One for those seeking out regional specialities is this atmospheric restaurant just north from the Song dynasty South Gate. It's a fitting place to sample Guilin oil tea (油茶; ¥3), a hot brew prepared from fried tea leaves and pork fat to which peanuts, rice puffs and scallions are added – it's an acquired taste favoured by Guangxi's ethnic minority people.
As well as an assortment of local dishes, the picture menu (in Chinese) offers the likes of egg noodles, pumpkin cakes and fish dumplings, served by waitresses in traditional Yao attire.
