What do Shanghai's Newly-Minted Michelin Stars Mean for Beijing?

Following the launch of the Michelin Guide in Tokyo (2007), Hong Kong and Macau (2008), and Singapore earlier this year, China-based foodies have been falling over themselves to speculate when the mainland would get its first guide. Well, last week they finally got their wish – or at least in Shanghai they did – with the release of the Michelin Guide Shanghai 2017.

The guide names 26 starred restaurants and 25 Bib Gourmand recommendations ('the full meal under RMB 200'). Of the stars, the only three-star spot went to swanky Cantonese-Shanghainese restaurant T'ang Court in the Langham Hotel (pictured below), while notable among the seven two-starred venues is Paul Pairet's Ultraviolet, also the only restaurant in China to be named on the annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list (theworlds50best.com/asia/en/).

T'ang Court in the Langham Hotel

From a Beijing perspective, the most interesting entry is Da Dong (specifically their iAPM and Park Place branch), which picked up one star. Da Dong is, of course, a homegrown Beijing brand and while we're glad to see Beijing represented, I can't help but feel there's probably much better duck to be had in Shanghai.

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