Who doesnot love Chinese food? Scallions, soy sauce, the sizzle of oil in a wok. But the Western palate craves variety. We are used to coconut curry one night and salsa-drenched burritos the next. Sometimes, even the most delicious jiaozi can't satisfy a craving for diverse cuisine. While Nanning lacks the variety of restaurants available in larger cities, it does have several good options for foreign food. From kimchi to cannoli, here are Nanning's best foreign restaurants.

A freestanding building in the newly developed Admiral City shopping center, The Here gives Westerners a taste of home. The loose Italian menu offers thin-crust pizza, pasta, salads and minty mojitos. For a flashback to childhood delicacies, order the garlic bread -- a home-baked baguette smothered in butter and crushed garlic (18 RMB). Meaty mains like steak cost well over 100 RMB, but most of the pasta dishes range between 35-50 RMB. The pork chops got rave reviews from a nearby table (96 RMB). I melted into my baked spinach lasagna, which was filled with tender eggplant, peppers and zucchini, the whole thing smothered in toasted cheese. The Here also bakes its own desserts, including cakes and chocolate-banana crepes (15 RMB).

Add: 131 Minzu Dadao, B10, North Square(Central), Admiral City Mall, Nanning

Tel: 0771 588 7183

Opening hours: 10:00 - 24:00