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Quick Look: Lung King Heen, Hong Kong

  • March 31, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
When Lung King Heen earned three Michelin stars in 2009, it was the first restaurant in Hong Kong — and the first Chinese restaurant anywhere in the world — to win the prestigious French guide’s highest honor.

The gorgeous Cantonese restaurant overlooks Victoria Harbor from the fourth floor of the Four Seasons hotel. I dined at the restaurant shortly after it earned its Michelin stars, and I was blown away. But in the years since, Michelin’s credibility in Hong Kong has slipped dramatically as the guide added more local inspectors who began awarding way too many stars to restaurants that simply didn’t deserve them. So it was with a bit of trepidation that I returned to Lung King Heen last week, anxious to see whether the restaurant would live up to my previous experience.

I’m happy to report that this is still one of the finest restaurants in the world, truly deserving of Michelin’s highest honor. Everything about Lung King Heen was utterly flawless, from the email interaction with staff when I initially made my reservation to the moment when I paid the check and said goodbye. Few restaurants anywhere manage to achieve the level of grace that the staff here embodies. And the food is simply impeccable. Here’s a quick look:

Lung King Heen at Four Seasons, Hong Kong (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)
Lung King Heen at Four Seasons, Hong Kong (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)
Lung King Heen at Four Seasons, Hong Kong (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)
Black foot chicken soup at Lung King Heen at Four Seasons Hong Kong (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)
Shrimp xiu mai at Lung King Heen at Four Seasons Hong Kong (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)
Lung King Keen at Four Seasons Hong Kong (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)

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Brad A. Johnson

Brad A. Johnson is a photographer, writer and editor specializing in food and luxury travel. His work has been honored by the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, James Beard Awards, FOLIO Eddie & Ozzie Awards, World Food Media Awards, World Food Photography Awards, Society for Features Journalism Awards, Muster Photo Awards and others. Based in Southern California, Brad was previously the founding editorial director of OLTRE, the national food and travel editor at Modern Luxury and a longtime reporter at Food & Wine, among other prominent roles.

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