Hakkasan is a high-class modern Chinese restaurant in the West End

West End of London

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 of London, England, at Hanway Place. The restaurant was created by Alan Yau

Alan Yau

Alan Yau , OBE is a London-based restaurateur who is best known for founding the Wagamama food chain in the United Kingdom...

, also behind the Wagamama

Wagamama

Wagamama is a British-headquartered restaurant chain, serving pan-Asian food in the style of a modern Japanese Ramen bar.-History:Created by Alan Yau, who subsequently created the Chinese restaurants Hakkasan and Yauatcha in London, the first Wagamama opened in 1992 off Gower Street in...

 Japanese

Japanese cuisine

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 restaurant chain and the newer Yauatcha

Yauatcha

Yauatcha is a Chinese restaurant in Broadwick Street, Soho, London, England, specialising in dim sum.The restaurant was created in 2004 by Alan Yau, who previously created the Wagamama Japanese and Busaba Eathai Thai restaurant chains and the more expensive Hakkasan restaurant, also in London...

 restaurant, also in London. The multi-million pound

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 interior at the original Hakkasan was designed by the French designer Christian Liaigre who fused distinctly modern aesthetic with traditional Chinese motifs.

The restaurant gained a Michelin star rating in 2003.

The British Restaurant

Restaurant (magazine)

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 magazine released its sixth annual global ranking of the 50 Best Restaurants

Restaurant (magazine) Top 50

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 in April 2008. Hakkasan was rated 19th in the list, with a total of five London restaurants listed.

In January 2008 Alan Yau sold a majority share in Hakkasan.

External links

• Official Site
• Article from The Guardian
  The Guardian
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  , 2001.