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A Globally-renowned Hongkong Restaurant, Mott 32, Has Opened Its First PH Branch in Cebu
Heads up! Your next go-to Chinese restaurant in Cebu is here!
By: Mira Maestrecampo | October 07, 2022
Flavors discovered worldwide are incorporated at this Chinese restaurant using innovative cooking techniques.
Images: Mott 32 Facebook page
It’s fascinating how we Filipinos have this insatiable taste for food and not just settling for typical and local flavors. Undeniably, we know you love to explore beyond the ordinary and always crave something new for your taste buds.
And yes, Filipino food is indescribably delicious, but the international cuisines and delicacies sure hit your palates differently. Much to this fortunately modern times, almost all kinds of global food are made available and accessible in the country—Korean, Japanese, Thai, Moroccan, American, Italian, Mediterranean, Asian, and more!
Yoorekka has found out about this new Chinese restaurant in Cebu City that brings you the authentic taste of modern Chinese cuisine, and we’re excited that you’ve also found it here—the Mott 32!
A bite of this Barbecue Pluma Iberico Pork takes you to an exquisite dining experience.
Image: Mott 32 Facebook page
This world-renowned Chinese restaurant finally opens its sophisticated doors to the Cebuanos and tourists visiting Cebu City! Initially established in 1981 in Hongkong, Mott 32 Restaurant has widened its reach globally, with branches in famous cities and countries, namely Las Vegas, Vancouver, Singapore, and Bangkok. Cebu is lucky to be chosen as among the new homes of this Chinese restaurant, along with Seoul and Dubai, where restaurant hubs will be launched soon.
This new restaurant in Cebu stays true to giving an exquisite dining experience to its customers, proven by numerous awards it has received - World Interior of the Year Award during the Inside Festival 2014 and Asia’s Top 100 Restaurants in 2019 and 2020, recognized by Opinionated About Dining.
This Chinese restaurant in Cebu celebrates the culture and culinary tradition of Hong Kong, representing Chinese City in the heart of New York Central. The name ‘Mott 32’ is an homage to 32 Mott Street in New York, where the first Chinese convenience store opened in 1891. Mott 32 is hailed as the world’s culinary icon in contemporary Chinese cuisine and is one of the top Chinese restaurants in the world.
See the spectacular interiors? This is found in Mott 32 in Cebu City!
Image: Mott 32 Facebook page
As you enter this new restaurant in Cebu, you will be greeted with lavish interiors that incorporate New York’s industrial style and Hong Kong’s opulence. The sleek, elegant, and luxurious restaurant motif comes to life in Cebu City, born out of the genius design of the award-winning interior designer Joyce Wang Studio.
Aside from the lavish designs of the restaurant, you will be enthralled to know that Mott 32 serves the best authentic Chinese dishes that take your breath (and taste buds) away! Though pricey in a sense, this Chinese restaurant in Cebu guarantees authenticity and quality in the food that they serve, offering a fine dining experience you will not get anywhere else in the city.
Sit anywhere in this fine dining restaurant and bask in the elaborate mix of contemporary New York and modern Chinese interiors.
Image: Mott 32 Facebook page
Another element that makes Mott 32 unique is its signature style of offering the best authentic Chinese food. Chefs at this restaurant consider cooking an art, utilizing innovative cooking techniques to create dishes that bring you to different flavors while highlighting Chinese culture. Sourcing their ingredients is highly prioritized, thus only using organic and sustainable ingredients as much as possible.
The people behind Mott 32 work closely with farms to ensure the freshness of the ingredients used to serve authentic, uncompromising dishes. This new Chinese restaurant in Cebu mainly serves Chinese food, inspired and curated by Cantonese, Beijing, and Szechuan influences.
The Applewood Roasted Peking Duck is the definition of cooked for perfection and is one of the restaurant’s best specialties.
Image: Mott 32 Facebook page
One of the genius chefs behind the restaurant’s signature Cantonese cuisine is a highly-respected Chinese chef, Executive Chef Lee Man Sing. The Michelin-awarded chef is one of the many people behind this luxurious restaurant in Cebu City, and you can now get a taste of in-demand Chinese cuisine.
The Forbidden Rose Cocktail is one of their best signature drinks, with a spicy kick!
Image: Mott 32 Facebook page
If you opt for a simpler dining option, Mott 32 boasts your elevated dim sum favorites also served at the restaurant. Another must-try among the handful of fine and authentic Chinese food served from the vast array of menu options is the Barbecue Pluma Iberico Pork glazed with Yellow Mountain Honey. This dish is made out of char siu or Chinese barbecue pork. Saucy, glazed, and flavorful, you sure will come back to taste more.
The original and classic Filipino dim sum favorites are now served how they are originally really made here at Mott 32.
Image: Mott 32 Facebook page
This Chinese restaurant in Cebu City is strategically located at the heart of South Road at NUSTAR Resort and Casino. While it just launched its soft opening last September 3, you can still access the restaurant’s bar menu and spend every happy hour with your favorite premium cocktails.
Address: The Strip, NUSTAR Resort and Casino, Kawit Island, South Road Properties, Cebu City
Contact Number: 03 2520 4468
Email Address: mott32.cebu@nustar.com.ph
Operating Hours: Daily, 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Price Range: PhP198 to PhP26,800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mott32cebu
Adding up to new restaurants in Cebu City is Mott 32, where refined dining and gastronomic pleasures are best experienced. As a Filipino with a knack for food, Cebu is lucky to be chosen to have this new and authentic Chinese restaurant, bringing the best of Hong Kong here in the Philippines.
For more new spots and fine dining options in Cebu, visit Yoorekka Magazine now!
Stay safe as you travel and dine in! Make sure to follow social distancing protocols and observe health precautions. For now, keep safe!
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About Mira Maestrecampo
Mira - with a long surname - is a girl who dreams of becoming a news anchor someday, in God's perfect time. She loves to read books and eat different kinds of cheesy or saucy food. A coffee addict and a dog lover, she loves long hugs, hot coffee on an afternoon break with friends, or simply sleeping all day with her stuffed unicorns.
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