Blu Lobster

The flagship restaurant of the Shangri-la Hotel in Xizhimen changed the face of dining in the city forever when it opened last year. Bringing innovative, creative cuisine to a capital where just five years ago options for high-end dining rarely extended beyond over-priced dim sum, Blu Lobster has raised the stakes considerably when it comes to fine dining.

With the capital’s one and only celebrity chef Brian McKenna at the helm, Blu Lobster has become the default venue for experiencing a truly magical meal. The concept of molecular gastronomy endorsed here – the application of science to culinary practice – means delightful dishes such as 42-ingredient salad with slow-cooked egg and Chardonnay jelly and oysters with passion fruit foam and foie gras bon bons delight again and again. A meal at Blu Lobster is one you won’t forget for a very long time and one that will make you actively seek out a Blu Lobster virgin – just to show them how truly amazing the art of eating can be.