The Top 100 Places to Eat Near The Legend
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Rank 1. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 2. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 4. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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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. 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 7. BingSheng Mansion (Xiancun Road)
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 9. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 10. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 11. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 12. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 13. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 18. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 19. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 21. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 23. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 24. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 25. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 26. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 28. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 29. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 30. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 31. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 32. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 33. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 34. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 36. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 37. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 38. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 39. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 40. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 41. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 42. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 44. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 45. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 46. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 48. 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 50. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 53. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 56. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 57. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 58. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 61. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 62. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 64. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 65. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 66. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 67. 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 68. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 69. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 70. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 71. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 74. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 75. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 76. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 77. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 78. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 79. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 80. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 82. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 83. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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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. 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 92. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 93. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
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Rank 94. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 95. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
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Rank 96. Tang Shi Meishi
Cantonese
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Rank 97. The Eminent
Cantonese
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Rank 98. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 99. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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