The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Chao Yue
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Rank 1. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 2. Chao Yue
Chaozhou
A wave sculpture runs the full length of the ceiling, which tells you something about how seriously this place takes its own idea. Chao Yue is a fine-dining Chaozhou restaurant where the kitchen reinterprets Chiu Chow culinary tradition through prix fixe menus built to feel like a single continuous argument. The service is unusually considered, and the room is quiet enough that it actually matters.
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Rank 4. Lai Heen
Modern Cantonese
Perched on an upper floor of the Ritz-Carlton with Pearl River views, Lai Heen is a Cantonese fine dining restaurant that holds a Michelin star and a Forbes Five Star. The cooking follows the classical Cantonese tradition, where precision and restraint do more work than showmanship. The room is formal without being stiff, the kind of place where a Sunday dim sum lunch feels like a proper occasion rather than a casual outing.
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Rank 5. Lingnan House
Cantonese
Stained-glass windows and stripped wooden floors give this fifth-floor Cantonese restaurant in the Rosewood Guangzhou the feel of a very grand old house that happens to serve roast goose. The kitchen works closely with named farms across Guangdong, which is the kind of supply chain that shows up on the plate rather than just the menu. It holds a Michelin star.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Chinese Restaurant Awards #7 · Elite 15 Asia
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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Rank 6. BingSheng Mansion (Xiancun Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 7. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 8. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 9. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 10. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 13. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 14. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 15. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 16. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 18. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 20. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 21. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 23. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 24. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 25. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 26. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 27. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 28. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 29. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 30. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 31. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 32. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 34. Emmelyn
Contemporary French
A sourdough made from a starter the kitchen has kept alive since day one is a quiet statement of intent. Emmelyn is a contemporary French restaurant in Zhujiang New Town, running seasonal set menus and à la carte, with ingredients that move between Qiandao Lake caviar, French oysters, and Iberian ham. The chef trained across New Zealand and Australia before landing here, and the cooking sits squarely where French tradition meets a lighter, modern hand.
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Rank 35. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 36. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 37. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 38. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 39. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 40. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 44. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 45. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 48. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 49. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 50. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 53. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 55. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 57. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 59. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 61. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 62. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 63. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 64. Song
Sichuan
Thousands of glass feathers hang from a mirrored ceiling above stainless-steel pillars, which is not what most people picture when they think of a Sichuan restaurant. The chef has appeared on Chinese food television, and the menu runs from Sichuan street food classics to wood-roasted aged Peking duck, all inside a room that seems to be auditioning for a science-fiction film. GT Land Plaza, fourth floor, Zhujiang New Town.
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Rank 66. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 67. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 69. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 70. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 71. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 73. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 74. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 75. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 76. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 77. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 78. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 79. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 80. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 82. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 83. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 84. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 85. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 86. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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Rank 87. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 88. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 89. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Noodles
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Rank 90. Tong Ji
Noodles
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Rank 92. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 93. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
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Rank 94. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
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Rank 95. Tang Shi Meishi
Cantonese
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Rank 96. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 97. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 98. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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Rank 100. The Eminent
Cantonese