BTS of the Most Ambitious Chinese Fine Dining Restaurant in Los Angeles

Bistro Na’s has been a standard-bearing Chinese fine dining restaurant in Los Angeles since it opened in 2016. Tucked inside a Temple City strip mall, the opulent restaurant brings imperial Manchu cuisine rooted in the Qing dynasty’s (1644 to 1912) royal courts to Southern California. For years, Bistro Na’s was the Los Angeles area’s only Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant until December 2022, when it lost its star. That hasn’t slowed down the restaurant or its head chef, Tian Yong, who introduced one of the best Beijing duck preparations in Los Angeles, one that requires a minimum one-week reservation, and sometimes longer. In addition, Tian has been busy with a seasonal menu that changes every three months.

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If you haven’t been or plan to visit LA, I highly recommend putting this on your list.