When it comes to vegetarian restaurants in Shenzhen, the new plum garden located in Chegongmiao is definitely a mountain that cannot be avoided. This two-storey restaurant of nearly 1,000 square meters has been transformed from a high-end seafood restaurant to a vegetarian buffet restaurant since 2014 because of the decision of the owner Lin Suilai, which has caused a shock in the industry and society. Aside from the legendary deeds of the boss, Xinmeiyuan has shown its popularity in Shenzhen's vegetarian community with nearly 7,000 reviews on a review website, and has even attracted many Hong Kong and Macao guests. Of course, this has a direct relationship with its "surprisingly low" pricing.

The popular crowd at the entrance and the huge photos of the monks constitute many people's first impression of the new plum garden. The first floor includes a buffet area and a sales area for Buddhist supplies, as well as some open-air seating, which usually receives individual customers; On the second floor, there is a vegetarian self-service hot pot, each person has an electromagnetic small pot, take out the ingredients in the freezer and put them in the pot to cook, which can be regarded as a vegetarian version of the self-service spicy hotpot; Dozens of round tables are arranged in the left area on the second floor, which are mainly used for group dining and can be ordered for fixed dishes. There is no extravagant decoration in the new plum garden, and it is generally clean and bright, but some Buddhist audio will be broadcast on the first and second floors all the time, and whether it is a nuisance or not is a matter of opinion.

It's not easy to make a recommendation for a cheap buffet restaurant, after all, one of the joys of a buffet restaurant is that customers can choose according to their tastes. However, there are still a few vegetarian dishes in Xinmeiyuan, so if you want to eat them, you need to eat them as soon as possible. The first is vegetarian dumplings, which are filled with leeks, mushrooms and other fillings in the skin of moderately thick dumplings, whether they are eaten immediately or scalded in a hot pot, the taste is very real. If you feel that the taste is too light, you can also try Puning dried tofu, fried taro, iron plate miscellaneous mushrooms and other dishes with a strong taste, especially the glutinous rice lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice and mung beans, drizzled with a slightly sweet sauce, just one bite after slicing, but it is easy to get greasy, and should not be excessive.

The buffet price on the first floor of Xinmei Garden is 39 yuan/person, and the self-service hot pot on the second floor is 59 yuan/person, and the elderly will have corresponding discounts, and the store will charge 10 yuan per person in cash as a deposit. There is a large parking lot outside the door, but the fee is higher, and the owner chooses at his discretion.