4.1
- 4.2Food
- 3.9Service
- 4.2Ambience
- 3.6Value
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4.1
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YUKIMI
Malaysia1 review
Dined on 18 September 2026
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Malaysia2 reviews
Dined on 29 December 2025
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Tokyo Metropolitan Area1 review
Dined on 20 November 2025
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Malaysia1 review
Dined on 10 November 2025
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Dined on 4 October 2025
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Sunshine Coast7 reviews
Dined on 30 June 2025
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Chicago / Illinois1 review
Dined on 27 March 2025
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Dined on 18 February 2025
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Dined on 8 January 2025
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13 July 2026
At The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur, Li Yen serves classic Cantonese dishes, including traditional and innovative dim sum, honey-glazed BBQ Iberico pork and roast goose. The guide highlights its luxurious setting and dishes prepared around a featured hero ingredient.
Published in MICHELIN Guide
28 January 2026
Li Yen at The Ritz-Carlton presents The Reunion Stars, a Lunar New Year menu by Executive Chef Alex Au that pairs traditional flavours with refined techniques. Highlights include Hong Kong-style waxed meat clay pot rice and prosperity barbecued suckling pig; advance bookings are required.
Published in Grazia Malaysia
27 January 2026
Li Yen’s Chinese New Year set menus feature eight-course reunion meals, with chef Alex Au preserving classic flavours while refining ingredients. The article praises dishes including the deeply savoury black garlic chicken soup and crisp truffle prawns.
Published in The Star
27 August 2025
Li Yen’s A Culinary Journey Through Chiu Chow promotion features traditional dishes, including slow-braised duck served with a two-decade-old master sauce. The promotion, led by executive Chinese chef Alex Au, is available until September 30.
Published in The Star
4 February 2025
Li Yen at The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur, presents a Lunar New Year menu of eight signature dishes, available until Feb 12. The article highlights traditional and premium-ingredient dishes, including barbecued suckling pig, steamed grouper and whole abalone.
Published in The Star
For dim sum, Sunday lunch (Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm) is a great choice, guests repeatedly praise Li Yen's dim sum and many visitors report enjoyable morning/early lunch dim-sum visits.
Portions at Li Yen are generally generous, guests note "portions were big, " and at least one reviewer says small dishes can be suitable for groups of 4–6 people.
Yes, Li Yen's intimate ambience and elegant service, and guests calling it a perfect spot for special occasions, make it well suited to a special evening.
Li Yen is busiest during special dim-sum/buffet events, reviewers report long queues and crowded stations at Chinese New Year. By contrast, some lunch and dinner visits were peaceful, with only two tables or a few guests, and mornings before the dim-sum rush felt quieter.
Li Yen offers an intimate, elegant dining room with stylish Chinoiserie touches and refined service; guests often note a posh, hotel‑level ambience sometimes accompanied by live musicians.
Smart casual is the guide at Li Yen, polished but relaxed, a comfortable choice for business dinners and special occasions.
Li Yen feels most peaceful early in service, guests say arriving for dim sum early in the morning or visiting in the early afternoon (around 2–2:30pm) found the dining room calm and pleasant.
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