After opening restaurants Taki and Inari in late 2022, Tiger Lane is ready to unveil the remaining eateries as part of their highly anticipated food hall precinct in the Canberra Centre.

Spanning 2000 square meters including five hawker-inspired eateries, a modern Chinese restaurant and a central bar, each will offer a unique and delicious culinary experience with signature pan-Asian flavours from Japan to South Korea, China and Southeast Asia.

The largest restaurant of the precinct will be Mr Wang, a Chinese restaurant influenced by Australian culture. Led by legendary local chef Gerald Ong of Project Enoki and Sourdog Provisions, he says diners can expect both nostalgic and new flavours.

“Mrs Wang is modern Australian Chinese that’s interesting enough for the well-travelled gastronaut, yet familiar enough to call it your new Chinese local,” says Ong.

“Some of the menu will change daily, based on what we’re getting from local farmers and what’s in our fish tanks. There’s also a lot of fun speckled throughout the menu with dishes like fried ice cream with char siew caramel.”

Ong is also driving two of the hawker halls, Lucky Duck and Golden Panda.

“Lucky Duck is inspired by traditional Cantonese barbeque culture, with a wood fired duck oven at its heart, while Golden Panda honours the hawker, dai pai dong and Tze char shops of Asia,” says Ong.

Celebrated Australian Chef, Shaun Presland sits at the helm of Tiger Lane and leads the menus for the remaining three hawker offerings – Sticky Beak, Blowfish and Inari Express.

“Sticky Beak is where you’ll find Asian Fried Chicken and Korea’s version of the dagwood dog. Inari Express is the little sister of our signature restaurant Inari and serves up everyday Japanese street food favourites on the go,” says Presland.

“Blowfish offers next level hand rolls and groovy poke bowls, putting a pop culture spin on your standard sushi roll using everyday sando concepts like a bacon and egg sushi roll, a Philly cheese roll and a fried chicken and curried egg roll.”

Designed by interior architecture firm, Interior Life, Tiger Lane is inspired by the hawker centres of Asia with an action-packed sensory overload. Think lined red and white neon strips on the ceiling to mimic the passing traffic of busy streets, a stainless-steel bar reflecting the chaotic surrounding visual stimuli in its mirrored surfaces, and a life-sized bus stick and quirky Asian vending machines.

“We worked hard to evoke the feelings that you get in bustling Asian streets like Tokyo, and Hong Kong from which we drew inspiration. Places that are all joined by a common thread of vibrancy,” says Interior Life Director, Thomas Scerbo.

“When you walk inside Tiger Lane you will experience a huge sensory awakening because it’ll feel as close as possible to the real thing – the vibrant, electric and intense energy and spice in the air and in the food of these places,” he says.

“Mrs Wang, in particular, is a place of discovery – it’s an anchor of the precinct and gives a sense of the unexpected, paying homage to yum cha culture, with a glorious 1930s art deco style.”

Tiger Lane’s remaining eateries are expected to open later this month. Visit https://www.tigerlane.com.au/ for more.