Specialities Steak

Wine Champagne, white, red, rose and dessert Old and New World

Best for Business meal

Average food cost Lunch HK$350, dinner HK$500

Hours Mon-Fri noon-3pm, 6.30-11pm; Saturday 6.30-11pm; Sun 11am-3pm, 6.30-11pm.

The restaurant has a sophisticated yet laid back atmosphere.

DAN RYAN'S CHICAGO GRILL

Shop 114, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 2845 4600

Cuisine American

Specialities US steak, seafood, ribs, burgers

Wine 20+ international choices

Best for Casual bite

Average food cost HK$150

Hours Mon-Fri 11am-midnight; Sat-Sun & PH 10am-midnight

Fans swear by the ribs and seafood, and they say the burgers are the best in town.

DOMANI

Level 4 Patio, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 2111 1197

Cuisine Italian

Specialities Seafood, suckling pig, veal

Wine Mostly Italy and France. Prices from HK$450 a bottle.

Best for Romantic meal

Average food cost Dinner HK$800

Hours Noon-2.30pm, 7-10.30pm

Under the leadership of Michelin Star-winning chef Pier Bussetti, Andrea Spagoni heads the kitchen to ensure dishes are just as they are in Bussetti's restaurant in Italy.

GRAPPA'S RISTORANTE

Shop 132, Level 1, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 2868 0086

Cuisine Home-style Italian

Specialities Pizza, pasta, roast lamb chops, tiramisu

Wine Italy, California, Australia and France

Best for Casual bite

Average food cost Dinner HK$400

Hours 9am-midnight

This laid-back venue serves up home-style Italian recipes made from carefully sourced ingredients from Italy.

JW'S CALIFORNIA

Level 5, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 2810 8366

Cuisine Pacific Rim and Japanese

Specialities Sushi, seafood

Wine 150+, mostly Californian and Australian

Best for Business meal

Average food cost Lunch HK$200-HK$300, dinner HK$400-HK$500

Hours Noon-3pm, 6-11pm

The sushi bar leads into a fine Californian-style restaurant serving imaginative modern American cuisine.

PEKING GARDEN

LG/F, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 28458452

Cuisine Pekingese

Specialities Abalone, bird's nest, cold appetiser, boiled soup

Wine International

Best for Business meal

Average food cost HK$150- HK$220

Hours 11.30am-4.30pm, 5.30-11.30pm

Renowned for its Peking duck and beggar's chicken, both presented with much tableside ceremony.

PETRUS

Level 56, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, 2820 8590

Cuisine French

Specialities Pasta, steak, seafood, dessert

Wine Probably the city's largest collection of Petrus and other fine Bordeaux wines.

Best for Romantic meal

Average food cost Breakfast HK$220, lunch HK$400, dinner HK$1,000-HK$1,500

Hours 7-10am, 12.30-2.30pm, 6.30-10.30pm

Epitomises excellence in French haute cuisine.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

G/F Lippo Centre, Admiralty, 2522 9090

Cuisine American steakhouse

Specialities Steak, seafood

Wine Award-winning list, mainly French, American and Australian

Best for Business meal

Average food cost Lunch HK$200-HK$300, dinner HK$500

Hours Noon-11pm

Specialising in the finest-quality steak and seafood, served with New Orleans flair.

SHIRO

G/F Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2155 8066

Cuisine Japanese

Specialities Sashimi, sushi and grilled seafood

Wine Selection of New and Old World wines, cocktails and sake

Best for Casual bite

Average food cost Lunch HK$200, dinner HK$340

Hours 11am-11pm

Shiro offers dishes for those on the run.

THAI BASIL

Shop LG 001, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 25374682

Cuisine Thai

Specialities Curry, rice-paper rolls, desserts

Wine International wine list

Best for Value

Average food cost Lunch HK$150, dinner HK$200

Hours 11.30am-11pm

Modern Thai food, attractively and imaginatively presented. Leave room for the excellent desserts.

Y? SHANGHAI

Level 3, Pacific Place, Admiralty, 29189833

Cuisine Modern Shanghainese

Specialities Dim sum, noodles, seafood, drunken chicken and stir-fried river shrimps, dessert

Wine 16 white, 14 red, Chinese wine

Best for Romantic meal

Average food cost Lunch HK$250, dinner $350

Hours 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-midnight

The Ye Shanghai concept embodies the past, present and future.

ZELO

Shop 007, LG1, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2918 1028

Cuisine Spanish

Specialities Caesar's salad with gillette chicken, pan-roasted Iberico porkloin

Wine Well-established and lesser-known wines by the bottle and glass

Best for Casual bite

Average food cost HK$200-HK$300

Hours 11.30am-11.30pm

Spanish cuisine served in contemporary surroundings.