Restaurant in Shantou, China
Shantou's strongest award credential. Book it.
Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai holds back-to-back 96-point La Liste scores (2025 and 2026), making it the strongest award-credentialed restaurant in the current Shantou market. Set in a hotel dining room on Haibin Road, it suits occasion dining and business meals over casual nights out. Chaoshan cuisine is deeply seasonal — late autumn and spring typically offer the strongest seafood.
If you are planning a special-occasion meal in Shantou and want a restaurant with a verifiable international standing, Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai is the clearest option on the list. Two consecutive 96-point scores from La Liste Leading Restaurants (2025 and 2026) put it among a small group of Chinese regional restaurants that have earned sustained recognition on a global ranking — not just local reputation. That credential matters when you are deciding where to take a client, celebrate a milestone, or sit down with family for something more considered than a casual dinner.
Chaoshan cuisine — the cooking tradition of the Chao-Shan region of eastern Guangdong , is one of the most seasonally driven of China's regional styles. The cuisine centres on pristine seafood, slow-braised meats, congee, and cold marinated preparations where ingredient quality determines everything. Unlike Cantonese cooking, which has been widely exported and adapted, Chaoshan food is less familiar outside its home region, which means eating it in Shantou itself carries a logic: the supply chain for live seafood, seasonal brassicas, and fresh rice is shortest here. For a visitor or a Shantou resident choosing between options, that context matters , a Chaoshan restaurant in its home city is not a reproduction of the cuisine. It is the cuisine.
The seasonal dimension is worth considering when timing your visit. Spring and late autumn are generally the strongest periods for cold-water seafood in this stretch of the Guangdong coast. Summer brings heat and a shift toward lighter preparations; winter is traditionally strong for braised dishes and preserved ingredients. Since the kitchen's sourcing is tied to local availability, what is on the menu in October will not look like what is on the menu in April. If your travel schedule is flexible, late autumn is the period most often associated with peak seafood quality in the Chao-Shan coastal belt.
The restaurant is located on the fourth floor of the Haiyi Huijing Hotel on Haibin Road in the Jinping District of Shantou. A hotel dining room at this tier in a Chinese coastal city typically runs quieter and more formal than a standalone restaurant , better suited to conversation and occasion dining than to a lively group night out. For a business dinner or a celebration where you want the room to work in your favour rather than against you, that format is an asset. Expect a composed, relatively quiet room rather than an energetic one. If you want energy and noise, a standalone Chaoshan seafood house will serve you better.
Among the Shantou restaurants tracked by Pearl, Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai holds the clearest award credential. Wu Modern Chao, JianyeResturant, Zhuhai, and LIN MANSION are the main peer comparisons in the city. For a full picture of Shantou dining, see our full Shantou restaurants guide.
For broader regional context, the Chaoshan culinary tradition at the high end connects to a network of acclaimed Chinese restaurants across the country. Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) in Beijing and Xin Rong Ji in Chengdu represent the Zhejiang-adjacent end of refined Chinese seafood cooking; Chef Tam's Seasons in Macau and Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine in Guangzhou sit closer geographically and show how high-end Chinese regional cooking is positioned in nearby markets. Ru Yuan in Hangzhou, 102 House in Shanghai, and Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing round out the national reference set for occasion-grade Chinese dining. For seafood-focused Chinese cooking elsewhere, Oyster Talks in Beijing and Da Dong in Shanghai are useful comparison points.
Reservations: Booking is rated Easy , walk-in risk is low but advance booking is still advisable for weekend evenings and public holidays. Location: 4th floor, Haiyi Huijing Hotel, 53 Haibin Road, Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong 515041. Dress: No confirmed dress code, but the hotel dining room setting warrants smart-casual at minimum for a special occasion. Budget: Price range not confirmed in our data , contact the venue directly or check current listings before budgeting. Awards: La Liste Leading Restaurants 96 points in both 2025 and 2026. Explore more: See our full Shantou hotels guide, our full Shantou bars guide, our full Shantou wineries guide, and our full Shantou experiences guide.
The main peer options in Shantou are Wu Modern Chao, JianyeResturant, Zhuhai, and LIN MANSION. If award recognition and a formal setting are your priorities, Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai is the clearest choice in the current Shantou market. For a more casual or standalone-restaurant atmosphere, the other options may suit you better. Check our full Shantou restaurants guide for current coverage.
Specific menu items are not confirmed in our data, so we cannot name dishes. What we can say is that Chaoshan cuisine at this level is built around seasonal seafood, cold marinated preparations, and slow-braised proteins. Ask the staff what is in season on the day you visit , this is a cuisine where the answer to that question genuinely changes the meal. Late autumn visits will likely yield the strongest cold-water seafood options.
No bar seating is confirmed in our data. The restaurant is located within a hotel dining room, which typically operates with standard table service rather than counter or bar dining. If bar-style or counter dining is important to you, this is not the format for it.
Yes, it is one of the stronger options in Shantou for occasion dining. The two consecutive 96-point La Liste scores (2025 and 2026) give it a credential that few restaurants in the city can match. The hotel dining room setting runs quieter and more formal than a standalone restaurant, which works in favour of celebrations or business meals where conversation matters. Confirm pricing directly before booking, as our data does not include a confirmed price range.
Three things: first, Chaoshan cuisine is highly seasonal, so what is available depends on when you visit , late autumn and spring are traditionally strong for seafood. Second, the restaurant is on the fourth floor of a hotel, so factor that into your navigation on arrival. Third, price range is not confirmed in our data, so check current figures before you go. For the broader Shantou context, our full Shantou restaurants guide covers the competitive set.
No formal dress code is confirmed, but a hotel dining room holding a 96-point La Liste score warrants smart-casual at the least. For a special occasion or business dinner, lean toward smart. Trainers and beachwear are a mismatch for the setting regardless of whether there is a stated policy.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai | — | |
| Wu Modern Chao | — | |
| JianyeResturant | — | |
| Zhuhai | — | |
| LIN MANSION | — |
How Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai stacks up against the competition.
Among Pearl-tracked Shantou restaurants, Wu Modern Chao is the closest alternative if you want a more contemporary take on Chaozhou cooking. JianyeResturant and LIN MANSION are options worth checking if availability is tight at Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai. None currently hold a comparable La Liste score — Chaoshan Taste Zhuhai's 96-point rating across both 2025 and 2026 is the clearest credential in this market.
Specific menu items are not documented in Pearl's current data for this venue. What is established is that the kitchen draws on Chaoshan cuisine — a tradition built on seasonal produce, precise technique, and restrained seasoning rather than heavy saucing. Ask staff for the day's seasonal recommendations, which in Chaozhou-style cooking is often where the kitchen shows its best work.
The venue is a formal hotel dining room on the fourth floor of the Haiyi Huijing Hotel on Haibin Road — this format typically does not include a casual bar-seating option. Bar dining is not documented in Pearl's data for this restaurant. If counter or bar-style dining is your preference, this is not the most suitable format.
Yes — it is the clearest special-occasion choice among Pearl-tracked Shantou restaurants. A La Liste score of 96 points in both 2025 and 2026 gives it verifiable international standing that most Shantou restaurants cannot match. The hotel dining room setting on the fourth floor of the Haiyi Huijing Hotel suits a sit-down celebratory meal for groups or couples.
Advance booking is advisable, particularly on weekend evenings and public holidays — walk-in risk is rated low but not zero. The restaurant is on the fourth floor of the Haiyi Huijing Hotel at 53 Haibin Road, Jinping District, Shantou, so allow time to locate the entrance. Chaoshan cuisine rewards patience: expect a meal built around clean flavours and seasonal ingredients rather than bold, sauce-forward dishes.
Pearl's data does not include an explicit dress code for this venue. As a La Liste-recognised restaurant inside a hotel property, a neat, presentable standard of dress is a reasonable baseline. Avoid overly casual attire — jeans and trainers may be out of place in a formal hotel dining room at this level.
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