Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Beijing
Beijing has 11 exceptional wine programs citywide in our guide. On this list, Jing in Chaoyangmen holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, with a 405-label wine list weighted toward France and California and a sommelier leading the program. The kitchen cooks modern French food with a Basque accent, and the restaurant holds a Michelin star.
Zijin Mansion in Shuiduizi has a 400-label cellar with modern Cantonese cooking. Giada Garden in Sanlitun draws its list from every Italian region. TRB - Temple Restaurant Beijing in Dongcheng has an extensive, sommelier-led wine list beside modern French cooking. Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang) in Chaowai brings an extensive list to three-Michelin-star Teochew cooking. Opera Bombana in Chaowai pairs an extensive list with a sake program.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
AZUR by Mauro Colagreco
Deep wine list
Azur by Mauro Colagreco brings French fine dining to Beijing's Haidian District, operating from the Hotel on Zizhuyuan Road. Under Chef Deepak Bhattari, the restaurant has appeared in Opinionated About Dining's Asia rankings three consecutive years, reaching #432 in 2024. It occupies a specific tier in Beijing's international dining scene, distinct from the city's Michelin-starred French contemporary options.
Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang)
3 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
One of only two Chaozhou restaurants in mainland China to hold three Michelin stars, Chao Shang Chao in Beijing's Chaoyang district operates at the narrow intersection of classical Teochew technique and contemporary refinement. Under Executive Chef Yat Fung Cheung, the kitchen holds a 2026 La Liste ranking of 75 points, placing it firmly among China's most recognised fine-dining addresses.
Giada Garden
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Giada Garden brings Northern Italian cooking to Chaoyang's Qihao Beijing East Tower under the aesthetic direction of a Milanese fashion house, earning a Michelin star in 2024. The menu centres on regional classics: veal Milanese, Piedmontese beef brasato, hand-made agnolotti, and a wine list that draws from every Italian region. At ¥¥¥¥, the set menu is the format to follow.
Jing
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Jing sits inside the Peninsula Beijing on Jinyu Hutong, bringing Michelin-starred French Contemporary cooking with a Basque accent to one of the capital's most storied hotel addresses. Chef William Mahi's tasting menu moves through langoustine, spider crab, and squid before landing on the now-familiar Basque cheesecake, all backed by a 405-label wine list weighted toward France and California. A Black Pearl Diamond and OAD Asia ranking confirm its standing among Beijing's serious Western dining addresses.
Mandarin Grill
Deep wine list
A Michelin Plate-recognised meats and grills destination on Wangfujing West Street, Mandarin Grill occupies the premium end of Beijing's open-fire dining tier. Holding consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, it positions firmly within the city's small cohort of high-end grill-focused restaurants where sourcing and technique carry the editorial argument. Price range sits at the summit bracket for Beijing dining.
Opera Bombana
Deep wine list
Opera Bombana brings Italian cooking rooted in DOP-certified products and artisan provenance to Beijing's Chaoyang district, where it has held Opinionated About Dining recognition across three consecutive years. Chef Andrea Susto leads a kitchen that positions itself against the capital's growing tier of serious European addresses. Open daily from 10:30 am, the restaurant sits on Dongdaqiao Road in one of Beijing's most internationally active neighbourhoods.
Rive Gauche
Deep wine list
Rive Gauche places French contemporary cooking inside Beijing’s hotel-dining circuit, with a Michelin Plate in 2024 and 2025 and a ¥¥¥ price tier that puts it among the city’s polished mid-luxury rooms. Its sharper point is regional: classic French technique is used as a frame for southwestern Chinese flavor, a useful lens on how Beijing now absorbs imported formats without treating them as static replicas.
TRB - Temple Restaurant Beijing
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Set within the hushed courtyards of a 600-year-old temple complex, TRB - Temple Restaurant Beijing marries contemporary European cuisine with the serene grandeur of imperial Beijing. Expect exquisitely plated seasonal dishes, silk-smooth service, and a cellar of rare, judiciously chosen wines—all delivered with quiet confidence and well-suited poise. For informed travelers and residents alike, TRB offers a deeply polished dining experience where time-honored history and modern culinary artistry meet in elegant harmony.
Zijin Mansion
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A Michelin-starred Cantonese address in Chaoyang, Zijin Mansion is dressed in hand-embroidered orange fabric rather than the expected lacquer-and-gilt formula. The Hakkanese chef works within Cantonese tradition while folding in regional touches, most notably a braised pork belly rib dish built around rose myrtle fruit wine from his home county. At ¥¥¥ pricing, it sits at a more approachable tier than Beijing's top Cantonese competitors.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Beijing
- Which restaurant on this list holds a Wine Spectator award?
- Jing, in Chaoyangmen, is the only restaurant on this list with a Wine Spectator award, a Best of Award of Excellence. The list is a 405-label wine list weighted toward France and California, sommelier-led, with craft cocktails. World's Best Wine Lists Awards gave the restaurant a WBWL 3-Star in 2022.
- Which restaurants on this list state a cellar size?
- Jing in Chaoyangmen and Zijin Mansion in Shuiduizi are the restaurants on this list with a stated cellar size. Jing's list has 405 labels, weighted toward France and California. Zijin Mansion's cellar has 400 labels, with modern Cantonese cooking. Both programs are sommelier-led.
- Which restaurant on this list has a sake program?
- Opera Bombana, in Chaowai, is the restaurant on this list with a sake program. It also has an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list, with a la carte, a set menu, and a tasting menu. Chef Andrea Susto cooks modern Italian food rooted in DOP-certified products. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 221st in Asia for 2025.
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