The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Zen Tea
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Rank 1. Zen Tea
Vegetarian
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Rank 2. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 3. Stay Here
Chaoshan
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Rank 4. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
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Rank 7. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 9. Temple Street
Cantonese
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Rank 10. Yong
Sichuan
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Rank 11. Xin Ji
Cantonese
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Rank 12. 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 13. 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 14. Yong Zuo
Chaoshan
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Rank 16. Lei Garden (Xuhui)
Cantonese
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Rank 17. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 18. Jade River
Cantonese
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Rank 19. Hongtu Hall
Chinese
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Rank 20. Stiller
Seasonal German
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Rank 21. Song
Sichuan
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Rank 22. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
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Rank 24. Wing Lee Restaurant (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 25. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 26. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
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Rank 27. Chōwa
Japanese
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Rank 29. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
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Rank 33. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 35. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 36. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
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Rank 37. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
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Rank 40. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 41. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
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Rank 42. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Noodles
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Rank 43. Tong Ji
Noodles
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Rank 45. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
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Rank 46. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
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Rank 47. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 48. Jia Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 49. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 50. Song Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 51. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
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Rank 52. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
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Rank 53. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 54. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 55. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
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Rank 56. Soodle
Vegetarian
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Rank 58. Tian Shui
Vegetarian
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Rank 59. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
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Rank 61. Zhou Men
Noodles
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Rank 62. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
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Rank 63. Mamak
Malaysian
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Rank 64. 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 65. Dai Yong Town
Chaoshan
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Rank 67. The Peach Blossom (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
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Rank 68. Flavors of China
Sichuan
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Rank 69. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
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Rank 70. Tang Shi Meishi
Cantonese
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Rank 71. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 72. Tongtown
Cantonese
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Rank 73. Yue Jing Xuan
Cantonese
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Rank 74. Catch
Seafood
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Rank 75. 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 76. The Penthouse
Cantonese
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Rank 77. Wenjian Hainan Cuisine
Hainanese
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Rank 78. Tao Tao Ju · Ya Yuan
Cantonese
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Rank 80. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
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Rank 81. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 82. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Chaozhou
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Rank 83. Yun Pavilion
Cantonese
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Rank 87. Plant-Based Kitchen
Vegetarian
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Rank 89. Taozui Guan
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 90. Tung Fook Superior Cuisine
Cantonese
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Rank 91. The Legend
Cantonese
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Rank 92. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Chao Zhou Chinese
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Rank 93. Gu Yuan
Vegetarian
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Rank 94. Summer Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 96. 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 97. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunanese
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Rank 98. Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese
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Rank 99. Yu Garden
Fujian
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Rank 100. Delightful House
Cantonese