Park Chinois is a renowned restaurant in Mayfair, known for its luxurious setting and offering the finest Chinese and South East Asian cuisine. Designed by Jacques Garcia, the restaurant features two distinct dining experiences: Salon de Chine, providing an intimate atmosphere with exceptional Asian cuisine and live jazz performances, and Club Chinois, recreating the ambiance of Shanghai supper clubs with a decadent menu and live entertainment acts. Following the launch of its Limited-Edition Chichibu Whisky, The Luxury Editor was invited to experience Park Chinois. Read on to discover more.

The art of the front desk and the Maitre?d seems an increasingly vestigial concept in contemporary restaurant culture where slippery economies of scale require a quick in and out to massage bottom lines. It?s a testament of intent, therefore, that Park Chinois has bucked this trend and engaged Giorgio Lucarelli to fulfil this important role. A man with roughly 20 years of experience in the London restaurant scene, Giorgio has worked at the best, for the best, from Nobu to Sexy Fish. He looks more elegant than the majority of diners he seats, bursts with bonhomie and a glowing intelligence and reminds, in a lateral way, of Harvey Keitel?s ?The Wolf? from Pulp Fiction (without the body disposal bit, naturally).
His warmth is infectious and his natural sense of occasion sets the tone perfectly for an immersive experience which recreates the quintessence of 1930s Shanghai dining...