Luhuitou is the place to come for fresh seafood at workaday prices. The cluster of small restaurants along the harbour road serves what came off the boats in the morning: steamed grouper, salt-and-pepper prawns, stir-fried clams, and the local speciality of Hainanese chicken rice. The pattern is "point and eat" — choose from the tanks, agree the cooking style, and pay by the catty.
Most kitchens close around 22:00. Sanya's busier nightlife scene is back over the bay.