I would like to introduce to you two routes that offer both food, sightseeing and culture. Please refer to: Liwan style route: Chen Clan Ancestral Hall - Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street - Shishi Sacred Heart Cathedral - Shamian Island - Pearl River Stroll/Pearl River Night Tour. Take Metro Line 1 to get there
Chen Family Ancestral Hall Station, Chen Family Ancestral Hall is one of the important landmarks in Liwan, Guangzhou. It contains many exhibits of Liwan Xiguan style.
After visiting, take Metro Line 1 to Changshou Road Station and walk to Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street.
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is a famous pedestrian street in Guangzhou. Clothing and shoes are relatively cheap, and there are many snacks. Recommended food: Niu Sanxing Rice Noodles and Double Skin Milk from Nanxin Dairy Dessert, Guangzhou Restaurant (time-honored Cantonese cuisine), Taotaoju (time-honored Cantonese cuisine), etc.
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After walking the entire Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, you will not be far from the Sacred Heart Cathedral. You can reach it on foot according to Baidu Map.
After visiting the Sacred Heart Cathedral (closed at 5 p.m.), you can take Metro Line 6 at Yide Road Metro Station to Huangsha Station and walk to Shamian Island.
Shamian Island is a place with European-style architecture in Guangzhou. It is a holy place for taking photos, and the famous White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou is also among them.
Shamian Island food recommendations include Qiao Mei Lan Kwai Fong (signature: squab and papaya stewed with snow clams), Locomotive Restaurant, etc.
Xicheng Duhui Shopping Mall, which is connected to Huangsha Metro Station, also has a lot of delicious food, such as Tanyu (grilled fish).
After eating and drinking, you can take a stroll along the Pearl River. This is an after-dinner pastime for many Guangzhou people.
You can also sign up for a night tour of the Pearl River, the cheapest is 48 yuan/person.
Modern style eating and shopping route: Beijing Road Pedestrian Street-Zhengjia Plaza-Tianhe City-Huachenghui Plaza-Haixinsha Square. Take Metro Line 1/2 to Gongyuanqian Metro Station. When you come out, you will see Animation Star City. It is a relatively large underground mall.
There are animation peripherals for sale, as well as clothes and food, etc. It is also very close to Beijing Road Pedestrian Street. Recommended food: durian desserts, Hanok (bibi rice and fried rice cakes are not bad), etc.
Exit E from Gongyuanqian MRT Station to Mayflower Plaza. Recommended food: Miss Saigon (Vietnamese cuisine), Xu Liushan (dessert), etc. There is also a cinema upstairs.
Then follow the map to walk to Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, which has the ruins of a thousand-year-old ancient road and is also a good place for eating and shopping.
Recommended food: Motor Canteen (Japanese cuisine), Dim Dude (Cantonese dim sum, all-day tea, no need to worry about missing morning tea and no snacks), Fulin (Cantonese cuisine), Big Head Shrimp (Vietnamese cuisine), Old Ji Hong Kong style
Teahouses, Shiyingwanzichi (snacks), etc., as well as various snacks.
If you are satisfied with your meal and shopping, you can take Metro Line 1 to Exit D3 of Sports Center Station and walk to Zhengjia Plaza and Fashion Tianhe Shopping Mall.
Recommended food in Zhengjia Plaza: Jiangnan Taste, Le Caesar Pizza, Hakata Iksha, Taixing Tea Restaurant, Grandma’s House, Taotaoju, etc.
You can walk to Teem City from the road or the fashionable Tianhe business district, which is also a relatively large shopping mall.
Afterwards, you can take Line 3 at Tiyu West Station to Zhujiang New Town Station. Zhujiang New Town is connected to AutoNavi Land Plaza, a shopping mall with all kinds of food and shopping, divided into four areas: spring, summer, autumn and winter.