One of the world\u2019s most luxurious Chinese restaurants will open its first Australian outpost in Melbourne next year, as part of Crown\u2019s $200m hospitality overhaul.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong fine diner Mott 32\u2014 recognised by Michelin and World\u2019s 50 Best \u2014 is set to open next March, with the Herald Sun also able to exclusively reveal two new venues by US hospitality tycoon Andy Masi will be joining the rollout. <\/p>\n
Las Vegas Mexican restaurant Amaya and speak-easy The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails will open in 2028. <\/p>\n
They join world-best butcher Victor Churchill, and newly named gastropub Bellevue Bar and Terrace, in Crown\u2019s mega 15-venue rollout over the next 18 months. <\/p>\n
Founder Malcolm Wood assured Melburnians his tenth Mott 32 restaurant would be nothing like his other international projects in Singapore, Vancouver or Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will 100 per cent not do a copy-paste, that\u2019s one of the reasons for our success,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYour city has a high culinary intelligence. The food culture is executed at a high standard… you do food exceptionally well and some of the best restaurants come out of Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Melbourne and Sydney, you can\u2019t just run a franchise and expect it to work. You have to do things right and bring your A-game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Wood said one of the reasons he was initially drawn to open a Melbourne outpost was the city\u2019s receptiveness to the cuisine and culture.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t be cocky going into a city expecting it to work, you have to localise the brand to the market, dial up and create a menu accordingly,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe also feel Crown is a fantastic partner and a great space, with great locations for us further down the line.\u201d <\/p>\n
One dish that\u2019ll stay on the extensive, modern Cantonese menu is Mott 32\u2019s signature apple wood roasted Peking duck, which takes two days to make.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Hong Kong, in Chinese culture, you go to a restaurant because its famous for a certain type of cuisine. (The people) would never go to one restaurant mixing it up…. we\u2019ve broken every single rule,\u201d Mr Wood said. <\/p>\n
Mott 32 is actively recruiting for an executive chef and restaurant team, with a head chef already locked down. <\/p>\n
The 160-seater will live in the former Silks restaurant and will be designed by the internationally acclaimed Joyce Wang Studios. <\/p>\n
Also part of Crown\u2019s expansion is the addition of Mr Masi\u2019s two Las Vegas venues Amaya Modern Mexican and The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails.<\/p>\n
Amaya, a vibey casual restaurant, will deliver a fire-powered menu of fresh seafood, meat and share-style plates, washed back with tequila and mescal-spiked cocktails. <\/p>\n
Barbershop will double as a working barber and hidden cocktail lounge boasting an exclusive whisky list. <\/p>\n
Crown Melbourne chief executive Ed Domingo said: \u201cThis next wave of openings signals our ambition to re-imagine Crown Melbourne as a world-class entertainment destination for the next generation of guests and Melburnians.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBuilding on a proud history of securing Australian-first brands alongside standout local icons, we\u2019re delivering experiences you won\u2019t find anywhere else in the country \u2013 right here on the Southbank riverfront.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the world\u2019s most luxurious Chinese restaurants will open its first Australian outpost in Melbourne next year,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[124,8106,297,23,133,8096,8099,2285,8093,8088,2288,8095,8085,8098,8100,8105,8087,8089,8092,513,8091,8090,260,8083,532,355,119,135,120,8097,8103,8086,8104,2417,8094,5792,247,117,8101,68,8102,8084],"class_list":{"0":"post-6678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-melbourne","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-andy-masi","10":"tag-asia","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","13":"tag-australian-outpost","14":"tag-beijing","15":"tag-china","16":"tag-chinese-culture","17":"tag-class-chinese-restaurant","18":"tag-eastern-asia","19":"tag-ed-domingo","20":"tag-exclusive-whisky-list","21":"tag-food-culture","22":"tag-head-chef","23":"tag-hidden-cocktail-lounge","24":"tag-hospitality-overhaul","25":"tag-hospitality-tycoon","26":"tag-kitchen-team","27":"tag-las-vegas","28":"tag-luxurious-chinese-restaurants","29":"tag-malcolm-wood","30":"tag-melbourne","31":"tag-mexican-restaurant","32":"tag-nevada","33":"tag-new-south-wales","34":"tag-north-america","35":"tag-northern-america","36":"tag-oceania","37":"tag-peking-duck","38":"tag-restaurant-mixing","39":"tag-restaurant-team","40":"tag-signature-applewood","41":"tag-singapore","42":"tag-single-rule","43":"tag-south-eastern-asia","44":"tag-sydney","45":"tag-united-states-of-america","46":"tag-victor-churchill","47":"tag-victoria","48":"tag-world-class","49":"tag-world-class-entertainment-destination"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}