Tianjin joins the Michelin Guide: Beijing keeps its two three-star restaurants as the combined 2027 list reaches 135
First Michelin selection for the northern port city, with a Huaiyang restaurant earning its only star; the release describes each newcomer.
Michelin revealed its 2027 Beijing & Tianjin selection at a ceremony in Tianjin on Wednesday, the first time Tianjin has been included. The combined list has 135 establishments: 34 starred restaurants, 48 Bib Gourmands and 52 Michelin Selected.
In Beijing (107 restaurants), Chao Shang Chao and Xin Rong Ji keep three stars, and Black Swan, Jingji, King's Joy, Lamdre and Lu Shang Lu keep two. The one-star list grows to 26 across 14 cuisine styles: Sichuan restaurant Chef 1996 is promoted from Selected, and Old Tower earns a star on its debut.
Tianjin's first selection has 27 places, including one star for China Banquet, a Huaiyang restaurant opened in 2023, plus 16 Bib Gourmands. Special awards went to Jun Dai of Lamdre (Mentor Chef), Yunjia Zhang of Under Clouds Green (Young Chef), Wei Qiao of Re Hai Fan Zhuang in Tianjin (Service) and Andrea Amadio of Monsieur Dior by Anne-Sophie Pic (Sommelier).
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Tianjin cuisine
After exploring MICHELIN Guide Unveils the 2027 Beijing & Tianjin Selection, for what makes the newcomer city's food its own, try Tianjin cuisine.
Wikipedia explains Jin cuisine, the native cooking of Tianjin: heavily influenced by Beijing's but more focused on seafood, prized for freshness and saltiness.
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