Restaurant in Hangzhou, China
Awarded Zhejiang dining, easy to book.
A Michelin Plate holder ranked #43 in OAD's Asia list, 28 Hubin Road is the most accessible entry point into serious Zhejiang cuisine on Hangzhou's West Lake strip. It opens at 9 am daily, books easily, and delivers strong credential-to-price value at ¥¥¥. Best for first-timers, solo diners, and anyone who wants a relaxed morning or lunch format without the full fine-dining overhead.
If you are visiting Hangzhou and want to eat serious regional cuisine without the full-evening commitment or the four-symbol price tag, 28 Hubin Road is the clearest recommendation in its tier. It holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, ranks #43 in Opinionated About Dining's Asia list for 2024 (up from #45 in 2023), and scores 75–76 points across two consecutive La Liste Leading Restaurants cycles. At a ¥¥¥ price point, that credential stack is hard to match anywhere on the West Lake strip. For a first-timer to Hangzhou's dining scene, this is a logical starting point: accessible booking, strong institutional recognition, and a format that works from 9 am through 10 pm every day of the week.
28 Hubin Road sits on Hubin Road in the Shangcheng district, metres from West Lake. The address places it firmly in the tourist and leisure corridor of Hangzhou, which means the room carries the ambient energy of a well-frequented urban restaurant rather than a hushed fine-dining sanctuary. Expect a lively, populated dining room — pleasant for a relaxed morning meal or an unhurried weekend lunch, less suitable if you are after the kind of concentrated quiet you might find at Ru Yuan or Longjing Manor. The energy here is convivial and social, which suits the format well.
Under chef Colin Cheng, the kitchen focuses on Zhejiang cuisine , the regional cooking tradition that includes West Lake fish in vinegar sauce, Dongpo pork, and the clean, ingredient-led preparations that characterise the broader Jiangnan food culture. Zhejiang cooking tends toward subtlety: restrained seasoning, emphasis on freshness, careful technique applied to produce and freshwater protein that this part of China does exceptionally well. If you are arriving from a city where the Zhejiang canon is less represented, this is a strong place to benchmark against. Elsewhere in the region, you can compare the tradition at Zhejiang Heen in Hong Kong or Rong Rong Yuan in Taipei, but neither carries this restaurant's OAD Asia ranking.
The 9 am opening is genuinely useful, and for a first-timer this is one of the better arguments for visiting at breakfast or late morning rather than dinner. A Zhejiang-focused kitchen that opens early gives you access to lighter preparations , congees, dim-sum adjacent dishes, soy-braised items , before the full dinner service crowds arrive. The practical benefit: tables are easier to secure, the room is calmer, and the West Lake neighbourhood is at its most walkable in the morning. Pair a meal here with a walk along the causeway and you have a well-structured Hangzhou morning without the logistics of a peak-hour dinner reservation.
The all-day hours (9 am to 10 pm, seven days) also mean this works as a flexible anchor for itinerary planning in a way that most comparable restaurants in the city do not offer. Guiyu (Xihu), Jie Xiang Lou, and Hangzhou House are all credible Zhejiang alternatives, but none carry the same combination of early opening and OAD Top 50 Asia ranking. For context on what else is available across price tiers, see our full Hangzhou restaurants guide.
Booking difficulty is rated easy. No phone number or website is listed in the current record, so the most reliable approach for overseas visitors is to book through your hotel concierge or a third-party reservation platform active in China. The restaurant's West Lake location means it is on the radar of most Hangzhou hotels. With the caveat that popularity can spike during Golden Week and Chinese New Year, you should not need more than a few days' lead time for most visits. Weekend breakfast and lunch windows are the most convenient for walk-in or same-day attempts, but securing a spot in advance removes the friction entirely.
The ¥¥¥ price point puts this in the mid-high tier for Hangzhou , comparable to Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) in Beijing or Xin Rong Ji in Chengdu as a regional cuisine spend, and considerably below the ¥¥¥¥ tier occupied by Ru Yuan. For comparable award-holding Zhejiang-adjacent cuisine at higher price points across China, Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau, Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine in Guangzhou, and Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing provide useful reference points for what additional spend typically buys. Here, the awards-to-price ratio is among the most favourable on the Hubin Road stretch. For accommodation and other planning, our Hangzhou hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the full picture.
28 Hubin Road works leading for first-timers to Hangzhou who want a credentialled introduction to Zhejiang cuisine without committing to a full fine-dining format, solo travellers who want flexibility across the day, and groups of two to four looking for a relaxed lunch alongside West Lake sightseeing. It is less suited to those who want the quietest, most formal dining environment Hangzhou offers (for that, look to Longjing Manor) or those chasing the deepest tasting-menu format available in the city. For anyone looking at 102 House in Shanghai as a comparison in Chinese regional fine dining, 28 Hubin Road is a tier below in formality but above in accessibility and daytime flexibility. The Google rating of 4.3 across 80 reviews is consistent with a restaurant that performs reliably rather than spectacularly, which is exactly what its profile promises.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Hubin Road | ¥¥¥ | — |
| Xin Rong Ji | ¥¥¥ | — |
| Ru Yuan | ¥¥¥¥ | — |
| L'éclat 19 | ¥¥¥¥ | — |
| Song | ¥¥¥ | — |
| Wild Yeast | ¥¥¥¥ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
At ¥¥¥ pricing, yes — especially relative to the credential set. A Michelin Plate, two consecutive La Liste Top Restaurants entries (76pts in 2025), and an OAD Asia ranking of #43 make this one of the most-decorated Zhejiang tables in Hangzhou at a price point that sits below full fine-dining territory. If you want serious regional cooking without a four-symbol bill, this is the right call.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, so last-minute reservations are realistic, particularly on weekday mornings. The venue opens at 9 am daily and runs through to 10 pm, giving you genuine flexibility. That said, weekend lunch slots near West Lake fill faster given the tourist corridor location, so booking a few days ahead on Saturdays and Sundays is sensible.
No specific dietary accommodation policy is documented in the available record. For Zhejiang cuisine at this level, the safest approach is to check the venue's official channels before arrival — no phone or website is currently listed, so reaching out via your hotel concierge or a booking platform is the most reliable route for overseas visitors.
Yes. The easy booking rating, flexible all-day hours (9 am–10 pm), and mid-tier ¥¥¥ price point all suit solo visitors. A credentialled Zhejiang meal without the commitment of a long tasting format makes this a practical solo stop, particularly at breakfast or late morning before the West Lake crowds build.
It works for a low-key celebratory meal rather than a grand-occasion dinner. The awards are real — OAD Asia #43, Michelin Plate, La Liste-ranked — but the format and price range sit closer to a serious lunch than a full-evening event. For a milestone dinner requiring private rooms or a higher ceremony level, a venue with fuller fine-dining infrastructure would be a stronger fit.
Lunch or late morning is the stronger case here. The 9 am opening is genuinely useful for first-timers who want to combine a West Lake visit with a credentialled regional meal without staying out late. Dinner remains an option until 10 pm, but the daytime slot is the more distinctive and practical choice in this location.
Xin Rong Ji is the higher-commitment alternative if you want a longer tasting format with more ceremony. Ru Yuan offers a quieter, more traditional Hangzhou dining atmosphere. For something further from the tourist corridor, Song and Wild Yeast represent different angles on regional and contemporary cooking. L'éclat 19 is the option if you want a Western or hybrid format in the city.
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