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Lung King Heen

Lung King Heen is a two Michelin star fine dining Cantonese restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Its kitchen is run by chef de cuisine Chan Yan-tak, who came out of early retirement in 2002 for the Hotel.

The restaurant has earned many commendations since its opening. The Michelin Guide awarded it three Michelin stars since 2009 and the continuing 14 years. However, in 2023, the restaurant lost a Michelin star.[1]

History

Chef Chan Yan-tak had spent part of his culinary career as a sous-chef — and after one year, executive chef — at Lai Ching Heen in the Regent Hong Kong since 1984.[2] However, after the death of his wife, he retired in 2000 to help take care of his children.[3] However, Chan was persuaded by his colleague from the Regent, general manager Alan Tsui, to come out of retirement in 2002 to help the Four Seasons establish a Cantonese restaurant.[3][4]

Reception

Lung King Heen is critically acclaimed. It is the only Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong that has been awarded the maximum 3 Michelin stars by the 2009 Hong Kong & Macau edition of the Michelin Guide.[5][6][7]

In 2010, the restaurant's homemade XO sauce was listed as the 'Best condiment' on the Hong Kong Best Eats 2010 list compiled by CNN Travel.[8] Lung King Heen was also added to Forbes Travel Guide's list of five-star restaurants in January 2014.[9]

See also

  • List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau
  • List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau

External links

References

  1. 港澳米芝蓮指南2023｜全球首間3星中菜館龍景軒 蟬聯13年突失守 香港01, 2023-04-26^
  2. Joyce Lau. A Chinese Chef's Long, Diverted Path to 3 Stars The New York Times, 2009-01-02, retrieved 2020-08-15^
  3. Casey Quackenbush. Inside the First Michelin Three-Star Chinese Restaurant Time, 2018-07-12, retrieved 2020-08-15^
  4. Zoe Li. Questions for Chan Yan Tak, Lung King Heen's 3-star Michelin chef CNN Travel, 8 December 2009, retrieved 6 December 2012^
  5. Le-Min Lim. Michelin Hong Kong Gives 3 Stars to 2 Restaurants (Update1) Bloomberg, 2 December 2008, retrieved 2020-08-15^
  6. Kerstin Kühn. Four Seasons hotel sets world record in new Michelin Hong Kong guide CatererSearch, Reed Business Information, 26 November 2009, retrieved 5 December 2009^
  7. Tiffany Lam. Hong Kong restaurants to avoid right now: Michelin guide's newest stars, the complete list CNN Travel, 1 December 2009, retrieved 6 December 2012^
  8. Winners of Hong Kong Best Eats 2010: The best of the best of our selection of Hong Kong's most noteworthy dishes and restaurants CNN Travel, 18 October 2010, retrieved 6 December 2012^
  9. Nancy Trejos. Forbes Travel Guide names Five-Star properties USA TODAY, 22 January 2014^