Hangzhou’s Song keeps star
Song at the Four Seasons Hangzhou retained its Michelin star for a second consecutive year, with reviewers noting its focus on Ningbo regional cuisine. (thetraveler.org).
Song, the Chinese restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at Hangzhou Centre, kept its one Michelin star in the 2026 Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang guide. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin lists Song at 8F, 493 Zhongshan North Road in Gongshu district, Hangzhou, under “Ningbo” cuisine and rates it “One Star: High quality cooking.” The 2026 result marks the restaurant’s second straight year with that rating. (guide.michelin.com, thetraveler.org) Ningbo cuisine comes from the port city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province and is known for seafood, pickling and clean, briny flavors. Michelin says Song’s kitchen adds “novel twists” to Ningbo classics, while Four Seasons says the menu centers on seasonal ingredients and seafood. (guide.michelin.com, fourseasons.com) The star matters because Song is part of a newer luxury hotel in central Hangzhou, not an older standalone institution. Four Seasons opened the Hangzhou Centre property in late 2024 and introduced Song as a flagship Chinese restaurant focused on Ningbo cooking. (press.fourseasons.com, fourseasons.com) It also adds to Hangzhou’s push to be seen as more than a West Lake tourism stop. The Michelin listing describes a dining room styled after a classical Hangzhou garden, while the hotel markets Song as a fine-dining destination in the city center. (guide.michelin.com, fourseasons.com) Song’s chef is Zeng Donghai, identified by Four Seasons as Neal Zeng, who previously worked at the Michelin-starred Jin Sha restaurant at the company’s West Lake property. A Hangzhou government profile published in June 2025 said Zeng was 38 and had spent 14 years helping build Jin Sha’s reputation before moving to Song. (press.fourseasons.com, ehangzhou.gov.cn) The Michelin entry points to specific dishes that show the restaurant’s style, including marinated raw crab in spicy sour sauce. Four Seasons highlights seafood displays and signature dishes built around Ningbo’s coastal pantry. (guide.michelin.com, fourseasons.com) For now, the guide keeps Song in Michelin’s one-star tier rather than moving it higher or dropping it. In a city crowded with luxury hotels and established Zhejiang kitchens, that gives Four Seasons another year of proof that its Ningbo-focused bet is holding. (guide.michelin.com, thetraveler.org)
