Michelin Guide Beijing gives three stars to Xin Rong Ji in inaugural list of city’s best restaurants
- Xin Rong Ji was the only restaurant to be awarded three stars by the prestigious guide in its first edition for the Chinese capital
- Vegetarian restaurant King’s Joy and Wulixiang Shanghai Cuisine each received two stars, while 20 restaurants were awarded one star
Xin Rong Ji was the big winner in the The Michelin Guide Beijing 2020 – the first edition of the guide for the city – with the restaurant’s location on Xin Yuan South Road awarded the only three stars given to any restaurant in Beijing this year, while two of its other locations were given one star each.
The guide was unveiled today in the Chinese capital.
Set up in 1995, Xin Rong Ji serves the cuisine of Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province. It is famous for fisherman-esque fare, including steamed or roasted talon shrimp and Guangzhou dishes like stirred-fried snake with salt and pepper.
Vegetarian restaurant King’s Joy and Wulixiang Shanghai Cuisine each received two stars, while 20 restaurants were awarded one star, including In Love, The Georg, Lao Ji Tang, Mio and Cai Yi Xuan. The last two can be found in the Four Seasons Beijing, where the awards ceremony for the restaurant guide was held.
Da Dong, a restaurant well known in Beijing for its Peking duck, surprisingly only had two of its locations listed in the new guide – each of which got one star – while no stars were awarded to fine dining European restaurant TRB Hutong.