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Wonderful to be back at 2* @ruyuan_hangzhou for its innovative interpretation of Hangzhou cuisine. The restaurant is led by Chef Fu Yue Liang with 4 decades of culinary experience who continues to constantly innovate to this day. The is a restaurant that I’d love to visit every time I’m in Hangzhou. This time I got to witness the art of painting on whisked tea foam - a revered Chinese art originating in the Tang Dynasty and perfected in the Song Dynasty. Thank you Chef Fu and Iris for the wonderful hospitality as always!

Our menu:

Sliced Qingliang Peak Dried Stone Bamboo Shoots

Lotus Root Filled with Glutinous Rice, Honey Syrup Dressing and Osmanthus

Marinated Jellyfish and Pickled Vegetable in Spring Onion and Sichuan Pepper Sauce

Tea Smoked Egg with Caviar

Double-boiled Fish Meat Ball Consommé with Sweet Beans

Stir-Fried River Shrimp with Red Pepper and Prickly Ash

Poached Grass Carp with Sweet Vinegar Sauce

Steamed Swimming Crab with Fermented Egg Sauce

Daily Selection of Vegetables

Boiled Rice with Diced Marinated Duck, Rice Crust, Cabbage and Coriander

Black Tea Flavored Chestnut Puree with Coffee Sorbet
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2*, Ru Yuan 如院
Hangzhou, China
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The brand new Waldorf Astoria Qiantan has just opened in Shanghai, and set on the top floor is Fu Cheng 福承 which serves elevated Fujian cuisine. Led by Chef Justin Yang 杨艳彬 of 1* Hokkien Cuisine 福满楼 in Chengdu and runner-up of the hit culinary show 一飯封神, the restaurant emphasizes the natural essence of ingredients using the classic techniques of stewing, steaming, and braising. As one of China’s Eight Great Cuisines, Fujian cuisine is actually quite diverse as its geography encompasses both the mountain and the sea. I highly enjoyed the boiled pigeon leg, rice bun with caviar & seaweed, double-boiled duck soup with sandworm, and the brilliant rice wine preserved hairy crab with minced broccoli!

Our menu:

沙葱鸡
Boiled Chicken with Chive

茉莉蜜茶瓜
Melon with Jasmine Syrup

鹭岛沙茶澳带
Scallop with Satay Sauce

鱼子酱紫菜石榴包
Rice Bun with Caviar and Nori

青衣映蟹盏
Rice Wine Preserved Hairy Crab with Minced Broccoli

平和咸水乳鸽腿
Boiled Pigeon Leg

海蛎煎
Pan-fried Oyster Pan Cake

沙虫干溢番鸭汤
Double-boiled Duck Soup with Sandworm

脆皮福鳗
Deep-fried Eel with Finger Lime

晋江风味牛排
Braised Beef Steak

姜母汁焗北海公肚
Braised Beihai Sea Cucumber with Aged Ginger Sauce

昆布焖鲍鱼
Braised Abalone with Kelp

虾油炒现剥斑节虾
Stir-fried Spotted Prawn in Shrimp Oil

油泼龙舌鱼
Steamed Sole Fish with Scalded Oil

椒香东山大管
Stir-fried Squid with Fragrant Pepper

封神鴛鴦炒饭
“Legendary” Dual-favored Fried Rice
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Fu Cheng 福承
Shanghai, China
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Ever since I dined at Da Vittorio Shanghai a few years ago, I’ve been a fan of Chef @stefanobacchellish’s cooking and am glad to finally eat at his new restaurant @scilla_shanghai! Located in a three-storey historic villa, the restaurant celebrates Mediterranean cuisine with local Chinese ingredients. Having spent years living in China, Chef Stefano is able to combine the east meets west influences effortlessly. Complementing the dining experience are the whimsical artisanal tableware by @ceramiche_nicolafasano. Highlights of the meal included the roasted local mantis shrimp, pansotti with the biggest white truffle I’ve seen this year, hearty pasta soup with fish maw, double duck with an amazing crispy skin, and the best gelato mantecato ever!

Our menu:

- Fassona beef, chestnut bread and white truffle
- Anchovies, burrata and puntarelle
- Pumpkin Sablée and pecorino cheese
- Dry aged Aji with Cacciucco and ajo blanco
- Beurre noisette roasted mantis shrimp, artichoke and bottarga
- BBQ red mullet, pomelo and terragon sabayon
- “Pansotti alle erbette”, Piedmont toma cheese fondue and white truffle
- Zuppa di pasta mista and vintage fish maw
- Double duck
- “Millevoglie” chantilly cream and strawberry
- Pandoro, gelato mantecato, zabaglione caldo
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Scilla
Shanghai, China
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🍳𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗼🍳
〰 京都の朝に食べたい、喫茶店の名物たまごサンド 〰
…𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 · 詳細は⤵︎

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈•✼

Fluffy, extra-thick 𝗲𝗴𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 are served against the nostalgic charm of a classic kissaten at 𝗟𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 in Kyoto☕️

We visited for breakfast and ordered the 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝘁 (available from 7:30~11:00), featuring two pieces of their iconic 𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼, layered with mustard sauce on one side and demi-glace on the other🫶

Best enjoyed warm and cut in half, alternating each bite to savour both flavours✨ The set also includes a fresh salad, assorted appetisers, soup, dessert, and a drink of your choice🫖

Outside of breakfast hours, the menu shifts to à la carte - we’d recommend ordering a plate of the egg sandwich alongside another dish to share between two🍝

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼

京都・烏丸御池にある喫茶「 La Madrague（ラ・マドラグ）」へ、朝食に訪問🌞 モーニング（7:30〜11:00）限定で楽しめる名物たまごサンド付きのAセット”をオーダーしました💓

驚くほど分厚くてふわふわの玉子サンドは、温かいうちに❤️‍🔥 片面はマスタードソース、もう片面はデミグラスソースで、半分にカットして交互に味わいます🍴 Aセットには、たまごサンド2ピースのほか、サラダ、前菜、スープ、デザート、ドリンク1杯が付きます🥗

週末は特に混み合うため、前日までの電話予約がベスト☎️ 朝食時間以外はアラカルト注文となるので、たまごサンドを1皿と、もう1品をシェアするスタイルがオススメです🫶

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼

📍┆𝗟𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲
🎌┆Kyoto · 京都
👩🏻‍🍳┆Kissaten Cafe · 喫茶店
🏷┆#lamadrague #ラマドラグ
💰┆Morning A Set · モーニングAセット (¥1,800)
🚉┆Karasuma-Oike · 烏丸御池駅 (Exit 2)🚶🏽‍♀️9min
👣┆Casual · カジュアル
📅┆Book via Phone · 電話予約
✍️┆Food: 𝖭𝗈𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗀𝗂𝖼 · Vibe: 𝖢𝗈𝗌𝗒 · Price ¥¥¥

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗦 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼
#tokyohalfie_kyoto #tokyohalfie_京都 Less

🦀𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗶 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀𝘂, 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗼🦀
〰 御所南の隠れ家で味わう、静謐な一つ星和食 〰
…𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 · 詳細は⤵︎

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈•✼

Tucked away in the quiet streets south of the Imperial Palace, 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀𝘂 is a one-@michelinguide starred 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗶 restaurant in 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗼 that celebrates seasonality with restraint and precision 🍃

Opened only last year, the restaurant quickly earned its star for its thoughtful approach to traditional Japanese cuisine - using carefully selected local ingredients, treated with deep respect and impeccable technique🔪 Each course unfolds gently, allowing the natural flavours of the season to take centre stage❄️

The experience is heightened by the serene, wood-toned interior and intimate counter seating, where you can watch each dish come together✨

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼

京都・御所南の落ち着いた町並みに佇む、ミシュラン一つ星の日本料理店 「中満」 へ🍂 昨年9月に開業し、わずか1年足らずで星を獲得した、知る人ぞ知る隠れ家🌟

地元食材を中心に、旬の味覚を丁寧に引き出したお料理は、どれも静かで凛とした美しさ🪨 伝統を大切にしながらも、随所に料理長・中満さんの感性が光ります✨

木を基調とした静謐な和の空間と、調理の様子を間近で楽しめるカウンター席🪵 五感を研ぎ澄ませながら、日常を忘れて向き合いたい一軒です🍶

① 🦀香箱蟹の蒸し寿司
②, ③ 💭白子の茶碗蒸し
④ 🐟ヒラメのお造り
⑤ 🐟鰤の刺身と炙り
⑥, ⑦ 🦀松葉蟹の真薯
⑧ 🐟あかの鱗揚げ
⑨ 🐚赤貝と天恵菇のたま味噌和え
⑩ 🥔愛鰹の味噌漬けと海老芋
⑪, ⑫ 🪷蕪と牛蒡
⑬ 🍚鮭の土鍋ご飯
⑭ 🦐桜エビの土鍋ご飯
⑮ 🍡わらび餅
⑯ 🪑内装
⑰ 🚪外観
⑱ 🍶日本酒

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📍┆𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀𝘂 · 中満
🎌┆Kyoto · 京都 (御所南)
👩🏻‍🍳┆Modern Kaiseki · 日本料理
🏷┆@nakamitsu_kyoto #中満
💰┆Omakase Dinner · おまかせコース (¥25,000)
🚉┆Karasuma-Oike · 烏丸御池駅 (Exit 2)🚶🏽‍♀️9min
👣┆Smart Casual · スマートカジュアル
📅┆via @tablecheck_gourmet · オンライン予約
✍️┆Food: 𝖲𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 · Vibe: 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 · Price ¥¥¥

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗦 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼
#tokyohalfie_kyoto #tokyohalfie_京都 Less

🍡𝗘𝗱𝗼-𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗼🍡
〰 北野天満宮門前、江戸時代から続く粟餅専門店 〰
…𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 · 詳細は⤵︎

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈•✼

Just steps from Kitano Tenmangū Shrine, 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗮 is a Kyoto sweet shop dedicated to a single specialty⛩️ Founded in 1682, it has remained family-run for generations, serving only freshly made “𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶”✨

The menu is limited to just two options: a three-piece set, “𝗛𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶,” or a five-piece set, “𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗶”🌸 Each features hand-pounded millet mochi - prepared multiple times a day, served slightly warm and finished with either 𝘁𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗼 or smooth 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲🫘

Best eaten on-site with green tea, ideally after a visit to the shrine🍵

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼

北野天満宮のすぐ向かいに店を構える「粟餅所 澤屋」🎋 天和2年（1682年）創業、十三代にわたり家族で受け継がれてきた、粟餅一筋の老舗和菓子店です🍘

メニューは3個入りの「白梅」と5個入りの「紅梅」のみ📖 注文ごとに搗き上げる粟餅は、粟に少量の餅米を合わせた素朴な餅菓子🌾 ほんのり温かく、きな粉またはこし餡の二種で提供されます🔥

店内奥から聞こえる餅つきの音が、作りたてへのこだわりを物語ります🍚

✼••┈┈┈┈┈┈ 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ┈┈┈┈┈┈••✼

📍┆𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗮 · 粟餅所 澤屋
🎌┆Kyoto · 京都
👩🏻‍🍳┆Wagashi · 和菓子 甘味処
🏷┆#粟餅所澤屋
💰┆Awamochi Set · 紅梅 (¥600 / 3 pieces)
🚌┆Kitano Tenmangu-Mae · 北野天満宮前🚶🏽‍♀️1min
👣┆Casual · カジュアル
📅┆Walk-In Only · 予約不可
✍️┆Food: 𝖤𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍 · Vibe: 𝖱𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼 · Price ¥¥

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#tokyohalfie_kyoto #tokyohalfie_京都 Less