The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Summer Palace
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Rank 1. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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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.
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Rank 3. 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 5. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 6. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 7. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 8. BingSheng Mansion (Xiancun Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 9. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 13. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 14. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 16. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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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.
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Rank 18. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 19. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 20. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 21. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 22. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 23. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 24. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 26. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 27. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 28. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 29. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 30. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 31. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 33. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 35. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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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.
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Rank 38. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 39. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 40. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 41. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 42. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 43. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 44. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 45. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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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. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 49. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 54. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 57. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 58. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 59. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 60. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 62. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 63. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 65. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 66. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 67. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 68. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 69. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 70. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 71. Yao Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 73. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 74. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 75. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 76. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 77. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 78. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 79. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 80. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 82. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 83. The Eminent
Cantonese
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Rank 84. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 85. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 86. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 87. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 88. Deli Boutique・Uncle De Abalone
Cantonese
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Rank 89. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 90. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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Rank 91. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 92. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Noodles
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Rank 93. Tong Ji
Noodles
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Rank 95. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 96. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
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Rank 97. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 98. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
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Rank 99. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 100. Tang Shi Meishi
Cantonese