Guilin and Yangshuo A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Guilin.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Staples & noodles · Guilin rice noodles Guilin rice noodles 桂林米粉 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Water chestnut cake Water chestnut cake 马蹄糕 10–30 ¥ Main dishes · Yangshuo beer fish Yangshuo beer fish 阳朔啤酒鱼 25–65 ¥ Organ meats: ask Fish has bones Staples & noodles · Liuzhou snail noodles Liuzhou snail noodles 柳州螺蛳粉 18–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Guilin oil tea Guilin oil tea 桂林油茶 10–25 ¥ Main dishes · Stuffed tofu Stuffed tofu 酿豆腐 30–80 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Lipu taro pork Lipu taro pork 荔浦芋扣肉 25–70 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Fried rice noodles Fried rice noodles 炒米粉 12–30 ¥ Staples & noodles · Guilin snail noodles Guilin snail noodles 桂林螺蛳粉 15–45 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Sour mango Sour mango 酸嘢 5–15 ¥ Staples & noodles · Guilin rice rolls Guilin rice rolls 桂林肠粉 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Taro cake Taro cake 芋头糕 10–25 ¥ Staples & noodles · Lotus-leaf rice Lotus-leaf rice 荷叶饭 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Osmanthus cake Osmanthus cake 桂花糕 10–30 ¥ Staples & noodles · Bamboo-tube rice Bamboo-tube rice 竹筒饭 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · River snail stir-fry River snail stir-fry 炒田螺 30–90 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Li River shrimp Li River shrimp 漓江小虾 35–100 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Fermented rice dessert Fermented rice dessert 醪糟 10–30 ¥ Snacks · Oil-tea fritter Oil-tea fritter 油茶粑 5–15 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Guilin citrus cake Guilin citrus cake 桂林柿饼 10–30 ¥ 