Cuisine Italian and French

Specialities Pasta, seafood, dessert

Wine list A dozen choices from New and Old Worlds

Average food cost Lunch HK$50-HK$150, dinner HK$200-HK$300

Opening hours 11am-midnight

Remarks A breezy and modern restaurant, this place serves great seafood dishes in an alfresco ambience.

BELGOS EAST

G/F, Oxford House, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay

Telephone 2250 5020

Cuisine Belgian

Specialities Mussels and frites, waffles

Wine list Italy, California, Australia and France

Average food cost Lunch 120-HK$160, dinner HK$150-HK$250

Opening hours 11am-midnight

Remarks The first restaurant to bring Belgian dining to Hong Kong, it offers Belgian beers, delectable Belgian waffles and mussels.

CAFE EINSTEIN

G/F, 33 Tong Chong Street, Quarry Bay

Telephone 2960 0994

Cuisine Continental and Spanish tapas

Specialities Pasta

Wine list From France, Australia, Italy, New Zealand and the US

Average food cost HK$280-HK$500

Opening hours 11am-1am

Remarks Wholesome western dishes are served all day at this prominent outpost of the Quarry Bay cafe society.

CHIUCHOW GARDEN RESTAURANT

1/F, Cityplaza IV, Taikoo Shing

Telephone 2885 0212

Cuisine Chiu Chow

Specialities Dim sum, noodles, seafood

Wine list International

Average food cost HK$100-HK$150

Opening hours 8am-midnight

Remarks Hong Kong's largest group of Chiu Chow restaurants, established in 1981, is known for authentic traditional food balanced by innovative dishes, and also for its famous kung fu tea.

GRAPPA'S MILLENNIO

G/F, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay

Telephone 2219 0288

Cuisine Italian

Specialities Pizza, steak, seafood

Wine list Selection from Italy, California, Australia and France

Average food cost HK$150-HK$200

Opening hours Noon-midnight

Remarks Located on the ground floor of the architecturally award-winning Lincoln House, this restaurant is a favourite lunch spot and after-work hangout for the suits in Quarry Bay.

ICHIKAWA

Shop 262, 2/F, Phase 2, Cityplaza, Taikoo Shing

Telephone 2967 9678

Cuisine Japanese

Specialities Sushi, sashimi, teppanyaki

Wine list No

Average food cost Lunch HK$120, dinner HK$230

Opening hours Mon-Fri noon-3pm, 6pm-11pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11.45am-4pm, 5.30pm-11pm

Remarks This restaurant offers traditional Japanese dishes by marrying local produce with that from Japan and around the world.

KIN'S KITCHEN

G/F, 9-11 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau

Telephone 2571 0913

Cuisine Cantonese

Specialities Smoked chicken, seafood, Chinese farm-style dishes

Wine list New World (Carmenere Guan Reserve, Potal Alto, Chile)

Average food cost HK$300

Opening hours Noon-3pm, 6pm-11pm

Remarks Established by Hong Kong columnist

and gourmand Lau Kin Wai, this restaurant strives to provide authentic Cantonese cuisine with fresh ingredients bought daily, and without MSG.

THAI ORCHIDS CAFE & BAR

G/F, 39 Tong Chong Street, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay

Telephone 2856 9848

Cuisine Thai

Specialities Pasta, curry, seafood

Wine list 10 red, 10 white, two sparkling, champagne

Average food cost Lunch HK$60-HK$100, dinner HK$100-HK$150

Opening hours 11.30am-midnight

Remarks A relaxed informal Thai restaurant and meeting place serving many of the kingdom's most popular dishes. Try the chicken curry served in a whole coconut.