Experts' Choice Award The Chairman
What the experts agree on
A World's 50 Best regular, The Chairman champions farm-to-table Cantonese cooking with organic, locally-sourced ingredients from small fishermen and suppliers. Retro-chic 1940s ambience and attentive service make it worth booking weeks ahead.
“Don’t be put off by the kitschy name. The Chairman is indeed a high-fliers’ dining hall, but in this convivial ambience the public are also welcome.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "The restaurant celebrates a return to authentic Cantonese fare." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Witness the 1940’s ambience, retro chandeliers, and gray-haired servers at the new but oh-so-old-world restaurant." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"The Chairman looks to small suppliers and local fishermen for its ingredients and much of the produce used is also organic." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Packed every night for a reason: it promises an upscale atmosphere, locally sourced ingredients, and an earnest dedication to traditional Cantonese flavors using time-intensive techniques." Full review
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He crafts his own sauces (except a local soy sauce), selects a handful of root vegetables from the restaurant's own organic farm, and chooses chickens, pigs, and fish from Hong Kong suppliers.
The Infatuation "The Chairman is the Hong Kong version of farm-to-table." Full review
Fodor's "Premium ingredients, traditional recipes, elegant interiors...there's a reason The Chairman is often booked out weeks in advance." Full review
Michelin Guide1 Star
"The elegant room comes with a generous display of lush greens... ingredients are mostly organic and sourced from small suppliers and local fishermen" Full review
The World's 50 Best Restaurants Top 25
"Ranked #19 in the World's 50 Best. Legendary Central favourite rewriting the rules of Cantonese cuisine"
Time Out "National pride and Old World Hong Kong are what The Chairman restaurant is all about. The well-edited menu was refreshed in 2022, and is considered brief by the standards of Cantonese..."
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