Halal restaurants in Guangzhou

Hi all, just got back from Guangzhou, China (again!!), went there on 13/2/12 to 16/2/12 to attend to FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) of escalators and travellators.

Last visit in Dec 2011 and the factory was not ready to perform the test then and we had to re-visit. A lot of drama as well before the departure date but thank God everything went well.

Day 1 13/2/12
We left KL at 9.30am and reached Guangzhou at about 1.35pm. After getting our bags, checked in at hotel, we met up for dinner. But too early for dinner, so we stopped by at White Cloud Mountain to walk around and later off we went to a restaurant for dinner. Where? one of favourite restaurants in Guangzhou - Abdullah Qinghai restaurant (No. 8 Tongxin Lu, opposite the Guangzhou Astro Hotel, T: 020-8350 1919). We ordered lots of food (fried chicken, big plate of chicken, veg, lamb etc), we enjoyed the food but 'the big plate chicken' was too salty for our liking and we ended up wasting it. After dinner we went to Beijing Street for shopping. I didn't buy much as I had visited the same place in Dec 2011. I bought boot for my nephew (RM15), laser pointer (RM25), sweater (RM20) and sotong snack (8 packs, RM12/pack). and that was all :-).
Went back to hotel n zzzzzzzzzz

Day 2 14/2/12
FAT from morning till 5pm or so. Lunch break the factory driver took us to a place and that place was closed! But time was short and we saw across the road there was halal restaurant and decided to try. Albaraka Restaurant. The newly opened restaurant serves chinese food, arab food, african n turkish food, however on 14/2, they only have chinese food. Food was not bad all and definitely will stop by here if we go to Guangzhou again.Albaraka address: No.8, South of Tongxin Road, Yueshiu (exit D, subway of Xiaobei)Tel: 1592 0893 124 / 1379 4393 959 / 1372 4841 06 / 1536 0606 798

For dinner, we suggested seafood and the driver brought us to 1001 night restaurant. A lebanese restaurant! The food is so so. Will never go back to this place.

After dinner, too late for shopping and went back to sleep.

Day 3 15/2/12
Factory arranged for Guangzhou tour. We went to Yuexiu Park to take photo with 5 goats statues (Guangzhou symbol). Then off we went to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Then followed by a Muslim street (lots of Muslim shops here, Huaisheng Mosque can also be visited here), later off we went to Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family (also called Chen Clan Academy or Chen's Lineage Hall but now serves as Guangdong Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts). After visiting Chen's Temple, we were hungry and we went back to Guangta Road (Muslim street). We were sick of kebab and lambs and looking for halal cantonese meal but not to be found and we ended up having another uighur meal right opposite Huaisheng Mosque. Not bad at all.

After lunch, one group preferred shopping while the other preferred sightseeing. The shopping group went to Beijing Street while the rest of us (including me) went to Shamian Island. Very similar to Georgetown in Penang. Then off we went to our next stop Flower City Square. Wow! nice buildings!!

After the square, we went back to hotel to freshen up and off to dinner. This time seafood dinner at Moslem Restaurant (Huimin Fandian), Zhong Shan Lok Road, No. 325, Guangzhou T: 8130 3991 / 8130 4664. Or some website listed the address as No. 325, Zhongshanliu Road, Yuexiu District. Tel: 020-81303991.

I enjoyed my meal here the most as compared to the other restaurants. Then back to hotel to rest.

Day 4 16/2/12
Time to leave Guangzhou. We went to airport at 11am n once at the airport we enjoyed halal noodle at the shop at the airport. Fantastic!! Another must go place in Guangzhou.

Reached Malaysia at abt 7pm.

Places to visit in Guangzhou:
http://www.mychinatours.com/guangzhou-travel/guangzhou-attractions/flower-city-square/
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangdong/guangzhou/huaisheng.htm

Our accommodations:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/area/index.html?propertyID=1706
http://www.garden-hotel-guangzhou.cn/Accommodation.htm

Our Meals:
http://littlemamadiary.com/guangzhou-travel-jalanjalan-cari-makan-restoran-halal-abdullah-qinghai/

http://borongchina.blogspot.com/2010/08/muslim-and-halal-restaurant-in.html

http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=295730&extra=&page=88

http://www.etours.cn/china_city_guide/guangzhou_city_guide/dining/chinese_restaurants_of_guangzhou.jsp

http://www.1001nights.com.cn/NewsInfo.asp?id=83
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g608470-d1568063-Reviews-The_Arabian_Night_1001_nights_Restaurant-Yiwu_Zhejiang.html

http://bumisepi.com/?p=1025

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g298555-d311550-r118995469-Huaisheng_Mosque_Huaisheng_Guangtisi-Guangzhou_Guangdong.html

http://www.colorfuldays-hotel.com/En/restaurant.aspx

http://www.muslimtour.net/halal-info.asp?ID=152

http://susuegoodday.blogspot.com/

Hmmm...my favourite restaurants so far (from most loved to least preferred)

1)
Wuyang Huimin Restaurant 五羊回民饭店

Add: No. 325, Zhongshanliu Road, Yuexiu District.

Tel: 020-81303991

2)
Abdullah Qinghai Restaurant
No. 8 Tongxin Lu, opposite the Guangzhou Astro Hotel

广州市童心路8号登月酒店对面

Phone:020-83501919

3) Albaraka Restaurant, No.8, South of Tongxin Road, Yueshiu (exit D, subway of Xiaobei)Tel: 1592 0893 124 / 1379 4393 959 / 1372 4841 06 / 1536 0606 798


4) Xinyue Muslim Restaurant 新粤穆斯林餐厅

Add: Floor 3, Xinjiang Tower, No, 76, Tianhe North Road, Tianhe District..

Tel: 020-38782783

5) Halal noodle at Baiyun Airport

6) A muslim restaurant on ground floor near Xinyue Muslim Restaurant (item 4 above)

7) Muslim (uighur) restaurant opposite Huasheng mosque

8)
1001 night restaurant
ADD:No 899,Jiefang Bei Road,Next to China hotel.
TEL:020-36182280 36182281
MAIL:gz1001@1001nights.com.cn

9)
Ottoman Turkish Restaurant
No.475 Huanshi Dong Lu, Yuexiu District

环市东路475号

Phone:020-87601227

If you want to stay at muslim hotel:
http://www.guangzhouhotel.com/Muslim_Bostan_Hotel_Guangzhou.htm?gclid=CIOq0seAp64CFQV66wodT3ZYPQ

http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Hotel_Review-g298555-d814221-Reviews-Bostan_Business_Hotel-Guangzhou_Guangdong.html

Muslim Hotels in China:
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/muslim-china/hotels-for-muslims.htm