The Chairman

At a glance

A Cantonese restaurant on The Wellington’s third floor in Central. Danny Yip is founder and restaurateur; Kwok Keung Tung is the longstanding head chef.[1]

Cooking & identity

Cantonese food history and ingredient research shape new dishes, with the team spending months exploring ingredients and methods.[1]

Why this profile is included

The Mingles and Onjium collaborations document Cantonese exchange with Korean, southern Thai and Malay-Archipelago kitchens. Danny Yip and head chef Tung are identified separately.[2] [3]

Connected restaurant / chef: Danny Yip · Kwok Keung Tung

Recent developments

1. 2025-03-23

   Announced programme: A four-restaurant Signature Session drawing on distinct Asian food traditions. The Chairman representatives include both owner Danny Yip and head chef Tung.[2]

Collaborations & guest appearances

2 collaboration projects · 1 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Danny Yip / The Chairman × Kwok Keung Tung / The Chairman × Mingoo Kang / Mingles × Supaksorn Ice Jongsiri / Sorn × Kim Jin-hyuk / Alla Prima

   • 2025-03-23
     Mingles · Seoul
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Danny Yip / The Chairman · Kwok Keung Tung / The Chairman · Mingoo Kang / Mingles · Supaksorn Ice Jongsiri / Sorn · Kim Jin-hyuk / Alla Prima

   A four-restaurant Signature Session drawing on distinct Asian food traditions. The Chairman representatives include both owner Danny Yip and head chef Tung.[2]

2. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Danny Yip / The Chairman × Cho Eun-hee / Onjium × Park Sung-bae / Onjium × Kevin Wong / Seroja

   • 2024-03-23
     Onjium · Seoul
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Danny Yip / The Chairman · Cho Eun-hee / Onjium · Park Sung-bae / Onjium · Kevin Wong / Seroja

   A three-kitchen dialogue around spring ingredients and Hong Kong, Korean and Malay culinary traditions. Danny Yip is named; Tung’s participation is not assumed.[3]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. 2026

   Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 · No.1[4]

2. 2026

   One MICHELIN star in the 2026 Hong Kong & Macau selection.[5]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. 50 Best · chairman-1 · The Chairman ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. koreajoongangdaily.com · chairman mingles sorn allaprima 2025 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. 50 Best · chairman onjium seroja 2024 ↗Published 2024-02-14 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. MICHELIN · mono-8 · MONO ↗Published 2026-03-19 · Checked 2026-11-02