This Immersive Imperial Banquet by the Bund is NEXT LEVEL

No exaggeration—this is the most extraordinary "dinner party" I’ve attended recently.
No traditional round tables, no harsh overhead lights.
Walking into this restaurant feels like stepping into a slowly unfolding dream of light, shadow, and Chinese culinary heritage.

✨ About the experience:
This isn’t a regular restaurant—it’s more like an edible museum. Each dish represents a cultural slice of a different region, using ingredients to narrate landscapes and flavors to tell human stories.
The technology doesn’t feel cold—it’s poetic. What flows across your table isn’t just projection; it’s the Yellow River, the rain of Li River, an inkstone you can “write” on, a pond where you can “catch” fish.
The performances aren’t disruptive—they’re woven into the narrative. Face-changing evoked collective “wows,” and the water sleeve dance was so mesmerizing I forgot to eat.

👘 About the costumes:
I highly recommend trying them! I’m not a Hanfu enthusiast, but the moment I put on a Song-style robe and finished the hairstyling, I truly understood what “ritual sensibility” means.
There’s something profoundly moving about wearing Hanfu in the basement of a century-old government building while enjoying a tech-driven feast—a beautiful collision of eras.

🍵 About the food:
You WILL get full! 8+ courses with tea—I almost couldn’t finish everything. Standouts:

Beijing duck with hawthorn strips and jasmine tea (genius pairing against grease)

Mapo tofu with Pixian bean paste + lobster (unexpected but brilliant fusion)

Starry sky sweet rice balls (looks > everything, yet tastes even better)

📍Taste of China Immersive Dining · B1, The Old Municipal Hall, Bund
💵 Dinner: ¥888–¥1088 per person

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