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The capital’s enormous ethnic Chinese community has been shaping everything from the business scene to the street food landscape here for generations, especially around Yaowarat where Chinatown buzzes with that perfect mix of heritage and hustle. You've got your casual street side spots or the full on formal family banquet venues. Not much in between for when you just fancy really good Chinese food on a random Tuesday or any day.
That's the gap Jǐng fills at Andaz One Bangkok. The name means 'scenery' or 'view' in Chinese, which clicks the moment you walk in. Natural light pours through the windows on the L Floor, making the restaurant feel airy and relaxed.
Before you start worrying this means the food has gone all fusion and experimental, take a breath. The kitchen runs on pure authenticity. Experienced chefs use techniques they've spent years perfecting. Quality ingredients arrive daily. Traditional preparations get the respect they deserve.
The open kitchen steals the show before you even taste anything. It's built like a theatre stage so you can watch the entire performance. Woks crackle and hiss. Flames leap up in controlled bursts. You're eating dinner and watching a masterclass at the same time.
Jǐng plants its flag firmly in Sichuan and Cantonese territory. Breakfast is served as a buffet with Chinese-focus selections. It features fish congee that tastes like comfort in a bowl, X.O. sauce omelet with proper savoury punch, dim sum selections and noodle soups that steam gently.
Lunch and dinner open up the full repertoire. The dim sum gets made fresh every single day. Seafood receives serious attention. The poached sea bass swims in pickled sour cabbage soup spiked with Sichuan pepper, creating this incredible push and pull between sour, spicy and clean fish flavour.
Typhoon shelter tiger prawn arrives crackling with crispy garlic and chilli. The poached chicken sounds simple except when chicken gets treated this well, it becomes something you remember. Chongqing noodle delivers that signature Sichuan pepper numbness that creeps up on you. The baked wagyu beef tart takes dim sum into luxury territory without losing its comfort food soul. Turnip puff might be the sleeper hit, the thing you order because someone at the next table has it and you suddenly need to know what you're missing.
Leave space for the mango sago with coconut soft serve. It tastes like summer sorted itself out in a bowl. The ginger milk custard brings those warming spice notes that Chinese desserts do so well.
Here's where Jǐng does something genuinely unusual. They employ an actual tea sommelier. Not just someone who pours tea and knows a few facts, but a proper trained professional who understands how different teas interact with different flavours. The selection sources from Thai artisanal producers. Your sommelier walks you through pairings that genuinely elevate the food rather than just giving you something nice to sip on.
The tea cocktails offer another route if you're not feeling traditional. You basically design your own drink from five different housemade tea infusions. It's creative bartending that respects the tea rather than drowning it.
Two private dining rooms are tucked away for when you need them, but the real triumph of Jǐng is how it refuses to add be just a special occasion restaurant. This is the spot you text your mate about on a Wednesday when you both fancy dim sum. It's where you take yourself for a solo lunch because you're craving those noodles. It's equally good for your anniversary dinner or a casual Saturday with friends. That versatility matters in a way most restaurants never achieve.
The whole thing sits right on Wireless Road. Breakfast buffet runs from 6.30am to 10.30am. Lunch service covers 11.30am to 2pm. Dinner goes from 5pm to 10pm. Book through jing.bkkaz@andaz.com or call 02-483-1234.
Jǐng, L Floor, Andaz One Bangkok, Wireless Road.