{"id":87865,"date":"2026-09-25T20:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87865"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:40:25","slug":"chinese-restaurant-awards-2026-hong-kongs-mott-32-takes-top-spot-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87865","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Restaurant Awards 2026: Hong Kong\u2019s Mott 32 takes top spot in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Two overseas branches of Hong Kong\u2019s modern Chinese restaurant Mott 32, located in Toronto and Vancouver, were crowned the best Chinese restaurants in Canada in the 17th edition of the Chinese Restaurant Awards.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The awards ceremony, held in the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver on September 23, saw these restaurants top the ranked 2026 Elite 30 Canada list. Beyond recognising the country\u2019s best Chinese restaurants, the awards also spotlighted 12 signature dishes and honoured both emerging and master chefs.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThe Elite 30 recognises the restaurants, regional cuisines and dishes worth discovering across the country,\u201d says Rae Kung, CEO of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. \u201cThe Signature Dish [Awards] highlight individual dishes that deserve to be celebrated on a national stage, while our individual honours recognise the people whose culinary talents and leadership are shaping Chinese cooking in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-mv7ovk e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rae Kung is the CEO of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. Photo: Rae Kung\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/09\/25\/f64a03ba-a4be-4097-820a-ac2d4ec46ffc_ce8b421e.jpg\" title=\"Rae Kung is the CEO of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. Photo: Rae Kung\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Rae Kung is the CEO of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. Photo: Rae Kung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Mott 32, which first opened in Hong Kong in 2014 with <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">chef Lee Man-sing<\/span> at the helm, has since expanded to nine cities globally, with more on the horizon. Lee now serves as the group executive chef.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While each Mott 32 adheres to the Hong Kong concept and offers some signature dishes, they also embrace local ingredients and craft their own exclusive menu items.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3368785\/chinese-restaurant-awards-2026-hong-kongs-mott-32-takes-top-spot-canada?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two overseas branches of Hong Kong\u2019s modern Chinese restaurant Mott 32, located in Toronto and Vancouver, were crowned the best Chinese restaurants in Canada in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[21,8588,107,3569,5010,30619,476,1252,1013,75],"class_list":["post-87865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-awards","tag-canada","tag-chinese","tag-hong","tag-kongs","tag-mott","tag-restaurant","tag-spot","tag-takes","tag-top","wpcat-33-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}