Hai Yan at The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi Reopens After Two Years

With a refreshed menu and an elegant design update, Langkawi's only Chinese fine dining restaurant welcomes back diners to its splendid oceanfront space

After two long years, Hai Yan at The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi has reopened. The pandemic had been hard on everyone but the prolonged pause also offered an opportunity to re-energise, which is what had happened to Hai Yan, which is looking better than ever and poised to make a strong comeback.

Overlooking the Andaman Sea, Hai Yan, which translates to mean Treasures of the Sea in Chinese, is the resort's fine dining Chinese restaurant, and the only one of this level on the entire island.

Three-head abalone and morel mushrooms with oyster sauce

Deep fried carrot-shaped chicken dumpling

Photo 1 of 5 Sweet and sour soft-shell crab

Photo 2 of 5 Three-head abalone and morel mushrooms with oyster sauce

Photo 3 of 5 Deep fried carrot-shaped chicken dumpling

Photo 4 of 5 Freshly baked egg custard tarts

Photo 5 of 5 Passionfruit milk pudding

Sweet and sour soft-shell crab

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Executive sous chef Jay Goh's creations showcase his skills and philosophy of "globally-inspired and locally-created" cuisine, with a menu built around premium ingredients.

Classic favourites like Peking Duck, Wok-Fried Black Angus Beef Cubes, and Golden Vermicelli with Duck Egg Yolk are still on the menu. Mouth-watering newcomers include Two-Way Main Lobster comprising fried lobster head with ginger and scallions and pan-fried lobster tail with XO sauce; Braised Homemade Yee Foo Noodles, and Lobster with Fish Maw.

Then there is the dim sum menu, complete with a newly minted Dim Sum Room where one can enjoy such fine morsels as scallop dumplings, pan-fried mushroom buns, and prawn dumplings with water chestnuts.

The restaurant boasts spacious over-water decks that offer diners a view of the eastern, southern and western horizons for a truly unique ocean experience.

The richly decorated interior is decked in hues that match the ambience perfectly.

Photo 1 of 2 Dining on the water with a breathtaking view of Andaman Sea

Photo 2 of 2 Hai Yan's opulent interior

Dining on the water with a breathtaking view of Andaman Sea

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"Being the only luxury Chinese restaurant in Langkawi, Hai Yan is destination dining for those who seek authentic modern Chinese cuisine and an 'Instagenic' restaurant with a perfect backdrop overlooking the Andaman Sea," notes Ellen Franke, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi.

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Amanda Fung

Writer, Tatler Dining, Tatler Malaysia

Amanda is a KL-born and raised third culture kid, who lives to eat. If not found reading, writing for Tatler Dining, or snacking, she is most likely playing with her dog, Katsu, sourcing new Birkenstocks, or looking for a new restaurant to venture to.

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