Westfield currently lists “Long Jing” as an upcoming Level 3 tenant. Launch Story understands the Chatswood restaurant will mark Green Tea Group’s first Australian location. The LONGJING name is also used by Green Tea Restaurant in overseas markets including Singapore and Malaysia.
Founded in Hangzhou, Green Tea Group traces its origins to a youth hostel established beside the Longjing tea fields near West Lake in 2004, before opening its first Green Tea Restaurant in 2008. Its menu is built around contemporary local Zhejiang and Jiangnan-inspired Chinese cuisine, with dishes including Longjing roast chicken, Dongpo ribs and vermicelli-wrapped prawns.
Beyond the food, LONGJING leans into contemporary Chinese aesthetics, with interiors inspired by Jiangnan landscapes and traditional Chinese design elements.
Green Tea Group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in May 2025. According to CIC data cited in its Hong Kong IPO prospectus, the group ranked third by restaurant count and fourth by revenue among casual Chinese restaurant brands in mainland China in 2024.
By the end of 2025, the group had 609 restaurants and annual revenue of RMB4.76 billion (approximately A$1.0 billion). Its network expanded further to 733 restaurants by June 2026.
International expansion is becoming a more meaningful part of the business. Revenue from Hong Kong, Macau and overseas markets rose 266.5% year-on-year to RMB162.8 million (approximately A$34.2 million) in the first half of 2026. The group was operating in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia alongside Hong Kong and Macau.
(Image credit: Instagram@Long Jing Singapore)
Chinese outlet Tide News has described overseas operations as an emerging “second growth curve”, reporting that Green Tea’s Singapore restaurants are achieving higher average spending and store-level operating margins than its mainland business. The group expects its network outside mainland China to exceed 30 restaurants by the end of 2026.
Chatswood, an affluent Sydney North Shore suburb with a strong Asian cultural and dining presence, has become a popular entry point for Chinese consumer and restaurant brands. China-origin hotpot chain Haidilao operates at Westfield Chatswood, while MIXUE has a store at Chatswood Interchange.
LONGJING’s arrival also follows a broader shift towards regional Chinese restaurant chains expanding overseas. Launch Story recently reported that Hunan cuisine chain Nonggengji is preparing to enter Melbourne after expanding across several international markets.
(Image credit: Westfield Chatswood)