Eleven of the top Chinese restaurants in the city, ranging from high-end elegant to more informal options.
MiMi Mei Fair, Mayfair
MiMi Mei Fair, located in a Mayfair townhouse, is one of London’s most gorgeous restaurants, paying tribute to old world China through a tiny series of elegantly furnished rooms. Executive Chef Peter Ho, a Chinese-Singaporean who has worked at three Michelin-starred restaurants, leads the kitchen. The menu features genuine and inventive Chinese delicacies from Hong Kong, Singapore, and mainland China regions such as Guangdong, Sichuan, Fujian, and Hunan. On the menu are dim sum, a complete wok-baked lobster, Chongqing chilli chicken, roasted Cantonese char siu, and Norfolk black pork with raw wild flower honey.
MiMi Mei Fair Address: 55 Curzon St, London W1J 8PG, United Kingdom
Hakkasan Hanway Place, Fitzrovia
Michelin-starred Since its inception in 2001, Haakasan has served crowd-pleasing, contemporary Cantonese food. The brand now has 12 restaurant locations all through the world. The lavish interiors of the London location were designed by famous designer Christian Liaigre. Among the most popular meals are crispy duck salad, Hakka steamed dim sum plate, jasmine tea smoked short rib, grilled Chilean seabass with Chinese honey, and black pepper rib eye beef.
Hakkasan Hanway Place Address: 8 Hanway Pl, London W1T 1HD, United Kingdom
Yauatcha Soho
The sister restaurant of Haakasan is touted as an all-day dim sum tea house. The menu features genuine dim sum as well as European pastries and a comprehensive assortment of teas, wine, and cocktails. The dumplings are delicious, with options ranging from prawn sui mai with chicken to “crystal wrappers” with pumpkin and pine nuts. Other famous menu items include the stunning macarons for dessert, as well as the spicy soft-shell crab with almond and Wagyu beef puffs.
Yauatcha Soho Address: 15-17 Broadwick St, London W1F 0DL, United Kingdom
Imperial Treasure, St James
Imperial Treasure, a part of the Imperial Treasure Group of 24 restaurants worldwide, opened its first European location in London’s Mayfair St James in December 2018. The restaurant is housed in an elegant Grade II listed building on St James’s Waterloo Place, with interiors created by French designers Liaigre, who have done a remarkable job of fusing modern and traditional Chinese culture and architecture. Peking duck is a crowd-pleaser and one of the restaurant’s signature dishes. Every whole duck is neatly cut at the table and served with fresh pancakes, cucumber, spring onion, and duck sauce.
Imperial Treasure Address: 9 Waterloo Pl, St. James’s, London SW1Y 4BE, United Kingdom
Mei Ume, Tower Bridge
Another sumptuous dining area is Mei Ume, located at the Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square near Tower Bridge. And Head Chef Tony Truong’s food is fantastic. The restaurant serves a colorful assortment of sushi, sashimi, and Chinese main course meals while showcasing two Asian cuisines under one roof. Menu offers meals including “Prosperity Toss Salad,” seafood dim sum trio, black truffle dumpling, famous Peking duck, sautéed dover sole, and sweet red bean soup with sesame dumplings.
Mei Ume Address: 10 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4AJ, United Kingdom
HUŎ , Chelsea
HUŎ has a menu of clean, fresh, and nutritious Asian food from throughout China and Southeast Asia, all made from scratch utilizing traditional Chinese, Thai, Malay, and Singaporean techniques. The use of driftwood hues and a light and calming design with bleached hardwood banquettes creates an airy, beach club-like ambiance. Wok-fried daikon cakes with bean sprouts, Pacific five spice pork ribs, soft shell crab, peppercorn salted prawns, and Szechuan chilli prawns are among the must-order items on an inventive and varied menu.
HUŎ Address: 9 Park Walk, London SW10 0AJ, United Kingdom
Hunan , Pimlico
Hunan is not typical Chinese restaurant. Chef Y.S. Peng founded this family-run eatery in 1982, and it is well-known for its laid-back atmosphere and unavailability of a menu. Chef Peng built the restaurant on Pimlico Road because he couldn’t afford the higher rates in Soho, where London’s modern-day Chinatown was rising. Now diners do not order from a menu; instead, they state what they do not eat and how hot they want their meal. The surprise lunch is a treat, consisting of a succession of small tapas-size servings of cuisine such as reimagined sesame prawn toast, lamb and practically raw baby celery, fried green beans with chilli, hand dived scallop, and blackened fish.
Hunan Address: 51 Pimlico Rd, London SW1W 8NE, United Kingdom
Ting, Shangri-la, The Shard
TĪNG, located on level 35 of the Shard in the Shangri La hotel, provides amazing views of London as well as a dining experience influenced by many Asian cultures. Shanghai noodles, Hainanese chicken rice, and wok stir fried shredded beef fillet are among the menu favorites.
Tíng Address: 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 9QU, United Kingdom
Park Chinois, Mayfair
Park Chinois recreates 1930s Shanghai supperclubs for diners with magnificent decor by famous French designer Jacques Garcia and colorful performances. Chinese and Southeast Asian food is served. Executive Chef Lee Che Liang has crafted a cuisine that highlights tastes and distinct inspirations from his global travels. Salon de Chine and Club Chinois are two separate dining experiences at the restaurant. Stir-fried Australian Wagyu steak with taro, steamed wild sea bass with bottarga and XO sauce, and braised Australian Abalone are among the menu highlights. A whole suckling pig filled with glutinous rice, shrimp, chestnut, salted egg, and red date is available to request 48 hours in advance for an extra special treat.
Park Chinois Address: 17 Berkeley St, London W1J 8EA, United Kingdom
Din Tai Fung, Covent Garden and Selfridges
Din Tai Fung has been hailed as a “very religious experience” by Anthony Bourdain, and my friend Ying used to dine at her Beijing location once a week. Din Tai Fung, which began as an alley snack shop in Taiwan in 1958, has evolved into a global catering brand. Din Tai Fung’s emphasis on “natural ingredients, handmade noodles, and substantial fillings” contributes to the restaurant’s exceptional success. Every dumpling is precisely rolled out and folded with exactly 18 delicate folds (no more, no less).
Din Tai Fung Selfridges Address: 400 Oxford St, Duke St, London W1A 1AB, United Kingdom
Rice Brother, Old Spitalfields Market, Liverpool Street
For a more informal Chinese supper, visit to Spitalfields Market near Liverpool Street station and dine at Taiwanese cuisine vendor, Rice Brother, at a communal wooden table. Rice Brother was inspired by a typical Chinese street snack from the east of China. The Chinese style stuffed sticky rice roll is prepared by tightly wrapping glutinous rice around a piece of fried dough stick and pig floss. Crispy pork or chicken are popular fillings.
RICEBROTHER Address: Unit 4, The Kitchens Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square, London E1 6EW, United Kingdom
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