to clearly tell the staff “no pork” before ordering.
Restaurant guide
- City: Nanjing
- Category: Sichuan cuisine
- Rating: 4.5
- Address: No. 52-2 Ninghai Road (opposite Ninghai Middle School)
- Popular dishes: Three-Cup Chicken, Crispy Pork Strips, Sichuan North Cold Jelly Noodles, Sichuan Brain Dish, Passionate Fish and Frog Love
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Dishes
Three-Cup ChickenThree-cup chicken is a dish made with chicken thighs or breast meat, seasoned with equal parts sesame oil, rice wine, and light soy sauce. During cooking, the chicken is first cut into pieces and marinated, then combined with sesame oil, rice wine, and light soy sauce, slowly simmered until the chicken is fully cooked and infused with flavor, and finally reduced to coat the ingredients thoroughly.
Crispy Pork StripsSucculent pork slices, made from fatty pork belly, are marinated and then deep-fried until golden and crispy. To prepare, the pork belly is sliced thinly, seasoned with salt, cooking wine, and five-spice powder, then fried in hot oil until perfectly crisp.
Sichuan North Cold Jelly NoodlesChuanbei Cold Jelly is a traditional snack made from pea starch, processed into cold jelly and then cut into细 strips. It is typically served with seasonings such as chili oil, Sichuan pepper powder, vinegar, and garlic paste, creating a spicy, numbing, sour, and fragrant dish.
Sichuan Brain DishA Sichuan dish made with pig brain, stir-fried with spicy and numbing seasonings like chili and Sichuan peppercorns, known for its rich, bold flavor.
Passionate Fish and Frog LoveA spicy fusion dish featuring tender fish fillets and frog legs stir-fried with chili, garlic, and ginger for a bold, fiery flavor.
Old Mother's Pig Trotter SoupMother's Pig Trotter Soup primarily uses pig trotters and yellow beans as main ingredients, supplemented with seasonings such as ginger slices and green onion segments. After blanching, the pig trotters are cooked together with yellow beans in a pot with water, simmered slowly until tender, resulting in a rich broth and gelatin-rich pig trotters.
Boss's BeefA dish of tender beef slow-cooked in a secret sauce, popular in Chinese home cooking and restaurants.
Mango Shrimp BallsMango shrimp balls are a dish made with fresh shrimp meat and mango. Shrimp is minced and mixed with mango cubes, then seasoned and shaped into balls, which are cooked by frying or boiling.
Sichuan-style Fish in Spicy Pepper SauceSichuan pepper boiled fish features tender fish slices with bean sprouts and lettuce, seasoned with fried Sichuan peppercorns and sansho pepper. After stir-frying doubanjiang, ginger, and garlic, water is added to boil, then fish slices are cooked through. Topped with fresh sansho pepper and green onions. The broth is bright red, the fish silky, and the aroma of sansho intense.
Plum-Flavored Spare RibsPlum ribs is an innovative Chinese dish featuring pork ribs as the main ingredient and dried plums as a key辅料. The ribs are first pan-fried until golden brown, then simmered slowly with dried plums and seasonings until tender, allowing the sweet-sour flavor of the plums to fully penetrate the meat.
Spicy Chicken with ChiliSpicy chicken is a dish made primarily with chicken, seasoned with large amounts of chili peppers and spices. The chicken is cut into pieces, marinated, then stir-fried at high heat with chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and other seasonings to allow the chicken to fully absorb the spicy and fragrant flavors, resulting in a bright red color and a distinctive numbingly spicy, savory taste.