Von Tom Zhang
Guangzhou City is famous for delicious foods and snacks. Taste as much as possible when you visit Guangzhou and it will never disappoint you. Wondering where to eat? This article provides detailed information on where to grab a delicious bite in the four major busy areas in Guangzhou.
Beijing Road and China Plaza in Yuexiu District
How to get there: take subway line 1 or 2, and get off at Gongyuanqian Station
It is the most hustling business area of Guangzhou, plus it is located near residential areas, so there are many restaurants, big or small, where you can taste every imaginable delicious foods and snacks.
Qiaomei Wontons
Average expense/person: 10 yuan
Some people say that if you don’t eat wonton in this restaurant, then you have never eaten wontons in Guangzhou. Recommended wontons are crab wonton , shrimp wonton and abalone wonton , at 10 yuan per bowl.
Meigui Desserts and Snacks / Baihua Desserts and Snacks
Average expense/person: 5-10 yuan
Address: Both are located near Sun Yat-Sen Library
Meigui 218 Wenming Road, Yuexiu District
Baihua 210 Wenming Road, Yuexiu District
These two have opened for more than 10 years at Wenming Road, famous for desserts and snacks. Sesame paste, almond bean curd, and taro and red bean paste are recommended.
Haitiantang / Guizhengzhong
Average expense/person: 15-30 yuan
Address:
Haitiantang 185 Central Dezheng Road
Guizhengzhong 192 Central Dezheng Road Both are specialty shops selling Guilinggao (herbal turtle jelly). Guilinggao is a kind of traditional herbal medicine often consumed as dessert; its medical effects include clearing away heat and wetness within the body. It is especially good to consume in summer. The Guilinggao sold at Haitiantang and Guizhengzhong are authentic and have good taste.
Dayang Stew Soup / Weiji Stew Soup
Average expense/person: 6-15 yuan
Address:
Dayang 160 Wenming Road Weiji
156 Wenming Road
Both are very famous and popular shops selling stew soup in Guangzhou. Various stew soups are available to choose from according to seasons and the consumer’s body condition.
Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert
Average expense/person: 10-20 yuan
Address: 34 Zhongshan Fifth Road
It is a fruit desserts and snacks branch shop from Hong Kong. Mango shake and glutinous rice should not be missed.
Shengji Seafood Restaurant
Average expense/person: 50-80 yuan
Address: 228 Changdi Damalu, near Haizhu Square Station of subway line 2.
It is a popular in-room food stall of Guangzhou, specializing in seafood and barbecue. Having a late night supplement supper is recommended there.
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street in Liwan District
How to get there: take subway line 1 and get off at Changshou Lu Station
Liwan District is one of the old districts of Guangzhou. Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is a shopping street and a must visit place for visitors to Guangzhou, it is the place where restaurants and shops gather.
Taotaoju Restaurant
Average expense/person: 20-60 yuan
Address: 20 Dishipu Lu
Taotaoju Restaurant is a time-honored restaurant in Guangzhou, serving authentic Cantonese cuisine and snacks. It is a good place to experience the local life of Guangzhou. Recommended dishes and snacks are shrimp dumplings , Crispy Durian Cake , Steamed Creamy Custard Bun , pork ribs and double-skin milk.
Meimei Fried Snacks
Average expense/person: 5 yuan
Address: 130 Baohua Road
It is a very old food stall selling traditional fried snacks, and their specialties are spring rolls and fried taro and shrimp.
Shunji Ice House
Average expense/person: 5-10 yuan
Address: 85 Baohua Road
It first opened in the 1980s, and is still popular among local people. Recommended items to try are coconut ice cream and mango ice cream.
Nanxin Milk Desserts
Average expense/person: 5-10 yuan
Address: 47 Dishipu Lu
It is famous and popular amongst local people for various kinds of milk products, such as milk paste, double-skin milk and ginger milk custard.
Yinji Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls Restaurant
Average expense/person: 5-10 yuan
Address: 79 Shangxiajiu Road
It serves the Changfen (steamed rice noodle rolls) which is considered to be the best in Guangzhou. The sheet jelly is thin, transparent, smooth and slippery, and the Changfen tastes especially good with the restaurants’ home-made bean oil.
Tongfu Road in Haizhu District
How to get there: take subway line 2 and get off at The 2nd Worker’s Cultural Palace Station
Along Tongfu Road there are mostly local neighborhoods. Although there are not any large scale shopping malls, the local Guangzhou culture and lifestyle is preserved. There you will see lots of Qilou (a kind of old Cantonese style arcade architecture).
Anle Stew Soup
Average expense/person: 6-10 yuan
Address: 582 East Tongfu Road
It has been there for more than 20 years, and it still adopts the old method to make stew soup – stewing by firewood.
Xinxing Restanrant
Average expense/person: 35-60 yuan
Address: 92-96 Qianjin Road
A very popular Cantonese restaurant among local people. Their specialty is the stew mutton. Other recommended dishes and snacks include roast lamb leg, coconut quail stew and sliced mutton barbecue.
Fenfang Desserts
Average expense/person: 5-8 yuan
Address: 619 East Tongfu Road
It has opened for more than 20 years. The must-taste dessert is sesame paste.
Teemall Area in Tianhe District
How to get there: take subway line 1 and get off at Tianhe Sports Center Station
The area around Teemall is where office buildings are located, so this area gathers various restaurants of higher prices, with only a small number of featured food stalls.
Bingsheng Cantonese Restaurant
Average expense/person: 40-70 yuan
Address: 168 East Tianhe Road
A very popular Cantonese restaurant serving authentic Cantonese cuisine at affordable prices and in good environment. Recommended dishes are crisp barbecued pork, raw fish, tofu, raw shrimp and crispy durian cake.
Gaozhou Taizi Chicken
Average expense/person: 35 yuan
Address: 9-11 Shipai Longkou East Road
Their specialty is chicken served with very fragrant peanut oil.
Huangpu huayuan Restaurant
Average expense/person: 60 yuan
Address: 163 South Tianhe Road
An old-style Cantonese restaurant. Recommended dishes are shrimp dumplings, pork rib, crisp durian cake, roast goose and crystal chicken.
