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Chen Tianji has the best cold fish skin in all of Guangzhou; it has always been popular, although there are only three kinds of snacks: fish skin, boat congee, and pig sausage noodles, but all of these dishes are signature snacks. Chen Tianji has just a few tables placed in a row, and there’s no storefront; it is more like a big stall, and the simplicity of the local environment highlights the taste sensation of ancient dishes. The cold fish skin is very refreshing, made with squid skin, and spiced with peanut ginger, it tastes delicious. The boat congee is rich in ingredients, and the congee bottom is made using a large cylinder which makes the congee silkier giving it a unique rice fragrance. The pig intestine noodles are flavored with sesame and soy sauce.

Da Yang original stew is an old-fashioned stew shop, with old fire soup (including stew) being a major feature of the Cantonese cuisine. The shop will enchant you, there are no more than 5 tables, but the doorway is always full of waiting customers. This shop has a wide variety of stews, including slow cooked hotpots, and their original stewed coconut bamboo chicken, which is very popular.

The Moda Restaurant is located in the Japanese restaurant near the big-headed shrimp. The restaurant mainly uses Japanese ingredients, yet the style of decoration is replete with the distinctive Formosa style. With its cost-effective Japanese style rice bowls that are popular on the internet, it is a Japanese restaurant that you must try when in Guangzhou. Currently there are 2 branches open. The main rice bowl in the store is sashimi, and the rice bowl is prepared by first breaking up the egg yolk, mixing in soy sauce and coating the seafood with wasabi. Start with the light-colored fish. It isn’t recommended to stir in all the seafood, side dishes and rice together, as this would destroy the deliciousness of this rice dish!

Jianji Noodle Shop is an old name for this noodle restaurant in Guangzhou. It has a long history, in which time the store has remained timeless, it still uses manual invoicing when you pay your bill and the waiters are all elderly aunts. There are two types of noodles sold at Jianji, one is yee-fu noodles and the other is egg noodles. The most popular noodles are the longevity noodles, often served at weddings and birthday parties. The specialty noodles are fried though they are not greasy, and they are famous for the sensation they leave in your mouth. The store also sells raw noodles, so that regular customers can eat these delicious noodles at home.

Wu Zhanji is an old-fashioned snack bar in Guangzhou. Its founder was Wu Zhan of Foshan’s Shunde district. The old shop was originally located on Wenchang Hengjie off of Wenchang Hengjie in Guangzhou. Now it is located on Longjin East Road, Longjin Middle Road, and Qiantang Road in Guangzhou, and business is very hot. Wu Zhanji's signature dish is sanyuan imperial exam congee, also known as imperial exam congee. It is a popular congee that Guangzhou people really enjoy. Because of its well-intended meaning and excellent production, students in the Xiguan area like to eat a bowl of imperial exam congee before taking their college entrance examination, in order to get the "imperial exam highest rank".

A delicious bamboo noodle shop hidden in the market. Although the store is extremely simple, its popularity remains very strong, and often you’ll have to wait before you can be served. Here you can feel what life was like in old Guangzhou. This snack shop hidden in the deep alley fully demonstrates the exquisite side of the old west gate. "China on the tip of your tongue" had an episode on Guangzhou Zhusheng Noodle to introduce the supreme status of the bamboo restaurant. The bamboo noodles are a kind of noodle and wonton skin that are pressed using bamboo stalks. Most of them are whole egg noodles made using duck eggs, the dough is then thinned and can be used to make noodles and wonton skin.

This 50-year-old traditional restaurant is hidden down winding alleyways, and is described as “wine is unafraid of the deep alleyways”. Once in the restaurant, you will feel the atmosphere of the old shop. The restaurant has a total of three floors. The first floor is open, the second floor is used for food processing, and the third floor is residential. Wu Caiji uses the most traditional methods to make traditional Guangzhou noodles. The fried noodles, wonton noodles, beef brisket noodles and the flavor of pure wonton is very special - you will experience decades in a day. The portions are large and the price is very affordable.

Qiaomei noodle restaurant is said to be one of the best restaurants for Wonton in Guangzhou. Mr. Cai Wei is a Hong Kong foodie and writer, he praised the Wubao wonton noodles, claiming: “Go to Guangzhou for food, just go there!” There are three conditions that make a superior bowl of wonton noodles: first is the noodles, they must be prepared on a raised bamboo surface; second is the wonton, it needs to be 70% pork meat and 30% pork fat, using egg yolk paste to keep the flavor. Nowadays in Guangzhou, Wonton is comprised of mostly shrimp. Third is the soup, it has to be soup made from fish and pork bones.