The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou
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Rank 1. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 4. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 6. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 7. 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 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 9. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 10. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 12. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 13. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 15. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 16. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 17. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 18. 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 19. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 21. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 22. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 23. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 24. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 26. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 28. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 29. 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 30. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 31. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 32. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 33. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 34. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 36. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 37. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 38. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 39. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 41. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 42. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 45. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 46. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 49. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 52. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 53. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 55. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 56. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 57. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 58. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 59. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 61. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 62. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 63. 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 64. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 65. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 68. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 69. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 70. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 71. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 73. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 74. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 75. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 76. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 77. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 79. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 80. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 82. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 83. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 84. Liang Jia Cai Guan
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. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 88. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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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. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
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Rank 94. Wen Ji Yixinji
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 98. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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Rank 99. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 100. Yao Ji
Cantonese