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landmarks, in the lobby before heading to the restaurants. Oryn, meaning golden, is a gorgeous Chinese speciality
Elevators and a flight of broad white marble steps lit by restaurant. Inspired by the bioscope culture of Shanghai in
clusters of Art Deco style pendant lamps lead the way to the the 1920s, the restaurant is designed with deep, saturated
upper level (FB) dedicated only to dining with two colours; rich drapes; The Golden Dragon, a majestic motif of
restaurants – The Merchants and Oryn. a dragon across the main wall; a bioscope with circular
As the name suggests, The Merchants, alludes to trade openings that offer a glimpse of different colours; round
that – over millennia – conveyed spices, goods, culture and mirrors on the ceiling that echo the circles of a bioscope;
ideas, across vast regions. Artwork on the passage outside artefacts from the Far East; and an eye-catching bar.
the restaurant and within it reference Mumbai’s The food menu features Cantonese and Sichuan
tradespersons; the city’s legendary dabbawalas (a lunchbox specialties that are a contemporary homage to heritage.
or tiffin delivery and return system in Mumbai whose The drinks menu offers a choice of spirits, while the
origins go back to the 1890s; there are currently over 5,000 cocktails menu, inspired by Wu Xing (the ancient Chinese
dabbawalas in Mumbai delivering over 200,000 lunch philosophy of the five elements wood, fire, earth, metal and
boxes each day!); and stories of spices. The restaurant is water) features a choice of 10 drinks evocative of these
spacious; it has 306 covers with two private dining rooms; elements. Edging the restaurant is a lovely glasshouse, aptly
in keeping with its theme serves a choice of global cuisine or called Beyond Oryn, designed for private celebrations; it
tiffins and has six theatre kitchens. overlooks the runaway, is particularly stunning by night,

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