The Best Teochew Food in China
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The best Teochew food in China, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, The 50, and the South China Morning Post have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Guangzhou and Beijing.
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Amazing Chinese Cuisine (Changning) and Suyab Courtyard・Pickmoon Gourmet hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the South China Morning Post next.
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 3 Stars
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
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An elegant white villa in Changning where dinner requires advance planning, because many dishes must be pre-ordered before you arrive. This is refined Chaoshan cooking, the kind built on poaching, steaming, and braising, with light, precise seafood and vegetarian preparations served across five private rooms. There is no walk-in crowd, no open dining room, and no sense of hurry. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Nine private rooms tucked inside a building that also contains a furniture showroom and a Japanese tea room, which tells you something about the neighborhood's ambitions. This is a refined Chiu Chow restaurant where the menu bends around seasonal availability and what you actually feel like eating. The kitchen works in the old regional tradition without being precious about it, and the whole thing holds a Michelin star.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Chao Shang Chao (Xicheng) (this place) 85.680
- #4 Fleurs Et Festin 85.680
- #4 Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine 85.680
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Rank 4. Fleurs Et Festin
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Chao Shang Chao (Xicheng) 85.680
- #4 Fleurs Et Festin (this place) 85.680
- #4 Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine 85.680
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Chao Shang Chao (Xicheng) 85.680
- #4 Fleurs Et Festin 85.680
- #4 Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (this place) 85.680
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Rank 7. Chao Yue
Teochew
A wave sculpture runs the full length of the ceiling, which tells you something about how seriously this place takes its own idea. Chao Yue is a fine-dining Chaozhou restaurant where the kitchen reinterprets Chiu Chow culinary tradition through prix fixe menus built to feel like a single continuous argument. The service is unusually considered, and the room is quiet enough that it actually matters.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
Why #7, not #8
Both places show 74. This one's exact Score is 74.49 and the next is 74.26, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #7 Chao Yue (this place) 74.49
- #8 Blossom 74.26
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Rank 8. Blossom
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Blossom (this place) 74.256
- #8 Cuo Xia 74.256
- #8 Dai Yong Town 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing 74.256
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Rank 8. Cuo Xia
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Blossom 74.256
- #8 Cuo Xia (this place) 74.256
- #8 Dai Yong Town 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing 74.256
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Rank 8. Dai Yong Town
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Blossom 74.256
- #8 Cuo Xia 74.256
- #8 Dai Yong Town (this place) 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing 74.256
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Rank 8. Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road)
Teochew Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Cuo Xia 74.256
- #8 Dai Yong Town 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) (this place) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing 74.256
- #8 Stay Here 74.256
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Rank 8. Shang Xing
Teochew Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Dai Yong Town 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing (this place) 74.256
- #8 Stay Here 74.256
- #8 Yong Zuo 74.256
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Rank 8. Stay Here
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Dai Yong Town 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing 74.256
- #8 Stay Here (this place) 74.256
- #8 Yong Zuo 74.256
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Rank 8. Yong Zuo
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Dai Yong Town 74.256
- #8 Hai Men Yu Zi Dian (Yanling Road) 74.256
- #8 Shang Xing 74.256
- #8 Stay Here 74.256
- #8 Yong Zuo (this place) 74.256
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Rank 15. Chao 27
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Chao 27 (this place) 68.544
- #15 Dong Ping Chao 68.544
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen 68.544
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Rank 15. Dong Ping Chao
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Chao 27 68.544
- #15 Dong Ping Chao (this place) 68.544
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen 68.544
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Rank 15. Guan Yan Liu Jin
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Chao 27 68.544
- #15 Dong Ping Chao 68.544
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin (this place) 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen 68.544
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Rank 15. Tao Gie Mie Zhou
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Dong Ping Chao 68.544
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou (this place) 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen 68.544
- #15 Yan Garden by Chef Fei 68.544
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Rank 15. Xi Xi Liang Chen
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen (this place) 68.544
- #15 Yan Garden by Chef Fei 68.544
- #15 Yan Zhu Chao 68.544
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Rank 15. Yan Garden by Chef Fei
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen 68.544
- #15 Yan Garden by Chef Fei (this place) 68.544
- #15 Yan Zhu Chao 68.544
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Rank 15. Yan Zhu Chao
Teochew
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #15. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #15 Guan Yan Liu Jin 68.544
- #15 Tao Gie Mie Zhou 68.544
- #15 Xi Xi Liang Chen 68.544
- #15 Yan Garden by Chef Fei 68.544
- #15 Yan Zhu Chao (this place) 68.544
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Rank 22. Gem Garden
Teochew
Silk chandeliers and vintage collectibles set the mood in this dimly lit, courtyard-style Chiu Chow restaurant in Futian, where the kitchen follows the 24 solar terms as a guide to what's on the plate. The team, mostly Chaoshan natives, leans into heritage recipes and lu shui marinated dishes with a seasonal, back-to-basics discipline. A South China Morning Post 100 Top Tables pick, it draws the kind of crowd that arrives knowing exactly what to order.
The awards
- South China Morning Post South China Morning Post: 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables