TWO UK DEBUT CONCEPTS HEADED FOR CHINATOWN LONDON

Shaftesbury has announced that two UK debut concepts will be joining Chinatown London’s Shaftesbury Avenue. Hong Kong-style tea restaurant, The Eight, and serve yourself Sichuan eatery, Zhang Liang Malatang, are both set to launch at the destination later this summer.

Inspired by the traditional Hong Kong tearooms that originated in the 1950s, The Eight will bring its debut concept to Chinatown London’s 68/70 Shaftesbury Avenue. The 80 cover, 1,500 sq ft restaurant and café, next door to Japanese patisserie Sakurado, will serve a selection of traditional Hong Kong dishes, including signature abalone wanton noodle, rice wrapped in omelette with wagyu beef, and rickshaw noodles. The Eight will also offer snacks such as Hong Kong curry fish balls and red bean pudding cake (Put Chai Ko), alongside traditional milk tea and the brand’s home brewed Ginseng drink.

With over 5,500 sites, Zhang Liang Malatang is one of the most famous concepts across Asia-Pacific. Bringing the concept to Europe for the first time, the operator has selected the 1,200 sq ft 112 Shaftesbury Avenue site adjacent to Indonesian eatery Nusa Dua. Translating to ‘spicy soup’, Mala Tang is traditional street food from Sichuan where diners can customise their hot pot with a choice of fresh ingredients, including crab legs, fish balls, and seafood sausages.

A spokesperson for The Eight, commented: “Since originating in the 50s, the style of the Hong Kong tea restaurant has evolved. The tea rooms back home are heavily inspired by cuisine from around the world and we wanted to bring this unique experience to the UK. Chinatown London has an incredible selection of global flavours and we know The Eight will feel right at home here.”

 

Julia Wilkinson, Restaurant Director at Shaftesbury, added: “Chinatown London is the place to be for new experiences. Both The Eight and Zhang Liang Malatang are brilliant examples of concepts launching their UK debut offering within the Chinatown London community, providing our visitors with yet more unique regional Chinese and Pan-Asian foodie adventures. By choosing Chinatown London, they also really cement the destination’s position as somewhere ESEA brands can trust, with an insatiable growing audience that will help them to succeed.”

 

Further information can be found @ChinatownLondon and www.chinatown.co.uk

 

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China is changing and traditional values are being complemented by new ideals and trends, inspired by other parts of the Far East and the West.  This is influencing what Chinese people and visitors expect in Chinatown.  Shaftesbury understands this and is experiencing directly the evolution of China, spending time in its cities to see, taste and hear what is happening first hand.   

  

Whilst inherently Chinese, under Shaftesbury’s long-term curation and partnership with the community, Chinatown is evolving to reflect the changes occurring in the Far East, creating is a mix of tradition and modernism that makes cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul some of the most exciting places in the world.  Centrally located and one of the best-connected destinations in the capital, Chinatown is served by many underground stations, as well as the Elizabeth line at Tottenham Court Road. 

  

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中国正在经历翻天覆地的变化，而在东亚其它地区和西方的影响下，中国的许多传统价值也正在和新的理念与潮流相融合。这样的变化也在影响着中国人与其他地方游客对中国城的看法与期待。Shaftesbury对这样的趋势有着深刻的理解，而且也对中国的高速发展有着直接的体会。在过去的一段时间里，Shaftesbury的一些员工被派往中国，亲自去观看、去品尝、去倾听今天中国的脉搏。  

   

虽然伦敦中国城本质上还是中国传统的延伸，但在Shaftesbury长期的精心策划与管理下，并且在与当地社群的合作下，中国城正在成为反映亚洲巨变的一面镜子。如今，中国城和上海、北京、东京、首尔等等许多令人激动的亚洲城市一样，成为了一个传统与现代相互碰撞、相互融合的地方。  

  

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All our properties are close to the main West End Underground stations, and within ten minutes’ walk of the two West End transport hubs for the Elizabeth Line, at Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street. 

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Shaftesbury 在伦敦最有活力的西区（WestEnd）拥有、管理的地产组合总面积达到16英亩。这些以餐饮、娱乐和零售为主，以公寓和办公室为延伸的地产组合集中于抢手且繁荣的卡纳比大街（Carnaby）、七晷区（Seven Dials）和中国城（Chinatown）区域。同时，Shaftesbury 在科文特花园（Covent Garden）东、西两侧、Soho区和菲茨罗维亚区（Fitzrovia）也拥有大量地产。 

Shaftesbury 的地产不仅全都毗邻伦敦西区的各大地铁站，同时紧邻横贯城铁“伊丽莎白线”（Elizabeth Line）上两个西区交通枢纽站——托特纳姆法院路（Tottenham Court Road）站和邦德街（Bond Street）站均在步行10分钟范围内。