Haikou Banana Hostel

As in most places in China there are many places to eat, ranging from small cheap shops/stalls to modern posh expensive restaurants. You can get a cheap meal of noodle soup for as little as 3 RMB or spend several hundred RMB on a feast at a nice restaurant. All styles of Chinese food can be found as well as a few western foods such as pizza, burgers and KFC.

BBQ is a popular, cheap, and tasty food style in Haikou. The choice of BBQ 'ed food generally includes oysters, fish, chicken, sweet corn, aubergine and lamb kebabs. There is a BBQ street on Haidian island along Haidian Er Dong Lu (a few minutes south of Haikou Hostel). BBQs open in the evening till late.

A great snack food for a warm evening is 'chao bing'. This translates as fried ice. Choose your fresh fruit and the street vendor will blend it together with a few other ingredients and freeze it in a machine that looks like a frying pan. Costs just 2.5 RMB. There are several vendors along Haidian San Xi Lu.

Hainan's climate allows 3 harvests a year and so fresh fruit and vegetables are plentiful. Exotic tropical fruit can be found on many street corners.