Shangxiajiu, a famous gourmet gathering place in Guangzhou

When you come to Guangzhou, you must indulge in the authentic food here, otherwise you will miss out on the abundance of delicious food available. Shangxiajiu Food Street, although some may say it is a place for outsiders, it cannot be denied that it is a gathering place for many famous Guangzhou delicacies. If you want to try as many Guangzhou delicacies as possible in one day, this place is highly recommended.

Lotus Fragrance Building

There is a bakery on the first floor selling a variety of pastries. Upstairs is a tea house where you can buy pastries or have breakfast. It's just in time for Mid-Autumn Festival, so we bought wife cakes, chicken biscuits, mini twisted doughnuts, and the most famous lotus seed paste mooncakes. Let's enjoy a feast at home!

Tao Tao Ju

The dim sum here does not need to be ordered, you can go directly to the counter to get your meal, such as chicken feet, durian pastries, shrimp dumplings, fresh shrimp and scallop siu mai, thousand-layer honey glazed barbecue pastries, water buffalo milk puff pastry, and pig trotters. They all taste delicious!

South Trust Milk Dessert Expert

Nanxin Double-Skin Milk is a famous Han-style delicacy in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It belongs to the Cantonese cuisine. Created in 1939 by Huang Jingyun in Shunde Daliang, it has a history of over 80 years. Huang initially started a dessert shop called "Minxin" in Daliang in the early 20th century, and later opened "Nanxin". The Guangzhou branch was established in 1943, gaining nationwide fame.

Chen Tian Ji fish skin

Although hidden in the deep alley, the so-called fragrance of wine does not fear the depth of the alley. Chen Tianji's team extends from the innermost part of the alley to the street at the entrance of the alley. We ordered the ancestral crispy fish skin, which is made from perch skin and frozen after being prepared. It is fresh, crispy, and delicious, with a unique secret sauce that makes it very tasty and refreshing!

Bao Hua Noodle Shop

Signature shrimp wonton noodle, delicious soup, generous filling in each wonton, with large shrimps, thin and springy noodles. The most amazing part is the radish served with the noodles, with a perfect balance of sourness and sweetness, not salty or greasy, very tasty!

Yin Ji Cheung Fun restaurant

Signature First Cheung Fun, with generous filling of large prawns and delicate rice noodles, soft but firm with a chewy texture.

Clay pot rice

There are many small shops in Guangzhou that sell claypot rice. They are usually located on the roadside, with rows of claypots steaming on the stove. The rice cooks wearing thick heat-resistant gloves, continuously monitoring the cooking process. Whether it's lifting the lid to add ingredients or taking out the perfectly cooked rice, it creates a unique street scene. Popular flavors include claypot rice with spare ribs in soy sauce, claypot rice with preserved meat, claypot rice with steamed chicken and mushrooms, and claypot rice with beef in soy sauce.