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The Best Cantonese Food in China

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The best Cantonese food in China, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and the Chinese Restaurant Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. T'ang Court comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Guangzhou and Shanghai.

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Lai Heen and Lingnan House hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Forbes Travel Guide next.

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    99 Ma Dang Lu, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200021 · Shanghai
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  2. 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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    3 Xing An Lu, Tian He Qu, Guang Zhou Shi, Guang Dong Sheng, China, 510623 · Guangzhou Shi
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  3. 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.


  4. Rank 4. Jin Xuan

    Cantonese

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  5. Art Deco screens divide the dining room into something that feels almost private, despite the scale, and the color palette leans deep enough that you half expect a saxophonist to materialize. This is the Peninsula's flagship Cantonese restaurant, holding a Michelin star, where the kitchen pairs classical technique with a quietly modern hand. The eight-seat chef's table is the room's open secret for anyone who knows to ask.


  6. Seven private dining rooms, each named after a Chinese dynasty, ring the main hall at this Cantonese restaurant on the fourth floor of Rosewood Beijing. The kitchen holds a Michelin star and runs on a philosophy of restraint, letting the ingredient lead rather than the technique. The pastry course, a molten jackfruit number the chef has been refining for years, tends to stay with people.


  7. Rank 7. Bao Li Xuan

    Cantonese

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  10. Rank 7. Ji Pin Court

    Cantonese

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  12. Rank 7. Tou Zao

    Cantonese

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  13. Rank 13. 102 House

    Cantonese

    Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the Huangpu River and the Pudong skyline, which is a lot of competition for what's on the plate. This is a formal Cantonese banquet restaurant on the Bund, small enough that a few private rooms account for most of the seating. The kitchen revives a style of multi-course celebratory cooking that had largely receded from view, with seasonal menus and a sweet-and-sour pork whose sauce rotates by season. It landed on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.


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  16. Rank 14. Cai Yi Xuan

    Cantonese

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  17. Rank 14. Canton Table

    Cantonese

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  18. Rank 14. Dai Yuet Heen

    Cantonese

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  19. Rank 14. Fu Chun Ju

    Cantonese

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  20. Rank 14. Hongtu Hall

    Cantonese

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  21. Rank 14. Jade River

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  27. Rank 14. Seventh Son

    Cantonese

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    Cantonese

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  29. Rank 14. Sole

    Cantonese

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  32. Rank 14. Xin Ji

    Cantonese

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  33. Rank 14. Yu Yue Heen

    Cantonese

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  34. Rank 14. Yue Hai Tang

    Cantonese

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  35. Rank 14. Zijin Mansion

    Cantonese

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  37. Rank 36. Bao Bao Hao

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  38. Rank 36. Chuang Fa

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  43. Rank 36. Gusu Fusion

    Cantonese

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  45. Rank 36. Hua Ge Si Chu

    Cantonese

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  46. Rank 36. Hui Xing Yuan

    Cantonese

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  47. Rank 36. Jian Ji (Liwan)

    Cantonese Noodle Shop

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  51. Rank 36. My Soup

    Cantonese

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  52. Rank 36. Nan Yuan

    Cantonese

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  53. Rank 36. Oriental Chao

    Cantonese Seafood

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  58. Rank 36. Song Yuan

    Cantonese

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  59. Rank 36. Temple Street

    Cantonese

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  60. Rank 36. Wei Shi Jia

    Cantonese

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  63. Rank 36. Xiguan Zhuyuan (Shiba Fu)

    Cantonese Noodle Shop

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  66. Rank 36. Yao Ji

    Cantonese

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  68. Rank 36. Ze 8 (Haizhu)

    Cantonese

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  76. Rank 71. Chef Kang's

    Cantonese

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  81. Rank 71. Ersha No.1

    Cantonese

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  85. Rank 71. Fu Qi Yu Yuan

    Cantonese

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  86. Rank 71. Hakkasan

    Modern Cantonese

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  87. Rank 71. Hang Yuen Hin

    Cantonese

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    1F, Nuo Hotel, 2A Jiangtai Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, Chinese Mainland · Beijing
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  91. Rank 71. Jin Cai Xuan

    Cantonese

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  92. Rank 71. Li Xuan

    Cantonese

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  93. Rank 71. Li' An

    Cantonese

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  95. Rank 71. Nan's Gourmet

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  98. Rank 71. Summer Palace

    Cantonese

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  99. Rank 71. Summer Palace

    Cantonese

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    2F, Shangri-La Hotel, 1 Huizhan East Road, Haizhu, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Chinese Mainland · Guangzhou Shi
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    Open now, until 2:30 PM

    Wednesday 9 AM–11:30 AM, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–10 PM

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