HAKKASAN
Hakkasan is a Cantonese restaurant and hospitality group originating in London. Its first restaurant was founded in 2001 by Alan Yau, who was also behind the Wagamama Japanese restaurants and later the Yauatcha restaurant. Hakkasan serves modern Cantonese cuisine fused with Western upscale dining experience. Hakkasan is the flagship brand of the Hakkasan Group, which existed from the restaurants founding up until 2021, and was reestablished in 2025; during the first incarnation of Hakkasan Group, the restaurant also opened a nightclub at its Las Vegas location which was one of the highest grossing nightlife venues in the United States in the early 2010s.
The Hakkasan Group expanded into multiple restaurants and concepts and by 2020 had operated 61 venues in 22 markets. After the COVID-19 pandemic caused many establishments to close though, Tao Group Hospitality acquired Hakkasan in 2021, a transaction facilitated by Tao's then-parent Madison Square Garden Entertainment prior to PokerStars founder Mark Scheinberg purchasing Madison Square Garden's stake in the merged entity. Scheinberg also facilitated the reestablishment of the Hakkasan Group in 2025.
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