Yuebei Restaurant (Flagship)
粤北餐馆
A long-established Cantonese restaurant run by the son of Wuzhou master chef Chen Beishui, specializing in Wuzhou paper-wrapped chicken, an intangible cultural heritage dish, along with tofu-pulp rolls and scallion fish.
Yuebei Restaurant was founded in 1991 by Chen Zexian, son of Wuzhou master chef Chen Beishui. In 1983, Chen Beishui brought Wuzhou paper-wrapped chicken to a national cooking competition in Beijing, which made the dish famous. Chen Zexian is now an intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the Wuzhou paper-wrapped chicken craft. The signature Chen Beishui paper-wrapped chicken is made by wrapping chicken pieces in yuke paper and deep-frying them. Other classic Cantonese dishes include tofu-pulp rolls, lychee-style taro duck, scallion fish and five-flavored fried egg. The restaurant sits beside the main gate of the Lingnan Culture Park on Baihua Road, near the northwest corner of Qilou City. It is a neighborhood-style eatery. The average is about 65 yuan per person. It is busy at mealtimes, so calling ahead to book (0774-2827906) is recommended.
Opening hours
Lunch and dinner service (the flagship's exact hours are not published; branch hours of 11:00–14:00 and 18:00–21:00 may serve as a guide)
Nearby sights
- Wuzhou Longmu Temple
- Wuzhou Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
- Wuzhou Qilou Arcade Town
- Hebin Park & Former British Consulate
- Wuzhou Museum
- Xijiang River & Yuanjiang Night Cruise
- Baiyun Mountain (Wuzhou)
- Canghai National Wetland Park