Eat like a local

People in Shenzhen used to say that, for the best food, you had to go north to Guangzhou or south to Hong Kong. Though the city once lacked the long-held cooking pedigrees of its Cantonese neighbors, Shenzhen has started carving a niche as an experimental culinary melting pot, unconstrained by stiff traditions and unafraid to mix up regional styles and throw new ideas and ingredients into the pot.