Cuisine Cuisine creates classics with a modern twist
Tracey Furniss
3/F, The Mira Hong Kong, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon 2315 5222
www.themirahotel.com
Cantonese
A modern yet inviting interior, with cosy booth seating and windows with street views. There are seven private rooms, including a wine room.
Dinner for two with a glass of wine is about HK$1,200, or a dim sum lunch is about HK$400 with wine.
Family, friends and business associates.
The steamed whole tomato stuffed with assorted fungi and gingko nuts in chicken broth was deliciously light, while the dim sum classics have modern twists, such as the chicken puff pastry with whole abalone, crispy taro puffs with diced chicken and foie gras, and pan-fried wagyu buns with barbecue sauce. The turnip cake and steamed rice flour rolls stuffed with prawns are more traditional in presentation and ingredients. Don't miss the chilled sago cream with pomelo and mango juice for dessert - it is so refreshing. The dinner menu includes Peking duck, seafood and most Cantonese favourites.
It is easy to miss the private elevator that goes to the Mira Hotel restaurants - it is next to the main hotel entrance.
Ask William Chan, the restaurant manager and sommelier, to recommend wines to pair with the dishes - the restaurant boasts more than 350 labels.
