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The SoHo restaurant scene is constantly evolving and growing, adding variety and new options for diners. From fine dining at Vasco to delicious Japanese dishes and Bistro Manchu's hearty Chinese fare, here are eight places we've reviewed in the past 12 months. Click on the headlines to open our reviews.
 
Vasco, SoHo - tasting menus good value and satisfying

There were no misses in the eight courses, several amuses bouches and petits fours. The food is clever with unexpected touches 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ippoh, Central - Japanese; book well ahead

If you're going to serve only one type of food, it has to be good, and the tempura here is excellent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saam Food and Drink offers a global platter

 
I liked the slippery texture of the cuttlefish noodles, which came with sea urchin and salmon roe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Naked Gurume Gyarari
 

The braised octopus and bone marrow linguine with tomato, cilantro, kombu and bonito was one of the best pasta dishes we've had recently
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aberdeen Street Social

Beetroot-cured salmon and salt-baked beetroot was the unanimous favourite. It was gorgeous and delicious
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bistro Manchu, SoHo - hearty fare
 
 
The house special garlic chicken was a generous serving ... with plenty of garlic and dry red chillies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isono Eatery & Bar, SoHo - Mediterranean
 

Andalusian gazpacho  was cold and refreshing, and smelled of extra virgin olive oil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic dishes at Sohofama fail to impress
 

Our favourite dish was the locally caught mud crab with sticky fried rice ... the crab was ... fresh, sweet and meaty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For dozens more reviews of restaurants in the main dining districts, see our special page Hong Kong restaurant reviews. For budget dining options, see our Hong Kong budget eats page. To make the pages available at the touch of a button on your mobile phone, add them under My Topics in the SCMP.com mobile app


Worth the trek: eight SoHo restaurants we've tried recently

PMQ has added to the Soho restaurant scene since it opened just over a year ago. 

Roast French pigeon.

Plain shrimp tempura and shrimp wrapped in shiso and nori.

Cuttlefish noodles with sea urchin.

Beetroot cured salmon.

Garlic chicken.

Spanish red prawns.

Mud crab with fried rice.

Octopus and bone marrow pasta.

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Food & Drink

We do our best to keep up with SoHo's ever-changing restaurant scene. Read reviews of eight places that have largely impressed us in the past year.
