The following are recommendations for traditional Cantonese restaurants around scenic spots in Guangzhou, covering time-honored brands, garden eateries and scenic restaurants, balancing taste and experience:
First, the area around Liwan Lake and Yongqingfang
Panxi Restaurant (Litchi Bay Branch)
Features: Founded in 1947, this is a garden-style restaurant with a strong Lingnan flavor. Its signature dishes include shrimp dumplings, green mushroom White Rabbit Dumplings, and fragrant and fresh shrimp dumplings.
地址: 不. 151, Longjin West Road
Per capita: ¥89
Review: Time-honored brand, with an ancient and elegant environment, suitable for family dinners and tourist check-ins, and close to scenic spots.
Qiaomei Tangliyuan Food Art Restaurant
Features: Intangible cultural heritage braised Pigeon, honey-glazed crispy black barbecued pork, renowned Liwan boat Rice Porridge, and a riverside garden environment.
地址: 不. 12, Yongbian Heng Street, Huangsha Avenue
Per capita: ¥130
Review: The environment is elegant and the dishes are exquisite, making it suitable for business banquets or family gatherings.
Second, the area around Shamian Island
Shamian Qiaomei Restaurant
Features: Shrimp dumplings with thin skins and generous fillings, smooth rice rolls, and special sauces, creating an exotic atmosphere.
地址: 不. 2, Shamian South Street, Liwan District
Per capita: Not specified
Review: It has a rich cultural atmosphere and is suitable for tourists to experience.
Third, the area around Beijing Road Cultural Tourism Zone
Yuepinlou Restaurant (Beijing Road Cultural Tourism Area Branch)
Features: The beef is tender and smooth, served quickly, with generous portions, a wide variety of dishes, and reasonable prices.
地址: 不. 364, Beijing Road (50 meters from the exit of the former Guangdong Finance Hall and the Nanyue Palace)
Per capita: ¥82
Review: It’s an old store with a high popularity and warm service. It’s suitable for family dinners or tourists to dine.
Tang Kitchen No. 1
Features: Exquisite dim sum and tea snacks, such as glutinous rice chicken and barbecued pork buns, with an ancient and elegant decoration style.
地址: 不. 182, Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, Yuexiu District
Per capita: Not specified
Review: A great place for traditional morning tea, suitable for tourists to experience.
Fourth, the areas around Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area
Mingquanju Hotel · Pinju Guangzhou Restaurant
Features: The black pork char siu pastry is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The shrimp dumplings from Mingquanju are bouncy and firm. The classic Cantonese steamed chicken feet with a sauce aroma.
地址: 1F, Bitianlou, Guangzhou Mingquanju Hotel, 不. 1068, South Baiyun Avenue
Per capita: ¥178
Review: The environment is elegant and the transportation is convenient, making it suitable for family gatherings or business banquets.
Fifth, the area around Canton Tower
Zhen Chu · New Cantonese Cuisine (Canton Tower Branch)
Features: The glass crispy pigeon skin is crispy, the black beauty colorful egg tart is sweet but not greasy, and the jade golden pomelo bun is refreshing and helps to relieve the greasiness.
地址: 3rd Floor, 不. 26, Yuhang Road, Haizhu District (1.2 kilometers on foot from Exit B of Guangzhou Tower Station on Metro Line 3 /APM)
Per capita: ¥84
Review: The location is excellent, offering a night view of Canton Tower and is perfect for tourists to take photos.
Sixth, the area around Ersha Island/Zhujiang New Town
Peninsula Yuzhenxuan Restaurant (Ersha Island Branch)
Features: Peninsula signature soy Sauce chicken, bucket egg tarts, steamed open-cut grouper, elegant environment.
地址: Ersha Island Store
Per capita: Not specified
Review: Suitable for business banquets or family dinners, and close to scenic spots.
Bingsheng (Zhujiang New Town Store)
Feature: Morning tea snacks exquisite and innovative, such as 豉汁 steamed chicken feet, glutinous rice chicken, spacious and bright environment.
地址: 6th Floor, Tianhe City Shopping Center, 不. 208, Tianhe Road, Tianhe District
Per capita: Not specified
Review: The top choice for family dinners, full of the flavor of home.
