Food and Restaurant
Guilin cuisine is typified by its sweetness and delicate use of spice and chili. Bamboo leaves stuffed with sweet rice and rice noodles are the two great snacks available all over Guilin and are a delicious snack.

PRICE GUIDE
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Xufu Restaurant
Add: #2 North Dianzi Mansion , South Zhongshan Road , Guilin
Tel: 0773-3835026
Description: It provides local delicacies.
Type of Cuisine: Local Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11AM-2: 30PM, 5:30PM--9: 30PM
Average Spending: $-$$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Tonglai Restaurant
Add: Zhonglu, Zhongshan
Tel: 0773-282549
Description: It is a famous local restaurant with many years of history and features authentic Guilin cuisine.
Type of Cuisine: Local Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11AM-2: 30PM, 5:30PM--9: 30PM
Average Spending: $-$$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Red Apple Restaurant
Add: under the arch on Yinding Rd.
Tel: 0773-3824678
Description: This family-run restaurant prepares local dishes like tortoise soup with vegetables, Beef with peppers, Fried rice, etc.
Type of Cuisine: Local Cuisine
Opening Hours: 9:30AM-11PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Zhengyang Soup City
Add: #60 Zhengyang Rd.
Tel: 0773-2858553
Description: It serves standard favorites like sweet and sour pork and fried Guilin noodles.
Type of Cuisine: Local Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11:30AM-2PM, 5PM-10PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English
Laozihao Qingji Rice Noodle Restaurant
Add: Opposite to Bus Station
Tel: 0773-2822515
Description: It's a famous local restaurant preparing rice noodle for a long history.
Type of Cuisine: Local Cuisine
Opening Hours: 9:30AM-9: 30PM
Average Spending: $
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Guilin Restaurant
Add: Mid Zhongshan Rd
Tel: 0773-5822588
Description: Operating since the 1950s and renovated in 1996. It specializes in southern Chinese style dishes.
Type of Cuisine: Local Cuisine
Opening Hours: 10AM-10PM
Average Spending: $$-$$$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Canton & Hong Kong Restaurant
Add: Ziyou Rd.
Tel: 0773-5822588
Description: It is one of the most famous Cantonese restaurants in Guilin .
Type of Cuisine: Catonese Cuisine
Opening Hours: 8:30AM-10PM
Average Spending: $$-$$$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Yiyuan Restaurant
Add: Nanhuan Road
Tel: 0773-2820470
Description: It serves up tasty Sichuanese dishes in a lively setting. All materials are imported from Sichuan Province . Carp with hot bean sauce is a house specialty.
Type of Cuisine: Sichuan Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11:30AM-2: 30PM, 4:30PM-9: 30PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English
Longze Tea House and Restaurant
Add: #2 Huaqiao Road , Guilin
Tel: 0773-5812852
Description: It's one of the few vegetarian restaurants in Guilin .
Type of Cuisine: Vegetarian Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11AM-2: 30PM, 5:30PM--9: 30PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Moon Tower
Add: in Seven Star Park
Description: It features Muslim food with a traditional three-story building overlooking the park below; elegantly decorated; delicious dishes; delicate preparation.
Type of Cuisine: Muslim Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11AM-2: 30PM, 5:30PM--9: 30PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Japanese Restaurant
Add: Yanjiang Rd. , Guilin Royal Garden Hotel
Tel: 0773-5813611
Description: It provides local delicacies.
Type of Cuisine: Japanese Cuisine
Opening Hours: 11AM-11PM
Average Spending: $$-$$$
Credit Cards: Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English
Rosemary's Cafe
Add: Central Zhengyang Rd
Tel: 0773-2810063
Description: It has a reputation for good western food including Pizza and variety of other dishes.
Type of Cuisine: Western Food
Opening Hours: 10AM--10PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English
Hao Chi Bao Restaurant (Tasty Castle)
Add:#64 Bingjiang Rd, Guilin
Tel : 0773-2860700
Description: Serves a combination of Chinese and western cousin, one of the delightful restaurant along the Li-river.
Type of Cuisine: local food and some western style food
Opening Hours: 9:30AM-02:00AM
Average Spending: $$-$$$
Credit Cards: Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese,English
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Left Bank Cafe
Add: Zhengyang pedestrian Street
Tel: 0773-2882259
Description: It serves western food, but specializes in steak.
Type of Cuisine: western style food
Opening Hours: 11AM-9PM
Average Spending: $$$
Credit Cards: Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English
Tast Make Restaurant
Add: No19 Lijiang Road
Tel: 0773-5880098
Description: the Taste Made Restaurant serves Guilin local dishes, it is the ideal please to try Guilin food.
Type of Cuisine: Guilin style food
Opening Hours: 11AM-9PM
Average Spending: $$$
Credit Cards: Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Xiao Nan Guo Restaurant
Add: No17 Wenming Road
Tel: 0773-2855518
Description: This restaurant is very popular within the locals. It serves Guilin Feature food with spicy flavor. The restaurant has five locations in Guilin City.
Type of Cuisine: Guilin style food
Opening Hours: 11AM-9PM
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Cash only
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Guilin Congee City
Add: No3 Shanhu Road
Tel: 0773-2828172
Description: Cantonese style and Guilin style food with Chinese style congee is the most popular dish in the restaurant.
Type of Cuisine: Chinese
Opening Hours: 24 Hours
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards: Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Shiji Rice Noodle Restaurant
Add: No141 Yindidng Road
Tel: 0773-2803566/28780968
Description: This rice noodle restaurant is very popular amoung the local people, and have a long history of rice noodle preparation.
Type of Cuisine: Chinese
Opening Hours: 24 Hours
Average Spending: $
Credit Cards:Cash
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Shichuan Hotpot Restaurant
Add: No3 Nanhuan Road
Tel: 0773-2833030
Description: It serve Sichuan style hotpot with spicy and hot flavor, the variaty of meat and vegetables prepar for customers.
Type of Cuisine: Chinese
Opening Hours: 11:00am-10:00pm
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards:Cash
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Macau Restaurant
Add: No34 Yiren Road
Tel: 0773-2869696
Description: the restaurant serve Cantonese style food, especaily for onion spareribs and soup.
Type of Cuisine: Cantonese
Opening Hours: 11:00am-9:00pm
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards:Cash, Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Mcfound Restaurant
Add: No.7 Xinyi Road, Guilin
Tel: 0773-5832926
Description: A restaurant which decorated in traditional northern style, with wheaten food of full aroma and household atmosphere of authentic culture, is warmly welcome for customers.
Type of Cuisine: Cantonese
Opening Hours: 11:00am-9:00pm
Average Spending: $$
Credit Cards:Cash, Major Credit Card
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin
Muslim Restaurant
Muslim Restaurant is located in the downtown area of Guilin. The gourmet street is on the other side. It is just 15 minutes’ walk to the famous Elephant Trunk Hill. To the Rong Lake and Shan Lake (belongs to the Two River Four Lakes) is just 800 meters, and 15 minutes’ walk you can reach to the center square.
Address: No.4, Tongquan Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin
Tel: 0773-2814538
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Armani Café
Armani Café was founded on the first day of 2000 when the Zhengyang Pedestrian Street was borned. Armani Café was located in the center of Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, next to the pedestrian street landmark – bell tower. After these ten years hard working Armani Café has became a distinctive Café in Guilin. Armani Café provides Western food, café, liquor and fruit drinks. The taste of pizza, pasta, coffee and other western food is very original which helps Armani wins a lot of foreigners’ hearts.
Type of Cuisine: Coffee, Western Food
Address: No.159 Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, Xiufeng District, Guilin
Tel: 0773-2809351
G+ Café & Wine Bar
G+ Café is located in the Binjiang Road of Guilin. Its name G+ in Chinese sounds like “jijia” which means terrific. The boss is a huge fan of coffee. He has been traveled abroad many times and got the skill of making coffee. This bar features its authentic coffee and the distinctive decoration. From the sink to the mark cups, everything shows you how much love the owner has for this bar.
Address: No. 18, Binjiang Road, Xiangshan District, Gulin
Guilin’s Hidden Coffee Culture
Lovely fragrances waft into Guilin from the surrounding Sweet Osmanthus trees. The town is known for it’s beautiful and unique scenery. Nestled on the west bank of the Li River, Guilin is covered in lush greenery and sharply rising peaks. Guilin’s gorgeous landscape is a treat for the visual sense, but the it’s the town’s refreshing coffee culture that’s a true treat for the taste buds.









