Black Pearl Restaurant is a food standard judgment guide.

The Black Pearl Restaurant Guide is the first food guide published by Meituan-Dianping that proposes Chinese food standards, with the goal of creating a "Chinese own food list".

The Black Pearl Restaurant Guide is based on the three major criteria of cooking level, experience, and heritage and innovation, and is selected by a number of food experts through anonymous visits, scoring, and selection. According to different social scenarios, the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide categorizes the restaurants on the list into three grades: First Diamond (must-eat restaurant for parties), Second Diamond (must-eat restaurant for anniversaries), and Third Diamond (must-eat restaurant for once in a lifetime).

Black Pearl Restaurant Cuisine Classification

From the categorization of cuisines, "2021 Black Pearl" has a richer variety of cuisines*** covering 39 categories, including Chiu Chow and Cantonese, Yunnan and Guizhou, Northwest China, Anhui and Fujian cuisines. The Black Pearl list is eclectic and includes not only local Chinese delicacies, but also world cuisines such as Western, Japanese and Southeast Asian cuisines.

Meanwhile, the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide has unearthed 14 high-quality restaurants of local cuisines in second- and third-tier cities such as Yangzhou, Taizhou, Shantou, Shunde, etc., so that more hidden Chinese delicacies can be discovered. As the "Chinese people's own food list", Black Pearl has started to export Chinese culture to the world, and has also given more and more caterers the courage and confidence to make exquisite dishes.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Black Pearl Restaurant Guide