By Jessica Wang (thatsbj)
Updated: 2008-03-25 10:35

Ex-Siemens employees Enya and Jessie ventured into the restaurant business with a health-conscious “yoga cafe” in mind but later changed their business plan to Tao, a minimalist restaurant with tranquility as its theme.

This black and white eatery – with only a splash of color from the plants – gives Lucky Street a touch of class. Similar to SALT, Tao also has weekly prix fixe menus: two-course/three-course lunch (RMB 68/88), and dinners (RMB 148/168). With an experienced hotel chef and well-trained wait staff, the food here – reminiscent of five-star hotel food – is consistently good and pleasantly satisfying. The crab cakes with lemon and honey were absolutely delightful, and the salmon with sweet pea ravioli was seared to perfection – although the sweet pea ravioli failed to keep up with the moist texture of the fish.

And the lamb loin was a juicy slab of meat, deliciously seasoned with sage and crushed peppers. Definitely worth another visit.

Tao
Daily 11am-2pm, 6-11pm.
C10 Lucky Street (on the west side), Chaoyang District
5867 0209