Kerry Can Cook: Kerry Hotel's New Kitchen

Perhaps the most impressive result of the Kerry Hotel’s renovation, Kerry’s Kitchen shakes up the stock “all-day dining” format while looking amazing in the process.

Rightly acclaimed for their work on Made in China at the Grand Hyatt, not to mention IFW and The Private Room at the Park Hyatt, designers Super Potato have set the scene beautifully. An impeccable design incorporates great lighting and natural elements like counters of rock and tabletops of thick wood.

Kerry’s Kitchen offers a breakfast and lunch buffet, but the a la carte dinner is most rewarding. Restaurants often achieve variety at the expense of quality, but this one succeeds in balancing a tapestry of Asian cuisines with a few solid Western dishes – the foie gras burger comes highly recommended. Also, be sure to order from the teppanyaki selection. The beef tenderloin (RMB 420 for 200g), served in perfect cubes of meaty succulence, was incredible with the spicy, sour chimichurri dip. Glazed in a honey-based dressing, the chicken wings (RMB 98 for six) might be too sweet for some, but are plump and great fun to eat. The Thai beef salad (RMB 108) was refreshing, but watch out – it’s insanely hot. Less menacingly spicy, the laksa was low on oil, big on sour seafood flavor. Probably the best laksa I’ve tasted in Beijing, though I’m no connoisseur.

Durian panna cotta and tofu pudding are among the dessert offerings, and there’s also a bar squeezing fresh juices at lunch and cocktails in the evening. Round off dinner with a Clove Citrus Stormy (RMB 65), or head over to Centro to try their new drinks list. 15 percent service charge applies.

Standout dishes: Laksa, teppanyaki beef tenderloin

Also try: IFW

Kerry's Kitchen Daily 6am-1am. 1/F, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District (6561 8833 ext 40) 朝阳区光华路1号嘉里酒店1层

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Photo courtesy of Kerry Hotel