Monday, August 31, 2026

The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Summer Palace


  1. Rank 2. 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.


  2. 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.



  3. Rank 5. Chōwa

    Japanese



  4. Rank 7. Song

    Sichuan







  5. Rank 13. The Legend

    Cantonese


  6. Rank 14. Yong

    Sichuan



  7. Rank 16. Gu Yuan

    Vegetarian


  8. Rank 17. 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.






  9. Rank 22. Soodle

    Vegetarian


  10. Rank 23. Mamak

    Malaysian




  11. Rank 26. Taozui Guan

    Contemporary Chinese






  12. Rank 31. Stiller

    Seasonal German






  13. Rank 36. 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.







  14. Rank 42. Catch

    Seafood


  15. Rank 43. Tongtown

    Cantonese




  16. 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.









  17. Rank 54. Ersha No.1

    Cantonese




  18. Rank 57. Nan Yuan

    Cantonese




  19. Rank 60. Xin Ji

    Cantonese




  20. Rank 63. Zen Tea

    Vegetarian









  21. Rank 71. Yao Ji

    Cantonese




  22. Rank 74. Jade River

    Cantonese



  23. Rank 76. Tian Shui

    Vegetarian


  24. Rank 77. Yong Zuo

    Chaoshan










  25. Rank 86. Jia Yuan

    Vegetarian




  26. Rank 89. Chuang Fa

    Cantonese





  27. Rank 93. Tong Ji

    Noodles



  28. Rank 95. Song Yuan

    Cantonese







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