Chinese Cuisine

Latest opening: MiMi Mei Fair

08-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Jamavar and Bombay Bustle owner Samyukta Nair is branching out with a top-end Chinese restaurant set in a Mayfair townhouse.

Tattu looks to make its mark in London

31-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Upmarket Chinese restaurant group Tattu has chosen the West End’s upcoming The Now Building for its first London site.

Samyukta Nair to launch Chinese-inspired townhouse restaurant MiMi Mei Fair

29-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Samyukta Nair, the restaurateur behind both Jamavar and Bombay Bustle, is to launch a Chinese-inspired townhouse restaurant next month in London's Mayfair.

Mrs Chew’s Chinese Kitchen doubles up with first London opening

23-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew is bringing her fledgling Mrs Chew’s Chinese Kitchen concept to the capital having secured a site at Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush.

Chef Jimmy Lee to take Salt & Chilli Oriental to Edinburgh

23-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Jimmy Lee is taking his Hong Kong street food concept Salt & Chilli Oriental to Edinburgh's St James Quarter, launching within Bonnie & Wild's Scottish Marketplace next month.

Andrew Wong: “Carrying on would have been a recipe for disaster”

20-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Andrew Wong on the closure of Kym's, the lease of his flagship A Wong coming to an end, and his research into the effect of Covid-19 on Chinese hospitality around the world.

Woky Ko chef Larkin Cen returns to Wales

02-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Bristol-based restaurateur Larkin Cen is bringing his Woky Ko delivery service to Newport after securing a site within an industrial unit in the Welsh town.

Ellen Chew to open first Birmingham outpost

08-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew is to launch a new Chinese-focused concept within Hammerson's Grand Central shopping centre in Birmingham later this year.

Haidilao heads to Birmingham

12-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Chinese hot pot giant Haidilao has chosen Birmingham for its third UK site and first outside of London.

Murger Han tees up third London opening

11-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Chinese street food restaurant Murger Han has secured its third London opening, taking over the former Spice Trader site on Philpot Lane in The City.

Bao team launches Call Suzy, a 'nostalgic twist on Chinese takeout'

02-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

The team behind London-based Taiwanese restaurants Bao and XU is launching what it describes as “a playful, nostalgic twist on a traditional Chinese takeout”.

Delving into dim sum: why chef Andrew Wong has gone back to school

04-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Andrew Wong has become a research associate at London university SOAS, helping academics make sense of ancient Chinese gastronomical texts while driving menu development at his London restaurant A Wong.

Chinese operators count the cost of Coronavirus

18-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Andrew Wong and the Baozilnn group are among the Chinese operators to have seen a recent downturn in sales as the fallout from the Coronavirus outbreak continues.

Eight restaurateurs shaking up Chinese cuisine in the UK

09-Jan-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Meet the forward-thinking chefs and restaurateurs that are redefining UK Chinese food.

How I Got Here: Adam Jones

11-Dec-2019 By James McAllister

Adam Jones is the co-founder and managing director of UK-based contemporary Chinese restaurant group Tattu, which recently launched its first Scottish location in Edinburgh.

Latest opening: Hot May

06-Dec-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Knightsbridge has a new northern Chinese hot pot restaurant.

Lucky & Joy to open first permanent site

13-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Chinese-inspired pop-up Lucky & Joy is to open its first bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Hackney later this month.

Tianjin restaurant to open in Liverpool’s Brewery Village

09-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

An ambitious £2.2m restaurant specialising in Tianjin cuisine will open within Liverpool’s recently launched Brewery Village on 31 October.

Bun House opens at Box Park Wembley

08-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Bun House, the Cantonese steamed bun specialist owned by husband and wife team Alex Peffly and Z He, has opened its first satellite location at Box Park Wembley.

Latest opening: Baozilnn London Bridge

04-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Sichuanese restaurateur Shao Wei is pushing ahead with his rollout of his most casual restaurant brand with a flagship site close to Borough Market.

How I Got Here: Bin Li

17-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Bin Li is the owner and head chef at Chinese street food restaurant Murger Han, which currently operates two London sites in Euston and Mayfair.

Bristol chef Larkin Cen to explore Cantonese roast meats

02-Sep-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Bristol-based chef Larkin Cen is to re-open his Woky Ko: Kauto restaurant on Queens Road as Cantonese roast meat restaurant Woky Ko: Jing Xu early this month.

"Staffing remains one of the most difficult areas of the business": Alex Peffly and Z He

30-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Two years after launching Bun House on Soho’s Greek Street, husband and wife team Alex Peffly and Z He have converted the site into a new bar and restaurant concept inspired by 1960s Hong Kong.

Tattu expanding operations to Scotland with launch of Edinburgh restaurant

01-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

UK-based contemporary Chinese restaurant group Tattu is to expand operations north of the border with the launch of its Edinburgh site later this year.

Big trouble in little China?

11-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Chinatown is changing. The number of Cantonese restaurants is being reduced with the introduction of more specialist, regional Chinese and pan-Asian places in a bid to attract a broader spectrum of customers. But as the big money international players...