
"Finding the discreet entrance tucked beneath the Standard Chartered Bank Building in Central is part of the adventure at Mott 32, where region-spanning Chinese flavors meet theatrical presentation: at lunch I loved the pork siu mai stuffed with a runny quail's egg and topped with black truffle and the xiaolongbao with impossibly thin, silky wrappers, while dinner tables often order the signature Peking duck (pre-order at least 48 hours) roasted in a custom brick oven; the dramatic octagonal skylight, cozy train-car side rooms, and cocktails round out a stylish, memorable experience, and the barbecue prime Iberico pork is easily one of the city's best char sius." - Kate Springer, Janice Leung Hayes