YumCha - Central Park

Established in 2019. History of Cholon Central Park ChoLon translates to "big market" in Vietnamese and is named after the largest Chinese-influenced market in Saigon. Fittingly, it also includes Chef Lon Symensma's name, who opened ChoLon in Downtown Denver in 2010, following his extensive culinary travels throughout Asia. Chef Lon spent over a decade in New York City honing his culinary skills. For three years he worked under acclaimed Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at his flagship restaurant. Implementing a variety of cooking techniques and ingredients from his travels around China and Southeast Asia, Lon spent five years as the Executive Chef of the iconic Buddakan in NYC. After many years of evolution - including eight years on the 5280 Top 25 Restaurants List and being named a James Beard finalist for Best New Restaurant in America - Symensma and business partner Christopher Davis-Massey opened a second ChoLon location in Central Park.