Renxin Laopu Yongqingfang 仁信老鋪 永慶坊店 (Guangzhou, CHINA) ★★☆☆☆

Like Minxin Laopu (民信老鋪), which we visited in Foshan, Renxin Laopu (仁信老鋪) is another renowned double skin milk (雙皮奶) specialty shop that originated from Shunde (順德). Founded in 1938, Renxin seems to have an even larger presence in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, with outlets everywhere, including train stations.

I must admit, I'm not a big fan of double skin milk like my better half, so when she and little nugget were on a quest to find the Renxin outpost in Yongqingfang (永慶坊), I initially wanted no part of it.

However, thanks to Amap, we were able to locate this tiny little shop just a stone's throw away from the Chinese Opera Art Museum (粵劇藝術博物館).

Renxin offers a variety of toppings for their double skin milk, including red beans, lotus seeds, mango, tapioca pearls, and even ice cream!

The ambiance here felt more like a fast-food joint than a traditional sit-down dessert shop, with the double skin milk served in disposable plastic containers. The dining area is situated on the mezzanine floor of this small building and consists of about 3-4 tables. Due to the limited space, it was a bit cramped and made it very challenging to fully enjoy our dessert.

Signature double skin milk (招牌雙皮奶) (¥16) — The pudding was pretty silky smooth with reasonably rich milk flavors but I liked the texture of the one from Minxin Laopu a little more. But that’s just me. 

Food Rating: 4.7/10

Price: ¥¥

Address: No.32 Yongqing Road (Yongqingfang), Liwan District, Guangzhou, China

广州市荔湾区永庆大街32号 (永庆坊内街)

Closest Metro Station: Changshou Road (长寿路) / Huangsha (黄沙)

Tel: +86 1814877234

Opening Hours: 10:30am - 10:00pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/96/uJJM

Dossa Gelato Panyu Tee Mall 東山的山 意式手工冰淇淋 番禺天河城店 (Panyu, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

We were going to Panyu Tee Mall (番禺天河城) one final time before taking off to our lunch venue this afternoon.

The plan was to get to the metro station right underneath the mall, but we decided to spend some time checking out a few of the little shops, and that’s when we stumbled upon Dossa Gelato (東山的山 意式手工冰淇淋) in the basement level.

Little nugget simply could not resist.

Three scoops for ¥36. Not bad at all. I thought the vanilla and Oreo milk flavors (the two white ones) were too much alike. I had high hopes for the gooseberry one but that turned out to be pretty average as well. 

He didn't really care as long as they were frosty.

Food Rating: 5/10

Price: ¥¥¥

Address: Shop 1048-1, B1F Panyu Tee Mall, 366 Hanxi Avenue East, Panyu District, Guangzhou, China

广州市番禺区汉溪大道东366号番禺天河城B1层 B1048-1号铺

Closest Metro Station: Nancun Wanbo (南村万博)

Tel: +86 13246840551

Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:00pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/2e/UbaM

Zai Qianmen New Beijing Cuisine Panyu Tee Mall 在前門新京菜 番禺天河城店 (Panyu, CHINA) ★★★★☆

After our visit to Chimelong International Circus in Panyu (番禺長隆馬戲團), we returned to Panyu Tee Mall (番禺天河城) looking for a place to have dinner. It was refreshing to see a variety of unfamiliar restaurant names on the upper level of the mall, which meant we could try something new.

When I first stumbled upon Zai Qianmen New Beijing Cuisine (在前門新京菜), I thought we might finally get our hands on some Peking duck. 



It's been a while since we last had one.

However, once we got settled down, I was told by little nugget that he didn’t want Peking duck tonight. Too much meat he said. Okay, there are many more dishes beyond Peking duck in Beijing cuisine!

Traditional Zhajiangmian Beijing-style (老北京炸醬麵) (¥23) — It's been some time since I last had traditional zhajiangmian, and I remember the sauce being a bit sweeter than this.

Stir-fried pig’s kidney with chili oil (火爆腰花) (¥46) — I found the extra kick from the chili oil to be more subtle than I first thought, which was nice. The pig’s kidney was complemented well by the garlic purée, green onion, bamboo shoots, and black fungus, but its texture could have been crunchier. Right now, it was a bit too soft.

Scrambled eggs with mantis shrimp (土雞蛋炒瀨尿蝦肉) (¥46) — The scrambled eggs had a lovely runny texture that paired well with the fresh chives and mantis shrimp. Love this! 👍🏻

Yellow croaker in sweet and sour sauce (糖醋東海大黃魚) (¥98) — Little nugget insisted on having this instead of the Peking duck. Apparently, he was craving something sweet and sour to whet his appetite. It was pretty nicely done.

We got about an hour left for some gaming time, so it was time to hassle over to the arcade center before it gets too late.

Food Rating: 6.1/10

Price: ¥¥

Address: Shop 501-503, Level 5 Panyu Tee Mall, 366 Hanxi Avenue East, Panyu District, Guangzhou, China

广州市番禺区汉溪大道东366号番禺天河城F5 501-503号铺

Closest Metro Station: Nancun Wanbo (南村万博)

Tel: +86 (020) 8582-7986

Opening Hours: 11:00am - 9:00pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/f1/pWYk