Duck in Heaven
Bird is very much the word at this impressive no-frills newcomer.
14.5/20
Chinese$
The name alone should clue you in: expect duck – and lots of it. Stuffed into spring rolls, laid onto pancakes, stirred through soups or simply served over precision-cooked rice.
The dishes on owner-chef Jeni Sae-Yang’s menu aren’t unfamiliar territory, but her cooking has an everything-from-scratch ethos and a lightness of touch that can make it seem as though you’re tasting them for the very first time.
Those tissue-thin Peking duck pancakes are a triumph, every bit by the book, and magnified by house plum sauce made bright with orange marmalade. Supple, slippery duck wontons taste like heightened versions of themselves in a remarkably pure 12-hour duck broth.
Noteworthy xiao long bao and ruggedly marbled char siu pork neck, meanwhile, prove there’s lots more in Sae-Yang’s arsenal, as do her dumpling classes and mahjong nights. One to set your sights on.
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