New Guoji Oil Tea (Fubo)

Guilin, China; 120 Binjiang Road, next to Fubo Hotel, Xiufeng District, Guilin, Guangxi, China

New Guoji Oil Tea provides an opportunity to try a local food tradition that can be overlooked in favour of Guilin’s better-known noodles and beer fish. The Fubo branch on Binjiang Road centres its identity on oil tea, while offering enough regional dishes to turn a tasting into a complete shared meal. Its riverside-area location makes it a practical addition to a day exploring central Guilin. The published menu includes sweet-and-sour fish with pine nuts, a Zhuang-style platter and a dish translated as boat cake. These provide several ways to balance an unfamiliar tea preparation with a more substantial order. Oil tea can be an acquired taste, as the varied visitor responses suggest; sampling it with curiosity is more useful than expecting the flavour of an ordinary cup of tea. The restaurant’s place here rests on cultural interest and the chance to broaden a Guilin meal beyond the most repeated visitor dishes. It is a useful choice for a small group willing to compare flavours and share an order. Confirm the Fubo branch and street number directly, since current map listings and a local travel guide differ by one number.