Ta Vie 旅

At a glance

Founded in 2015 by Hideaki Sato and Hiromi Takano at The Pottinger Hotel. The name combines the French idea of life and the Japanese word for journey.[1]

Cooking & identity

French and Japanese training provides the base for a personal exploration of Asian ingredients; collaborations ask chefs from different cuisines to choose ingredients for each other.[2]

Why this profile is included

The Yong Fu exchange and five-kitchen Signature Session document dialogue across Ningbo, Japanese, French and Thai cooking.[3] [4] [2]

Connected restaurant / chef: Hideaki Sato

Recent developments

1. 2026-06-10

   Announced programme: Journey asks the chefs to choose ingredients for one another across Ningbo and French–Japanese cooking. Both venues remain one project.[2]

Collaborations & guest appearances

2 collaboration projects · 2 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Hideaki Sato / Ta Vie × Liu Zhen / Yong Fu Hong Kong

   • 2026-06-10
     Ta Vie · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement
   • 2026-06-11
     Yong Fu Hong Kong · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Hideaki Sato / Ta Vie · Liu Zhen / Yong Fu Hong Kong

   Journey asks the chefs to choose ingredients for one another across Ningbo and French–Japanese cooking. Both venues remain one project.[2]

2. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Five kitchens · Signature Session at Andō

   • 2026-03-23
     Andō · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Agustin Balbi / Andō · Ryogo Tahara / logy · Florilège team · Hideaki Sato / Ta Vie · Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn / Le Du

   The five-kitchen announcement names Andō, logy, Florilège, Ta Vie and Le Du. Participants remain those explicitly listed in the programme.[3] [4]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. 2026

   Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 · No.68[5]

2. 2026

   3 MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Hong Kong & Macau selection.[6]

3. 2016; 2017; 2023

   First MICHELIN star in 2016, promoted to two in 2017 and three in 2023.[1]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. tavie.com.hk · tavie-1 · Ta Vie 旅 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. theforksandspoons.com.hk · tavie-2 · Ta Vie 旅 ↗Published 2026-05-12 · Checked 2026-11-02
3. theforksandspoons.com.hk · Leela × Sōma · India and Southeast Asia ↗Checked 2026-11-02
4. mrem.bernama.com · Davide Garavaglia / Côte × Mitsuru Konishi / Plaisance × Mauro Colagreco · special appearance 26 March ↗Published 2026-03-06 · Checked 2026-11-02
5. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
6. MICHELIN · mono-8 · MONO ↗Published 2026-03-19 · Checked 2026-11-02