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SCMP Reporter

ANGELINI

Mezzanine Level, Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2733 8901 or 2733 8902

Website: www.shangri-la.com

Cuisine: Italian

Specialities: Pizza, pasta, seafood

Wine list: International

Average food cost: Lunch $210-$250, dinner $480

Opening hours: Noon-3pm; 6.30pm-11pm

Remarks: A new restaurant serving original and simple yet impressive Italian fare in an intimate and casual atmosphere. The breathtaking harbour view is also a potent attraction.

BB'S BISTRO

13 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2316 2212

Website: www.mhihk.com

Cuisine: French

Specialities: Seafood, pasta, steak tartare, escargots, foie gras

Wine list: Over 50 choices, mostly from Italy, Australia, the US and France

Average food cost: $300-$500

Opening hours: Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 6pm-3am

Remarks: Traditional French bistro food in surroundings to match. Goose liver, mussels and a range of stews represent the best of French country cooking, presented with care and elegance.

BELVEDERE

1/F, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2731 2880

Website: www.hongkong.intercontinental.com

Cuisine: Modern European

Specialities: Buffet, pasta, seafood, desserts

Wine list: More than 450 choices from 17 countries including Austria and Lebanon

Average food cost: Lunch $180-$210, dinner $400+

Opening hours: 7am-11pm

Remarks: A former bastion of French fine dining, Belvedere now offers an enticing mixture of French and modern Australian and Mediterranean cuisine. As the name suggests, it has a great view.

BIELLA

Room A, 9/F Wing Lok House, 1 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 6372 3242

Website: www.biellaclub.net

Cuisine: Northern Italian

Specialities: Pasta, seafood, Halian cornish hen, polenta

Wine list: No

Average food cost: $300+

Opening hours: 6.30pm-10.30pm

Remarks: Biella is an open-kitchen concept dining club offering traditional cucina naturale, which emphasises the use of fresh ingredients and natural flavours and is geared to benefiting health.

CAFE ON THE PARK

2/F, Hotel Wing, The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers, China Hong Kong City, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2738 2322

Website: www.royalpacific.com.hk

Cuisine: Australian

Specialities: Buffet, pizza, pasta, steaks, curry, seafood, desserts

Wine list: Wines from Australia, New Zealand, California, France, the US, Germany, Chile, Italy and China

Average food cost: $250

Opening hours: 6.30am-1am

Remarks:  In a $10 million renovation, this buffet hotspot has added four live cooking stations as well as a swish marble community table to its space. Other features include a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a view of scenic Kowloon Park.

DAN RYAN'S CHICAGO GRILL

315 Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2735 6111, 2265 8811

Cuisine: American

Specialities: Burgers, ribs, steaks, seafood

Wine list: 20 international choices

Average food cost: $150

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am-midnight; Sat, Sun & PH 10am-midnight

Remarks: Hong Kong's longest established Chicago grill-style group, Dan's outlets are famous for hamburgers, oyster shooters, ribs, cheesecake and huge portions of just about everything.

DONG LAI SHUN

B2, The Royal Garden,

69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2733 2020

Website: www.rghk.com.hk

Cuisine: Peking and Huai Yang

Specialities: Dim sum, seafood, hotpot

Wine list: 4 champagne, 10 white, 23 red, 1 rose, 11 Chinese liquors

Average food cost: Lunch $150-$200, dinner $300-$400

Opening hours: 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-midnight

Remarks: Renowned for authentic shuan yang rou - paper thin slices of Mongolian black-headed mutton, this branch of the Beijing based group of restaurants also offers fine Huai Yang cuisine.

DONG RESTAURANT

Arcade, Level 2, Hotel Miramar, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2315 5166

Cuisine: Nouvelle Cantonese

Specialities: Dim sum, braised veal shanks with black pepper sauce, egg-white parcels stuffed with fresh crab meat and red wine sauce

Wine list: More than 100 choices

Average food cost: Lunch $100, dinner $250

Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm

Remarks: Cantonese food but with many fusion touches, a menu that changes substantially according to the seasons, and a very good wine list. Traditional decor but in tune with the times.

EMPIRE Y

2/F, The Empire Hotel Kowloon, 62 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2367 3666

Cuisine: Fine Japanese dining

Specialities: Sushi, seafood, shabu shabu

Wine list: More than 100 vintage sake, French champagne and Bordeaux wine

Average food cost: $300

Opening hours: Noon-2.30pm, 6pm-10.30pm

Remarks: A sister restaurant to Y by-the-bay, this place serves fine sashimi and sushi as well as a $299 all-you-can-eat option for exceptionally greedy seafood lovers.

FAT ANGELO'S

Shop B, Basement, The Pinnacle, 8 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2730 4788

Website: www.fatangelos.com

Cuisine: American Italian

Specialities: Pizzas, pasta

Wine list: 4 white and 6 red, all Italian; 5 champagnes, including Dom Perignon

Average food cost: $150

Opening hours: Noon-midnight

Remarks: Family-style and value-for-money Italian food; free bread and salad with any order of a pasta or main dish. Known for vast servings, but more modest portions are now available.

GADDI'S

1/F, The Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2315 3171

Website: www.peninsula.com

Cuisine: French

Specialities: Foie gras

Wine list: Over 400 from the master wine list, which includes many vintage options

Average food cost: $800

Opening hours: Noon-2.30pm, 7pm-11.30pm

Remarks: Established in 1953 and still one of the best places in town for gourmet French cuisine in opulently stylish surroundings. Food, service and the wine list are all impeccable.

GAYLORD INDIAN RESTAURANT

1/F, Ashley Centre, 23-25 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2376 1001

Website: www.harilela.com.hk

Cuisine: Indian

Specialities: Buffet, curries

Wine list: International

Average food cost: Lunch $100, dinner $160

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

Remarks: Authentic Indian cuisine with live Indian music. Large alcoves and a comfortable and elegant ambience are among the distinctive features of this perenially popular restaurant.

HOI KING HEEN

B2 Level, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2731 2883

Website: www.hongkong.intercontinental.com

Cuisine: Chinese

Specialities: Dim sum, seafood

Wine list: More than 450 varieties from 17 countries

Average food cost: Lunch $120, dinner $300

Opening hours: 11.30am-3pm, 6.30pm-11pm

Remarks: With a show kitchen and leanings towards fusion cuisine, this Cantonese restaurant still offers the best traditional preparation of well-established favourites. Highly popular.

HOI YAT HEEN CHINESE RESTAURANT

Basement 2, The Kowloon Hotel, 19-21 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2734 3722

Website: http://fnb.klnh.harbour-plaza.com

Cuisine: Cantonese

Specialities: Dim sum, seafood

Wine list: Options from France, Italy, Australia, Chile, California and elsewhere

Average food cost: $200

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, 6pm-11pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11am-11pm

Remarks: Hoi Yat Heen serves the finest Cantonese specialities. It's the ideal venue for any occasion, from business meetings to family celebrations.

INAGIKU

1/F, The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2733 2933

Website: www.rghk.com.hk

Cuisine: Japanese

Specialities: Tempura, sushi, sashimi, teppanyaki

Wine list: Over 25 types of Japanese sake

Average food cost: Lunch $150-$200, dinner $400-$500

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

Remarks: Exquisitely prepared and presented sushi, sashimi and tempura. The deluxe menus offer a well-balanced way of experiencing a long list of uniquely Japanese delicacies.

INCONTRO

Shop 23-27, G/F, Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2739 1218

Cuisine: Italian

Specialities: Lunch buffet, pasta, risotto

Wine list: Italian

Average food cost: Lunch $120, dinner $300

Opening hours: Noon-midnight

Remarks: The restaurant has a bright and airy Mediterranean interior that opens out onto a terrace.

INDONESIAN RESTAURANT 1968

G/F, 2-4 Observatory Court, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2619 1926

Website: www.indonesianrestaurant1968.com

Cuisine: Indonesian

Specialities: Rendangs, satays, curries

Wine list: About 10 choices, mostly Australian

Average food cost: $110-$180

Opening hours: Noon-midnight

Remarks: Established in 1968 with an emphasis on food rather than atmosphere, this group of restaurants has been smartened up but still serves reliable rendangs, satays and curries.

JIMMY'S KITCHEN

1/F, Kowloon Centre, 29 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2376 0327

Website: www.jimmys.com

Cuisine: International

Specialities: Seafood, steaks, curries

Wine list: 62 choices from Europe and the southern hemisphere, $279 up

Average food cost: Lunch $200, dinner $300

Opening hours: 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-11pm

Remarks: A real slice of local history, Jimmy's offers a menu of western and Asian favourites recalling Hong Kong's colonial past.

KNUTSFORD STEAK CHOP & OYSTER BAR

Level 1, 15 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2316 2381

Cuisine: American

Specialities: Steaks, oysters

Wine list: Over 40 choices, mostly from Italy, Australia, the US and France

Average food cost: $250-$400

Opening hours: Mon-Sat 5pm-3am; Sun 11.30am-3pm

Remarks: The decor is inspired by New Orleans but the food is more broadly North American-based. The fare is well-prepared and presented, and there is a fine American bar.

LA VILLA RESTAURANT FRANCAIS

G26-28, Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2724 0707

Cuisine: French

Specialities: Steaks, seafood, desserts

Wine list: Wines from France, Chile, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

Average food cost: $300

Opening hours: Noon-2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm

Remarks: A relatively new French restaurant with a menu that concentrates on robustly flavoured country cooking. Hearty portions of meat and poultry, and good rich sauces.

MORTON'S, THE STEAKHOUSE

4/F, The Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2732 2343

Website: www.mortons.com

Cuisine: American

Specialities: Steaks, lobster, desserts

Wine list: Over 180 choices, plus sweet and sparkling options

Average food cost: $800-$1,000

Opening hours: Mon-Sat 5.30pm-11pm; Sun 5pm-10pm

Remarks: Morton's menu is known for its prime-aged, grain-fed beef and fresh seafood, and the list of fine wines is justly celebrated. Lethal martinis and rich desserts are also house signatures.

PAPA RAZZI TERRAZZA ITALIANA

2 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2312 6668

Cuisine: Italian

Specialities: Pizzas, pasta, antipasti

Wine list: Over 40 choices

Average food cost: $250-$350

Opening hours: Noon-3pm, 6pm-3am

Remarks: This informal Knutsford Terrace Italian eatery is particularly proud of its pizza - justifiably so - and has an extensive menu of other Italian favourites. A place for a relaxed dinner.

PRINCE RESTAURANT

11/F, One Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 23661308

Website: www.prince-catering.com

Cuisine: Cantonese

Specialities: Dim sum, sashimi, desserts

Wine list: Many red and white choices

Average food cost: Lunch $150, dinner $400

Opening hours: 11.30am-11.30pm

Remarks: A mix-and-match menu of traditional Japanese and Chinese - primarily Cantonese - dishes which works well given their common values. Good abalone and sushi.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

G/F Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2366 6000

Website: www.ruthschris.com

Cuisine: Steakhouse

Specialities: Steaks, seafood

Wine list: Award winning list, mainly French, American and Australian

Average food cost: $500

Opening hours: Noon-11pm

Remarks: Specialising in the finest steaks and seafood, served with New Orleans flair in a reassuringly old-fashioned, club-like atmosphere. Don't miss the magnificent blue crab cakes.

SERENADE

1/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Restaurant Block, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2722 0932

Website: www.maxims.com.hk

Cuisine: Cantonese

Specialities: Dim sum

Wine list: Yes

Average food cost: Lunch $80, dinner $160

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am-11.30pm; Sat, Sun & PH 9am-11.30pm

Remarks: All the generally expected Cantonese specialities at an upmarket but essentially casual restaurant. Serenade is best known for its dim sum and is particularly suitable for large groups.

SIGNATURE CUISINE

G104-105, G/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2836 3293

Cuisine: Chinese new vogue

Specialities: Sweet and sour prawns with preserved plum; marinated chicken with peanut in Sichuan style

Wine list: Champagne and wine from Australia, Chile, New Zealand, France

Average food cost: lunch $70-80, dinner $150-$200

Opening hours: 11.30am-1am

Remarks: 'Day, Night and Den' are the themes of this large restaurant geared to group dining and offering a mixed menu of Asian cuisines. Good for parties.

SUISHAYA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

UG/F and LG/F, 9 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2722 5001

Cuisine: Japanese

Specialities: Sushi, seafood, teppanyaki

Wine list: Japanese sakes

Average food cost: $500

Opening hours: Noon-11.30pm

Remarks: Suishaya was among the first restaurants to popularise Japanese dining in this city. One of the unique characteristics is the kimono-clad teppanyaki chefs.

THE MISTRAL

B2 Level, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2731 2870

Website: www.hongkong.intercontinental.com

Cuisine: Italian

Specialities: Buffet, pizzas, pasta, desserts

Wine list: More than 450 choices from 17 countries, including Lebanon

Average food cost: Lunch $150, dinner $350-$400

Opening hours: noon-3pm, 7pm-11pm

Remarks: Established in 1981 and one of the few restaurants outside Europe to be a member of prestigious Buon Ricordo Restaurant Association, this is a consistently excellent Italian eatery.

THE STONEGRILL

Shop G01-02 G/F, Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2721 9999

Website: www.thestonegrill.com.hk

Cuisine: Stonegrill

Specialities: Steaks and seafood

Wine list: Wines from France, Australia, California, Chile, Italy and Spain

Average food cost: $400

Opening hours: Noon-midnight

Remarks: Tender Angus beef, fresh seafood, foie gras, lamb, portobello mushrooms and much more cooked without oil on specially heated stone tablets. Healthy and delicious.

TUTTO BENE RISTORANTE ITALIANO

7 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2316 2116

Cuisine: Italian

Specialities: Pasta, antipasti

Wine list: Over 40 choices, mostly from Italy, Australia, the US and France

Average food cost: $400-$500

Opening hours: 6pm-3am

Remarks: Reliably good modern Italian food served in an intimate atmosphere. Specialities include a good selection of antipasti, Piedmont rice with crabmeat, and excellent beef carpaccio.

WEINSTUBE

1/F, Honytex Building, 22 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2376 1800

Cuisine: German and Austrian

Specialities: Split roast pork knuckle, Wiener schitzel

Wine list: 6 whites, 12 reds, international

Average food cost: Under $200

Opening hours: Mon-Sat noon-1am

Remarks: This hidden gem is a great place for straightforward, no-frills grilled sausages, pork knuckle and sauerkraut, with a selection of German and Austrian wines to match.

XI RESTAURANT

Arcade, Level 2, Hotel Miramar, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telephone: 2315 5155

Cuisine: European

Specialities: Goose liver served with caramelised shallots and lime-honey dressing, roast rack of lamb with coriander crust and red wine sauce

Wine list: Over 100 choices

Average food cost: Lunch $200, dinner $400

Opening hours: 11.30am-2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm

Remarks: A contemporary setting for modern fusion food. Highly recommended dishes include the roasted rack of lamb, the seared goose liver and the braised barramundi. A good wine list.



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