The 100 Best Places in Guangzhou
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The best places in Guangzhou, according to the experts: Forbes Travel Guide, Michelin Guide, and Chinese Restaurant Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Lai Heen comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Guangzhou Shi and Guangzhou.
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Lingnan House and Taian Table hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Forbes Travel Guide next.
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Rank 1. 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.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 2. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Chinese Restaurant Awards Chinese Restaurant Awards: #7 · Elite 15 Asia
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Chinese Restaurant Awards #7 · Elite 15 Asia
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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Eighteen seats around a U-shaped counter, with nothing between you and the open kitchen, is the whole premise at Taian Table. It's a tasting-menu restaurant, European with an Asian lean, and the menu rotates every few weeks so the kitchen never coasts. The setup is theatrical without being showy: you watch each course assembled in front of you, which makes the meal feel more like a collaboration than a transaction.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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The Rosewood Guangzhou occupies the top 39 floors of the CTF Finance Centre, which means you're checking into what may be the tallest five-star hotel on earth. Seven restaurants and bars, an expansive two-story spa, and some vertiginous views come with that altitude. The interiors run sleek and contemporary without feeling corporate. It holds both a Forbes Five Star and a Michelin Key, so expectations are set accordingly before you even reach the 70th floor.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 5. Jiang by Chef Fei
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 7. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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Rank 9. BingSheng Mansion (Xiancun Road)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Chōwa
Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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The rooms begin on the 74th floor, which should tell you everything about what kind of hotel this is. Four Seasons occupies the upper third of a 103-story tower in Guangzhou's Pearl River New City, and the views over the city are genuinely hard to argue with. The atrium alone will stop you mid-sentence. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key. Multiple restaurants, a spa, and a pool round out the floors below.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- The 50 The 50: 2025 · Most Admired Hotel Group Award
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- The 50 2025 · Most Admired Hotel Group Award
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Rank 9. Hongtu Hall
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Jade River
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Lei Garden (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Stiller
Seasonal German
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Wisca (Haizhu)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Xin Ji
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Yong
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Yu Garden
Fujian
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 9. Yu Yue Heen
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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A three-story LED waterfall anchors the lobby of this Pearl River luxury hotel, which takes feng shui as a design brief and runs it through a nightclub filter. Three restaurants, a spa, and a heated indoor pool cover the daytime; a cocktail lounge with a resident DJ handles the rest. Guangzhou's CBD and convention centers are right outside, which explains the crowd, though the energy skews considerably more festive than the usual business address.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Rank 25. Chao Yue
Teochew
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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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Rank 25. Chuang Fa
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Dai Yong Town
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Dayang (Wenming Road)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Ease (Yuexiu)
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Enning Liu Fu Ji (Donghua East Road)
Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Fa Sing Garden (Jinsui Road)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. FT · Bak Kut Teh (Yuexiu)
Malaysian
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Teochew Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Hai Xian Jie Cai Guan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Hua Ge Si Chu
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Hui Xing Yuan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Hunan Cuisine
Hunan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Jian Ji (Liwan)
Cantonese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Lao Xiguan Laifen (Wenming Road)
Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Liang Jie Nanning Pumiao Shengzha Mifen
Chinese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Mamak
Malaysian
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Mian Ji (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Nan Yuan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Qi Cun Da Tou Hui
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Song Yuan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Soodle
Vegetarian Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Stay Here
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Temple Street
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Tong Ji
Chinese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Wei Shi Jia
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Wen Ji Yixinji
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Xiang Qun (Longjin East Road)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Xiguan Zhuyuan (Lizhiwan)
Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Xiguan Zhuyuan (Shiba Fu)
Cantonese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Xin Tai Le (Yuexiu)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Xin Wen Ji (Panfu Road)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Xing Fu Yi Zhan (Yulei Third Street)
Chongqing-style Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Ya Yuan
Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Yao Ji
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Yong Zuo
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Ze 8 (Haizhu)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Zhou Men
Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 25. Zijin Shi Fang
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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A business hotel in Zhujiang New Town where the automated lighting and climate control share space with ink-wash art and traditionally Chinese interiors, which is a stranger pairing than it sounds and somehow works. Rooms run generous, suites more so, and both Chinese and European dining are on offer. The Guangdong Museum is a ten-minute walk, making it easy to feel cultured before returning to a room that adjusts itself without being asked.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Rooms begin on the 50th floor, which means Canton Tower and Zhujiang New Town fill the windows like a slow-rotating screensaver you actually want to look at. This luxury hotel in Tianhe District pulls Tang Dynasty design references into its bones without making the corridors feel like a museum. Marble bathrooms, Illy machines, Dyson hairdryers. Chinserie handles French brasserie duty; Ting Hotpot does tableside broths. K11 art mall is a direct underground walk away.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Marble columns inside, Pearl River New City's glass skyline outside, and the gap between those two things is basically the whole design philosophy here. This luxury hotel occupies the upper floors of a distinctive tower, where European finishes meet Chinese detailing throughout. The rooms are exactly what a Ritz-Carlton promises, and the Cantonese restaurant Lai Heen has been a local fixture long enough that Guangzhou residents claim it as their own.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Twin towers of Parisian grandeur dropped into the middle of Tianhe, where Guangzhou does its best impression of always having meant to be cosmopolitan. This is a full-scale luxury hotel: palatial suites hung with photos of Paris while actual Guangzhou skyline fills the windows, an L'Occitane spa, a high-tech gym, and restaurants polished to a high shine. The Sofitel formula mixes French house style with local interiors, and here it lands without feeling like a copy of anywhere else.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The outdoor infinity pool comes as a genuine surprise for what is otherwise a polished, business-oriented luxury hotel on the edge of Guangzhou's Tianhe district. Floor-to-ceiling windows pull in broad city views, and shuttle connections run to the CBD, Canton Fair Complex, and Guangzhou East Railway Station. Cantonese and Italian dining options sit under the same roof, which covers most bases without requiring anyone to venture far after a long day of meetings.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Beiyuan Cuisine
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Catch
Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Chao Ji Claypot Rice (Liwan)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Deli Boutique・Uncle De Abalone
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Delightful House
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Ersha No.1
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Famous Cuisine (Tianhe North Road)
Cantonese Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Flavors of China
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Four Seasons Pavilion · Rùn
Contemporary Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Guo Fan Jia Yan
Hunan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. He Yuan (Tianhe)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Li Château
European
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 83. Liang Jia Cai Guan
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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