The inaugural MICHELIN Guide Jiangsu Province was released in the capital city Nanjing on April 9th. It marked the second provincial selection of the MICHELIN Guide in the Chinese mainland, following the coveted Guide that rolled out a list for the Fujian Province in December of last year.
Bestowing distinctions on a total of 74 restaurants dedicated to the three major cities of the region – Suzhou, Yangzhou and Nanjing, the debut edition featured five restaurants that awarded One-Star triumph, 36 with a Bib Gourmand, and 33 Selected honorees.
Oops, no restaurant could crack two or three stars list!
Nanjing accounted for the highest number with 32 spots making the list, and Suzhou followed with 29 honorees, as well as Yangzhou garnered 13 recipients.
Five restaurants proud themselves of clinching their first star, in which it saw two restaurants in Nanjing and Suzhou snag One-Star each, Dai Yuet Heen, Jiangnan Wok·Yun, Dingshan Jiangyan (Xiangcheng) and Pingjiangsong. Yangzhou bagged one honoree – Shang Palace.
The Guide also introduced Special Awards to reward outstanding professionals: the MICHELIN Young Chef Award went to Mr. Jie WANG at Dingshan Jiangyan (Xiangcheng); Ms. Eryin ZHOU from Yangzhou Yan (38 Changchun Road) was crowned with the Service Award.
“The story of the MICHELIN Guide in China started 9 years ago, with first, progressive exploration of the most important cities. Today, we are taking another step in China by exploring Provinces where food cultures and heritages are true gems,” said Gwendal Poullennec , International Director of The MICHELIN Guides at the ceremony.
Perched on the eastern coast of China, the Jiangsu Province is known for old towns and temples, elaborate waterways, grand canals, exquisite Chinese gardens, enchanting opera and folk arts, among others. A departure from Shanghai by bullet train in less than 2 hours, we can easily access Suzhou (20 mins), Yangzhou and Nanjing.
