There's a lot to love about contemporary Asian diner Yum Sing House. Tucked away down a quieter part of the city on Sutherland Street, part-restaurant, part-bar, part-private karaoke room, this is a late-night dining and party spot that keeps good times rolling until late into the evening. Start with a feed at the futuristic, playful restaurant on the ground floor, which takes cues from the streetscapes of Hong Kong. It's embracing the art of modern pan-Asian dining, enthusiastically blending together regional Chinese flavours paired with reworked classic cocktails. Upstairs, a moody, late-night bar and five private karaoke rooms stay open until the early hours of the morning. Each room varies in size and appears to have been plucked straight off the streets of Hong Kong. It's an ideal location for your birthday get-together, a hens or bucks party, or your next work event that requires a bit of ice-breaking. Yum Sing House has welcomed a new Head Chef, Ian Ho, who has crafted inventive, seasonal dishes to revamp the menu. The share-style menu is headlined by a slew of fresh, punchy entrees, designed to get the taste buds going. There are oysters with ginger and lemongrass granita, beef tartare with sweet soy and sesame rice crackers, prawn toast with prawn mayo, and pillowy milk buns with a zingy mandarin butter. Deeper into the menu, find crispy-skinned spatchcock with lemon sauce, roasted duck crown with caramelised orange, crispy Typhoon Shelter barramundi with pickled wombok and fried radish, and shiitake cakes with marinated mushrooms and egg floss. Along with a new chef, Yum Sing House is also celebrating the change of seasons with a dynamic calendar of events, experiences and collaborations. The Suburb to City series features suburban outlets hosting onsite pop-ups, such as premium Basque cheesecake purveyor Bakt, that will showcase two custom cheesecake flavours — Szechuan chilli chocolate and black sesame yuzu. "We're thrilled to bring Melbourne diners a season full of new flavours, collaborations, and experiences. We love to celebrate the creativity of both our team and our community partners, offering guests different ways to discover contemporary Asian cuisine, all in the heart of the city," says Yum Sing House Director Kiet Diep. Yum Sing House will also host guest chef Geoff Marett, who will recreate a Dai Pai Dong, an iconic Hong Kong open-air food stall. There will be flavour-filled dishes, flowing sake, and DJs spinning 90s R&B and hip-hop. Images: Supplied. Like what you see? Subscribe to the Concrete Playground newsletter to get stories just like these straight to your inbox.
