Ru Yuan
Hangzhou, China
Housed in a minimalist, three-storey pinewood property, this award-winning restaurant is the work of chef-owner and Hangzhou native Fue Yue Liang. The tree-enveloped spot – complete with a ground floor of stylish, low seating, eight, glass-wrapped private dining rooms and a dramatic whisky bar upstairs – has become the city's premier dining destination and a point of pride amongst local gourmets. Ru Yuan reinvigorates old-school Hangzhou cuisine, pairing heritage recipes and ingredients such as Qiantang River long snout catfish, river prawns with Longjing tea leaves and yellow-wine-braised Jinhua pork belly. Dishes rouse the senses, offering rich textures, heady aromas, and surprising flavours, with plating that's easy on the eye too. Take the reinterpretation of the Zhejiang traditional dish of braised pork dishbelly: its intricate, pyramid-shaped presentation became a TikTok sensation.
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Location
11 Yuguan Road, Xihu, Hangzhou,
