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A taste of Chengdu

Yu Zhi Lan

玉芝兰

Chef Lan Guijun's tiny private dining room serving a long tasting menu of refined, mostly un-spicy Sichuan cooking — Chengdu's only two-star restaurant.

¥2,000–3,000≈ US$298Michelin two stars 2025 (Chengdu)Qingyang, Changfa Street area
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

MICHELIN two stars, MICHELIN Guide Chengdu 2027 (retained; Chengdu's only two-star restaurant)

The house favourites

What to order

Point at the Chinese. Staff will understand it even where the menu has no English at all.

  • Hand-pulled gold-thread noodles in clear broth (金丝面)
  • Chicken-stock velvet tofu (鸡豆花)
  • Market-driven tasting menu (当日品鉴菜单)

What it actually tastes like

Refined rather than fiery: the hallmark here is clear, almost transparent stock, and textures - slippery, gelatinous, velvety - that Western diners often read as unfamiliar before they read as luxurious. Dried seafood and offal appear. Expect restrained 麻 má rather than a chilli assault.

Allergens in this kitchen

fishshellfishsoygluten/wheateggsesame

This is the kitchen, not one dish. Woks, fryers, blanching water and utensils are shared in almost every Chinese restaurant, so for a serious allergy treat the whole premises as the unit rather than ordering around it.