Jing Happiness: A Cantonese Cafe With Sparkle

Emily Young | Feb 12, 2011 10:00 am | 1 comment | 1708 reads

Dominated by Hong Kong-style dishes, with occasional twists of Sichuan, Fujian, Malay and Western cuisine, this polished cafe offers attentive service and suits both business talk and intimate chat.

The Sichuan-style chicken feet (RMB 25), marinated with pickled peppers, is a “cold” dish that becomes fairly hot, with the spice amped up by the underlying layers of pickled cabbage.

Meanwhile, the braised sirloin in curry sauce (RMB 38) marries tender beef with equally soft chunks of fried potato. The only blemish is the uneven curry sauce, monotonously spicy with a slight aftertaste of lemongrass.

Soothe your burning taste buds with zhishi ju zajun 芝士焗杂菌 (RMB 28), a baked mix of mushroom and cream gravy, then “dim sum” up with Cantonese steamed milk (RMB 12) or a Macanese-style egg tart (RMB 6).

Also try: Charme, Lotus Garden

Jing Happiness 晶禧餐厅
Daily 11am-10pm. Unit 3010, 2/F, Vantone Center, 6A Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (5907 1851/61)
朝阳区朝阳门外大街甲6号万通中心2层3010

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benblu's picture benblu Submitted by Guest on Sun, 02/13/2011 - 20:35

The Jing is a large, spacious, high ceilinged, well-lit restaurant more suitable for small to large groups and not really ideal for your cozy, intimate tete-a-tete dinner. Overall the decor is straightforward and no-nonsense, but the ambiance is ok anyway.The service was good and the food was great. Not too expensive which can be a problem with this suburb.

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