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At a glance
Yong Yi Ting is the Chinese restaurant on the LG level of Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai. It serves Hangzhou cuisine rooted in local flavours and fresh ingredients, with modern techniques. Consultant Chef Fu Yue Liang leads the direction; the restaurant has held one MICHELIN star since the inaugural Shanghai guide in 2017.[1] [2]
Cooking & identity
The cooking is Hangzhou cuisine at the hotel-fine-dining register: fresh river and sea ingredients, delicate seasoning and a modern presentation. The consultant chef’s Ru Yuan background is a useful reference, but the daily kitchen is a hotel team.[1] [2]
The restaurant’s stated philosophy
Paraphrased from the restaurant, its group or a named chef’s statement.
The official Mandarin Oriental page describes Hangzhou cuisine as rooted in local flavours and fresh ingredients, with authentic techniques creating delicately delicious dishes. It names Consultant Chef Fu Yue Liang and says the restaurant combines Hangzhou essence with modern techniques.
The same page records one MICHELIN star since the inaugural Shanghai guide in 2017. The MICHELIN Guide adds the current one-star distinction.
[1] [2]Why this profile is included
Included through a MICHELIN star, an official Mandarin Oriental statement and a named consultant chef. No separate chef dossier is published because the named chef already has a Ru Yuan profile and the resident team is not individually documented. No dated collaboration was verified.[1] [2]
Independent observations
ChefsLanding · · Editorial commentary on the public record
A hotel Hangzhou restaurant with a consultant chef who already has a major independent restaurant is a useful study in attribution: whose cooking is it? The official page names Fu, but the daily team is anonymous.
We would follow the Hangzhou dishes and the hotel execution, and keep asking for the resident chef’s name.
Recent developments
Collaborations & guest appearances
0 collaboration projects · 0 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.
- No named collaboration project has yet been verified for this profile. This does not establish that no collaboration has taken place.
Recognition over time
Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.
- 2026
MICHELIN Guide · one star[2]
Sources & dates
Public biographies, restaurant statements and named projects checked on 5 November 2026. Exact employment dates and unreported engagements may remain unavailable.
- mandarinoriental.com · Yong Yi Ting · official Mandarin Oriental page ↗Checked 2026-11-05
- MICHELIN · Yong Yi Ting · MICHELIN Guide selection ↗Checked 2026-11-05