These are the restaurants in Chengdu that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, and follow the links on each card to the award or article behind it.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: Xin Rong Ji (Chengdu) (新荣记), Yu Zhi Lan (玉芝兰) and Co- (蔻).
- 18 places: 9 with MICHELIN stars, 1 on a 50 Best list, 6 Bib Gourmand, 3 from other guides.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Screenshot of xinrongji.com Chengdu · Taizhou seafood
The Chengdu branch of the Xin Rong Ji group, with views of the city's Twin Towers and some ingredients flown in from Taizhou. It holds three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Chengdu 2027.
No. 501, 5F, Chinese Financial Center, 33 Jiaozi Avenue, Wuhou, ChengduYu Zhi Lan (玉芝兰)
$$$$Chengdu · Sichuan
An unsigned private dining room run by owner-chef Lan Guijun, who MICHELIN credits with raising Sichuan cooking to haute cuisine. It serves multi-course set menus and holds two stars.
No. 1, 24 Changfa Street, Qingyang, ChengduCo- (蔻)
$$$$Chengdu · Innovative tasting menu
A five-table restaurant serving a seasonal tasting menu with produce from across China and house-made sourdough. It ranks No. 69 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (51-100) and holds one MICHELIN star.
No. 318, 3F, Chinese Financial Center, 33 Jiaozi Avenue, Wuhou, ChengduHokkien Cuisine (福满楼)
$$$Chengdu · Fujianese
A Fujianese restaurant whose chef and co-owner Yang Yanbin finished runner-up in season 1 of Yi Fan Feng Shen. It holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Chengdu 2027, which singles out lychee meatballs and Quanzhou-style tofu skin rolls.
No. 326, 3F, North Tower, Chinese Financial Center, 33 Jiaozi Avenue, Wuhou, ChengduFu Rong Huang (芙蓉凰)
$$Chengdu · Sichuan
A one-star Sichuan restaurant with a veteran kitchen team that cooks traditional, labour-intensive dishes such as fu qi fei pian.
3F, 66-16 Guanghuacun Street, Qingyang, ChengduMa's Kitchen (Jinjiang) (马旺子)
$$Chengdu · Sichuan
A Sichuan chain that began as a stall in Weishan in 1923; this branch near Taikoo Li holds one MICHELIN star. MICHELIN warns to expect a queue.
1 East Kangshi Street, Jinjiang, Chengdu
Screenshot of upperhouse.com Chengdu · Vegetarian Sichuan
A vegetarian restaurant in a historic courtyard house at The Upper House hotel, next to Daci Temple. MICHELIN gives it one star for dishes such as vegan mapo tofu with termite mushrooms.
The Upper House, 81 Bitieshi Street, Jinjiang, ChengduSilver Pot (银锅)
$$$Chengdu · Sichuan
A one-star restaurant cooking ingredients sourced from around the world in a Sichuan style. MICHELIN singles out the roast pigeon smoked with Sichuan pepper leaves.
No. 532, 5F, M6, ICP Office Building, 300 Jiaozi Avenue, Wuhou, ChengduZinan (梓楠)
$$Chengdu · Sichuan home cooking
A three-storey restaurant where a local female chef cooks home-style Sichuan classics, using pork from the restaurant's own farm. It holds one MICHELIN star.
8-1 Tongzilin South Road, Wuhou, Chengdu子非 Zi Fei
Chengdu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.
27 Kuan Xiang Zi, 宽窄巷子特色商业街 Qing Yang Qu, Cheng Du Shi, 610032 Chengdu银芭 Yinba (科学城)
Chengdu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.
成都市天府新区科学城天府菁蓉中心A区湖边商铺1013号, Chengdu雍雅河鲜馆(桐梓林店) Yongya Hexian (TongZiLin)
Chengdu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.5.
1 Tong Zi Lin Dong Lu, 桐梓林 Wu Hou Qu, Cheng Du Shi, 610044 ChengduChen Mapo Tofu (Qinghua Road) (陈麻婆豆腐)
$Chengdu · Sichuan, mapo tofu
The century-old brand said to descend from Lady Chen, the cook credited with inventing mapo tofu. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
No. 10-12, 10 Qinghua Road, Qingyang, ChengduLong Sen Yuan (Qingyang) (龙森园)
$$Chengdu · Chengdu hotpot
A hotpot restaurant that has served only Chengdu hotpot for more than 20 years, with 18 soup bases. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
60 Qintai Road, Qingyang, ChengduNian Feng Restaurant (年丰饭店)
$$Chengdu · Sichuan home cooking
A restaurant serving updated takes on Sichuan home cooking, such as kung pao giant prawns, in a historic neighbourhood. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
56-3 Nianfeng Alley, Jinjiang, ChengduRen Ren Shui Jiao (人仁水饺)
$Chengdu · Chengdu dumplings
A dumpling shop whose signature is Chengdu dumplings tossed in red chilli oil and garlic. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
24 Ruisheng South Street, Wuhou, ChengduTing Yuan 399 (Jinjiang) (庭院399)
$$Chengdu · Sichuan river fish
A garden restaurant where people also drink tea and play mahjong, known for river fish and swamp eel dishes finished with hot oil at the table. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
399 Jingjusi, Jinjiang, ChengduYongle Restaurant (永乐饭店)
$Chengdu · Sichuan home cooking
A home-style Sichuan restaurant open since 1985, marked by red lanterns and a queue. It is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
36 Xiaojiahe Middle Street, Wuhou, Chengdu
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A place gets in one of two ways. It holds an award in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition of a recognised list, or it is a local institution that at least two established outlets have covered. We do not rank, and nothing here is paid for. The order on the page follows list standing first, then press coverage. The full method is in the note at the end.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Chengdu is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Chengdu 2027, La Liste 2026, 一饭封神 (Yi Fan Feng Shen) Season 1, 2025 and Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (51-100)), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
Every entry was checked against its sources on 26 October 2026. Lists change every year and restaurants close, so check opening days and book directly before you travel.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026