Restaurant
1. Lao Zheng Xing
A Shanghainese restaurant trading since 1862 and holding a Michelin star, known for yellow croaker in wine lees sauce and stir-fried river shrimp.
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2. Quanjude (Qianmen)
The first branch of Beijing's best-known roast duck restaurant, founded on Qianmen in 1864 and still roasting ducks in hanging ovens over hardwood fires.
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3. Gastro Esthetics DaDong (Dongsi Shitiao)
A Michelin-starred contemporary Chinese restaurant in Dongcheng, known for roast duck from young birds and tableside braised sea cucumber.
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4. Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
The Yu Garden xiaolongbao house founded in 1900, a China Time-honoured Brand and Michelin Bib Gourmand known for pork and crab roe soup dumplings.
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5. King’s Joy
A two-Michelin-star vegetarian restaurant in a converted courtyard house beside the Lama Temple, serving long seasonal tasting menus that can be made vegan.
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6. Taian Table
Chef Stefan Stiller's counter restaurant in Changning, the only three-Michelin-star restaurant in the 2026 Shanghai guide, serving a seasonal tasting menu.
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7. Jia Jia Tang Bao
A no-frills soup dumpling shop on Huanghe Road, founded in 1986 and popular with locals for xiaolongbao near People's Square.
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8. Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road)
The three-Michelin-star flagship of the Xin Rong Ji group, serving Taizhou cooking and East China Sea fish in an elegant modern dining room in Chaoyang.
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9. Da Hu Chun
A shengjian shop dating from 1932, a Michelin Bib Gourmand near the Bund known for its clear-style pan-fried pork buns with a crisp base.
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10. Donglaishun (Wangfujing)
The main branch of Beijing's best-known halal hotpot brand, founded in 1903 and famous for instant-boiled mutton, now in the APM mall on Wangfujing Street.
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11. Lan Xin (Lyceum Restaurant)
A small neighbourhood Shanghainese restaurant on Jinxian Road, a Michelin Bib Gourmand known for its wok-cooked red-braised pork and long queues.
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12. Man Heng Ji (Niujie)
A Michelin Bib Gourmand halal hotpot restaurant from the Niujie Muslim quarter, cooking lean grassland lamb in rows of copper charcoal steamboats.
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13. Bao Yuan Dumpling Restaurant
A long-running budget dumpling house in Chaoyang with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, known for colourful wrappers made with fruit and vegetable juices and dozens of fillings.
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14. Ren He Guan
A Michelin-starred Shanghainese restaurant on Zhaojiabang Road with 1930s decor, live old Shanghai songs and fish and crab dishes at moderate prices.
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15. Canton 8
A two-Michelin-star Cantonese restaurant on Runan Street run by a Hong Kong chef, known for handmade dim sum and classic dishes at modest prices.
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16. Huguosi Snacks (Huguosi Street)
The founding branch of Beijing's best-known traditional snack shop, set up in 1956 on Huguosi Street and serving more than 100 halal Beijing snacks.
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17. Duyichu (Qianmen)
A Qianmen shaomai restaurant dating from 1738, said to have been named by the Qianlong Emperor, serving steamed dumplings with fillings that change with the seasons.
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18. Yong Fu
A Michelin-starred Ningbo restaurant high in the Jin Jiang Hotel's Cathay Building, serving wild-caught seafood shipped daily from Ningbo.
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19. Jinyang Restaurant
Beijing's earliest large Shanxi restaurant, opened in 1959 in a Qing dynasty building that was once the study of the scholar Ji Xiaolan.
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20. Lost Heaven on the Bund
A large, lantern-lit Yunnan restaurant near the southern end of the Bund, known for Dali-style chicken and dishes drawing on Myanmar and Thai flavours.
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