The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Food Carnival will be held from Oct 23 to Nov 1 at Haitian Park in Zhuhai's Xiangzhou district, bringing together more than 70 food brands from across the region.

The event will feature a mix of Black Pearl-listed restaurants, time-honored brands, Hong Kong and Macao specialty eateries and popular new food brands.

Participating restaurants include Haojiu Haocai, a Guangzhou fine-dining restaurant listed on the Black Pearl guide for nine consecutive years, which will serve its signature sea cucumber and beef sour soup; AKEN'S Kitchen with roast pigeon legs; and Xiaodadong, making its southern China debut with classic braised sea cucumber and roast duck rolls.

Fermented sour soup with sea cucumber and beef. [Photo/WeChat account: zhxiangzhou]

Seafood lovers can enjoy spicy braised hairy crabs and caviar abalone from Jinyuexuan, oysters prepared in nine different ways from Haomen Jiushi, and crispy grass carp hot pot from Yuhuo.

Signature fish slice soup from Yuhuo. [Photo/WeChat account: zhxiangzhou]

Traditional flavors are also well represented. Guchuntang, a time-honored brand famous for herbal tea, will serve slow-brewed herbal tea and turtle jelly desserts, while Wanshanlou Seafood Restaurant will offer shrimp dumplings and steamed abalone.

Slow-brewed herbal tea. [Photo/WeChat account: zhxiangzhou]

Visitors can also sample Hong Kong and Macao classics, including Tsui Wah Restaurant's pineapple buns and cheese tarts, Dim Dang's award-winning silk-stocking milk tea, and Kam Yuet Cha Kee's Macao pork chop buns. Three high-end hotels under Zhuhai Gree Group will also join the carnival.