Celebrity Cuisine

1/F Lan Kwai Fong Hotel, 3 Kau U Fong, Central. Tel: 3650 0066. Signature dishes: baby pigeon, fish maw with tofu, fish head with ginger and spring onions. $$$

Che's

4/F The Broadway, 54-62 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2528 1123. Signature dishes: abalone braised in brown sauce, steamed buns stuffed with grilled pork. $$-$$$

The Chinese Restaurant

3/F Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2311 1234. Signature dishes: crispy beancurd with spicy salt, deep-fried spare ribs with shrimp paste, Sichuan-style poached eel with spicy broth and mung bean sheets, almond cream with egg whites. $$$$

Chung's Cuisine

Shop 1001, 10/F Times Square, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2506 9128. Signature dishes: diced rib-eye steak with crispy rice, pan-fried garoupa balls, steamed Chinese birthday buns. $$-$$$

City Hall Maxim's Palace

2/F City Hall Low Block, 7 Edinburgh Place, Central. Tel: 2521 1303. Signature dishes: fried chicken with garlic, braised duck, dim sum. $$-$$$

Cuisine Cuisine

3/F The Mira Hong Kong, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 5222. (Branch in Central, tel: 2393 3933). Signature dishes: deep-fried bean curd with shichimi powder and braised spare ribs, braised chicken with preserved plum and salted lemon, poached Chinese cabbage with bean curd skin in almond cream, green apple gelee. $$$$

Dim Sum

63 Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley. Tel: 2834 8893. Signature dishes: steamed shrimp dumplings, spring rolls, siu mai, baked sago pudding. $$

Dragon Court

Jumbo Kingdom, Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen. Tel: 2553 9111. Signature dishes: typhoon shelter crab, clams with pepper, lobster braised in stock. $$$$$

Dynasty

3/F Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2584 6971. Signature dishes: barbecued pork with honey, steamed crab claw with garlic. $$$-$$$$

East Ocean Seafood Restaurant

3/F Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2827 8887. (Branches in Quarry Bay, tel: 2887 7112; Tsim Sha Tsui East, tel: 2723 8128; The One, tel: 2698 0990; Olympian City, tel: 2367 1135; K11, tel: 2722 5622; Tseung Kwan O, tel: 2367 1136). Signature dishes: iced abalone, lobster cooked with rice noodles. $$

Farm House Restaurant

1/F Phase 1, China Taiping Tower, 8 Sunning Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2881 1331. Signature dishes: fried chicken wings stuffed with glutinous rice, steamed egg white with seafood, red-cooked pork ribs. $$$-$$$$

Fook Lam Moon

35 Johnston Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2866 0663. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2366 0286). Signature dishes: roast suckling pig, fried stuffed crab shell, almond soup with egg white. $$$$$

Forum

485 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2869 8282. Signature dishes: braised abalone with goose webs, crispy chicken, roast pork. $$$$

Golden Leaf

Lower Lobby, Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place, Admiralty. Tel: 2822 8870. Signature dishes: sauteed king prawns, baked crab meat with onions served in crab shell, sauteed asparagus with bamboo pith, poached chicken with chicken essence. $$$-$$$$

Good Fortune Restaurant

9/F Grand Plaza Apartments, 2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay. Tel: 2186 6960. Signature dishes: whole winter melon soup, steamed bamboo pith with crab meat, roe and egg white. $-$$

The Grand Stage

2/F Western Market, 323 Des Voeux Road, Sheung Wan. Tel: 2815 2311. Signature dishes: braised chicken, chops with soybean paste. $$

Hoi King Heen

B2, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2731 2883. Signature dishes: braised crab claw coated with lotus root paste and served with pomelo skin, steamed garoupa rolls with Yunnan ham, fried king prawns with wasabi and black sesame sauce, braised winter melon balls stuffed with black olive mustard. $$-$$$

Hoi Yat Heen

2/F Harbour Grand Kowloon, 20 Tak Fung Street, Hung Hom. Tel: 2996 8460. Signature dishes: oven-baked crabmeat with onion, trio of steamed seafood, steamed lobster mousse, stir-fried egg whites. $$

House of Canton Restaurant

Shop 506 Cityplaza, Taikoo Shing Tel: 2886 8861. (Branch in Kowloon Tong, tel: 2265 7888). Signature dishes: Peking duck, sauteed foie gras with Angus beef tenderloin, asparagus and black pepper, sweet and sour pork in deep-fried vermicelli nest. $$$

House of Tang

2/F Metropark Hotel Kowloon, 75 Waterloo Road, Ho Man Tin. Tel: 2761 1711 ext 3519. Signature dishes: fish head in clay pot, boiled beef in spicy sauce. $$

Island Tang

Shop 222, The Galleria, 9 Queen's Road Central. Tel: 2526 8798. Signature dishes: roast honey-grilled barbecue pork, chicken with sesame sauce and chilli oil, duck with taro. $$$$-$$$$$

Ka Kee

Johnson Mansion, 438 Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan. Tel: 2540 8266. Signature dishes: mutton casserole with water chestnuts and bean curd skin, pomelo skin with shrimp roe, abalone with sea cucumber, Chiu Chow congee with baby oysters. $$

Lee House Restaurant

2/F CRE Building, 303 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Tel: 2821 3368. Signature dishes: double-boiled fish head soup with Chinese herbs, steamed crab with egg white in Chinese yellow wine, Lee House-style chicken, steamed minced pork with salted fish. $$$

Lei Garden

Shop 3008-3011 IFC Mall, 1 Harbour View Street, Central. Tel: 2295 0238. (Branches in North Point, tel: 2806 0008; Wan Chai, tel: 2892 0333; Mong Kok, tel: 2392 5184; Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2722 1636; Sha Tin, tel: 2698 9111; Kwun Tong, tel: 2365 3238; Kowloon Bay, tel: 2331 3306; Elements, tel: 2196 8133). Signature dishes: shrimp in salted egg yolk, crispy fried chicken, crispy-skinned roast pork, poached geoduck in superior soup. $$$-$$$$

Loong Toh Yuen

3/F, 1881 Heritage, Hullett House, 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3988 0107. Signature dishes: roasted duck feet stuffed with chicken liver, roasted duck, barbecued pork and duck intestine, Angus beef with white mushrooms and garlic, braised home-made bean curd with abalone, baby vegetables and abalone sauce. $$$$$

Luk Yu

Luk Yu Building, 24-26 Stanley Street, Central. Tel: 2523 5464. Signature dishes: braised ham with fried squab, pig's lung soup with almonds, chicken wings with frogs' legs. $$

Lung King Heen

4/F The Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central. Tel: 3196 8880. Signature dishes: Peking duck, sauteed king prawns in crystal sauce, braised goose liver in abalone sauce and fish maw, baked chicken with Perigord truffle, sauteed wagyu beef cubes with Japanese green peppers. $$$$$

Man Ho Chinese Restaurant

Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2841 3853. Signature dishes: steamed crab claw with egg white, sauteed garoupa fillet with lotus bulbs and Chinese chives, baked frog legs in soy sauce, baked stuffed sea whelk with Portuguese sauce. $$$$

Man Wah

25/F Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road, Central. Tel: 2825 4003. Signature dishes: steamed crab claw with ginger and rice wine, sauteed fillet of sole in black bean sauce, braised whole fresh abalone in brown sauce, poached pear in tangerine tea. $$$$$

Ming Court

Level 6, Langham Place Hotel, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 3552 3300. Signature dishes: stir-fried sliced garoupa with assorted mushrooms and dried shrimp roe, crispy fried chicken, stir-fried shrimp with egg white, braised fresh mushrooms with fried beancurd skin topped with dried shrimp roe sauce. $$$

Nam Fong

3/F Le Meridien Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road, Pok Fu Lam. Tel: 2980 7410. Signature dishes: deep-fried scallops with pears, roasted crispy chicken, double-boiled fish maw with black mushrooms, deep-fried beef fillet with mango. $$$

One Harbour Road

7/F and 8/F Grand Hyatt, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2584 7938. Signature dishes: slow-cooked duck with mushrooms and Chinese herbs, pan-fried scallops stuffed with shrimp mousse in carrot sauce, braised spare ribs Wu Shek style, simmered fillet of garoupa with hot chilli and vegetables. $$$$

Rainbow Seafood Restaurant

16-20 and 23-24 First Street, Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island. Tel: 2982 8100. Signature dishes: fried crab with honey and pepper, fried lobster with butter sauce, fried star garoupa fillet. $$

Regal Palace

3/F Regal Hongkong Hotel, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2837 1773. Signature dishes: fried smoked chicken with tea leaves, fried shrimp with salted egg yolk. $$

Rouge

1/F Regal Airport Hotel, 9 Cheong Tat Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. Tel: 2286 6868. Signature dishes: deep-fried and stuffed roasted duck meat with mashed taro, steamed crab rice in bamboo basket, baked spare ribs with honey and preserved red bean paste, braised garoupa belly with eggplant and bean paste. $$-$$$

Royal Garden Chinese

Basement 2, The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East. Tel: 2724 2666. Signature dishes: steamed red crab with rice wine and chicken oil, whole garoupa cooked two ways, deep-fried gluten puffs stuffed with black mushrooms, black fungus and bamboo, pig's lung soup with sweet and bitter almonds. $$

Royal Park Chinese Restaurant

G/F Royal Park Hotel, 8 Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin. Tel: 2694 3939. Signature dishes: explosive crab, drunken baby pigeon. $$-$$$

Sing Yin

W Hotel, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Tel: 3717 2848 Signature dishes: wood-smoked half chicken, kelp and Chinese celery with sesame oil, beancurd, bamboo pith and mushrooms with shrimp roe sauce. $$$$

Spring Moon

West Wing, 1/F The Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 3160. Signature dishes: roast pigeon flavoured with cinnamon, pan-fried sliced cod with dark soy, sauteed prawns with XO sauce. $$$$$

The Square

Shop 401, 4/F Exchange Square, Podium, Central. Tel: 2525 1163. Signature dishes: braised conpoy with beancurd and vegetables in chicken broth, steamed chicken and sliced Yunnan ham, rice with preserved meat and preserved duck. $$$

T'ang Court

1/F Langham Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2375 1133 ext 2250. Signature dishes: stir-fried lobster with spring onion, red onion and shallots, sauteed prawns and crab roe with golden-fried pork and crab meat puffs, sauteed prawns with deep-fried taro puffs filled with shrimp, crispy salted chicken. $$$$

Tao Heung Pier 88

Shop 4, 1/F, Sino Plaza, 255-257 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2892 0988. (Branches in Heng Fa Chuen, tel: 3520 1288; Mong Kok, tel: 2390 0882; Kowloon Bay, tel: 2243 3855; Tseung Kwan O, tel: 2701 3800; Tsuen Wan, tel: 2499 0032; Tuen Mun, tel: 2449 2822; Sha Tin, tel: 2681 3828; Jordan, tel: 2771 3922; Kwun Tong, tel: 2717 6860; Aberdeen, tel: 2555 3908; Hung Hom, tel: 3691 8933; Kwai Fong, tel: 2410 0886; Causeway Bay, tel: 2831 9155; Ma On Shan, tel: 2630 9381). Signature dishes: curry king, light soy sauce marinated chicken, grouper served in two styles, hotpot with chicken marinated with wine. $$

Tien Yi Chinese Restaurant

Level 2 and 3, Peak Tower, The Peak. Tel: 2907 3888. Signature dishes: baked Australian lobster with chicken broth, sauteed Angus beef tenderloin and Australian scallop with scallions. $$$$

Tim's Kitchen

G/F and 1/F, 84-90 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan. Tel: 2543 5919. Signature dishes: steamed whole fresh crab claw with egg white, supreme snake bisque, braised pomelo skin, braised goose webs with pork tendon, sauteed pork stomach with pickled vegetables and bamboo shoots. $$$$$

Tung Kee Restaurant

98-102 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung Tel: 2792 7453. Signature dishes: red crab steamed in yellow wine, shrimp fried in salt and pepper. $$

Xin Dau Ji

14-18 Cheong Lok Street, Jordan. Tel: 2388 6020. Signature dishes: fried garoupa with sweetcorn sauce, soy sauce pigeons, fried pork with sweet and sour sauce. $$

Yan Toh Heen

G/F InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2313 2323. Signature dishes: sauteed wagyu beef with mushrooms, garoupa rolls filled with walnuts, Yunnan ham and flowering chives in a black truffle crystal glaze, roast Lung Kong chicken, poached lobster and bird's nest in egg white, chilled mango pudding. $$$$

Yat Tung Heen

Basement 2, Eaton Hotel, 380 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2710 1093. Signature dishes: pan-fried chicken with dried mandarin peel, pan-fried lamb chop with black pepper and stewed Chinese lettuce with shrimp paste. $$

Yee Tung Heen

2/F The Excelsior, 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2837 6790. Signature dishes: five-flavoured crabs, sauteed minced pork with pork skin and black beans, baked seafood rice in pumpkin. $$

Yung Kee

32-40 Wellington Street, Central. Tel: 2522 1624. Signature dishes: roast goose, liver sausage, mutton casserole with water chestnuts and beancurd skin, smoked fatty pork. $$-$$$

European

Basement Restaurant

Basement, 29 Gough Street, Central. Tel: 2854 0010. Signature dishes: grilled Japanese sea scallops, organic fresh clam spaghetti, flambeed banana crumble, chocolate parfait with fresh raspberries. $$$$$

Black Sheep

330 Shek O Village, Shek O. Tel: 2809 2021. Signature dishes: roasted sweet pepper soup, fresh artichoke salad with three sauces, moussaka, grilled swordfish, pavlova. $$$

Casa Lisboa Portuguese Restaurant & Bar

8/F LKF Tower, 55 D'Aguilar Street, Central. Tel: 2905 1168. Signature dishes: shredded bacalhau with potatoes and eggs, tiger prawns with chilli and lemon, duck rice 'old style', caramel pudding with orange. $$$

Chesa (Swiss)

1/F The Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 3169. Signature dishes: thinly sliced air-dried meat, traditional Swiss barley cream soup with vegetables and air-dried beef, raclette du Valais, traditional Swiss fondue with gruyere and emmental, Toblerone chocolate fondue with seasonal fruit. $$$$

Delicatessen Corner

B1, Holiday Inn Golden Mile, 50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 1020. Signature dishes: roasted pork knuckle with boiled potatoes and sauerkraut, butcher's platter of homemade sausage, pork knuckle and smoked pork loin, wiener schnitzel, apple strudel, German cheesecake. $-$$

The Dublin Jack (Irish)

1/F, 17 Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Tel: 2543 0081. Signature dishes: Irish stew, fish and chips, steak sandwich. $$-$$$

Fourth-Floor Restaurant and Bar

Harvey Nichols, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central. Tel: 3695 3389. Signature dishes: breaded frogs' legs with garlic butter escargots, pig's head with honey and cloves, pumpkin ravioli with leek and mild camembert filling served with sage and walnut emulsion, sesame panna cotta with black sesame ice cream. $$$$$

Frites

1/F Queen's Place, 74 Queen's Road Central, Central. Tel: 2179 5179. (Branch in Quarry Bay, tel: 2250 5188). Signature dishes: moules marinieres, roasted pork knuckle with caramelised roasted vegetables, Belgian waffles with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. $$$$$

Fusion 5th Floor

5/F The Pemberton, 22-26 Bonham Strand East, Sheung Wan. Tel: 2854 1801. Signature dishes: wagyu tongue with pickled peppers and shaved foie gras, slow-cooked egg with salted cod, roasted rack of lamb with ratatouille, grilled US Kurobuta pork rack. $$$$

Fusion Gourmet - Bakery, Market, Bistro

1/F The Pemberton, 22-26 Bonham Strand East, Sheung Wan. Tel: 2545 0068. Signature dishes: grilled shellfish feast, US Kurobuta pork sirloin with Hungarian honey and spring onions. $$$$

Gold by Harlan Goldstein

2/F, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central Tel: 2869 9986 Signature dishes: lobster spaghetti, Tuscany seafood soup, Hokkaido sea scallop carpaccio. $$$$$

JAR

2/F 8 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central Tel: 2543 8000 Signature dishes: charcuterie platter, roast chicken, secreto de Iberico, not just another bread and butter pudding. $$$$

King Ludwig

2/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley. Tel: 2899 0122. Signature dishes: sausage sampler, crisp roast pork knuckle with sauerkraut and potatoes. $$

Orange Tree (Dutch)

17 Shelley Street, SoHo. Tel: 2838 9352. Signature dishes: lamb fillets and eggplant baked in puff pastry on creamed leeks and rosemary jus, combination of grey shrimps, smoked eel and matjes herring, mussels in white wine sauce. $$$$

Sauce

9 Sha Tsui Path, Sai Kung. Tel: 2791 2348 Signature dishes: lamb cutlets, spring chicken. $$

Scala Restaurant

11/F Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2802 8888. Signature dishes: black Angus rib-eye steak, organic chicken and spinach cannelloni with roma tomato-thyme ragout, lobster risotto with wilted baby spinach and red wine reduction, chocolate pudding with chocolate chip ice cream. $$$$-$$$$$

Schnurrbart

29 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong. Tel: 2523 4700. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2366 2986). Signature dishes: mixed- sausage plate, braised beef marinated in vinegar with red cabbage and potato dumplings, fillet of pork with celery and mushroom stuffing, home-made meatloaf, apple strudel with vanilla sauce. $$-$$$

SML

Shop 1105, 11/F Times Square, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2577 3444. Signature dishes: linguine with sea urchin and chilli oil, crisp pork belly with red cabbage, red mullet with tapenade and pesto, meatballs with spicy tomato sauce. $$$

St George

1/F Hullett House, 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3988 0220. Signature dishes: snail and duck tartlet with cuttlefish, foie gras soup with black pudding and spicy citrus sorbet, roasted Iberico pork cutlet with prunes, white miso, Bellota ham and snails, Mediterranean white Jaffa. $$$$$

Swiss Chalet

12-14 Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2191 9197. Signature dishes: sauteed frogs' legs in a saffron sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes and mixed rice, barley soup with air-dried meat, deer medallions with herbs and mixed mushroom sauce served with spaetzle and red cabbage, traditional cheese fondue. $$

The Verandah

1/F The Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 3166. Signature dishes: hickory-smoked goose liver escalopes on minted melon salsa, wild mushroom tortelloni in a truffle butter sage, soy-glazed cod fillet on angel hair in a wild mushroom broth, roasted lamb loin on potato gratin with braised green beans in truffle cappuccino. $$$$-$$$$$

Weinstube (Austrian-German)

1/F Honytex Building, 22 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2376 1800. Signature dishes: spit-roasted pork knuckle, weiner schnitzel, lamb fillet and veal cordon bleu. $$$

Thai

Arun Thai

G22, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3188 1239. Signature dishes: minced roast duck with galangal spicy dressing, northeastern-style crispy fish, tom yum goong. $$$

Ayuthaiya

C Wisdom Centre, 35 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 3105 5055. Signature dishes: dips with rice and prawn crackers, braised lamb with cinnamon and red curry sauce, green curry fried rice, sauteed cabbage sprouts, red sticky rice and coconut ice cream, steamed dumping with red curry salmon. $$$

Cafe Siam

40-42 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central. Tel: 2851 4803. Signature dishes: banana flower salad with peanut dressing, soft and crispy noodles with chicken in mild Burmese-style curry sauce, coconut caramel custard in Thai pumpkin. $$-$$$

L16

Hong Kong Park, Cotton Tree Drive, Admiralty. Tel: 2522 6333. Signature dishes: chicken in pandanus leaf, pigeon with hot basil leaves, roasted duck in red curry, baked seafood and rice in whole coconut, Thai-style green bean coconut cake. $-$$

Lime Thai Cocktail Lounge & Kitchen

Shop 1, Level 1, SoHo 38, 38 Shelley Street, Mid-Levels Tel: 2179 5779. Signature dishes: miang kum, laab moo, grilled smoked duck, stir fried hot basil leaves with chilli, pork and Thai ramen. $$$

Phukets

1/F, 51 Elgin Street, SoHo. Tel: 2868 9672. Signature dishes: char-grilled beef fillet in spicy dip, glass noodle salad with minced pork, squid, prawn and spicy sauce, beef with green curry paste and coconut milk, stir-fried minced chicken with basil leaves, chopped garlic and chilli. $$

Simply Thai

Shop 533, 5/F, Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok. Tel: 2396 6569 Signature dishes: char-grilled beef tenderloin with mixed greens and citrus fruit dressing, fried organic brown rice with green vegetables, tofu, ginger, chilli and crispy shallots, yellow coconut curry with prawns, garlic spinach and chilli oil. $$

Thai Basil

LG001, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2537 4682. Signature dishes: soft-shell crab tempura rice paper rolls, vegetarian fried organic brown rice with green vegetables, tofu, ginger, chilli and shallots, banana fritters with passion fruit jelly and passion fruit ice cream. $$$

Thai Orchids

39 Tong Chong Street, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay. Tel: 2856 9848. (Branches in Mong Kok, tel: 3542 5123; Kowloon Bay, tel: 3543 5633). Signature dishes: charcoal-grilled fillet of beef with spicy Thai sauce, crispy fish fillet mixed with shredded green mango and cashews, fried crab in curry sauce, deep-fried king prawns with garlic and pepper. $$

Thai Pad

Shop 10-11, LG/F Bonham Mansion, 63 Bonham Road, Mid-Levels. Tel: 2549 9271. Signature dishes: baked seafood with yellow curry in thick bread, barbecued grey mullet in salt, pomelo salad with shrimp. $$-$$$