Restaurant in Beijing, China
Beijing's hardest booking. Three stars. Book early.
Chao Shang Chao in Chaoyang holds three Michelin stars in both 2024 and 2025 and a La Liste 75-point score for 2026, making it Beijing's most credentialed Chaozhou address. At ¥¥¥¥ pricing and near-impossible booking difficulty, it suits food-focused travelers who want serious regional Chinese cuisine at the highest documented level. Plan your reservation weeks ahead.
If you are comparing Beijing's three-Michelin-star Chinese restaurants and wondering where Chao Shang Chao sits, the answer is clear: this is the city's most credentialed address for Chaozhou cuisine, holding consecutive Michelin three-star recognition in both 2024 and 2025, plus a La Liste Leading Restaurants score of 75 points for 2026. For food-focused travelers who want to eat in Beijing at the highest level of Chinese fine dining — and specifically want to experience a regional cuisine rarely represented at this tier outside Guangdong — Chao Shang Chao in Chaoyang is the booking to chase. Just know that chasing it is apt phrasing: this table is near impossible to secure without planning well in advance.
Chaozhou (Teochew) cuisine originates from the coastal region of eastern Guangdong province and is among the most ingredient-precise and technique-demanding of China's regional traditions. Its hallmarks are delicacy over boldness , careful steaming, refined broths, and a restrained use of seasoning that forces the quality of raw ingredients into focus. At the three-star level, this means there is nowhere to hide: the cuisine rewards great produce and punishes shortcuts in a way that heavier regional styles do not. That context matters for the explorer considering this booking. You are not visiting for spectacle or theatrical presentation; you are visiting to taste what happens when a disciplined culinary tradition is executed without compromise.
For reference, Chaozhou cuisine at this caliber is not common in mainland China. The style has deep roots in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and among diaspora communities, but a three-star Chaozhou address in Beijing is a genuinely rare configuration. If you want a peer comparison for the cuisine itself, look at Fleurs Et Festin in Xiamen or Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine in Guangzhou , both serious Chaozhou addresses, but neither carrying three stars. Chao Shang Chao in Chaoyang sits above them by credential.
Executive Chef Yat Fung Cheung trained in Hong Kong under a Master Chef before holding senior roles at Kowloon Bay Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant in Hong Kong and Ji Pin Xuan in Shanghai, where he worked on modernized Cantonese cooking and premium ingredient sourcing. His focus at Chao Shang Chao is on refining Chaozhou traditions while applying rigorous quality standards to every component. The consistent Michelin recognition across two consecutive years signals that the kitchen is not coasting on early acclaim. A sister location, Chao Shang Chao in Xicheng, operates separately and may offer a different availability window worth checking if Chaoyang is fully booked.
The address is 39 Shenlu Street in Chaoyang, Beijing's most internationally frequented district. The price tier is ¥¥¥¥, placing it at the leading end of Beijing dining alongside peers like Xin Rong Ji on Xinyuan South Road and Jingji. At this price point, the expectation is a multi-course structured meal built around seasonal Chaozhou preparations, served in a setting commensurate with the award level. Specific menu details, dish names, and pricing per head are not confirmed in our current data, but the La Liste and Michelin credentials provide a reliable baseline for quality expectation.
The Google review count is limited (4.0 from 3 reviews), which tells you less about quality than about how rarely diners who eat here are the type to leave public ratings. This is a reservation-driven, word-of-mouth venue where the credentialed food press has done the assessment work. Trust the Michelin and La Liste signals over the review volume here.
Pearl rates this as near impossible to book. Three-star venues in China at this cuisine level draw both domestic and international demand, and Chao Shang Chao's seat count is not publicly disclosed. If you are planning a Beijing trip with this meal as an anchor event, start the reservation process as early as your plans allow , weeks in advance at minimum, potentially longer for peak travel periods. No online booking portal is confirmed in our current data; reaching out directly via the venue's address or through your hotel concierge in Beijing is the practical approach. Travelers staying at properties with strong dining concierge services will have a meaningful advantage here. For broader context on where this fits into a Beijing itinerary, see our full Beijing restaurants guide.
If your goal is to eat across the range of serious Chinese regional cooking during a China trip, Chao Shang Chao slots into a specific niche that no other three-star address in Beijing fills. For Taizhou cuisine at the same price tier, Xin Rong Ji is the comparison. For vegetarian Chinese fine dining, King's Joy and Lamdre serve different purposes. None of them replicate what Chao Shang Chao does with Chaozhou technique. Outside Beijing, the wider network of Chinese fine dining restaurants worth cross-referencing includes 102 House in Shanghai, Xin Rong Ji in Chengdu, Ru Yuan in Hangzhou, Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau, Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine in Guangzhou, and Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing , all worth knowing if you are building a broader itinerary across Chinese regional cooking at the top tier.
| Detail | Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) | Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) | Jingji |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisine | Chaozhou | Taizhou | Beijing Cuisine |
| Price Tier | ¥¥¥¥ | ¥¥¥¥ | ¥¥¥¥ |
| Michelin Stars | 3 (2024, 2025) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| La Liste 2026 | 75 pts | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Booking Difficulty | Near Impossible | Difficult | Moderate |
| Location | Chaoyang, Beijing | Chaoyang, Beijing | Beijing |
Group bookings at a three-star venue at this price point are possible in principle, but Chao Shang Chao's seat count and private dining options are not confirmed in our current data. If you are booking for a group, contact the venue directly or use a hotel concierge with established Beijing restaurant relationships. At ¥¥¥¥ pricing, groups should budget accordingly and confirm minimum spend requirements at the time of reservation.
Specific dish recommendations require verified menu data, which we do not currently hold for this venue. What the three-star Michelin credential and La Liste recognition tell you is that the kitchen's Chaozhou preparations are operating at the highest documented level in Beijing. Chef Yat Fung Cheung's background emphasizes premium ingredient sourcing and traditional technique , expect the menu to reflect seasonal Chaozhou ingredients prepared with restraint. Ask the kitchen or your server what the current signature preparations are; at this level, the front-of-house team will guide you well.
Bar seating details are not confirmed for this venue. At a three-star Chaozhou restaurant in Beijing, the experience is typically structured around the dining room and set menus rather than informal bar dining. If a counter or bar option matters to you, verify directly before booking. For a more casual entry point into Beijing's serious dining scene, Jingji may offer more flexibility.
Solo dining at a ¥¥¥¥ Chaozhou restaurant is feasible but comes with caveats. Chaozhou cuisine at the fine dining level is often structured around sharing multiple courses, which works better for two or more. As a solo diner, you may find the tasting menu format more practical than ordering à la carte, and the per-head cost will be the same regardless. If solo dining flexibility is a priority, confirm the format and minimum spend with the venue before booking. For a slightly lower commitment solo meal in Beijing, our full Beijing restaurants guide covers options across price tiers.
No confirmed dress code exists in our data, but the combination of three Michelin stars, ¥¥¥¥ pricing, and La Liste recognition places this firmly in smart dress territory. Beijing's top-tier Chinese restaurants generally expect neat, occasion-appropriate clothing rather than formal black-tie, but arriving underdressed at a venue of this credential level would be conspicuous. Smart casual at minimum; business casual or better is a safe call.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) | ¥¥¥¥ | Near Impossible | — |
| Jing | ¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Lamdre | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Jingji | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| King's Joy | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
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Groups are possible but require advance planning at a venue this difficult to book. At ¥¥¥¥ pricing with three Michelin stars, private room availability is the determining factor — check the venue's official channels well ahead of your intended date. For larger parties, build in extra lead time beyond what you would for a table of two.
Specific menu items are not published, so ordering decisions will be guided by the kitchen on the day. Chaozhou cuisine at this level centres on precise ingredient quality and restrained technique — expect seafood and braised preparations to anchor any tasting format. Chef Yat Fung Cheung's approach blends traditional Chaozhou flavours with contemporary technique, so deference to the kitchen's direction is the right call here.
No bar seating format is documented for Chao Shang Chao. At a three-Michelin-star Chaozhou restaurant operating at ¥¥¥¥, the experience is structured around full table service rather than casual counter options. Plan for a full sit-down meal.
Solo dining at three-star level in China is viable but not the format this kind of venue is optimised for. Securing a single seat may actually be easier given booking pressure — one spot is easier to place than a table of four. The ¥¥¥¥ price point means a solo meal represents a significant outlay, so come with a clear appetite for serious Chaozhou cooking rather than a general curiosity about fine dining.
No dress code is officially documented, but a three-Michelin-star restaurant at the top of Beijing's price tier warrants formal or at minimum business-formal attire. Arriving underdressed at a venue with this level of recognition and two consecutive years of three-star awards would be out of place. Treat it as you would any three-star occasion.
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