The latest restaurant to open under the Black Sheep Restaurants group is Tuscan trattoria Associazione Chianti.

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The flavours of Tuscany are brought to life at the groups’ newest eatery, which is putting the spotlight squarely on in-house dry-aged steaks, flavourful comfort food and a wine list that promises to make you smile.

Signature dishes on the 50-seat restaurant’s menu include tagliatelle with prosciutto, peas and mint; Pollo al Burro Omaggio a Sostanza (pan-fried chicken breast in butter); Garganelli Omaggio a Cammillo (home-made pasta with rich Chianti beef ragu); and Bistecca alla Fiorentina, a thick-cut steak that is big enough for three to four people.

Opened: late October

Address: 15 Ship Street, Wan Chai

Tel: 3619-3360

New opening: Fortnum & Mason’s 181 restaurant

The 312-year-old British retail and hospitality brand (and our go-to shop for scrumptious biscuits and tea) is opening its doors to a restaurant this month. Located in K11 Musea, the restaurant is open for lunch and dinner; on the menu is a variety of delicious items, both sweet and savoury. Not-to-be-missed dishes include beef wellington, lobster spaghetti, Welsh rarebit and knickerbocker glory.

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The 7,000-square-foot area, spread across two floors (the shop is located on the ground floor while the restaurant is just above, accessible via a sweeping staircase), is also home to a vista that comes with a fabulous harbour view. The view, of course, is best enjoyed with a spot of the brand’s famous afternoon tea experience, served every day – and accompanied by a live pianist.

Opens: this month

Address: Shop 002 & 122, G/F, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: TBC

New opening: Kido

Hong Kong’s never-ending list of Japanese eateries is about to get even longer, with the addition of Kido later this month. The Fukuo-style “hakata-ku” skewer bar is set to shake things up in Tsim Sha Tsui, with its signature take on yakitori.

The restaurant promises to elevate the yakitori experience with its famed chicken skewers: only female Yamato Nikudori chicken, sourced from farms in Nara City in south-central Japan, is used, as it is prized for its strong and juicy flavour.

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Another highlight is the tempura-fried chicken nanban made with a recipe created by the head chef Kimura Junichiro’s own father. The dish, created in 1956, has become a restaurant signature – and resulted in Kimura’s father nicknamed “god of chicken”.

But chicken isn’t the only item on the menu: Kurobata pork, cold nikko soba noodles, and even grilled rice ball in signature curry sauce are featured on the menu.

Opens: mid-November

Address: G12-13, 8 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: 2104-6855

L’Aquitaine d’Alain Ducasse at Rech by Alain Ducasse

Over at the InterContinental Hong Kong, the Aquitaine coast is the star of a four-course menu.

Highlights include monkfish à la bordelaise with leeks; cookpot of pearl barley, ceps, shallots and parsley and Basquaise-style, line-caught sea bass. The meal ends on a high note with French toast of Pastis d’Amélie, salted butter caramel ice cream, a signature dessert from Rech Paris that has been upgraded by the addition of salted butter caramel ice cream by the pastry chef Gary Wong from the Hong Kong team.

Date: until November 30

Price: HK$1,288 per person, with an additional HK$688 for wine pairing

Address: Lobby level, InterContinental Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: 2313-2323

Godiva chocolate afternoon tea at Hotel Icon

Diners are in for a sweet, chocolatey treat. Hotel Icon is teaming up with Godiva for an indulgent afternoon tea set that promises to satisfy those who are addicted to sugary delights. Highlights of the tea set include gingerbread man biscuit, white chocolate reindeer raspberry crystal and chocolate log cake. Savoury options are also available, including chocolate foie gras with green peppercorn.

Top the afternoon tea experience with either free-flow champagne – or chocolate coffee martini with vodka, baileys and creme de cacao.

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Dates: until January 1, 2020

Price: HK$598 for two persons

Address: Green, G/F, Hotel Icon, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: 3400-1388

Four-hands collaboration at Tosca di Angelo at The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong

The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s “Gems & Pearl – An Italian Culinary Journey” kick-starts this month. The year-long culinary journey will see five “gems” of the culinary world dropping by Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient, for a series of collaborations with Tosca di Angelo’s very own chef Angelo Aglianó.

The first in the series starts off with a seven-course, four-hands collaboration lunch and dinner menu featuring Valeria Piccini from Caino restaurant in Montemerano, Italy. Piccini is known for her expertise and culinary mastery in bringing Tuscan cuisine to life – as evidenced by her restaurant’s two Michelin-starred status.

Dates: November 21 and 22

Price: HK$1,998 per person

Address: Tosca di Angelo, Level 102, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong

Tel: 2263-2270

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White truffle season at Louise

It’s officially autumn – and Louise is fully embracing the season.

For two nights only, the restaurant is highlighting seasonal ingredients (from Alba white truffle to chestnuts) with a five-course dinner conjured up by three Michelin-starred chef and founder Julien Royer. Highlights of the menu include Alaskan king crab with crustacean jelly, apple, cucumber and Kristal caviar, and Atlantic turbot with pumpkin and hazelnut ravioli, vin jaune sauce and Alba white truffle. Dinner ends on a sweet note with Corsican confit clementine with chestnut cream.

Dates: November 29 and 30

Price: HK$1,998 per person, with an additional HK$988 for wine pairing

Address: 35 Aberdeen Street, Central

Tel: 2866-0300

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