Xinxing Restaurant Beijing Road 新興飯店 北京路店 (Guangzhou, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

Xinxing Restaurant (新興飯店) is a renowned, century-old institution in Guangzhou, famous for its intangible cultural heritage lamb feast.

This branch of Xinxing near Beijing Road (北京路) features a refined décor inspired by precious artifacts from Qing Dynasty (清朝) merchant ships, making it ideal for business diners and tourists.

After arriving at Guangzhou South (廣州南站) early in the morning, we transited onto the Guangzhou metro before finally arriving at Ganghui Building (港匯大廈, also known as Ganghui Mansion), a prominent commercial building in Yuexiu District (越秀區) near the edge of Beijing Road, just before noon.

Not long after we sat down by the window, music started and the cultural show featuring girls dressed in traditional Chinese costumes began dancing in front of the guests.

Why are you so happy seeing girls dance left and right, kido?

Once again, I ordered way too much food that would feed the whole village.....😫😞

Crispy jade rice rolls with prawn (翡翠鮮蝦脆皮腸) (¥35) — This was built exactly like the ones we often see in Shenzhen, but with a red-colored wrapper.

They weren't bad, but I thought the green-colored wrapper made with what I thought was spinach, didn’t fit quite well with the crispy prawn and the rest of the ingredients.

Pan-fried turnip cake (臘味蘿蔔糕) (¥20) — Way too soft and wobbly. The lack of preserved meats also hurt the texture and flavor.

Steamed scallop dumpling (鳳眼帶子餃) (¥31) — The dumpling was topped with a thin slice of scallop (thus the name?).

Hidden inside the wrapper was minced pork and coriander.

Mulberry leaf dumpling with dried conpoy (金湯瑤柱桑芽餃) (¥31) — The sweetness of the pumpkin broth gave a nice lift to an otherwise average and uneventful dish.

Stir-fried choy sum with lard (豬油渣炒菜心) (¥38) — Very generous portion. The choy sum was silky smooth thanks to the lard.

Beef tripe with Nyonya curry sauce (娘惹咖喱牛錢肚) (¥35) — The beef tripe was pretty tender. The curry sauce was slightly more powerful than I first expected.



Baked sheep milk (酥皮焗羊奶) (¥23) — For a restaurant known for its lamb dishes, it was hard not to order a couple of their lamb-themed signatures. The first to arrive was one of the house specialties here — baked sheep milk.

We used the mini wooden hammer to break the crispy crust, and there it was — the pudding made with sheep’s milk. It was really soft and velvety. Unlike what I thought originally, there was no gamey aftertaste but instead, there was this clean, mildly sweet flavor with a rich, creamy texture. Very nice. 👍👍

Crispy tart with sheep milk custard (千層羊奶酥) (¥23) — Another signature dessert made with sheep milk. 

The sheep milk custard was silky smooth and flavorful, but it was a tad too sweet even for me. The biggest failure for me, though, was actually the tart itself. It was noticeably less buttery than most crispy egg tarts in Hong Kong. I’m guessing they deliberately made it less buttery to let the sheep milk stand out more?

Sugar puff doughnut (冰花糖沙翁) (¥20) — This brought back a ton of memories from my childhood. Not many Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong make these anymore—I could only think of Tai Wai Dining Room (大圍小館) right now.



Crisp outside, soft and pillowy inside. Love this~

I thought the traditional Chinese dance was the real highlight of our dim sum lunch this afternoon. While I expected a lot from the food itself from this century-old institution, it turned out to be slightly disappointing until the three desserts saved the day for us.

Food Rating: 5.9/10

Price: ¥¥¥

Address: 2/F Ganghui Building, 15 Beijing Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China

广州市越秀区北京路15号港汇大厦第二层201铺

Closest Metro Station: Haizhu Square (海珠广场)

Tel: +86 (020) 8338-8388

Opening Hours: 8:00am - 2:30pm, 5:00pm - 9:30pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/7c/s2Lk