In Suzhou, there are a few seafood cities that operate in the form of "market restaurants", which bundle seafood markets and restaurants. Customers go to the market to select the ingredients, which are then processed into dishes at the nearby restaurant. Located in Xiangcheng District, Xutugang Self-purchased Seafood City is one of them. Different from Baoyan Mall, which ranks first on the list, the market and restaurants here operate separately, and the market is still presented as a traditional street market, so there is a big gap with Baoyan in terms of environment and service.

The first floor of the seafood city is a market area where stalls gather. High-priced seafood such as Boston lobster, snow crab, Dungeness crab, geoduck, baby abalone, snow clams and more are neatly listed. The more popular oysters, scallops, shrimps, river shrimp and other cheap seafood are more complete. After selecting the ingredients, you can choose to be boiled, Cantonese steamed, spicy baked, and fried in a typhoon shelter on the spot. Move to the restaurant area on the fourth floor, where the seafood you have ordered will be prepared. Due to the variety of processing methods used to process the ingredients, there are hundreds of dishes that go well with a variety of seafood. Customers can follow the advice of the waiter to match the ingredients in the best way. Baked Dungeness crab with salted egg yolk, steamed green dragon, salt-and-pepper shrimp, spicy stir-fried clams, boiled whelks, etc. are all dishes with a high serving rate, and the products are decent.

Although this kind of complex operation of the seafood city can make people experience the fun of choosing their own ingredients, the dirty market environment discourages many customers. In addition, the separation of seafood stalls from the restaurant's operations also adds to the obstacles to the dining process. Nowadays, the business situation of the restaurant in Seafood City is not optimistic, and the restaurants that were originally located on the second and third floors have all closed down, leaving only the fourth floor to remain open.

Despite the sluggish business situation, the restaurant on the fourth floor still has a reliable environment to attract customers. The hall is neat and clean, and the presentation is carefully arranged. The tables, chairs, and tableware in the box are equipped with the standard configuration of star-rated restaurants, and some of them are also equipped with automatic mahjong machines, which are very suitable for family and friend gatherings. In addition, if you want to skip the step of selecting seafood, you can make a reservation with the restaurant in advance for ingredients and processing. For those who travel by bus, take the subway to Xutugang Station and exit along Exit 2B. Customers arriving by car can park their vehicles in Seafood City's own parking lot.