Michelin Guide Guangzhou 2026: Stars and Bib Gourmand List

What is in the 2026 Guangzhou selection?

Michelin published the Guangzhou | Shenzhen 2026 selection on August 21, 2026. For Guangzhou it lists 117 restaurants:

The release says Guangzhou kept all 20 of its starred restaurants: the 3 two-star and 17 one-star places are all retained. None of Guangzhou’s restaurants has three stars. All names below come from Michelin’s release, which gives them in English or romanised form only. It gives no Chinese names, prices or booking details, so this page does not either. Search the restaurant’s name in Amap or its own channel for the Chinese name and address before you travel.

Which restaurants have two stars?

Which restaurants have one star?

The release groups the 17 by cuisine.

Cantonese is the biggest group, but the list is not only Cantonese. Teochew, Sichuan and Fujian cooking appear among the one-star places.

What is Bib Gourmand and which places are named?

Michelin’s release describes Bib Gourmand as highlighting “affordable dining options with outstanding quality, particularly local snacks, dim sum shops, noodle houses, and home-style stir-fries.” There are 52 in Guangzhou. The release names eight that are new this year, with what each serves:

The other 44 are on the Guide’s Guangzhou page, which this page does not reproduce.

What is new in 2026?

New Selected entries: Chaleur (innovative), De Dian (Chinese dim sum), Feng Yue Xuan and Yue Yan (Cantonese), Hitom Xiao Wei and Xian Chu Ling (Haizhu), both noodle dishes, and Rose Garden (European contemporary).

Michelin also gave Guangzhou three special awards:

• Mentor Chef Award, the first in Guangdong, to Jinghui Huang of Jiang by Chef Fei. The release describes him as running a structured training system for young chefs.
• Service Award to Lianxiang Qin of Yue Yan, described as efficient, precise and understated.
• Sommelier Award to Herry He of Chaleur.

What does “Selected” mean?

The release counts “Selected” as its own category of 45 restaurants and does not define it on that page. Treat it as Michelin saying an inspected restaurant is worth considering, without a star or the Bib label. Stars and Bib Gourmand are separate marks, and Bib Gourmand is about value, not star-level cooking. Michelin’s own site explains the rating wording; its listing page did not load for this check, so read it in a browser.

How do you book a Michelin restaurant in Guangzhou?

Michelin’s release says only that the full selection is on the MICHELIN Guide website and free app, where you can search by location, cuisine or other features. It names no booking channel for any restaurant, and we found no official booking rule. The following is general advice, not sourced fact:

• Book starred restaurants as early as your dates are fixed, and expect a deposit or a set menu at some of them.
• Dim sum Bib places usually run on walk-in queues, as the dim sum guide explains for teahouses.
• Ask your hotel to phone, or use the restaurant’s own WeChat or phone line. See the apps guide for setting those up.
• Carry the Chinese name and address. The show-your-driver cards hold addresses for the sights; for restaurants, copy the address from the Guide or Amap.

How should you use the list?

These are opinions, not facts from Michelin. Use the list as a shortlist, not a ranking. If you want a local dim sum or noodle meal at a fair price, the Bib Gourmand entries fit that aim better than the stars, because Michelin defines them as affordable local food. If you want a long set meal in Cantonese or Teochew cooking, the one- and two-star Cantonese and Chao Zhou places are the fit. If you are in Guangzhou for the Canton Fair, pick a restaurant by metro line first, because the sights and Pazhou are far apart.

Halal and vegetarian visitors should check each menu against the halal and vegetarian guide. The Michelin release does not say which places are halal or vegetarian, so ask each restaurant. For wider eating plans, see the Guangzhou food guide.