Ling Long

At a glance

Ling Long is Jason Liu’s contemporary Chinese restaurant in Shanghai, opened in March 2023 after the Beijing original. The room combines white tablecloths, crimson and onyx walls, Chinese art and gloved service with a deliberately whimsical progression. The menu is an eight-course journey through regional Chinese tastes, organised around xian (umami). Signature dishes include crisp fried tung feng chicken with preserved vegetables and fish maw with parmesan; the meal ends with a Chinese honey dessert.[1]

Cooking & identity

The kitchen uses a fine-dining frame without a solemn museum tone. Courses are built as a series of reveals, with fermented, cured and savoury elements carrying the umami line. Fish maw with parmesan is a useful example: a Chinese texture and a European dairy note in a complex broth, rather than a simple East-meets-West garnish.[1]

The restaurant’s stated philosophy

Paraphrased from the restaurant, its group or a named chef’s statement.

In an October 2025 post on the restaurant’s official Instagram, Jason Liu is quoted: “I will use my whole lifelong to learn Chinese cuisine. And keep innovating – show everyone now the Chinese cuisine is changing.” The restaurant frames that ambition through modern Chinese cooking rather than a fixed regional repertoire.

The 2026 Asia profile describes the menu as an ever-changing set organised around xian, with eight courses drawing on regional tastes and terroirs. The whimsical, nostalgic tone is part of the restaurant’s presentation; the kitchen’s task is to keep those references legible inside a luxury format.

Why this profile is included

Included through a current MICHELIN star, Asia’s 50 Best No.9 and a new entry at World No.53. A June 2025 collaboration at Chef Tam’s Seasons names LING LONG but not the visiting chef; the restaurant is linked without inventing the participant.[1] [2] [3]

Connected restaurant / chef: Jason Liu

Independent observations

ChefsLanding · 2026-11-05 · Editorial commentary on the public record

Ling Long’s wager is that xian can hold an eight-course trip across China together without turning into a slideshow of regional clichés. The white tablecloths and gloved service are easy to describe; the real work is keeping each region’s taste legible after the luxury filter. Fish maw with parmesan is a useful test case: if the cheese is only a stunt, the dish collapses; if it extends the broth’s savouriness, it earns its place.

The restaurant has risen fast – Beijing in 2019, Shanghai in 2023, Asia No.9 and a World extended-list entry in 2026. That speed is worth watching precisely because the concept depends on change: an “ever-changing” menu can become a treadmill of novelty. We would follow whether the next iteration deepens the xian idea or merely adds another clever reference.

Sources & dates [1] [2] [4]

Recent developments

1. 2026

   The 2026 Asia list placed Ling Long at No.9; the World 2026 extended list entered it at No.53.[1] [3]

2. 2025-10

   The restaurant’s official Instagram announced Jason Liu’s Three Knives and The Best Creativity awards from The Best Chef Awards 2025.[4] [5]

Collaborations & guest appearances

1 collaboration project · 1 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 handsReported after the event

   Tam × LING LONG

   • 2025-06 (Exact day not published)
     Chef Tam’s Seasons, Wynn Palace · Macau
     Reported after the event

   Participants / partners
   Tam Kwok Fung / Chef Tam’s Seasons · LING LONG

   Six Shades of Flavors used the idea of six traditional Chinese colours. The source names LING LONG but does not identify its visiting chef or the exact days.[6] [7]

Recognition over time

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

1. 2026

   MICHELIN Guide · one star[2]

2. 2026

   Asia’s 50 Best · No.9[1]

3. 2026

   World’s 50 Best · No.53 (New Entry)[3]

Sources & dates

Public biographies, restaurant statements and named projects checked on 5 November 2026. Exact employment dates and unreported engagements may remain unavailable.

1. 50 Best · Ling Long · Asia 2026 profile and chef biography ↗Checked 2026-11-05
2. MICHELIN · Ling Long · MICHELIN Guide selection ↗Checked 2026-11-05
3. 50 Best · World 2026 · published extended 51–100 ↗Published 2026-10-21 · Checked 2026-11-05
4. Instagram · Ling Long · official post on Jason Liu’s 2025 awards ↗Published 2025-10-03 · Checked 2026-11-05
5. thebestchefawards.com · Jason Liu · The Best Chef profile ↗Checked 2026-11-05
6. laotiantimes.com · Tam collaboration · 2025-05-nusara ↗Published 2025-11-20 · Checked 2026-11-02
7. feastin.id · Tam collaboration · 2025-06-linglong ↗Checked 2026-11-02