The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Gu Yuan
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Rank 1. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 2. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 4. 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 5. 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 6. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 7. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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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. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 11. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 14. 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 15. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 18. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 19. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 20. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 23. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 24. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 25. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 26. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 27. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 28. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 29. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 30. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 31. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 32. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 33. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 34. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 36. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 37. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 38. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 40. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 41. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 42. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 44. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 45. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 46. 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 47. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 48. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 50. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 53. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 55. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 56. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 57. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 58. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 60. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 62. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 63. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 64. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 68. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 69. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 70. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 71. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 73. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 74. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 75. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 76. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 77. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 78. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 79. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 80. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 82. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 83. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 84. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 85. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 86. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 87. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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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 91. 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. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 97. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 99. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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Rank 100. Yao Ji
Cantonese