Jarrett Wrisley and Candice Lin ran Soul Food Mahanakorn, an 11-year Bangkok institution, along with its offshoot Soul Food 555 and a Hong Kong outpost, Soul Food Thai. In 2021, after 13 years in Bangkok and amid Covid-era lockdowns, they closed those restaurants, left Thailand, and spent months traveling the Rocky Mountains before settling in Bozeman. Wrisley began hosting a home supperclub called Shan, cooking food from Thailand's north and China's southwest and pairing it with local Montana beef, lamb, and bison. That project grew into a restaurant, which opened in Bozeman's Cannery District in April 2023.
The menu is organized around three categories — curry, noodles, and barbecue — built on techniques and flavors from two decades spent cooking in Beijing, Sichuan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. The room takes cues from the Japanese izakaya: a mountain tavern built for sharing small plates alongside local beers and small-production wines and ciders.
Shan was named a James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant finalist in 2024, and its chef is a 2026 semifinalist for Best Chef in the Mountain region. Bozeman's city magazine also named it a Best-Of pick in 2025.
Local opinion is split on execution — many visits draw praise for the food, value, and hospitality, while others describe service and consistency that don't match the concept's ambition.
The menu is organized around three categories — curry, noodles, and barbecue — built on techniques and flavors from two decades spent cooking in Beijing, Sichuan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. The room takes cues from the Japanese izakaya: a mountain tavern built for sharing small plates alongside local beers and small-production wines and ciders.
Shan was named a James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant finalist in 2024, and its chef is a 2026 semifinalist for Best Chef in the Mountain region. Bozeman's city magazine also named it a Best-Of pick in 2025.
Local opinion is split on execution — many visits draw praise for the food, value, and hospitality, while others describe service and consistency that don't match the concept's ambition.