Chinese Cuisine

Sichuanese noodle bar Liu Xiaomian goes permanent

24-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Sichuanese noodle concept Liu Xiaomian have chosen Soho’s Kingly Court for their debut bricks-and-mortar location.

Team behind The Eight and YiQi to open third Chinatown restaurant

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

A restaurant dedicated to hand-pulled noodles and soups is making its debut in London's Chinatown.

Cantonese grab-and-go brand Mama Li to double up in London

09-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Cantonese roast meats specialist Mama Li is to open a second London site following the success of its debut location in Tower Hill.

Hunky Dory Group and Di Maggio’s Restaurant Group partner for new Glasgow venue

27-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Scottish restaurant group Hunky Dory Group has unveiled plans for a new contemporary Chinese restaurant in Glasgow.

Latest opening: Dream Xi’an

26-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Shaanxi cuisine specialist Guirong Wei is expanding her culinary horizons with a new restaurant in Tower Hill.

Shaanxi cuisine specialist Guirong Wei launches third London restaurant

08-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Master Wei and Xi’an Impression chef Guirong Wei has launched a restaurant in London’s Tower Bridge serving her lauded take on Shaanxi cuisine.

Oodles gears up for national and international expansion

26-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Indo-Chinese QSR noodle brand Oodles will open its next site in Portsmouth with plans to expand in the south and south west of England.

Ellen Chew: “Singapulah is the most ambitious project I’ve ever undertaken”

23-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The London-based restaurateur behind Rasa Sayang has launched an innovative concept on Shaftesbury Avenue that offers a platform for Singaporean food manufacturers looking to break into the UK market.

Rising costs and reduced footfall force Liverpool restaurant Lu Ban to close

14-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Liverpool restaurant Lu Ban has permanently closed its doors after four years of trading, with a combination of rising costs and reduced footfall cited as being behind the decision.

Owners of Leeds restaurant Blue Sakura to double up in the city

20-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The owners of Japanese restaurant Blue Sakura will launch a second venture in Leeds at the end of this month.

Three Uncles to open fourth restaurant in the capital

17-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Cantonese roast meat specialist Three Uncles will open its second site in the City next month.

Book review: Invitation to a Banquet

06-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Fuchsia Dunlop's latest book tells the story of China's more often than not misunderstood gastronomic culture.

Permanently Unique toasts ‘exceptionally strong’ year

26-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Independent restaurant group Permanently Unique has toasted an ‘exceptionally strong’ trading year with revenue up by 76%.

Group behind Barshu and BaoziInn to launch Eight Hundred Flavours later this month

01-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group behind Barshu and BaoziInn will launch a restaurant that focuses on the cuisine of China’s coastal Qingdao region in London’s Chinatown later this month.

Tattu rebrands as Permanently Unique with new Greek/Med concept in the offing

19-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Independent restaurant group Tattu has rebranded as Permanently Unique as part of plans to launch a new concept and grow the brand internationally.

Hong Kong's Black Sheep Restaurants to showcase two brands before UK launch

27-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Hong Kong-based Black Sheep Restaurants is bringing two of its concepts to London ahead of the opening of the group’s first international restaurant in London in spring 2024.

China’s MealTime Malatang makes European debut in Fitzrovia

21-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Shanghai-founded restaurant brand MealTime Malatang has made its European debut in London’s Fitzrovia Street.

'UK's first drive-thru Chinese takeaway' launches

16-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

The UK’s first-ever drive-thru Chinese takeaway has opened in Warrington.

House of Ming confirms spring opening

12-May-2023 By Restaurant

Sichuan and Cantonese restaurant House of Ming will open later this month within St. James’ Court, A Taj Hotel.

Flash-grilled: Amy Poon

03-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

The chef and restaurateur, who is currently running a three-month residency at Carousel under her Wontoneria brand, on working in her father's restaurant, her mother's influence, and her signature dish.

Latest opening: Gouqi

21-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Former Hakkasan executive chef Chee Hwee Tong has returned to London for his debut solo restaurant venture.

Poon’s Wontoneria takes three-month residency at Carousel

25-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Amy Poon’s Wontoneria will launch a three-month residency at Carousel’s incubator space No. 23 Charlotte Street this February.

House of Ming Chinese restaurant to open at London's Taj Hotel

24-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

High-end Chinese restaurant House of Ming will open in London’s Taj Hotel in St James’s this spring.

How I Got Here: Huzefa Sajawal

11-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The owner and head chef of Indo-Chinese restaurant group Fatt Pundit on how cooking with his grandmother inspired a career in hospitality, and the importance of being bold.

Jimmy Lee's Salt and Chilli Oriental to double its presence in Glasgow

04-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Jimmy Lee will open a second Glasgow site of his expanding Cantonese street food business.

‘Serve yourself Sichuan eatery’ Zhang Liang Malatang opens in London

10-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Chinese restaurant group Zhang Liang Malatang has opened its ‘serve yourself Sichuan eatery’ in London’s Chinatown.

Maximal Concepts to bring Mott 32 Chinese restaurant to London

07-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

The restaurant group behind izakaya-styled Japanese restaurant The Aubrey in the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in Knightsbridge is looking to bring its Mott 32 Chinese restaurant brand to London.

Soho restaurant Mr Ji closes due to staffing issues

27-Sep-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Modern Asian restaurant Mr Ji has closed its Soho site to free up staff for its imminent launch in Camden.

Generation next

All that and dim sum – how Dumpling Shack grew into a multi-brand business

20-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

From a street food stall on London’s Broadway Market, John Li and his wife Yee have turned Dumpling Shack into a multi-brand operator with global aspirations

Trio of Asian concepts launch in London's Chinatown

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Hong Kong tearoom-style restaurant The Eight has opened in London’s Chinatown as part of a trio of food and drink launches in the restaurant hot spot.

Comfortably numb: How Shao Wei spotted a gap in the market for lesser-known Chinese food

26-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind trailblazing Sichuan restaurant Barshu continues to make waves in Chinatown and beyond with restaurants that explore regional Chinese cuisine.

Bun House heads to Camden

08-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

Cantonese steamed bun specialist Bun House is to launch a new London outpost later this week at Camden Market’s Hawley Wharf.

Sichuan restaurant Zhang Liang Malatang to make London debut

31-May-2022 By James McAllister

A Chinese restaurant group with more than 5,000 sites across the Asia-Pacific region will make its European debut later this summer having secured a site on Shaftesbury Avenue in London.

Chinese restaurant Noble Palace to open in St James’s

09-May-2022 By Restaurant

Chinese restaurant Noble Palace will open in London St James’s later this month.

Chinatown's Four Seasons to launch new 'contemporary' concept

04-May-2022 By James McAllister

Chinatown's Four Seasons is to launch a new 'contemporary Chinese restaurant' this summer at The Hippodrome Casino in London's Leicester Square.

Jimmy Lee returns to his hometown of Hamilton for third Salt and Chill Oriental

04-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Glasgow-based chef Jimmy Lee has chosen his hometown of Hamilton as the third location for his grab-and-go Hong Kong Street Food brand Salt and Chill Oriental.

Dumpling Shack founders to launch 2-in-1 site in Hackney’s London Fields

26-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This June will see John and Yee Li launch a Hackney site that will be home to both their Dumpling Shack brand and their more recently created Sichuan Fry brand.

Latest opening: Tattu London

22-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

The fifth site for the modern Chinese restaurant group marks a move into the capital for the first time.

Hand-pulled noodle concept set for Chinatown London

07-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chinatown London-based restaurateur Alex Xu will launch what’s claimed to be the UK’s first ‘live’ hand-pulled noodle concept on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Wardour Street later this spring.

Generation next

So siu mei: Three Uncles on bringing Cantonese roast meats to a wider market

05-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

With the launch of its first sit-down restaurant in London’s Brixton, siu mei specialist Three Uncles is looking to move beyond the quick-service space

Julian Denis to open Sichuanese vegan restaurant Facing Heaven in Hackney

17-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Julian Denis is to open a vegan Sichuanese restaurant Facing Heaven in Hackney next month.

Three Uncles to launch first permanent restaurant next month in Brixton

16-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Cantonese roast meat specialist Three Uncles is to launch its first permanent, sit-down restaurant early next month in Brixton Village, London.

Latest opening: Barshu

20-Jan-2022 By Joe Lutrario

One of London’s most important Chinese restaurants has been given a major makeover.

Ellen Chew's Shan Shui restaurant to take off at Heathrow Airport

11-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Ellen Chew will open a second Shan Shui restaurant at Heathrow Airport this month following the success of its debut site at Bicester Village.

Izakaya restaurant The Aubrey to replace Bar Boulud at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

24-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

An izakaya restaurant called The Aubrey will replace the site left vacant by Bar Boulud at five-star hotel Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.

London Chinatown restaurant Tao Tao Ju uses dark kitchens to extend reach across capital

23-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Chinatown restaurant Tao Tao Ju is to launch a further three delivery kitchens in London as it looks to extend its reach across the capital.

Latest opening: Fatt Pundit Covent Garden

18-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Indo-Chinese fusion restaurant Fatt Pundit has doubled up with a site in London's Covent Garden that's billed as 'an evolution' of the group's Soho original.

Andrew Wong: “I don’t ever want this restaurant to become a relic”

11-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Chef of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards on shaking up his menus and the long term future of London’s most progressive Chinese restaurant.

Three Uncles heads to Camden

13-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Cantonese roast meat specialist Three Uncles has chosen Camden’s Hawley Wharf for its second location in the capital.

Samyukta Nair: "we're looking to diversify what we do"

10-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Mayfair's Jamavar and Bombay Bustle has moved into new territory with high-end Chinese restaurant MiMi Mei Fair, and she's not stopping there.