Cantonese food paradise

Located in a little enclave, where more than 40,000 restaurants coexist, the Lung King Heen, run by chef Chan Yan Tak, is one of the best gastronomic choices of this cosmopolitan city; besides being the only Cantonese food restaurant in the world boasting three Michelin stars.

Lung King Heen, “The Vision of the Dragon”, its name’s translation, transforms the traditional dim sum and shellfish into sumptuous banquets. Its weekly changing menu has more than 15 delicious options, between soups and broths, exquisite mushroom and celery filled dumplings; seafood or pork and vegetables. The presentation, besides being appetizing and exquisite, sometimes needs up to 24 hour previous work; such is the case of the double boiling chicken consommé with cordyceps.

Even though the milieu, decoration and details in every dish have a refined tone, it is not an excessively sophisticated cuisine; on the contrary, Lung King Heen’s charm is rooted precisely in the clarity accomplished by the free play that Chan Yan Tak realizes through flavors, textures and spices; that is how this oriental gourmet vision of the Chinese cuisine is achieved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text: AMURA ± Photo: THE DIM / SINGAPORE NINK / KENNETH TIONGETS / 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana