in Guangzhou
"Drinking tea" is more than just a habit of life
It is an important part of the city's culture
"Two pieces in one cup"
It's not just the pairing of tea and snacks that is depicted
It is also the philosophy of Cantonese people to be leisurely and enjoy life
This National Day is coming to Yuexiu
Experience a "two-piece-a-cup" life on the ground
Feel the fireworks of Yuexiu
During the National Day holiday, Yuexiu District has prepared a rich food experience for consumers. A number of food check-in points have been set up in the Beijing Road Food District, and major Cantonese teahouses such as Diandude and Guangzhou Garden Hotel have also launched dim sum discount activities.
The first "YOUNG City Dim Sum Season" led by the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce was officially launched. On October 1st, the Yuexiu branch event and the postcard signing meeting of the YOUNG City Dim Sum Season were held in China Square.
Eat in the east of the city
Huanshi East is not only a bustling business district in Guangzhou, but also a gathering place for teahouse culture, with more than 10 well-known restaurants gathered on the short 1.2-kilometer section, which makes people indulge in it as soon as they step in.
A pot of hot tea, a few delicate dim sum, savor, slowly "sigh morning tea", the word "sigh" is the unique interpretation of Cantonese people to enjoy life.
As the epitome of Guangzhou's teahouse culture, there are many teahouses with good taste and environment in the east of the city. These teahouses are not only known for their excellent dim sum quality, but also show Cantonese style in terms of environmental creation.
Today, we especially recommend the tea houses gathered in the east of the city, they are first-class in terms of dim sum production, environment, and service.
01
Garden Hotel · Taoyuan Branch
Taoyuan Restaurant, an award-winning Michelin-recommended Chinese restaurant helmed by Executive Chinese Chef Wen Si Yan, presents the essence of traditional Chinese food culture with classic Cantonese cuisine and exquisite cuisine from the north and south of the country and across borders.
The Taoyuan Pavilion is designed according to the background of the Three Kingdoms era, which means "gathering diners from all over the world and making friends with the world". There are many murals in the museum, and there is a porcelain mural on both sides of the hall that is 6 meters wide and 4 meters high, which respectively describes the pictures of "Taoyuan Three Knots" and "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu". In the Taoyuan Pavilion, enjoy contemporary cuisine in the Three Kingdoms era.
A little bit of heart, the integration of "cherished heart". Taoyuan Pavilion is presented with ingenuity, and every bite of exquisite "dim sum" is the embodiment of service intentions and intimacy.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Coconut crab, nutmeg, abalone, cheese, potatoes, sweet shrimp, foie gras and pineapple crisp, almond tofu and emperor crisp
📍Address:
The third floor of Guangzhou Garden Hotel, No. 368 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83338989
02
Garden Hotel · Liwan Pavilion
Liwan Pavilion, designed according to the scene of the famous Lychee Bay Night Market in Guangzhou, is not only a restaurant, but also a life and cultural experience - creating an immersive new life scene in Liwan from multiple dimensions such as taste, sight, and smell.
Lychee trees are sparse, vines are entangled, banyan trees and melon sheds, the charm of ancient Xiguan, a strong nostalgic atmosphere is blowing in the face, and ten finely crafted flower boats "Big Sister", "Youjin", "Shunjiao" and "Silver Sister" are very authentic southern colors. On both sides of the door frame of the houseboat are a nostalgic wood carving, and even the dishes are very similar to the old teahouse, with bright prints, bright and lively, and very rich in authentic Lingnan characteristics.
Pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, the quaint Xiguan charm is blowing in the face. If you have Yaxing, sitting on the flower boat and sighing tea is a unique feeling.
Come to Liwan Pavilion to relive the 8 must-experience contents of Laoguang life, such as eating bean curd on the "stool", eating porridge on the boat, listening to the ancient lectures, sighing at the baked loose egg tart, and encountering the traditional dim sum trolley.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Liwan xiaolongbao, asparagus shrimp dumplings, osmanthus red bean cake, Pingjie tofu flower
📍Address:
The second floor of Guangzhou Garden Hotel, No. 368 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83338989
03
Tao Tao Ju Restaurant
Tao Tao Ju was founded in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1880), the original site is located near Qingfeng Bridge (now Zhongshan 5th Road), moved to the current site on the ninth floor in the early Republic of China, built a building and reopened, and became a famous restaurant in Guangzhou.
Its unique architectural style, elegant and comfortable environment, authentic Cantonese cuisine, exquisite weekly delicacies and famous Cantonese Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes have become the business characteristics of the restaurant, attracting many tourists who come to visit, and once became the elegant gathering place of literati and ink writers, Lu Xun, Xu Guangping, Ba Jin, etc. were all guests of Tao Taoju. Mr. Kang Youwei's gold-lettered signboard with inscription means "come here to taste tea, and enjoy pottery".
As a century-old brand, Tao Tao Ju Ming file is freshly made, and it can be seen that it is handmade, from dough, rolling skin to making filling, made to order, full of ingenuity!
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Sha Weng, phoenix feet, cheese baked glutinous rice chicken, buffalo milk pineapple buns, Taotaoju prawn dumplings, a bite of crispy tofu
📍Address:
The second floor of the new Yuexin Building, No. 329 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83496383
04
Guangzhou restaurant
Guangzhou Restaurant, formerly known as Southwest Restaurant, was destroyed in the war in 1938 and rebuilt in 1939 to take the meaning of "Food in Guangzhou" and renamed "Guangzhou Restaurant".
Guangzhou Restaurant has won the honors of China Time-honored Brand, National Special Restaurant, National Top Ten Restaurant, etc., and was listed on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2017. 广州酒家可以说是广州人引以为豪的名片，在广州有较大的影响力。 The per capita consumption is relatively cost-effective, and all kinds of morning tea snacks are authentic.
🍜 Recommended dim sum:
Jinding flavor shrimp dumplings, steamed chicken feet with soy sauce, steamed pork loaf with conpoy fish roe, magpie plum, beehive fried taro
📍Address:
6th Floor, World Trade Center Building, No. 369 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-87662008
05
Datong Restaurant
Datong Restaurant is a time-honored brand recognized by the old Cantonese people, it was founded in 1938, has received a lot of VIPs from all over the world, the local people also call it and Dagong Restaurant, Dasanyuan Restaurant together as the "Big Three", and the four garden restaurants of the East, West, South and North Gardens. It is not only a famous "Chinese time-honored brand" in Guangzhou, but also enjoys the titles of "National Special Restaurant" and "Chinese Famous Snack Variety".
Lift the steamer, and the heat is thick. In every snack, you can feel the temperature and feelings of the master.
🍜 Recommended dim sum:
Sharp shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork, egg powder, powdered fruit, cheese rolls
📍Address:
The 4th and 5th floors of the North Building, No. 376 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-33975590
06
Baiyun Hotel · Baiyunxuan
In the Baiyun Xuan restaurant of Guangzhou Baiyun Hotel, flowing water swells among the mellow pebbles, accompanied by the curling southern music, presenting a vibrant Lingnan atmosphere. What makes Chinese and foreign guests linger in Baiyun Xuan is the traditional and authentic Cantonese cuisine, as well as the exquisite refreshments and precious fragrant teas that are continuously provided.
Bai Yun Xuan adheres to the tenet of "providing guests with authentic traditional Cantonese cuisine", inherits the rigorous and thoughtful service of star hotels, adheres to the selection of the freshest cooking raw materials, adheres to the most authentic Cantonese processing methods, and serves dishes with color, aroma and taste. In the minds of many foodies, Bai Yun Xuan is a restaurant with a strong Cantonese flavor.
Pushing open the carved wooden door of Baiyunxuan, you are greeted by the elegant atmosphere of classical and modern, each table carries the tenderness of the years, and every exquisite refreshment is more like a delicate continuation of the Lingnan story.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Dragon ball dumplings, Daliang fried milk, egg powder, oil horn, white cloud pork knuckle
📍Address:
1st Floor, Baiyun Hotel, No. 367 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (near World Trade Building)
☎Phone:
020-83333998
07
Baiyue Building
Baiyuelou Chinese Restaurant, founded in 1992, has been retained by the original Guangdong International Hotel. After 30 years of ups and downs, Baiyue Building is also constantly growing and improving. From the décor to the restaurant's cuisine, from traditional Cantonese cuisine to today's innovative Cantonese cuisine, the team of chefs at Pak Yue Lou is constantly innovating to present a fresh, delicious, healthy and delicious Cantonese feast to every diner. The restaurant is an elegant and comfortable setting with mouth-watering dishes and a range of fine wines for diners to choose from.
The variety of cooking and the collision of ingredients, the tantalizing aroma emanates, and is presented one by one for you to choose from. Bring your taste buds to a unique and unique flavor.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Mara cake, beef porridge with eggs, mille-feuille cake with ginger sauce, Chao-style glutinous rice rolls
📍Address:
4th Floor, Crowne Plaza Guangzhou Center, No. 339 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83638888
08
Love Xuan
Ai Xuan Restaurant is mainly engaged in Cantonese cuisine and seafood, which is cooked and prepared by the master chef himself, and the dishes have a unique taste and are popular with people from all walks of life! Aixuan adheres to the best service, selects the freshest ingredients, and uses the best cooking techniques to bring customers the best food experience.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
I like Xuan shrimp dumplings, sliced duck, Jinsha red rice sausage, Buddha jumping over the wall, lobster pot fried rice
📍Address:
No. 401, 4th Floor, Podium, Crowne Plaza Center, No. 339 Huanshi East Road
☎Phone:
020-83177988
09
Ocean Hotel · Hailong Chinese Restaurant
As a Cantonese restaurant with a history of 38 years, Ocean Hotel · Hailong Chinese Restaurant adheres to the inheritance and innovation of Cantonese cuisine culture, selects high-quality ingredients, and carefully cooks authentic Cantonese cuisine. Each dish is the result of the chef's ingenuity and deep understanding of the ingredients. At the same time, there are Hunan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Northeast cuisine and other cuisines as supplements to meet the different taste needs of customers.
Hailong Chinese Restaurant is located in the central area of Guangzhou, with convenient transportation and complete surrounding facilities, which is convenient for diners to go to eat. The restaurant is elegant, with spacious and comfortable seating, creating a comfortable and warm dining atmosphere.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Thirteen aunts pork knuckles, cow gas, simmering snowflake beef, abalone sauce stone nest tofu, northern flatbread, etc
📍Address:
3rd Floor, Ocean Hotel, No. 412, Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-87765371
10
Ocean Hotel · Dian Cui Fang
As a professional tea room, Dian Cui Fang of Ocean Hotel not only has the high-quality tea of Yunnan ancient tree series, but also has Cantonese dim sum made by hand, with exquisite appearance and rich taste.
The whole hall of Diancuifang adopts the traditional Lingnan architectural style, from the color and furniture of the whole hall to a pair of chopstick rests, every place is the embodiment of Lingnan flavor, so that every customer can feel the tranquility and beauty of the years in the noisy city. Drink a cup of tea, listen to a song, watch a scene, and find peace and tranquility in Diancuifang.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Order emerald crystal dumplings, cuttlefish and shrimp dumplings, shrimp and crab soup buns, cheese and beef tarts, ginger milk and sofu li, etc
📍Address:
27th Floor, Ocean Hotel, No. 412 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-87765988 ext. 2788
11
Lee Garden Restaurant
Since its establishment in 1973 by Mr. Chan Shu Kit, Lee Garden has firmly established itself on the Michelin list for its exceptional quality and wide influence, demonstrating its charm across the ages. The restaurant giant has expanded to more than 20 outlets in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore, and has quickly risen to become a leader in the local food and beverage industry.
Lee Garden Restaurant enjoys the reputation of "Cantonese cuisine Whampoa Military Academy", which is behind its ultimate pursuit and strict control of production management, and it is this persistence that has created the enduring glory of the restaurant. Here, every dish is carefully selected and carefully cooked, and the service is made to perfection without leaving room for fault.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Shrimp dumplings in original sauce, mille-feuille radish crisp, golden pillow durian crisp, abalone sauce and phoenix feet, oyster barbecued pork buns
📍Address:
4th Floor, Yi'an Plaza, No. 33 Liuma Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83633268
12
North Park Restaurant
Founded in 1928, North Park has been one of the three major garden restaurants in Guangzhou, a national special restaurant, a time-honored brand in Guangdong, and a cultural relics protection unit in Guangzhou. As a garden-style restaurant with the most Lingnan garden architectural characteristics in Guangzhou, the restaurant has antique furnishings, elegant and gorgeous layout, and is well-known for its traditional authentic Cantonese cuisine and good service.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
North Garden shrimp dumplings, red rice silk mesh sausages, fresh shrimp curd skin rolls, green tea sweet thin support, egg tarts
📍Address:
No. 202, Xiaobei Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83567688
13
Dot Dude
Formerly known as Dexiang Building, Diandude was founded in 1933 and renamed "Diandude" in 2013. After decades of inheritance and operation, it is now a time-honored brand and intangible cultural heritage conservation unit in Guangzhou, and has developed into a local landmark catering brand and a large-scale chain multi-brand enterprise in Guangzhou. The production skills of Diandude shrimp dumplings and barbecued pork buns have been awarded the "Intangible Cultural Heritage", and the Jinsha Red Rice Sausage has been awarded the "Asian Landmark Cuisine" for many years.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Jinsha red rice sausage, gold medal shrimp dumplings, lily sauce phoenix feet, phoenix quicksand buns
📍Address:
3rd Floor, Sanmao Building, No. 374, Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (next to Grandview Oriental International, Exit A of Taojin Metro)
☎Phone:
020-83028976、15718381418
14
Imperial Restaurant
The 30-year-old Yucai Restaurant has long become a part of the life of Guangzhou people in the old city, and it is their first choice for morning tea, Spring Festival reunion dinner, festival celebrations, and even wedding banquets.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Royal shrimp dumplings, honey sauce barbecued pork buns, fresh bamboo rolls, crispy spring rolls, abalone sauce chicken feet
📍Address:
The fifth and sixth floors of the International Electronics Building, No. 403, Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-87353378
15
Zi said the ceremony
Founded in 2016, Ziyueli Tea House is a 24-hour refreshment restaurant chain enterprise. It continues to promote Cantonese refreshments and create a splendid dim sum food culture, which embodies the traditional Lingnan cultural characteristics of Guangdong and the essence of Chinese culture with a long history of Chinese culture from the production, service and environment.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Zi Yueli shrimp dumplings, signature stone-ground pork sausages, Ganzhu dace Chencun noodles, ancient barbecued pork buns, and turtle Ling paste for beauty and fire
📍Address:
The second floor of the impression of gold rush on Taojin Street, Taojin Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
18124294847
16
Another refreshment shop
Another tea shop (Huanshi East Road store), where there are all kinds of authentic refreshments, each of which is ingenious, with good color and flavor. Whether it is delicious dim sum or soft and sweet pastries, you can feel the unique charm of Cantonese cuisine. In a bustling dining environment, every bite of food is the ultimate temptation for the taste buds and makes people linger.
🍜 Recommended Dishes:
Shrimp siu mai, curry money belly, garlic pork ribs, aged vinegar soaked chicken feet, durian princess, brushed durian buns, thin support
📍Address:
3rd Floor, Annex Building, New Yuexin Hotel, No. 329 Huanshi East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
☎Phone:
020-83493151
Note: The above stores are listed in no particular order
Each teahouse on Huanshi East Road has its own unique charm and flavor, whether it is the pursuit of historical heritage or modern innovation, you can find a satisfactory answer in it. You might as well pick a leisurely morning to visit one by one, so that your taste buds and soul can indulge in the unique charm of this Cantonese morning tea!
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Source: Huale Street Chamber of Commerce, Yuexiu District Bureau of Commerce Editor: He Yunhong Proofreader: Jiang Jintong Editor: Liu Siming Editor: Zhan Pingping