Monday, August 31, 2026

The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Ya Yuan



  1. 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.



  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 8. Song

    Sichuan


  4. Rank 9. Chōwa

    Japanese







  5. Rank 15. Yong

    Sichuan


  6. Rank 16. Stiller

    Seasonal German


  7. Rank 17. Yao Ji

    Cantonese


  8. Rank 18. Xin Ji

    Cantonese



  9. 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.



  10. Rank 22. Jade River

    Cantonese




  11. 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.




  12. Rank 28. Mamak

    Malaysian




  13. Rank 31. Soodle

    Vegetarian








  14. Rank 38. Nan Yuan

    Cantonese

















  15. Rank 54. Yong Zuo

    Chaoshan



  16. Rank 56. Jia Yuan

    Vegetarian



  17. Rank 58. Chuang Fa

    Cantonese


  18. Rank 59. Gu Yuan

    Vegetarian





  19. Rank 63. Tong Ji

    Noodles


  20. Rank 64. The Legend

    Cantonese



  21. Rank 66. Taozui Guan

    Contemporary Chinese










  22. Rank 75. Song Yuan

    Cantonese







  23. Rank 81. Catch

    Seafood


  24. 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.


  25. Rank 83. Tongtown

    Cantonese









  26. Rank 91. Ersha No.1

    Cantonese





  27. Rank 95. Zen Tea

    Vegetarian




  28. Rank 98. Tian Shui

    Vegetarian




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