Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
Chinese restaurant · Cambridge
270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Highlights
Upscale Chinese recipes & Asian-inspired cocktails in art-filled room
Upscale Chinese recipes & Asian-inspired cocktails in art-filled room
"This spot was a welcome addition to a Chinese food scene that was lacking in cuisine from the Hunan province. Hunan food is best known for being spicy, but Sumiao’s menu contains plenty of options regardless of one’s spice tolerance. It can get busy, so if there’s a wait for a table, consider a stroll at Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. Park around the corner, one of Kendall Square’s charming parks." - Erika Adams
"For eight years now, Sumiao Hunan Kitchen has been holding it down as one of the best restaurants in the tech and science hub of Kendall Square. As the name suggests, cuisine from China’s Hunan province, known for its hot, spicy, and sour flavor profiles, is in the spotlight here. Plus, don’t skip the pumpkin cakes for dessert if they are on the menu. Must-try dish: The steamed fish plates are a must-order, especially the lava fish amped up with duo jiao, a pickled chili sauce." - Erika Adams
"A swanky Kendall Square mainstay, Sumiao Hunan Kitchen is getting in on the fun with a $32 lunch menu from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that includes purple yam bao and stir-fried okra with oyster sauce, and a $46 daily dinner menu that includes Sumiao’s pork gyoza with vinegar sauce and fish fillets in a fiery broth lit up with Sichuan peppercorns." - Nathan Tavares
"The smoky, sour, fiery-hot food of China’s Hunan province isn’t easy to track down in Boston. Thankfully, Sumiao Hunan Kitchen in Kendall Square exists. All the dishes on the enormous menu are served family-style, and almost everything is spicy, whether it’s braised frog, cumin-y sizzling lamb, or green pepper with century egg. Come here with a group that relishes heat, or that friend with a low spice tolerance who you love to torture. The cocktails are pretty unique too, especially the drinks made with the Chinese sorghum-based spirit baijiu, which you can put away while listening to the live bands that perform here on Wednesdays and Thursdays." - tanya edwards, megan zhang, dan secatore, catherine smart, jonathan smith
"This Kendall Square mainstay is serving a Chinese New Year-themed menu along with baijiu-infused cocktails. This year’s menu, running from Friday, January 24 to Sunday, February 16, features festival flying dish with tilapia, salted duck yolk-breaded crispy shrimp, Ba Bao sweet rice cakes, and more. Nian Ye Fan, literally translated as New Year’s Eve meal, is the most important meal for many who celebrate the holiday. Per Chinese tradition, “lucky money,” which is a red envelope filled with cash, is handed out to family and friends for good luck on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, January 28). Sumiao is following the tradition and both dine-in patrons and take-out orders will receive a red envelope on that day." - Valerie Li Stack
