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A taste of Hangzhou

Ru Yuan

如院

Two-Michelin-star Zhejiang restaurant known for precise, seasonal cooking in a garden-style setting.

¥600–1200≈ US$89Michelin Guide Hangzhou — two starsHangzhou (check current address when booking)
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

MICHELIN two stars 2026, in the MICHELIN Guide Shanghai, Jiangsu & Zhejiang 2026 selection announced 9 April 2026 in Taizhou.

The house favourites

What to order

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

  • West Lake vinegar fish (西湖醋鱼)
  • Sauteed shrimp with Longjing tea leaves (龙井虾仁)
  • Gold medal braised pork, sliced and stacked (金牌扣肉／东坡肉)

What it actually tastes like

Still recognisably Hangzhou food, which means sweetness in savoury dishes, soy-braised richness and no chilli at all. The vinegar fish here is the version that converts sceptics: the fish is clean-tasting rather than muddy and the sweet black vinegar is balanced, but the bones are still in it and it is still served barely warm. Several courses arrive at room temperature by design.

Allergens in this kitchen

fishshellfishsoygluten/wheatsesameegg

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.

Get to know the menu

Local specialities to try here

West Lake fish in vinegar sauce 西湖醋鱼Sour first, then sweet, then salty, with a delicate flavour said to recall crab meatDongpo pork 东坡肉Deeply savoury-sweet, caramelised, rich but not cloyingStir-fried river shrimp with Longjing tea 龙井虾仁Very delicate — sweet shrimp against a grassy, slightly astringent tea note