Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Nanjing from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Nanjing
Nanjing has 3 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Jiangnan Wok · Yun cooks contemporary Huaiyang food, Dai Yuet Heen cooks modern Cantonese, and Meng Du Hui cooks traditional Anhui cuisine.
In Xuanwu District, Dai Yuet Heen is the city’s Michelin one-star Cantonese room, with an extensive wine list. Its 39th-floor setting and à la carte format frame a kitchen that uses modern Cantonese technique and brings a formal alternative to Nanjing’s Huaiyang-heavy dining scene.
In Gulou, Jiangnan Wok · Yun holds a Michelin one-star rating for 2025 and serves contemporary Huaiyang cooking. The restaurant has a wine list and an à la carte format. It sits on the 42nd floor, with panoramic views of Xuanwu Lake and Purple Mountain.
In Jianye District, Meng Du Hui holds one Michelin star (2026) and serves traditional Anhui (Hui) cuisine on an à la carte menu. The kitchen’s signature is fermented mandarin fish braised in an aromatic brown sauce or a spicy chilli sauce, with mountain-driven flavours of Anhui province.
Nanjing has no exceptional wine programmes in our guide. Each restaurant in this section has a wine list.
In Qinhuai, Guang Ying Ju • Lao Zheng Xing serves classical Huaiyang cooking with an extensive wine list, and sommelier-led service. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2025 and offers family-style and set-menu formats. Signature dishes include Eight Treasures gourd-shaped duck and crab roe tofu.
In Qinhuai, Qiang Ye Fan Dian (Changbai Street) serves Cantonese and Jiangsu cooking with a wine list, sommelier-led service, and craft cocktails. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2025 and offers à la carte, family-style, and set-menu formats. The kitchen is celebrated for juicy frog’s legs with duck tongues in a sizzling claypot.
In Jianye, Hou Pin Xiao Yuan has an extensive wine list. It serves Huaiyang cuisine, with a tasting menu and à la carte, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2025.
In Xuanwu Lake Scenic Area, Jiangnan Wok serves modern Huaiyang cuisine with a wine list, and corkage is allowed. The menu is à la carte. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a Black Pearl 1 Diamond (2026). Master chef Hou leads the kitchen, and the cooking includes Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
The Bib Gourmand side of Nanjing is strong in noodles, wontons, duck soup, and Huaiyang cooking. These rooms show how the city’s everyday eating scene still carries serious recognition.
In Gulou, You Mian is a Chinese noodle restaurant that serves noodles in an à la carte format. It holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2025. The 2026 Michelin Guide also recognises the restaurant as a Bib Gourmand noodle spot in Gulou.
In Qinhuai, Jin Ling Yang Jia Hun Tun Dian (Caodu Alley) serves traditional Chinese wonton soup and holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2025 and 2026. The menu is à la carte. The wontons are wrapped by hand, with thin skin and juicy filling, and the shop has drawn crowds for over 30 years.
In Qinhuai, Fang Po serves Nanjing small eats and holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2025 and 2026. The menu is à la carte. It is a no-frills shop dating from the 1970s, and it serves Nanjing-style black rice balls stuffed with meat and wrapped in bilberry leaves.
In Qinhuai, Xiao Pan Ji Ya Xie Fen Si Tang serves Nanjing duck blood vermicelli soup and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2025. The menu is à la carte. The bowl uses a deeply flavoured broth, silky duck blood curd, springy glass noodles, and various duck cuts prepared with traditional techniques.
The Michelin-starred restaurants sit in Gulou, Xuanwu District, and Jianye District: Jiangnan Wok · Yun in Gulou, Dai Yuet Heen in Xuanwu District, and Meng Du Hui in Jianye District. Qinhuai and Gulou are the largest neighbourhoods in our guide, with 8 venues each.
Nanjing has 3 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, with 3 Michelin stars in total. They are Dai Yuet Heen in Xuanwu District, which cooks modern Cantonese food, Jiangnan Wok · Yun in Gulou, which cooks contemporary Huaiyang food, and Meng Du Hui in Jianye District, which cooks traditional Anhui cuisine.
Hou Pin Xiao Yuan in Jianye is the restaurant in our guide with a tasting menu. It also offers à la carte. The kitchen serves Huaiyang cuisine, with precise knife-work, subtle flavours, and seasonal Jiangsu specialties, and it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2025.
The strongest wine programmes in our guide are at Guang Ying Ju • Lao Zheng Xing, Dai Yuet Heen, Hou Pin Xiao Yuan, and Qiang Ye Fan Dian (Changbai Street). Guang Ying Ju, Dai Yuet Heen, and Hou Pin Xiao Yuan have programmes and extensive wine lists. Guang Ying Ju also has sommelier-led service. Qiang Ye Fan Dian has a wine programme and sommelier-led service.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Dai Yuet Heen holds a Michelin one-star rating (2025) and brings Cantonese cooking to Nanjing's Zhongshan Road corridor at the ¥¥¥ price tier. The kitchen operates under Chef Laurence and positions itself as the city's most formally credentialled Cantonese address, drawing diners who come specifically for the dim sum programme and broader Cantonese canon in a city defined by Huaiyang and Jiangzhe traditions.
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Jiangnan Wok · Yun holds a Michelin one-star rating (2025) in Nanjing's Qinhuai District, placing it among the city's most formally recognised addresses for Huaiyang cuisine.
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Meng Du Hui brings Hui cuisine, the culinary tradition of Anhui province, to Nanjing's Jianye District, earning a Michelin Plate in 2025. At the ¥¥¥ price tier, it occupies a distinct niche among the city's regional Chinese offerings, where Huaiyang and Jiangzhe traditions typically dominate. For anyone tracing the broader Yangtze Delta food corridor, this is a deliberate stop.
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Plum Garden holds a Michelin Plate and Black Pearl 1 Diamond (both 2025) among Nanjing's Huaiyang dining options, placing it in the mid-to-upper tier of the city's classical Chinese restaurant scene. For Huaiyang cuisine in Nanjing, it represents a well-credentialed middle path between everyday regional cooking and the city's upper-tier banquet houses.
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Jiangnan Wok holds a Michelin Plate and Black Pearl 2 Diamond recognition for 2025, positioning it among Nanjing's credentialed Huaiyang dining options at an accessible price point. Located in the Jianye District, it offers a lower-cost entry into the city's classical Chinese fine-dining tier, with dual-award validation that separates it from the broader mid-market field.
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Chi Man sits on Zhongshanling Street in Xuanwu, serving Jiangzhe cuisine at mid-range prices with a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand to its name. The award places it among a small group of Nanjing restaurants where serious cooking meets accessible pricing, making it one of the more credible addresses for the region's ingredient-led tradition.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in Nanjing's Gulou district, Du Shi Li De Xiang Cun serves Jiangzhe cuisine at an accessible ¥¥ price point, earning. The name translates loosely as 'village within the city,' and the restaurant sits in the quieter lane network around Qingyun Lane, where neighbourhood dining traditions hold against the pull of commercial strips.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in Nanjing's Xinjiekou district, Fang Po sits at the affordable end of the city's recognised dining spectrum, serving small eats near the commercial heart of Bai Xia.
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Guang Ying Ju • Lao Zheng Xing holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Nanjing's Qinhuai District, recognising Jiangsu cuisine at the ¥¥ price tier. It sits in the city's tradition of mid-range regional cooking where craft and value converge, making it a credible first call for anyone tracing authentic Jiangnan flavours without the outlay of a starred room.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in Nanjing's historic Laomendong quarter, Hou Pin Xiao Yuan serves Huaiyang cooking at the ¥¥ price point, an accessible entry into one of China's most refined regional traditions.
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Among Nanjing's most decorated street-level wonton specialists, Jin Ling Wang Jia Hun Tun on Jiqing Road holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand at the city's lowest price tier, placing it in a small cohort where recognition and accessibility coincide. The Gulou district address puts it inside one of Nanjing's oldest residential food corridors, where wonton traditions run deep and competition is direct.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient for 2025, Jin Ling Yang Jia Hun Tun Dian on Caodu Alley serves wonton soup in the everyday Nanjing tradition at prices that keep the queue moving. Rated 4.8 on Google, this Baixia district address draws locals and visiting eaters alike for a bowl that sits at the intersection of good sourcing and unpretentious craft.
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Lantchen Reserve holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Nanjing's Jiangning District, placing it among the city's recognised addresses for Huaiyang cooking at mid-range prices. The Bib Gourmand designation signals quality well above the price point, making it a reference stop for anyone tracing the cuisine that shaped imperial Chinese dining. Booking in advance is advisable given the recognition.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in Nanjing's Qinhuai District, Li Ji Qing Zhen Guan serves halal dim sum at prices that sit firmly in the city's most accessible tier. This Dading Lane address draws locals and visitors who understand that value and quality recognition can occupy the same table.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient for 2025, Qiang Ye Fan Dian on Changbai Street brings Cantonese cooking to a city whose dining identity is otherwise shaped by Huaiyang and Jiangzhe traditions. Priced at the ¥¥ tier, it occupies a practical middle ground between neighbourhood staple and destination meal, earning recognition on the strength of cooking rather than setting or ceremony.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand–recognised noodle shop on Changhong Road in Nanjing's Jianye district, San Bai Wan Bao Ying Chang Yu Mian sits at the affordable end of the city's noodle scene without sacrificing the credentials that bring serious eaters across town. The ¥ price point makes it among the more accessible Michelin-rated eating experiences in eastern China.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised noodle shop on Jiangjun Lane in Nanjing's Xuanwu district, Xiao Pan Ji Ya Xie Fen Si Tang earns its place in the city's budget dining tier through duck and crab-roe vermicelli at prices that rarely clear the single-digit yuan threshold per dish.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient since 2025, Xin Fang Yuan serves Jiangzhe cuisine in Nanjing's Qinhuai district at a price point, ¥¥, that sits below the city's formal banquet tier without compromising on regional technique. The address on Tangzi Street places it inside one of the city's oldest residential and commercial corridors, making it a reference point for how classic Suzhou-Hangzhou flavors translate into an everyday dining register.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised tang bao specialist on Rehe South Road in Nanjing's Xia Guan district, Xu Jian Ping draws a loyal neighbourhood crowd with soup dumplings priced at single-digit yuan per portion. The format is no-frills and fast, queue, order, eat, which is precisely why it has endured.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in 2025, You Mian sits on Zhongyang Road in Gulou and focuses on noodles at prices well below Nanjing's mid-market dining tier. The format is direct: a single cuisine category, a low price point, and recognition from a credentialing body that specifically rewards value alongside quality. For anyone mapping Nanjing's casual eating scene, it belongs on the short list.
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Yuan Space & Feast sits in Nanjing's Qinhuai District and holds both a 2025 Michelin Plate and Black Pearl 1 Diamond recognition, placing it among the city's credentialed Jiangzhe dining addresses. The kitchen works within the Jiangzhe tradition, the refined culinary corridor spanning Jiangsu and Zhejiang, at a mid-to-upper price point that signals considered cooking rather than casual dining.
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香格里拉大酒店江南灶中餐厅 Jiang Nan Wok - Shangri La in Nanjing presents authentic Huaiyang cuisine with theatrical technique and seasonal produce. Must-try dishes include 鱼头佛跳墙 (Fish Head Buddha Jumps Over the Wall), 淮扬八宝鸽配十二头干鲍 (Huaiyang eight-treasure pigeon with dried abalone) and 紫菜狮子头 (purple seaweed lion's head soup). The restaurant pairs traditional Jiangsu flavors with precise execution, warm service, and a lively hotel-floor setting. Featured in Michelin Guide listings and local guides, Jiang Nan Wok draws both city residents and visitors seeking rich broths, delicate knife work, and polished table service that make every meal feel carefully staged and satisfying.
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A Michelin Plate-recognised Chinese restaurant in Nanjing's Qinhuai District, Wan Guo Chun occupies a mid-range price point while delivering cooking that the 2025 Michelin guide singles out for its expression of terroir. The kitchen bridges regional ingredient logic with technique that reaches beyond provincial tradition, placing it in a small but growing tier of Jiangnan restaurants where local produce and imported method coexist on the same plate.
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Man Ho brings Huaiyang cooking to a refined dining room at People's Square, holding a Michelin Plate and consistent Opinionated About Dining recognition across three consecutive years. Under Chef Jayson Tang, the kitchen applies classical technique to a cuisine defined by delicacy and precision. At a mid-range price point for this calibre of recognition, it represents a considered choice for a celebratory meal in central Shanghai.
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New Jingli Hotel occupies the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing, a city whose role as capital across multiple Chinese dynasties gives it a historical weight that few Chinese cities can match. The property announces itself with a marbled, Romanesque-columned lobby designed to make arrival feel ceremonial. For travellers seeking a boutique foothold in a city more accustomed to international chain hotels, it represents a distinct alternative.
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Positioned at No.18 Zhongshan Road in Xuanwu District, The Ritz-Carlton, Nanjing occupies a commanding address in the city's modern central business district while surrounded by layers of imperial history. For travellers who want proximity to both Nanjing's commercial core and its historic sites, this address delivers on both counts.
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Andaz Nanjing Hexi occupies a striking tower in the Jianye District, earning Michelin Selected recognition in 2025 as part of a growing tier of design-forward international hotels reshaping the city's skyline. The property positions itself against Nanjing's luxury accommodation set with a lifestyle-led format characteristic of the Andaz brand, where spatial identity carries as much weight as service.
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A Michelin Selected hotel positioned within Nanjing's Garden Expo landscape, Hotel Indigo Nanjing Garden Expo translates the IHG brand's neighbourhood-storytelling design language into a setting shaped by parkland, water, and the thermal heritage of Tangshan. For travellers seeking design-conscious accommodation outside the city's central hotel corridor, it occupies a distinct position in Nanjing's accommodation tier.
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HUALUXE Nanjing Yangtze River sits in Pukou District on the northern bank of the Yangtze, earning a place on the Michelin Selected Hotels list for 2025. As IHG's Chinese-heritage brand, HUALUXE frames its service model around distinctly local hospitality codes, positioning it among Nanjing's more culturally grounded options for travellers who want proximity to the river over the city's busier central districts.
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A Michelin Selected property in Nanjing's Jiangning District, the Autograph Collection hotel at Linxiu Road sits within Marriott's design-led independent portfolio. Jiangning's expanding business and cultural corridor makes it a functional base for visitors to southern Nanjing.
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A restored 1930s republican-era manor on Jiangsu Road, Yihe Mansions occupies one of Nanjing's most historically layered residential addresses in the Gulou district. Rates from US$169 per night place it at an accessible point for a property of this architectural pedigree, and on-site exhibits make it a credible alternative to the city's international-brand hotels for travellers who want physical surroundings that carry genuine historical weight.
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Positioned on Zhongshan East Road in Xuanwu district, Hyatt Place Nanjing Xuanwu sits at the intersection of the city's administrative history and its contemporary hotel tier. The address places it within reach of Xuanwu Lake and the Ming-era city wall, making it a functional base for travellers prioritising location over luxury-tier amenities. For comparable options in Nanjing, the Ritz-Carlton and Yihe Mansions represent the upper bracket of the city's accommodation market.
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