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A taste of Suzhou

Xi Ding Jia Yan

喜鼎家宴

The newest of Suzhou's three starred restaurants, awarded on its first appearance in the 2026 regional guide. It cooks banquet-register Suzhou food — jia yan means 'family banquet' — in a modern dining room rather than a heritage courtyard.

¥¥¥ on the MICHELIN price scale (upper-middle band); exact per-head price unconfirmedMichelin 1 star 2026Suzhou. Exact address and district unconfirmed.
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

MICHELIN one star, newly awarded in the MICHELIN Guide Shanghai | Jiangsu | Zhejiang 2026

The house favourites

What to order

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

  • The seasonal banquet set, which is the house format (家宴套餐)
  • Whatever the kitchen is running in hairy-crab season (大闸蟹时令菜)

What it actually tastes like

Su banquet cooking is sweet and lightly vinegared, with a lot of freshwater produce — eel, river shrimp, crab, mandarin fish — served bones and shells in.

Allergens in this kitchen

shellfishfishsoygluten/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

Hairy crab 大闸蟹Sweet, rich and custardy from the roe; the meat itself is delicate