When I first came to China, Kepin Restaurant was the first place I had a meal outside of the hotel. That was six years ago. I have remained a loyal customer ever since.

Kepin Restaurant is not the kind of place you take a date to impress. There are no white table cloths, fancy carpeted floor, or private dining rooms. Everything is plain and geared to be functional.

When you walk into Kepin there are picture menus spread out on the cashier’s counter. You order, pay, receive a receipt, then take a seat. A waitress will bring a cup of tea, and very quickly your food will arrive.

Kepin seems to cater to the eat and run single crowd. Many of their dishes consist of a meat, a vegetable, and rice. The portions are relatively small, geared to be consumed by a single diner. It is a perfect place for a young professional to have a quick, inexpensive, and nutritionally balanced dinner after a long day’s work.

The chicken soup comes highly recommend. It is very rich and tasty. Cost: RMB10.
Below are pics of some of their set meals. The first is pork, the second is crispy skin duck. Each is priced at RMB15.

They offer several types of fried rice. The servings are very large, and all are tasty. They cost 13 RMB or 15 RMB if topped with a fried egg.

A personal favorite is a set meal of semi-crisp bacon pieces stir fried with mild green peppers and served over rice for RMB15.

For larger groups, hot pots are available as well as giant pots of various soups and stews.

There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of small restaurants and cafes which are quietly serving their surrounding communities scattered throughout Shenzhen. They offer good service and excellent, inexpensive food. These establishments are more or less taken for granted, and deserve more attention. Kepin Restaurant is one of them.

Oh yes, on a hot afternoon it is good to stop in Kepin. Their beer is always cold, not just cool, but cold.

View the address, phone number, and other details of Kepin Restaurant here.