The 2023 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide Has Been Released

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Chances are you’re familiar with the Michelin Guide, the ultimate annual foodie awards giving out much sought after stars, but have you heard of the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide? Launched in 2018 by Meituan-Dianping, it aims to be China’s own version of the Michelin Guide and evaluates restaurants based on culinary skill, consumer experience, and inheritance and innovation. 

Instead of stars, the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide awards diamonds: three diamond restaurants are "must visit once in a lifetime", two diamond restaurants are "perfect for special occasions" and one diamond restaurants are "great for family/friends gatherings".

The 2023 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide was released on Feb 9 and saw 38 Beijing restaurants on the list: one three diamond restaurant, four two diamond restaurants and 33 three diamond restaurants. Interestingly, among all 38 restaurants listed, 26 of them are based in Chaoyang District – accounting for 68 percent of Beijing's total. The majority of these are also based in the CBD, Sanlitun and Liangma River areas.

When compared with the 2023 Beijing Michelin Guide it’s interesting to note that the two restaurants to be awarded three Michelin stars, King’s Joy and Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan Nanlu Branch), were only awarded one diamond in the 2023 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide. Another big difference is that restaurants LES MORILLES and Refer, which both received two diamonds, didn’t receive any Michelin stars and were instead included in the “Michelin-Selected Restaurants” list. Similarly, the only restaurant to be awarded three diamonds, Gastro Aesthetics DaDong, only received one Michelin star.

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You can see the full list of restaurants below. Restaurants that were also awarded stars in the 2023 Beijing Michelin Guide, have been highlighted in bold.

Three Diamonds

• Gastro Aesthetics DaDong 美大董海参店(南新仓店)
  

Two Diamonds

• LES MORILLES

• Refer

• Shengyongxing Roasted Duck Restaurant (Sanlitun Branch) 最永烤鸭店(三里屯店)

• Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan Nanlu Branch) 新荣记(新源南路店)

One Diamond

• Amico BJ

• Bao House Japanese Restaurant (Topwin Center Branch) 宝屋日料(通盈中心店)

• Bo Jing Xuan Chinese Restaurant in Tylfull Hotel 北京泰富酒店-柏轩中餐厅

• Cai Yi Xuan in Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 北京四季酒店•采逸轩

• CHAR bar & grill

• Fu Chun Ju 富春居

• Furong 美蓉无双荣派湘菜

• GYJ Macau Hotpot (Guomao Branch) 官也街澳门火锅(国贸商城店

• Hong 0871 Yunnan Cuisine 泓0871臻选云南菜

• Huaiyang Fu (Andingmen Branch) 淮扬府(安定门店

• Jingji Aristocrat Cuisine by Rong 京季荣派官府菜

• King’s Joy (Lama Temple Branch) 京兆尹(雍和宫店)

• La Chansonnière Restaurant蘭頌餐厅

• Lei Garden (Huaxi International Center Branch) 利苑酒家(华熙国际店)

• Ling Long

• LU STYLE (Sanyuanqiao Branch) 鲁采LUSTYLE (三元桥店)

• Mansion Cuisine by Jingyan京鲍•翰林书院

• Metropolitan Restaurant (Longfusi Branch) 宴锦堂(隆福寺店)

• MIO in Four Seasons Hotel Beijing

• Opera Bombana

• Qulang Yuan (Dongsishiyitiao Branch) 曲廊院(东四十一条店)

• Ranguoliaoli 然锅料理

• Sushi Ryu 鮨龍

• Sushi Zen (Qianliang Hutong Branch) 鮨然(然寿司钱粮胡同店)

• Takakura 高仓•摩登割烹

• The Beijing Kitchen (SKP Branch) 北京厨房(SKP店)

• The Georg (Di’anmen Dongdajie Branch)

• Uoshin (Tiyuchang Donglu Residential Community Branch) 鱼新

• VEGE WONDER (Wangfuzhonghuan Branch)

• Wolfgang’s Steakhouse

• Wulixiang Shanghai Cuisine 屋里厢上海菜馆

• Xue Wei (Zhongguo Hongjie Branch) 雪威(中国红街店)

• Zhenziwei Seafood Hot Pot (SOLANA Branch) 珍滋味海鲜火锅(蓝色港湾店)

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Images: Meituan-Dianping Black Pearl Restaurant Guide

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