Twenty-eighth-floor panoramas of the Victoria Harbour and the cityscape accompany Northern Chinese fare.
Hutong Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Hutong Restaurant is one of our 2012
| Top 10 Hong Kong Food Rating Restaurants
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| Calvin Yeung and Mabel Wong followed their tiny cult favorite Shui Hu Ju in the Central district with this stylish eatery inspired by up-country Chinese cooking, delivered with creative, modern flair and no MSG. Hutong has awesome 28th-floor panoramas of Victoria Harbour and the cityscape. Nineteenth-century hand carved wooden rooftops, tables, chairs and decorative antiquities sourced from mainland markets make for a dramatic re-imagination of the traditional Beijing courtyard. Many flavors hint at the Silk Road era and represent a sort of hybrid cooking with a dash of dynastic history. Steamed scallops cloaked in a sensuous pumpkin purée speak to the earth-bound restraint of cooking in China’s colder provinces. Bamboo clams are cut julienne-thin, lightly bathed in rosewater, and finished with hot peppers. Lamb ribs are de-boned and then deep-fried, their primal meatiness tamed by a chili-soy dip. Shredded pig’s throat with scallions and coriander is transformative; it tastes elegant and almost squid-like. Vegetarians need not stay home thanks to the chilled dry tofu with preserved greens, kicked up several notches by fiery chilies, and the generous grilled platter of string beans, asparagus, eggplant, black mushrooms and garlic. |
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