Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Changsha from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Changsha
These are the restaurants in our guide that carry the strongest formal dining signals, with recognised Hunan cooking across several parts of the city.
XINCHANGFU is a restaurant chain serving Hunan cuisine centred on seafood in Guomao. It offers a la carte dining and holds Black Pearl 1 Diamond recognition for both 2025 and 2026.
Blue kylin in Yuhua District serves modern Hunan seafood with a wine list. It holds Black Pearl 1 Diamond recognition in 2025 and 2026, and its banquet-style cooking focuses on technical execution and regional flavours.
Qingxi in Changsha County serves Hunan cooking with milder flavours, including meatballs selected by the owner. The restaurant holds Black Pearl 1 Diamond recognition for 2026 and offers a la carte dishes and small plates in a Jiangnan courtyard.
Park Hyatt Changsha in Fu Rong and Niccolo Changsha in Furong District hold Star Wine List recognition for 2026. JW Marriott Hotel Changsha in Yuhua District is included for Hao Yu, which serves Hunan and Cantonese cooking.
Park Hyatt Changsha in Fu Rong holds Star Wine List recognition for 2026, Michelin 1 Key recognition and Forbes 4-Star recognition. The hotel occupies upper floors of the Changsha IFS tower, with a wellness centre and Hunan cultural design.
Niccolo Changsha in Furong District holds Star Wine List recognition for 2026 and Michelin Selected recognition for 2025. The hotel has a rooftop bar and high-floor rooms with views of the Xiangjiang River and Orange Island.
JW Marriott Hotel Changsha in Yuhua District has a restaurant, Hao Yu, serving Hunan and Cantonese cuisine. Ingredients for the hotel's menus grow in its rooftop garden. The lounge and rooms on the upper floors have panoramic skyline views.
Yuhua District has the most venues in our guide, with 7. Blue kylin serves modern Hunan seafood with a wine list. Nanjing Restaurant (Guitang river store) serves Hunan Chinese cooking beside the Guitang River. Both restaurants hold Black Pearl 1 Diamond recognition.
Changsha has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Blue kylin in Yuhua District serves modern Hunan seafood with a wine list and holds a Black Pearl 1 Diamond award for 2026. Its seafood banquets feature abalone and spicy Luoshi shrimp.
The clearest wine programmes are at Park Hyatt Changsha in Fu Rong and Niccolo Changsha in Furong District, both of which hold Star Wine List recognition for 2026. Blue kylin in Yuhua District also lists a wine list.
XINCHANGFU in Guomao, Blue kylin in Yuhua District, Qingxi in Changsha County, Nanjing Restaurant (Guitang river store) in Yuhua District, and M&F TASTE in Xiangjiang Century City hold Black Pearl 1 Diamond recognition. XINCHANGFU, Blue kylin, Qingxi and Nanjing Restaurant (Guitang river store) hold the award for 2026. M&F TASTE holds it for 2025.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Changsha.
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Blue Kylin holds a Black Pearl 1 Diamond (2025) in Changsha's Tianxin District, positioning it among the city's formally recognised dining addresses. Located on Xiangjiang Middle Rd in the Wuyi commercial corridor, it represents the strand of Hunan dining that draws on regional ingredient traditions to reach a level of recognition typically associated with China's coastal restaurant cities.
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Nanjing Restaurant's Guitang River location holds a 2025 Black Pearl 1 Diamond, placing it in Changsha's recognized tier of serious Chinese dining. The riverside setting frames a meal structured around traditional pacing and regional culinary depth. For visitors serious about Hunan cuisine at table-service level, this address warrants attention.
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Qingxi holds a Black Pearl 1 Diamond (2025) in Changsha's Xingsha district, positioning it among the city's recognised fine-dining addresses at a remove from the historic centre. The restaurant sits along Xingsha Avenue in Changsha County, placing premium cooking in a suburban corridor that is redefining where serious dining happens in Hunan's capital.
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XINCHANGFU holds a Black Pearl 1 Diamond (2025), placing it within Changsha's small tier of nationally recognised restaurants. Located on Renmin East Road in the Furong District, the address situates it at a remove from the city's louder night-market circuit, positioning the restaurant for guests who approach Hunan cuisine through a more considered, structured register.
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M&F TASTE holds a Black Pearl 1 Diamond (2025), placing it among the recognized fine-dining addresses in Changsha's growing premium restaurant tier. Located in Runhe International Plaza, the restaurant represents the city's push toward credentialed, formally structured dining. Visitors looking for a serious meal in Hunan's capital will find M&F TASTE positioned at the upper end of the local scene.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Changsha.
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Park Hyatt Changsha occupies the upper floors of the IFS tower, Changsha's tallest commercial complex, positioning itself at the intersection of the city's rapid modernisation and its appetite for measured luxury. The property holds a 2026 Star Wine List award and represents Park Hyatt's first foothold in central China. For business and leisure travellers seeking altitude in every sense, it is a considered address in a city that rewards attention.
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Set across floors 36 to 48 of a central Changsha skyscraper, JW Marriott Hotel Changsha places guests above the city's dense urban fabric with rooms from 484 square feet, marble bathrooms, and panoramic skyline views. The design draws on Chinese art heritage through latticework, calligraphic paintings, and an earth-toned palette. Hao Yu serves Hunan and Cantonese cooking, and Spa by JW occupies the 33rd floor.
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Selected by the Michelin Hotels guide 2025, InterContinental Changsha occupies a prominent position along Xiangjiang North Road, placing it within Changsha's tighter circle of internationally branded luxury properties. The hotel addresses a city that has grown fast as a cultural and commercial hub in central China, drawing travellers who need scale, address, and brand infrastructure in one building.
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Occupying the uppermost floors of the Changsha IFS tower in Furong District, Niccolo Changsha positions itself at the intersection of sky-high drama and considered luxury. The hotel holds a Star Wine List recognition for 2026, signalling a drinks programme that places it above the city's standard hotel bar tier. For visitors seeking a Changsha address that takes its wine and beverage offering seriously, the IFS location puts central Hunan within direct reach.
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W Changsha holds a 2025 MICHELIN Selected designation, positioning it among the city's upper tier of international hotel brands. Located in Yunda Central Plaza on Changsha Avenue in the Yuhua District, the property carries the W brand's signature design-forward identity into a city better known for bold street food than polished hotel dining. A useful anchor for visitors prioritising style, F&B programming, and central access.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Changsha.
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Named to Asia's Best Bars 2025 at number 16, CMYK has become a reference point for cocktail culture in Changsha's Jiefang West Road corridor. The programme centres on colour-driven, visually precise cocktails that read as a coherent creative statement rather than a menu of crowd-pleasers. For anyone tracing the rise of China's inland bar scene, this is a logical first stop.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Changsha.
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