Guangzhou Food Guide
What to Eat, Where to Find It, and How to Order Like a Local
🥢 Must-Try Dishes
Dim SumDim Sum
Guangzhou’s dim sum is one of the most exquisite breakfast experiences in the world—basket after basket of delicate pastries: translucent shrimp dumplings, juicy shumai, silky-smooth rice rolls, and tender, flavorful chicken feet. Paired with a pot of Pu’er tea or Tieguanyin, you can sit and chat while eating from morning until noon.
Where to Eat
Taotaoju (time-honored restaurant, 80–120 yuan per person). Dian Doudé (chain restaurant, consistent quality). Panxi Restaurant (garden-style restaurant with the most beautiful setting).
🛒 Street Food
Wonton NoodlesWonton Noodles
A good bowl of wonton noodles—the silver-thread noodles, hand-rolled with a bamboo rod, are firm and springy; the fresh shrimp wontons have thin wrappers and generous fillings (at least 50% shrimp); and the broth, simmered with dried fish, is clear, fresh, and sweet. This is the most everyday yet most meticulously prepared bowl of noodles for Guangzhou locals.
Where to Eat
Wu Cai Ji is an old restaurant tucked away in an alley; their wonton noodles are absolutely superb.