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Why Hutong The Shard Is on Our Top 50 Chinese Outside China
Hutong The Shard, under Aqua Restaurant Group team's direction, is ranked #14 on our Top 50 Chinese Restaurants Outside China. The regional Chinese register: Northern Chinese (Beijing-Sichuan).
The technique: Tandoor, dum, modern Northern Chinese. The signature dish: Crispy duck Hutong-style, dragon fish, Sichuan red lantern fish.
The dim sum program: No primary dim sum; Northern Chinese mains focus. The chef lineage: Aqua Restaurant Group; Hong Kong Hutong original.
The award lineage: Aqua group London flagship.
How to Order at Hutong The Shard
The booking lead time: 8 to 12 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in Chinatown restaurants accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.
Order the regional Chinese signature. The kitchen's strongest expression at Hutong The Shard is the Crispy duck Hutong-style, paired with the institutional regional Chinese tradition the kitchen takes as its starting point.
The dress code: Smart elegant. The dinner spend: 150 to 240 GBP per person at dinner. The kitchen at Hutong The Shard is rated 9/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Hutong The Shard Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Aqua Restaurant Group's Shard flagship. Northern Chinese (Beijing-Sichuan focus) at level 33 of the Shard. The most architecturally cinematic Chinese dining room in London; the floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlook the City and the Thames."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 7/10. The Northern Chinese (Beijing-Sichuan) register is structural; the chef training lineage and the regional Chinese tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.
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