CRISTAL ROOM BY ANNE-SOPHIE PIC WELCOMES VIVANT BY JOHNNY PHAM FROM SHANGHAI FOR ONE-NIGHT-ONLY DINNER COLLABORATION IN HONG KONG ON 16th NOVEMBER

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<<Hong Kong, 13^th October, 2025>> – Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic will host an exclusive one-night showcase with Vivant by Johnny Pham, the acclaimed Shanghai newcomer rapidly earning acclaim as one of the city’s most exciting French–Asian dining destinations recently also awarded with One Knife by The Best Chef Awards 2025.

On Sunday, 16 November for one night only, Chef Johnny Pham and his team will join Head Chef Marc Mantovani and the Cristal Room by Anne Sophie Pic brigade to present a meticulously crafted tasting menu that spotlights the creative signatures of both restaurants. This marks Vivant’s Hong Kong debut, offering guests a rare opportunity to experience the restaurant’s celebrated approach alongside Anne-Sophie Pic’s poetic French gastronomy.

Recently awarded “Best Restaurant” by Foodie Forks 2025 on 22 September, 2025 as well as “Best New Restaurant Opening” and named among the “Top 20 Restaurants of Hong Kong” by Tatler Best 2025, One MICHELIN-starred Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic has quickly become one of the city’s most sought-after dining destinations. The restaurant presents elegant, poetic gastronomy curated by Anne-Sophie Pic, the world’s most decorated MICHELIN-starred female chef. In Hong Kong, Head Chef Marc Mantovani and Pastry Chef Leo Faler lead a talented culinary team committed to precision and creativity, while the sommelier team delivers a world-class beverage experience designed in collaboration with Paz Levinson, Executive Cheffe Sommelier of Group PIC.

About Vivant & Chef Johnny Pham

Opened in late 2024 in the historic Far Eastern Hotel in Shanghai, Vivant has swiftly established itself as one of the city’s most compelling new restaurants. At its helm is Chef Johnny Pham, a Lyon-born talent of Vietnamese heritage whose career spans prestigious kitchens in France and China, including his role as Chef de Cuisine at Shanghai’s celebrated three MICHELIN-starred Taian Table.

At Vivant, Pham translates his classical French training into a cuisine that is precise yet expressive, layering meticulous technique with subtle nods to Asian ingredients and sensibilities. The result is cooking that feels both timeless and contemporary, grounded in tradition while speaking with a modern voice. Within just months of opening, Vivant has become a destination for discerning diners and critics alike, praised for its elegant tasting menus, thoughtful pairings, and the personal narrative Pham brings to every plate.

Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic x Vivant Collaborative Menu

The evening begins with four opening creations crafted together by Cristal Room by Anne Sophie Pic and Vivant: a tartelette of tourteau crab, a chinchard tartlet lifted with shiso, oyster crowned with caviar, and a playful pie-tee filled with pistachio and ebi shrimp. Vivant then presents its striking Symphony of Tuna, layering akami and otoro with Oscietra caviar, followed by Cristal Room’s iconic Berlingot ASP, filled with comté cheese and served with mushroom consommé accented by coffee and sobacha.

The journey continues with Vivant’s Brittany blue lobster, prepared over barbecue and served with a coral Béarnaise sauce, alongside Cristal Room’s refined and classic Seabass with caviar since 1971. For the main course, Vivant introduces the Zhongfa pigeon, paired with huangjiu, truffle, and delicate cabbage raviolis. The collaboration concludes with Cristal Room’s Millefeuille Genmaicha and a selection of mignardises.

The full collaboration menu are as follows:

PRÉMICES

crab tartelette

chinchard  |  shiso

oyster  |  caviar

pie-tee |  pistachio  |  Ebi shrimp

By Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic & Vivant

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SYMPHONIE OF TUNA

akami, otoro, caviar

By Vivant

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LES BERLINGOTS ASP ©

pasta filled with 24 months aged Comté

champignons de Paris consommé infused with coffee and sobacha

By Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic

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BRITTANY BLUE LOBSTER

cooked over barbecue, coral béarnaise sauce

By Vivant

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WILD SEABASS, PETROSSIAN DAURENKI CAVIAR, CHAMPAGNE SAUCE

Jacques Pic’s signature since 1971

By Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic

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ZHONGFA PIGEON

huangjiu, truffle and cabbage raviolis

By Vivant

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LE MILLEFEUILLE

geranium chantilly, candied ginger and crispy tuile

genmaicha crémeux

By Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic

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MIGNARDISES

madeleine  |  Buddha’s hand

hazelnut |  curry

By Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic

Event Details

• Date: Sunday, 16 November 2025 (one night only)
• Venue: Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic, Hong Kong
• Menu Price: HK$2,580 + 10% per guest
• Optional Drinks Pairing: HK$1,388 + 10% for mixed pairing and HK$1,888 + 10% for wine pairing

Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic is open for lunch from Tuesday – Saturday and for dinner from Monday – Saturday. For reservations / bookings at Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic for this special collaboration event, please visit website at HERE.

<<ENDS>>

About Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic

One MICHELIN-starred Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic represents a groundbreaking collaboration between Baccarat, the iconic crystal manufacturer and creator of enchanting worlds, Anne-Sophie Pic, the world’s most Michelin starred female chef, and Leading Nation Hospitality in Hong Kong. This remarkable restaurant, opened in mid November 2023, seamlessly blends the realms of hospitality, design, and gastronomy. Conceived by Gilles et Boissier, the renowned Paris-based architecture and interior design studio behind Baccarat Hotel in New York, the 40-seat venue offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and showcase the culinary know-how with the open kitchen.

Anne-Sophie Pic, acclaimed for her culinary finesse and renowned for her concept and cuisine philosophy of “Suffusion”, brings her unmatched exquisite sensibilities, perfect balance, and striking flavour combinations to the Cristal Room. Throughout her unique creations, together with her head chef Marc Mantovani, she invites guests to savour dishes that reflect her French identity while showcasing Asia as a re-appropriation of her own traditions. Beverage creations, extension of Anne-Sophie Pic signature, are imagined with Paz Levinson to create a symbiosis between dishes and drinks. In the same pursuit of perfection, Anne-Sophie Pic and Eric Verbauwhede, created artful expressions of the chef’s culinary philosophy in the realm of pastry.

At the entrance, guests are greeted by a mesmerizing chandelier engulfed in flames. This stunning display symbolizes the harmonious fusion of the four elemental forces – fire, air, earth, and water – that serve as the foundation for all Baccarat creations.

Cristal Room by Anne Sophie Pic – Restaurant Accolades

*MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau 2024 – One MICHELIN Star

*Harpers Bazaar Hong Kong 2025 – Best New Restaurant of Hong Kong

*Harpers Bazaar Hong Kong 2025 – Top 30 Restaurants of Hong Kong

*Travel & Leisure Asia 2024 – Top 30 Restaurants of Hong Kong

*SCMP Top 100 Tables 2024 – Best Interior Design

*SCMP Top 100 Tables 2024 – Top 100 Tables of Hong Kong

*Prix Versailles 2024 – Most Beautiful Restaurants in The World

*Tatler Best 2025 – Best New Restaurant of Hong Kong

*Tatler Best 2025 – Top 20 Restaurants of Hong Kong

*Foodie Forks 2025 – Best Restaurant

About Forty-Five

Forty-Five located in LANDMARK is the most exciting art, culinary and lifestyle destination in a generation. The sprawling space atop Gloucester Tower houses five new experiential concepts, including MICHELIN-recommended The Merchants, Kaen Teppanyaki, Cardinal Point, One MICHELIN-starred Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic, and private members’ club, the Gloucester Arts Club.

Address: 43/F Gloucester Tower, LANDMARK, 15 Queen’s Road Central

About Leading Nation Hospitality

Founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs Gerald Li and Kevin Poon, the Hong Kong-based hospitality group Leading Nation specialises in eclectic F&B with a focus on éclat and design, all of which combine to craft unique culinary experiences. Young, dynamic and with a proven track record of world-class operations, Leading Nation’s award-winning portfolio of concepts including Elephant Grounds, The Diplomat, Wagyumafia, and more, have grown from Hong Kong to cities including Chengdu, Guangzhou, Manila, and Tokyo.

About PIC and Chef Anne-Sophie Pic

Anne-Sophie Pic, the world’s most Michelin starred female chef, is known for her exquisite sensibilities, perfect balance, and striking flavour combinations, which achieve superlative equilibrium between powerful tastes and their delicate expressions. Her unique legacy is founded in grace and audacity – a bold openness to the world and a reverence for the earth and those who cultivate it.   At the heart of Anne-Sophie Pic’s creativity is her concept and cuisine philosophy called “Suffusion”.  Suffusion happens when aromas enter a new flow, expressing themselves at their very best, through astonishing new tastes and sensations, through the use of different techniques from the French culinary tradition such as marination, infusion, steeping, or smoking.

Anne-Sophie Pic holds 3 Michelin stars in her gastronomic Pic*** restaurant in Valence, France where the family house has been located for three generations. With Anne-Sophie Pic in charge of the creation and David Sinapian, her husband, at the head of the company, they turned Pic into a group dedicated to luxury restaurants and high-end F&B experiences.

Follow the Pic universe on social media @annesophiepic @pic-valence @ladamedepicparis

About Baccarat

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