Chuan Ya

With the foundation of the Sichuan Chengdu Michelin one-star restaurant ‘Songyunze’ known for ‘One Dish One Style, A Hundred Dishes A Hundred Flavors’, the leading Taiwanese Sichuan fine dining restaurant ‘Chuan Ya’ will guide you to savor the new charm of Sichuan cuisine.

Songyunze originated from the Zhengxing Garden of the famous chef Guan Zhengxing during the late Qing Dynasty's Xianfeng era, and then transitioned to the Rongyue Garden of the man known as the ‘Father of Modern Sichuan Cuisine,’ Lan Guangjian, followed by the recent successors Zhang Songyun, Wang Kaifa, and Zhang Yuanfu who have passed down traditional Sichuan culinary techniques; with over a century of master-apprentice transmission, their original intention was to ‘reproduce the mainstream form of high-end Sichuan dining from the Republic era,’ realizing a banquet style of traditional Chinese cuisine. As times change, former head chef Zhang Yuanfu once said: ‘What Songyunze wants to do is to restore past culinary skills and methods, and to make improvements that adapt to modern habits.’ This perfectly interprets the traditional Sichuan culinary framework of ‘One Dish One Style, A Hundred Dishes A Hundred Flavors,’ establishing its significant position in today’s Sichuan culinary scene.

The Sichuan restaurant ‘Chuan Ya’ distinguishes itself from the common à la carte offerings, particularly providing a set menu composed of sugar bowls, cold dishes, head soups, hot dishes, middle dishes, large dishes, side dishes, and desserts, where each dish blends Sichuan official cuisine with innovative local Taiwanese elements, presenting a multi-layered and astonishing change in texture that fully showcases various flavors, designed specifically as a fine dining feast of Sichuan cuisine for the Taiwanese. And in the future, ‘Chuan Ya’ is looking forward to taking you on a journey into Sichuan cuisine culture, not only by launching a brand new menu each season, leading your taste buds through the seasons and soaring through the palace of Chinese cuisine; but also by regularly collaborating with Songyunze to host the ‘Songyun Banquet,’ sincerely inviting you to join us in savoring the most exquisite signature Sichuan cuisine banquets.