Shanghai restaurant shuts day after being awarded Michelin star in first China guide
Tai’an Table, which opened in April and charged up to 1,288 yuan per person for one set menu, reportedly did not have necessary general business and food licences
A Michelin one-star restaurant in Shanghai has closed only one day after being awarded the coveted endorsement – reportedly because it did not have two necessary licences.
A notice displayed on the front door of Tai’an Table, in Taian Road, on Thursday said the restaurant had suspended its operation due to an “internal overhaul”, news portal Kankannews.com reported.
According to the Market Supervision Bureau in Shanghai the restaurant was run without two necessary licences – a general business licence, granted by the Shanghai Industry and Commerce Bureau and a food business licence from the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration.
Tai’an Table, which had first opened in April, could seat up to 29 customers and served only dinners from 6pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays. Reservations could be made only through its website.
It had been offering only two set menus: one comprising 14 dishes, at a cost of 1,288 yuan (HK$1,500) per person; the other, providing 10 dishes, had cost 988 yuan per head.