Must-see restaurants in Guangdong

  • Nánxìn

    Guangzhou

    This time-honoured emporium is a must-visit for Chinese tourists for its Cantonese custard-style puddings. A speciality originating from the nearby town…

  • Yunlaiju Vegetarian

    Shenzhen

    A soothing respite from the street-food bedlam below, this spacious restaurant serves a range of tasty vegetarian dim sum, hand-pulled noodle dishes, mock…

  • Fó Yǒu Yuán

    Guangzhou

    An unpretentious, popular vegetarian restaurant hidden in the Xìngfǔ Xīncūn residential quarter. Dine on mock-meat and seafood dishes that taste…

  • Big Buddha Temple Vegetarian

    Guangzhou

    On the 2nd floor of the main building of the Big Buddha Temple, you'll find this sprawling veggie banquet hall of rough-hewn timber tables, costumed…

  • Dabu Gourmet Street

    Guangdong

    Littered with tiny eateries, Huliao Tongyen Lu, built in the Qing dynasty, is known as Dabu Gourmet Street. Comb its 330m for Dabu and Hakka snacks such…

  • Healthy Buddha Vegetarian

    Foshan

    This vegetarian restaurant on the grounds of Renshou Temple offers great value for money. Greens (bok choy), lotus root, mock glutinous meat and simple…

  • Shùndé Double Layer Milk Pudding

    Foshan

    This dessert shop sells 'double layer' milk pudding, the popular southern Chinese dessert, so-called because of the layer of milk skin on the surface. It…

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