Chanjiang Lin
Head chef of Shunka — the Japanese restaurant on Carrer dels Sagristans in Ciutat Vella that gave rise to the Michelin-starred Koy Shunka.
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Chanjiang Lin leads the kitchen at Shunka on Carrer dels Sagristans in Ciutat Vella — the Japanese restaurant whose name means 'intense aroma of the season,' and the original project from which Hideki Matsuhisa's later one-Michelin-star Koy Shunka grew. Shunka carries a Repsol Recomendado.
Biography
Early years
Lin trained in Japanese-restaurant kitchens before becoming head chef at Shunka.
Career
Lin runs the kitchen at Shunka on Carrer dels Sagristans 5 in Ciutat Vella — a Japanese restaurant whose name means 'intense aroma of the season.' Shunka is the original project of the broader Shunka group from which Hideki Matsuhisa's later one-Michelin-star Koy Shunka grew (the two are distinct but related restaurants). Shunka carries a Repsol Recomendado distinction.
Philosophy
Shunka's cooking harnesses the East-West dichotomy — Japanese-style technique fused with Catalan and Mediterranean ingredients. The format is more accessible than Koy Shunka but draws on the same culinary lineage.
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1Accolades
- ·Repsol Recomendado at Shunka
- ·Head chef of one of Barcelona's reference Japanese restaurants
Frequently asked
Does Chanjiang Lin have a Michelin star?
No — Shunka carries a Repsol Recomendado distinction. The sister restaurant Koy Shunka — under Hideki Matsuhisa — holds one Michelin star.
Where can I eat Chanjiang Lin's cuisine in Barcelona?
Shunka on Carrer dels Sagristans 5 in Ciutat Vella — not to be confused with the separate Michelin-starred Koy Shunka, although the two restaurants are part of the same broader Shunka group lineage.