The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Ya Yuan
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Rank 1. Ya Yuan
Chinese
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Rank 2. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 3. 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 5. 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 7. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 8. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 9. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 13. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 14. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 15. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 16. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 17. Yao Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 18. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 19. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Nine private rooms tucked inside a building that also contains a furniture showroom and a Japanese tea room, which tells you something about the neighborhood's ambitions. This is a refined Chiu Chow restaurant where the menu bends around seasonal availability and what you actually feel like eating. The kitchen works in the old regional tradition without being precious about it, and the whole thing holds a Michelin star.
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Rank 21. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 22. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 23. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 25. 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 26. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 27. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 28. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 29. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 30. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 31. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 32. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 33. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 38. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 39. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 40. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 42. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 43. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 45. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 46. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 47. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 48. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 49. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 50. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 52. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 53. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 54. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 55. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 56. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 57. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 58. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 59. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 60. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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Rank 61. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 62. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Noodles
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Rank 63. Tong Ji
Noodles
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Rank 64. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 65. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 66. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 67. Deli Boutique・Uncle De Abalone
Cantonese
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Rank 71. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 73. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 75. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 76. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 77. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 79. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 80. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 82. 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 83. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 84. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
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Rank 85. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 86. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 89. The Eminent
Cantonese
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Rank 91. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 93. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 95. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 96. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 97. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 98. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 99. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 100. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese