The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Famous Cuisine (Tianhe North Road)
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Rank 2. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 5. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 6. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 7. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 8. 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 10. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 11. 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 13. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 14. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 15. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 17. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 18. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 20. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 21. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 22. 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 23. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 24. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 26. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 27. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 28. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 29. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 30. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 31. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 32. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 33. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 35. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 36. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 37. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 38. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 39. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 40. 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 44. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 45. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 46. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 47. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 48. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 49. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 50. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 52. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 54. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 55. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 57. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 59. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 60. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 62. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 63. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 64. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 65. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 66. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 69. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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Rank 70. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 71. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 73. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Noodles
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Rank 74. Tong Ji
Noodles
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Rank 75. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 76. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 77. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 79. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 80. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 81. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 82. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 83. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 84. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 86. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 87. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 88. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 89. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
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Rank 91. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 92. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
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Rank 93. Tang Shi Meishi
Cantonese
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Rank 95. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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Rank 96. 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 97. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 98. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 99. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 100. Yao Ji
Cantonese