Guangzhou Evening Food Tour with Lost Plate Food Tours

The Essentials

As China’s first foreign port, the city formerly known as Canton has woven a unique culinary fabric using ingredients and influences from around the globe. Come discover the dishes that only locals know about on this walking tour that makes 5+ stops through a rarely visited residential neighborhood where Canton’s upper class called home for centuries.

What You'll Do

• Meeting Location: This tour starts at the 2nd Worker’s Cultural Palace Subway Station. An email will be sent with meeting location details immediately after booking.
• Explore a Local Neighborhood: Enjoy unlimited local beer, water, and soft drinks while exploring Guangzhou’s backstreets by foot to discover all of our favorite spots for the best local food.
• Coconut Chicken Soup: Start the evening the local way with a special soup believed to have strong medicinal properties. Ingredients are chosen seasonally and cooked in a precise order over 4 hours – just like it has for generations.
• Rice Noodle Rolls: In the birthplace of dim sum, this is our favorite! Visit a shop that uses traditional woven bamboo mats to prepare delicate noodle rolls filled with meat and topped with seasoned soy sauce. This spot is a long-time staple in the local community.
• Wonton Noodles: These rare noodles are made from duck eggs and flour (without a drop of water), then kneaded and pressed using bamboo poles. The result? An impressively thin noodle with a thick chewy texture, perfectly accentuated by a light broth and shrimp wontons.
• Cantonese Imperial Dishes: Try a selection of classic Cantonese dishes that highlight our most-used ingredients and cooking methods, such as sand ginger squid, fish cakes with chive, taro and pork belly in miso sauce, stuffed okra, and freshwater eel.
• Dessert: End the night with a classic dessert that uses only two ingredients, and discover how science magically transforms them into a rich custard that is delightfully refreshing! This stop is located near Changgang Subway Station. This stop is located near to Changgang Subway Station. Plus more surprises!

About This Tour

Given the name Canton by Portuguese traders centuries ago, Guangzhou’s rich history includes being a major hub along the Maritime Silk Road, serving as a strategic military outpost, and becoming China’s center for international trade. It’s also the birthplace of dim sum and Cantonese cuisine.

But what do the locals actually eat? On this tour, we’ll explore one of the city’s first residential areas by foot and get an up-close look at the local way of life. Along the way, we’ll visit a mix of sit-down restaurants and street stalls at family-run joints to experience the soul of old Canton.