Get ready, Shanghai. The Michelin Guide Shanghai 2017 guidebook will be launched by autumn this year, marking out the guide's first-ever selection of the best restaurants and hotels in the bustling Chinese metropolis.
“The city is an economic and cultural crossroad, and its gastronomy is the result of a strong culinary heritage which makes the dining scene very exciting,” Michelin Guides’ international director Michael Ellis said in an official statement sent out to mainland media outlets on 17 May. A condensed news piece was also posted on the Michelin Guide’s official WeChat platform.“Shanghai’s culinary scene ranges from popular to fine dining restaurants, and we are eager to discover the high quality of Shanghai’s gastronomy and starting the selection,” Mr Ellis added.
Shanghai will be the sixth Asian territory to be rated by the hallowed dining guide, after Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Seoul. The selections of restaurants in the guide are done by the Michelin Guide's famously anonymous inspectors. They are trained to meticulously apply the same time-tested judging criteria used by Michelin inspectors globally for close to a century.
