Xinmingyuan

Overall scoring
76
Word-of-mouth ratings
4.5
Popularity index
14621

Xinmingyuan - Business Reviews

Located next door to Parkview Green Shopping Mall, this restaurant is the private canteen of the owner of Parkview Green, with only 5 private rooms and a small hall. The food here takes the original and pure route, without exaggeration, but the most appropriate evaluation is that it is delicious. The restaurant was originally a dining place for the upper echelons of Parkview Green, but thanks to the owner's love for Hong Kong chef Da Fai, the traditional and authentic Cantonese flavors were able to be tasted by the public. Xinmingyuan was awarded the title of Best Popular Chinese Restaurant of the Year and Outstanding Cantonese Restaurant of the Year by Time Out magazine in 2014. It was also recommended by Tatler magazine as one of the best restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai in 2014. One of Brother Dahui's specialties is called Oil-soaked Sea Fresh. The main ingredient of this dish is small yellow croaker, which is soaked in oil is one of the best ways to cook small yellow croaker. The key to this dish is the sauce, which is deceptively simple, made in proportion to light soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, chicken essence and pepper, but the ratio is the secret of taste. The small yellow croaker is about seven to eight taels, deboned and fried in peanut oil until fully cooked, scooped up and placed on the sauce to serve. Dahui is very good at innovation, in order to adapt to the heavier taste of northerners, he changed steaming to oil immersion, so this dish is also popular with northern diners. The menu of Xinmingyuan is only a thin one, but it is classic. Signature crispy chicken, rose flame shrimp, Sichuan prawn balls, ghost horse cowboy meat, salt and pepper tofu, bacon rice and other humble dishes can also be made deliciously. The soup is also a must-try, and it varies from day to day, so you can call the store. The restaurant's after-dinner sweet water is also good, such as coconut milk sago, raw walnut dew, red bean paste glutinous rice balls, and almond tea, which are especially popular with ladies. Of course, you can also taste high-end dishes such as abalone and cucumber wings. What is surprising is that when the customer is not busy, if the customer wants to eat something outside the menu, as long as there are ingredients, as long as the chef can make it, he will try to meet the customer's request. The storefront of Xinmingyuan is very low-key, quite faint in the world, the stone statues standing in front of the door, the verdant bamboo, and the textured hollow wooden door make people pass by and can't help but stop and watch. Walking into the hall, there is a small side hall on the left, only a few wooden tables, bird wallpaper, bird cages hanging from the ceiling are quite quiet, and the five small private rooms on both sides of the corridor are decorated with red and brick red elements, and the red lanterns above the head are very Chinese. The privacy of the private room is good, but it is a pity that the private room is cold. The restaurant manager is hands-on, meticulous and courteous, but some guests report that the service in the private room is too enthusiastic and may interrupt the chat.

Xinmingyuan - recommended dishes

Fresh at sea soaked in oil
The key to this dish is the sauce, which is deceptively simple, made in proportion to light soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, chicken essence and pepper, but the ratio is the secret of taste. The main ingredient is about seven to eight taels of small yellow croaker, which is fried in peanut oil until fully cooked after deboning, and then placed on the sauce and served. The skin is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it is delicious to eat with a dipping sauce.
Signature crispy chicken
The surface of the crispy chicken is roasted golden brown and shiny, the color is even, the skin is crispy and the meat is tender when you bite into it, the chicken is rich in juice, the ripeness is just right, and it is not hard or hard, and it is well received.
Rose flame shrimp
This dish uses fresh and fresh nine-section shrimp, cooked in rose wine, the rose wine is slightly drunk, and the shrimp meat is very delicious and springy, which is worth trying.
Other recommendations:
Sichuan prawn balls, ghost horse cowboy meat, salt and pepper tofu, bacon rice, soup, pineapple pork, Dongjiang tofu pot, spring rolls, coconut milk sago dew, raw walnut dew, red bean paste glutinous rice balls, almond tea

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