Manchinro

Year-End Lunch, Slowly (2025) Trusting the Kitchen at 萬珍樓 There are many ways to enjoy an end-of-year lunch. Sometimes lively and celebratory. Sometimes quick and practical. This time, we chose something quieter. When dining with family—especially those who love Chinese food but feel undecided about what to order—one option is to stop deciding altogether. Order a course. Share a few preferences in advance. Then let the kitchen take care of the rest. That was our approach this year. We placed a reservation about two months ahead, shared a few ingredient preferences, and asked for a self-paced course. The result wasn’t dramatic—and that was exactly why it worked. ⸻ The 2025 Course (Lunch) This year’s menu felt balanced and deliberate, moving naturally from light to satisfying without trying to impress. 1. Three-Delicacy Appetizer Platter A calm opening—clean flavors, gentle contrasts, nothing rushed. 2. Eight-Treasure Dried Scallop Thick Soup Deep but not heavy. Comforting, steady, and quietly rich. 3. Braised Fresh Sliced Abalone (Oyster Sauce) Tender without showing off. Cooked long enough to be kind. 4. Steamed Scallops and Tofu with XO Sauce This dish set the tone for the meal: cooperation over dominance. The tofu acted as a pause—soft, grounding, and necessary. 5. Peking Roasted Duck Crisp where it matters, restrained where it counts. Served as part of the flow, not as a centerpiece demanding attention. 6. Spicy Garlic Fried Rice with Crab Meat Warm, fragrant, and satisfying without being heavy. 7. Chinese Sweet Duo A gentle close. Sweetness without insistence. Nothing tried to outshine the table. Each dish arrived when conversation naturally slowed—not when the clock demanded it. ⸻ Drinks (Ordered Separately) • Ice Jasmine Tea – clean and steady • Apple Peach Cider – light sweetness, easy to return to • Mango Daiquiri – smooth, gentle, never overpowering Chosen to support the food, not compete with it. ⸻ Atmosphere & Tempo Manchinro is not a place to rush. If you arrive with nothing to say, it may feel long. But if you’re comfortable with slow conversation, shared silence, and long pauses, it becomes a very good place to be. • Slow food • Slow drinks • Time that stretches instead of compresses It doesn’t try to entertain you. It simply holds the day gently. ⸻ Practical Notes (Worth Knowing) • Reservations: For special occasions or year-end dining, booking about two months in advance is recommended. Reservations are made through the official website as a request; confirmation usually comes by phone or email within about five days. If not, it’s fine to follow up. • Walk-ins: Possible, but expect a long wait—sometimes a couple of hours. Busy places are busy for a reason. • Families & pacing: Best suited for adults or older children who are comfortable with a long, calm meal. ⸻ A Note from an Earlier Visit Years ago, a lighter lunch course (around ¥5,500) left a similar impression—fine balance, gentle Cantonese flavors, and a lively, sometimes noisy dining room. You’re lucky if you get a seat. That consistency is reassuring. ⸻ Final Thought This wasn’t a meal designed to impress. It was designed to be remembered without effort. For a year-end lunch with family or close friends—especially when you want to close the calendar calmly—this approach works well. Sometimes the best choice isn’t knowing exactly what to order. It’s knowing when to let go and trust the kitchen.

The atmosphere is hard to rate because while it’s beautiful it betrays the rest of Chinatown being “Chinese” because most of the servers are Japanese however I do understand it’s hard to staff such a large place with only Chinese people. Food was super good I tried multiple dishes, and all were pretty authentic Chinese food. The rooms were beautiful and there were many intricate designs.

There are so many delicious restaurants in China town but this may be my favorite! Everything we ordered came out so incredibly fresh and well cooked. The atmosphere was sophisticated and romantics . The staff is very attentive giving you fresh tea even before your pot was empty. I wish they had a few more dumpling options but everything was amazing.

who else has that authentic waiting room in front of the restaurant ? the food is also nice while they provides classic music performance

Visited here for Chinese New Year eve dinner. Excellent interior. Service is top notch and the food was really good too. Probably one of the better restaurants in Chinatown. They have a good range of good quality tea as well. Highly recommended.

We visited the two highest rated Cantonese restaurants in Chinatown today. One for lunch and this one for dinner. While our dinner experience was not nearly as good as lunch, this restaurant stands on its own as a good dining option. The restaurant’s first floor dining room is ornate and we were able to enjoy live music while we ate. Service was good, but not friendly. Prices were high, but portions were large. We left happy we tried it, but deciding that we probably wouldn’t be back.

Enjoyed the food and the atmosphere here. Only waited 5 minutes for a seat on Sunday afternoon. Waiters were friendly and attentive. As others have mentioned, the only downside was the price. Didn’t quite feel like it was worth the money, but I would go back and tell others for try it.

This is a long-established fine Chinese restaurant located in Yokohama's Motomachi and Chinatown area. The restaurant is spacious and clean, and the decor and furnishings are carefully selected. The dishes served here range from the classic to the unusual using high-end ingredients, all of which are made with the finest ingredients and are refined and full of flavor.🥟🍜 I love their fried noodles with starchy sauce.✨✨ I highly recommend everyone to try their authentic Chinese cuisine.👍

We were in Yokohama for the day. It was recommended to have Shark fin soup while in Chinatown. Manchinro was highly rated. We opted for the 7 course price fixed menu. Every course was awesome. Service by Thearum was fabulous. Highly recommend this place. Appetizer was excellent which consisted of jelly fish. Char siu. Roast duck, walnut a jelly thing and a shrimp. 2nd course was shark fin soup. It was good but would be good to have a little more shark fin. Shrimp 2 ways was good. Fishnfillet was good and the XO sauce was tasty. Friedmchicken was nice and tender. Fried rice with beef was excellent. The dessert of almond bean curd with Mayberry sauce was fantastic. Smooth and not to sweet. A good palate cleanser

Went there today. First, the place is visually stunning. Second, the food or fantastic. Finally, the price was much lowered than I expected. Very highly recommended.

A great historical Chinese restaurant. They don't do all you can eat. Taste: Simply good. Great quality. Price: Higher. Customer service: Very good. Tip: They have one more restaurant on the back street. Din-sum especially.

When visiting Yokohama Chinatown Manchinro is a great place to relax and dine with an amazing Chinese cuisine experience. During my visit I wanted to try the famous Sharkfin Soup and I have to say it was worth paying $50 for it. The quality of the food was spot and not to mention they will replace your dish when your next item comes to the table. Braised pork known as Kakuni was so soft that my chopstick went right through like butter, so delicious. Reason I don't give 5 stars is due to the long wait in between your food and the table height is way to low for a 6'3 person mike myself. I think if my Japanese was better I would have ask them to move me to a table that had more leg space.

Excellent Chinese restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown. Manchiro does not offer the all you can eat, therefore you are getting much better quality food. The menu is quite extensive - dim sum dumplings, Peking duck, noodles, shrimp, pork... it seemed like endless options. Everything was delicious! Prices were fair for the quality. Also to note: they serve wine which is not always a guarantee in a Chinese restaurant.

Luxurious! Servers polish plates and dinnerware. Select a course menu and enjoy a nice slow paced, top quality cuisine and service. A perfect place to bring a business guest. The tea , the shumai, the shark fin soup ( I don't think they actually used real shark) etc were superb.

Very good set meals. A little pricy but if you wanna eat well you gotta drop some coin. In Yokohama for the day. Dad came here more than 40 years ago and recommended the food. Shark fin soup was delicious. As was the Gyoza, beef and rice. Hell it was all delicious. And the mango pudding..... Yeah, it was marvelous and velvety. You want great Chinese food in Yokohama? This is the joint to come to.

This place is lovely but they own another restaurant directly behind this place that serves the best dim sum ever. That's what I'm reviewing. Got there at 1:30 pm on a Wednesday and it was pretty quiet. This dim sum is off a menu but they have a good English menu with tons of photos. Got the usual hargow and siumai and a delicious steamed bun full of egg custard. Good tea in a pot if you ask. Lots of dishes so you can keep the sauces at bay. Mustard and chili on the table. A button on the table is used to get service, brilliant! Pricey but we stuffed ourselves for $70 and ate dim sum which was as fresh as sushi. The splurge was worth it; live a little dim sum lovers!

Amazing food and amazing service! Cantonese style Chinese they have another part that only sells dim sum which we will try later, however the dim sum here was absolutely amazing, dumplings and soups also delish... They bring a sauce for each dish --which we loved- and staff very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly-- English menus are available and they speak very good English :)

Good service, good live music performance, truly great quality of food. Expect service that may take longer during the busy time Had a blast for our "last supper"