The Places · China
Guangzhou
Made By profiles 18 places in Guangzhou, spanning modern cantonese fine dining, bar, cantonese — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Bar
Hope & Sesame
Guangzhou, China
Ranked #7 in Asia's Best Bars 2025 and making its World's 50 Best Bars debut that same year, Hope & Sesame has operated from Guangzhou's Dongshankou district since 2016. Entry is through a concealed refrigerator door; the programme inside runs on ultrasonic infusion, rotary distillation, and seasonal menus built around regional flavour and cultural narrative.
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02.Modern Cantonese Fine Dining
Jiang by Chef Fei
Guangzhou, China
Jiang by Chef Fei holds two Michelin stars and a Black Pearl Diamond at its Tianhe District address, placing it among Guangzhou's most decorated Cantonese tables. Chef Huang Jinghui's kitchen balances classical technique with seasonal creativity, from refined dim sum at lunch to roasted Wenchang Chicken at dinner. La Liste has ranked it among the world's top restaurants in both 2025 and 2026.
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03.Modern Cantonese Fine Dining
Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine
Guangzhou, China
A two-Michelin-star Cantonese address in Guangzhou's Yuexiu District, Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine holds 76 points on the 2026 La Liste ranking and a 4.2 Google rating across nearly 800 reviews. It sits in the upper tier of the city's formal Cantonese dining scene, where classic technique and regional precision set the standard for what Guangdong cooking looks like at its most considered.
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04.Michelin-Starred Cantonese
Lingnan House
Guangzhou, China
Set within the living-history grounds of Lingnan Yinshangyuan in Guangzhou's Panyu District, Lingnan House holds consecutive Michelin stars for 2024 and 2025, placing it among the city's most decorated Cantonese tables. Under chef Stéphan Bernhard, the kitchen interprets Cantonese tradition with a precision that makes it a serious choice for milestone meals and celebratory dining in southern China.
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05.Modern Cantonese Fine Dining
Yu Yue Heen
Guangzhou, China
Yu Yue Heen holds a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, placing it among Guangzhou's most decorated Cantonese dining rooms. Located in Pearl River New City's Tianhe District, it operates at the ¥¥¥¥ tier where classical technique and serious wine selection define the experience. Chef Yongsheng Li leads the kitchen, and the room draws a clientele accustomed to the finer registers of Cantonese cuisine.
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06.Fine Teochew Cuisine
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine
Guangzhou, China
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine holds a Michelin star and consistent OAD Asia rankings in Guangzhou's Yuexiu District, making it one of the city's most credentialed addresses for Chao Zhou cooking. The kitchen operates under Chef Alfred Leung, working within a tradition that prizes subtlety, precise seasoning, and unhurried pacing over spectacle. Priced at ¥¥¥, it sits in the upper-mid tier of Guangzhou's formal dining bracket.
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07.Sichuan
Yong
Guangzhou, China
A Michelin-starred Sichuan concept in Guangzhou's Yuexiu District, Yong operates from a heritage building on Yanjiang Middle Road under the supervision of celebrity chef Lan Guijun. Fixed-price menus blend classical Sichuan technique with deliberate Cantonese inflections, house-made pickles, five-colour noodles, lobster pairings, producing a cross-regional dialogue that earns its place among Guangzhou's serious dining options.
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08.Refined Chao Zhou
Suyab Courtyard・Pickmoon Gourmet
Guangzhou, China
Suyab Courtyard・Pickmoon Gourmet holds consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) alongside a Black Pearl Diamond for its Chao Zhou cooking in Guangzhou's Tianhe district. Under chef Lennon Silvers Lee, the kitchen applies serious technique to one of southern China's most demanding regional cuisines. At ¥¥¥¥ pricing, it sits at the top of the city's Teochew fine-dining tier.
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09.Modern Sichuan Cuisine
Song Chinese Cuisine
Guangzhou, China
Song brings Sichuan cooking to Guangzhou's Tianhe district with two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and a price point that sits a tier below the city's premium Cantonese houses. Chef Robin Song's kitchen operates inside Grandview Plaza's east tower, placing refined spice-forward cuisine in a commercial hub that increasingly defines Guangzhou's contemporary dining scene.
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10.Franco-Japanese Fusion
Chōwa
Guangzhou, China
Chōwa earned its first Michelin star in 2025, a rapid progression from the Michelin Plate it held the year prior, and sits in Guangzhou's Liwan District as one of the city's more considered addresses for innovative cuisine. Chef Louis Tam drives a format that draws returning guests rather than one-time visitors, placing it in a different register from the district's more traditional Cantonese houses.
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11.Traditional Cantonese Noodle Shop
Xiguan Zhuyuan (Shiba Fu)
Guangzhou, China
A back-alley noodle counter in Guangzhou's Liwan District, Xiguan Zhuyuan (Shiba Fu) has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, an unusual distinction for a single-cuisine shop at the lowest price tier. Located on Lizhiwan Road in the heart of old Xiguan, it represents the Cantonese noodle tradition at its most concentrated and least compromised.
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12.Traditional Hakkanese Cantonese
Hua Ge Si Chu
Guangzhou, China
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in both 2024 and 2025, Hua Ge Si Chu operates from a heritage address on Guangfu North Road in Guangzhou's Liwan District, serving Cantonese cooking at a price point that makes it one of the more accessible Michelin-recognised tables in the city. The kitchen is led by Philippe Augé, a rare instance of a Western-trained chef anchoring a traditional Cantonese format in one of China's most demanding dining cities.
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13.Traditional Cantonese Beef Offal Noodles
Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian (Shishu Road)
Guangzhou, China
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised beef offal specialist in Guangzhou's Yuexiu district, Rong Yi Fa Niu Za Dian has operated on the same principle for over four decades: daily-sourced fresh offal, slow-braised in bone stock made from scratch. The menu extends to wonton noodle soup and braised brisket, but the tripe tip and bone marrow are the reason the address circulates among serious Cantonese eaters.
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14.Traditional Cantonese
Hui Xing Yuan
Guangzhou, China
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in both 2024 and 2025, Hui Xing Yuan brings considered Cantonese cooking to Xiaobei Road in Guangzhou's Yuexiu District. At a mid-range price point, it sits in a distinct tier below the city's starred Cantonese houses, offering the same regional tradition with less ceremony and more directness. The sustained Bib Gourmand recognition signals consistent quality-to-value performance across consecutive Michelin cycles.
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15.Cantonese
Lingnan Haiyanlou (Binjiang East Road)
Guangzhou, China
Lingnan Haiyanlou on Binjiang East Road holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Guangzhou's most consistent mid-price Cantonese addresses. Under Chef Bill Feng, the kitchen works within the Lingnan culinary tradition, seafood-forward, technique-driven, and priced at ¥¥ against a Baiyun neighbourhood that skews local rather than tourist.
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16.Traditional Cantonese Rice Noodles
Lao Xiguan Laifen (Wenming Road)
Guangzhou, China
Lao Xiguan Laifen on Wenming Road holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among the most consistently noted noodle addresses in Guangzhou's Yuexiu District. The ¥ price point keeps it accessible without undermining the serious Xiguan craft tradition it represents. Plan ahead: word travels fast in a city that takes its laifen seriously.
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17.Traditional Cantonese Double-Boiled Soups
Dayang (Wenming Road)
Guangzhou, China
A back-to-basics Cantonese address on Wenming Road in Yuexiu, Dayang has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, marking it as one of Guangzhou's more consistent value-tier picks. The cooking stays close to the Cantonese canon, and the setting, a working-neighbourhood street in one of the city's older districts, is the opposite of the hotel dining room. A Google rating of 4.3 confirms steady local approval.
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18.Modern Teochew Chinese
Da Ge Fan (Tangxiayong West Road)
Guangzhou, China
Da Ge Fan on Tangxiayong West Road holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Guangzhou's most consistently rewarded mid-range Cantonese tables. The address puts it in Baiyun, away from the tourist-facing restaurant clusters of Tianhe and Yuexiu, and the 4.7 Google rating across 81 reviews suggests a loyal local following rather than passing foot traffic.
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