The Best French Food in China
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The best French food in China, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Le Comotoir De Pierre Gagnaire comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Shanghai and Beijing.
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Blackswan and Ambré Ciel hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 2. Blackswan
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
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Rank 3. Ambré Ciel
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ambré Ciel (this place) 85.680
- #3 L'éclat 19 85.680
- #3 Maison Lameloise 85.680
- #3 Sense 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong 85.680
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Rank 3. L'éclat 19
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ambré Ciel 85.680
- #3 L'éclat 19 (this place) 85.680
- #3 Maison Lameloise 85.680
- #3 Sense 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong 85.680
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Rank 3. Maison Lameloise
French
Floor 68 of the Shanghai Tower, with The Bund spread out below like a very expensive screensaver, is where the Burgundy institution Maison Lameloise set up its China outpost. It's a fine-dining French restaurant, the kind where the tablecloths mean business, turning classic Gallic technique toward ingredients that cross cultures with more grace than the concept deserves to sound on paper. The Shanghai kitchen holds a Michelin star.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ambré Ciel 85.680
- #3 L'éclat 19 85.680
- #3 Maison Lameloise (this place) 85.680
- #3 Sense 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong 85.680
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Rank 3. Sense
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 L'éclat 19 85.680
- #3 Maison Lameloise 85.680
- #3 Sense (this place) 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong 85.680
- #3 Vivant by Johnny Pham 85.680
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Rank 3. Trb Hutong
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Maison Lameloise 85.680
- #3 Sense 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong (this place) 85.680
- #3 Vivant by Johnny Pham 85.680
- #3 Wild Yeast 85.680
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Rank 3. Vivant by Johnny Pham
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Maison Lameloise 85.680
- #3 Sense 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong 85.680
- #3 Vivant by Johnny Pham (this place) 85.680
- #3 Wild Yeast 85.680
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Rank 3. Wild Yeast
Chinese-French
Seafood pulled from the East China Sea arrives at this contemporary Chinese restaurant in Hangzhou's Binjiang district with a precision that suggests the kitchen takes terroir as seriously as any French farmhouse. The team builds a menu around Taizhou produce, threading classical Chinese instincts through a modern, almost architectural presentation. One Michelin star and a spot on The 50 Discovery list confirm the room is not just scenery.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Maison Lameloise 85.680
- #3 Sense 85.680
- #3 Trb Hutong 85.680
- #3 Vivant by Johnny Pham 85.680
- #3 Wild Yeast (this place) 85.680
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Rank 10. La Bourriche 133
French Seafood
Dim as the bottom of the East China Sea, this French seafood restaurant in Shanghai's Rockbund sits where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu, and the room feels like it knows that. Leather banquettes, travertine walls, and restrained plating frame a menu that shifts with whatever the ocean is offering that season. The chef came up at Odette in Singapore, and the technique shows. It landed on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.
The awards
- The 50 #48 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 11. 1929 by Guillaume Galliot
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 1929 by Guillaume Galliot (this place) 68.544
- #11 Brasserie 1893 68.544
- #11 Coquille 68.544
- #11 Cuivre 68.544
- #11 Emmelyn 68.544
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Rank 11. Brasserie 1893
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 1929 by Guillaume Galliot 68.544
- #11 Brasserie 1893 (this place) 68.544
- #11 Coquille 68.544
- #11 Cuivre 68.544
- #11 Emmelyn 68.544
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Rank 11. Coquille
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 1929 by Guillaume Galliot 68.544
- #11 Brasserie 1893 68.544
- #11 Coquille (this place) 68.544
- #11 Cuivre 68.544
- #11 Emmelyn 68.544
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Rank 11. Cuivre
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Brasserie 1893 68.544
- #11 Coquille 68.544
- #11 Cuivre (this place) 68.544
- #11 Emmelyn 68.544
- #11 Jean Georges 68.544
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Rank 11. Emmelyn
Contemporary French
A sourdough made from a starter the kitchen has kept alive since day one is a quiet statement of intent. Emmelyn is a contemporary French restaurant in Zhujiang New Town, running seasonal set menus and à la carte, with ingredients that move between Qiandao Lake caviar, French oysters, and Iberian ham. The chef trained across New Zealand and Australia before landing here, and the cooking sits squarely where French tradition meets a lighter, modern hand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Coquille 68.544
- #11 Cuivre 68.544
- #11 Emmelyn (this place) 68.544
- #11 Jean Georges 68.544
- #11 L'Arôme in the sky 68.544
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Rank 11. Jean Georges
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Cuivre 68.544
- #11 Emmelyn 68.544
- #11 Jean Georges (this place) 68.544
- #11 L'Arôme in the sky 68.544
- #11 La Chansonnière 68.544
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Rank 11. L'Arôme in the sky
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Emmelyn 68.544
- #11 Jean Georges 68.544
- #11 L'Arôme in the sky (this place) 68.544
- #11 La Chansonnière 68.544
- #11 La Môme 68.544
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Rank 11. La Chansonnière
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Jean Georges 68.544
- #11 L'Arôme in the sky 68.544
- #11 La Chansonnière (this place) 68.544
- #11 La Môme 68.544
- #11 La Scene Ronde 68.544
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Rank 11. La Môme
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 L'Arôme in the sky 68.544
- #11 La Chansonnière 68.544
- #11 La Môme (this place) 68.544
- #11 La Scene Ronde 68.544
- #11 Les Morilles 68.544
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Rank 11. La Scene Ronde
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 La Chansonnière 68.544
- #11 La Môme 68.544
- #11 La Scene Ronde (this place) 68.544
- #11 Les Morilles 68.544
- #11 Maison Flo 68.544
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Rank 11. Les Morilles
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 La Môme 68.544
- #11 La Scene Ronde 68.544
- #11 Les Morilles (this place) 68.544
- #11 Maison Flo 68.544
- #11 Mr & Mrs Bund 68.544
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Rank 11. Maison Flo
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 La Scene Ronde 68.544
- #11 Les Morilles 68.544
- #11 Maison Flo (this place) 68.544
- #11 Mr & Mrs Bund 68.544
- #11 Nuits 68.544
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Rank 11. Mr & Mrs Bund
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Les Morilles 68.544
- #11 Maison Flo 68.544
- #11 Mr & Mrs Bund (this place) 68.544
- #11 Nuits 68.544
- #11 Qu Lang Yuan 68.544
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Rank 11. Nuits
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Maison Flo 68.544
- #11 Mr & Mrs Bund 68.544
- #11 Nuits (this place) 68.544
- #11 Qu Lang Yuan 68.544
- #11 Rive Gauche 68.544
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Rank 11. Qu Lang Yuan
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Maison Flo 68.544
- #11 Mr & Mrs Bund 68.544
- #11 Nuits 68.544
- #11 Qu Lang Yuan (this place) 68.544
- #11 Rive Gauche 68.544
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Rank 11. Rive Gauche
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Maison Flo 68.544
- #11 Mr & Mrs Bund 68.544
- #11 Nuits 68.544
- #11 Qu Lang Yuan 68.544
- #11 Rive Gauche (this place) 68.544