The JW Marriott Mumbai recently launched a new Asian restaurant called Dashanzi on the second level of the hotel. Inspired by the chic and casual art district of Beijing, this new restaurant is your go-to place to indulge in authentic and modern flavours of China. Here's an account of our afternoon at Dashanzi. What's Hot: Loved the assortment of dumplings with unique ingredients.

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pMumbai recently welcomed a new Asian restaurant called Dashanzi at the JW Marriott in Juhu. Positioned as a progressive Asian restaurant, it has replaced cityandrsquo;s famous gin bar lounge Arola by Michelin Star chef, Sergi Arola. Launched earlier this month, we dropped by to experience its menu, which is an assortment of Chinese and Japanese cuisines, along with a few authentic Cantonese dishes. When invitations come in as mini bamboo steamer baskets with chocolate dumplings, it is hard to say no! .andnbsp;/p pandnbsp;/p
pChic with an uber-cool dandeacute;cor, the restaurant overlooks the sea, making it an ideal location for city-dwellers who wish to binge on dumplings and hot miso soup while witnessing the sunset. Our lunch appointment with hosting chefs andndash; Chef Venecio Cadavida and Chef Stanley Lum Wah Cheok began andnbsp;the moment we took our seats. The lunch commenced with a delicious sushi and sashimi platter which they call the Gurando platter. While everything on that platter tasted delicious, the cuttlefish, however, was the winner; thanks to its melt-in-the-mouth texture a...