
Hong Kong's Metropol Restaurant, known for dim sum trolleys, will close in September
South China Morning Post08-07-2025
A Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong known for serving dim sum from traditional trolleys will close down at the end of September after being in business for 35 years, joining a slew of eateries that have folded in the city in recent months.
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A staff member of Metropol Restaurant, located at United Centre in Admiralty, told the Post that the establishment would operate until September 27, but did not offer a reason for the decision to shut down.
The restaurant opened in 1990 and is one of three eateries in Hong Kong operated under the Heichinrou group, a Japanese brand of traditional Chinese restaurants first established in the Chinatown of Yokohama, Japan, in 1884.
On the group's website, Metropol Restaurant is described as the brand's premium restaurant designed for dim sum lunches and banquets.
It can accommodate 1,200 people, has five private rooms, and is available for small parties or banquets of over 100 tables.
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There are two remaining Heichinrou restaurants in Diamond Hill and Kwun Tong.
A Japanese notice on its website indicated that the group had announced the closure of all its restaurants in Japan on May 20 this year, and filed for bankruptcy the following day.
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A staff member of Metropol Restaurant, located at United Centre in Admiralty, told the Post that the establishment would operate until September 27, but did not offer a reason for the decision to shut down.
The restaurant opened in 1990 and is one of three eateries in Hong Kong operated under the Heichinrou group, a Japanese brand of traditional Chinese restaurants first established in the Chinatown of Yokohama, Japan, in 1884.
On the group's website, Metropol Restaurant is described as the brand's premium restaurant designed for dim sum lunches and banquets.
It can accommodate 1,200 people, has five private rooms, and is available for small parties or banquets of over 100 tables.
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There are two remaining Heichinrou restaurants in Diamond Hill and Kwun Tong.
A Japanese notice on its website indicated that the group had announced the closure of all its restaurants in Japan on May 20 this year, and filed for bankruptcy the following day.
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