Vegetarian
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3 vegetarian restaurants worth the trip across China, editor-ranked. All cuisines in China.

Fu He Hui ★ 4.8

¥¥¥¥VegetarianChangningShanghai

Fu He Hui in Changning holds two Michelin stars and No. 11 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 for chef Tony Lu's vegetarian tasting menus in Shanghai proper.

OrderThe porcini mushroom course served smoking in a glass jar filled with grape-vine smoke.

TipChef Tony Lu changes 40 percent of the tasting menu each season, so ask what changed since your last visit.

King's Joy ★ 4.7

¥¥¥¥VegetarianGulou NanluoguxiangBeijing

King's Joy, a courtyard house next to Yonghe Temple, holds two Michelin stars for its lacto-ovo vegetarian menus of over 10 courses in Beijing.

OrderBook one of the three lacto-ovo vegetarian menus of over 10 courses; each can be made vegan on request.

TipThe dining room is a historical courtyard house next to Yonghe Temple, so allow time to walk the Wudaoying Hutong before dinner.

Tianchumiaoxiang Vegetarian (Chaoyang) ★ 3.7

¥VegetarianGuomao CbdBeijing

Tianchumiaoxiang Vegetarian at Chaowai SOHO in Beijing cooks meat-free dishes without eggs, alcohol or alliums, led by a Kung Pao monkey head mushroom.

OrderKung Pao monkey head mushroom and the colourful vegetarian dumplings, with brown rice.

TipEvery dish leaves out eggs, alcohol and alliums; the unit is on the second floor of Building D of Chaowai SOHO.

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