The China Club is a
retro-chic,
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
-style club and Michelin star restaurant in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. It is related to the China Clubs in Singapore and Beijing but not to the clubs of the same name in New York City and Berlin, Germany.
The China Club opened on 8 September 1991 on the top three floors (13th/14th/15th) of the old
Bank of China Building in
Central, Hong Kong
Central (Chinese: 中環), also known as Central District, is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Har ...
. The restaurant serves traditional Hong Kong Chinese food. The traditional Chinese breakfast of
congee
Congee ( , derived from Tamil language, Tamil ), is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice–water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal ...
,
crullers (''yau tiu''), and
dim sum
Dim sum () is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cu ...
similar to those found in street stalls is served. Home-style and
haute cuisine
''Haute cuisine'' (; ) or ''grande cuisine'' is a style of cooking characterised by meticulous preparation, elaborate presentation, and the use of high quality ingredients. Typically prepared by highly skilled gourmet chefs, haute cuisine dish ...
as well as western influenced Asian food like that of
Tai Ping Koon are offered at lunches and dinners.
The decor is in the style of the traditional Chinese
tea-house. The floors, lighting and fans are reminiscent of 1930s Shanghai.
The 13th floor is the main dining room. The 14th floor houses private rooms and the
Long March
The Long March ( zh, s=长征, p=Chángzhēng, l=Long Expedition) was a military retreat by the Chinese Red Army and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from advancing Kuomintang forces during the Chinese Civil War, occurring between October 1934 and ...
Bar. The 15th floor houses private rooms in which cards and
mah-jong can be played. It also houses a library of several thousand books on China and Chinese culture.
See also
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David Tang
Sir David Wing-cheung Tang, (; 2 August 1954 – 29 August 2017), was a Hong Kong businessman, philanthropist and socialite. He was best known for founding the Shanghai Tang fashion chain in 1994, which he sold in 1998 to Richemont.
Early lif ...
External links
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The China Club Singapore
Central, Hong Kong
Gentlemen's clubs in Hong Kong
Restaurants established in 1991
1991 establishments in Hong Kong
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