Guilin Restaurants: Where to Eat in Guilin

Shang Palace belongs to the super 5-star Shangrila-La Hotel. The food there is exquisite, with a good mix of different Chinese specialties like flavorful chili pork, delicious local Guilin noodles and excellent soup options. The staff are friendly, welcoming and always ready to help you with any issues, regardless of whether you asked or not. Sitting at the tables near windows if possible, so you can enjoy the beautiful scenery outside when dinning.

This restaurant is settled inside the 5-star Lijiang Waterfall Hotel, in an excellent location within walking distance to lake, pagodas and Elephant Trunk Hill. Most of the staff there are multi-lingual, making you worry free about ordering any dishes. The cuisines are flavorful but rather inexpensive, hence a good choice for family and friend groups.

The restaurant in Guilin Park hotel is located in a beautiful lake area away from the hustle and bustle of the business district, but within walking distance to Solitary Beauty Peak, Diecai Hill and Fubo Mountain.

Located on the liveliest and most busy Zhengyang Pedestrian Street in Guilin downtown area, this India restaurant chain is highly recommended if one is looking for great India cuisine or some vegetarian options. It is also on the top list of the Guilin restaurants suggested by Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor. The owner is an Indian man so all the ingredients are imported from India. Kali Mirch (black pepper) Indian Cuisine also has a branch on West Street in Yangshuo.

Whether you are a Chinese or an overseas tourist, Rice Noodles Pub, or called Luanle Rice Noodles, is absolutely a good choice to enjoy authentic Guilin Rice Noodles near the city center square. This restaurant offers a variety of toppings and side dishes, including a page of vegetarian offerings, so you can pick your own ingredients to add into the noodles! Menu there is in English with pictures and their staff can provide English service, hence you won't encounter with any trouble when ordering.

If you want to try local restaurants and eat all the local Guilin delicacies at one place, go to the Cloud 9 Restaurant on West Street. This restaurant is favored by both locals and foreigners for its good-tasted and traditional dishes. From the signature dish Yangshuo Beer Fish, Guilin Rice Noodles to Sichuan Spicy Diced Chicken and Mapo Beancurd, the menu there offers plenty of options for hungry diners. Besides, what makes Cloud 9 Restaurant more special is its unique Yangshuo Cooking Class, which provides interesting experience to learn Chinese dishes from scratch with professional chefs before your lunch or dinner.

Yangshuo Mountain Retreat is located at the riverside of the picturesque Yulong River. Quite different from any other restaurants in Yangshuo, it provides the unique experience to enjoy food and wine by the river in countryside area. Its unique location makes it possible for you to easily start your Yangshuo countryside cycling journey to explore Moon Hill, Big Banyan Tree, Fuli Bridge, Jiuxian Village, etc. after a pleasant and memorable breakfast or lunch.

Secret Garden, the hidden Gem in Yangshuo countryside, is a boutique hotel and restaurant in Jiuxian Village near the stunning Yulong River. The hotel and restaurant are located in a beautifully renovated Qing Dynasty (1616 - 1912) building. Besides its awesome ancient building and decoration, the foods there are also fantastic: be sure to try the “health food” cooked with greens and other materials “growing” at the nearby fields, as well as to enjoy the lovely restaurant garden and pond.

The Ping'an Restaurant is part of Ping'an hotel. It provides food service for its guests and also other tourists. This restaurant is settled on almost the center area of Ping An Village, with surprisingly excellent rice terraces view over its window. Remember to try the Chicken and Rice Dishes cooked in Bamboo Tubes over open fire, which are the specialties in Longsheng.

The name of this restaurant “Meiyou Café” literally means “no coffee”. This restaurant is also on the center area of Ping An Village, somewhat a must-passing spot for uphill and downhill travelers visiting the Seven Stars around the Moon. Bamboo dishes are also on the menu of this restaurant.