The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Mamak
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Rank 1. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 2. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 5. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 7. 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 8. 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 9. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 10. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 12. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 13. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 14. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 16. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 17. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 19. 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 20. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 21. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 23. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 24. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 25. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 26. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 27. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 28. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 29. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 30. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 31. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 33. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 34. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 36. 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 38. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 40. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 41. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 42. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 43. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 47. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 49. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 52. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 53. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 54. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 55. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 56. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 57. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 58. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 59. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 60. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 62. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 63. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 64. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 66. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 67. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 68. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 69. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 70. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 71. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 73. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 74. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 75. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 76. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 77. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 78. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 79. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 80. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 81. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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Rank 82. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 84. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Noodles
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Rank 85. Tong Ji
Noodles
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Rank 86. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 87. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 88. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 90. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 91. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 92. 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 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. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 98. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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Rank 99. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 100. Yao Ji
Cantonese