Guilin food is characterized by its combination of different cooking techniques and ingredients. Particularly popular here is Guangdong style cuisine which is beautifully presented and delicately flavored and Hunan and Sichuan cooking which is the same hot and spicy as in its home province!

The best restaurants to sample Guangdong style cooking are the Jiulong (Nine Dragon) Restaurant and Jufuling Restaurant. The Xiangshuiqing Restaurant serve great Hunan style food. The best Sichuan style restaurant is Yiyuan Restaurant. The best Guilin favor food can be found in Taste Made Restaurant.

The Central Square and Zhengyang Street area of the city is one of the best districts to check out local cuisine. Seafood is also hugely popular and generally very fresh and full of flavor here.

Location of the famous restaurants
Jiulong (Nine Dragon) Restaurant: riverside
Jufuling Restaurant: downtown
Xiangshuiqing Restaurant: outskirt of the city
Yiyuan Restaurant: downtown
Taste Made Restaurant: outskirt

Yiyuan Restaurant
This restaurant serves food in Sichuan style (Spicy) which is very popular in Guilin. Guilin food is often also spicy. Yi Yuan has two restaurants in Guilin. It get a very favorable mention in The Lonely Planet Guide so you may see other foreign visitors if they beat the local to get table especially during the popular dining hours.

Features:  Sichuan Favor, English Menu
Address: Nanhuan Road 17, Guilin
Tel: 0773-2820470

Taste Made Restaurant
A new eating place in Guilin, the Taste Made Restaurant - New Style Guilin Cooking- has quickly gained reputation as a place to get delicious food with the local population.

Features:  Local Favor, life show at dinner time
Address: East Lijiang Road 19, Guilin
Tel: 0773-5880098