Eat like Local: Street Food tour through old Guangzhou

Step off the tourist trail and eat your way through the old streets of Xiguan, the neighborhood locals call the true heart of Cantonese food. It is a morning/afternoon spent doing what locals do: slurping bamboo pressed noodles at a family shop, pulling fresh rice rolls at a corner eatery, sipping herbal tea for the Guangzhou heat, and wandering through wet markets where vendors still call out in Cantonese.

Your Guru leads you past a thousand year old Taoist temple, through a leafy lakeside park, down alleys lined with century old Xiguan mansions, and into the revitalized lanes of Yongqing Fang. Along the way, you will taste springy bamboo pressed noodles, silky rice rolls, savory congee, waterchestnut cake and drink, ice cream in the bread, herbal tea and traditional Cantonese dessert.

Come hungry. Leave knowing why locals say “食在广州，味在西关” the best of Guangzhou’s food lives right here.