Italian Amaroni's Little Italy LG1, 32 Festival Walk, 88 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong Tel: 2265 8818 Open: 11am-11pm Signature dishes: Soft shell crabs with lemon thyme aioli, penne with chicken arrabiata, chicken parmesan, osso buco. $$$ Armani/Bar 2/F Chater House, 11 Chater Road, Central Tel: 2805 0028 Open: Monday-Saturday noon-midnight, Sunday noon-5pm Signature dishes: Handmade spaghetti with Maine lobster, wild mushrooms and black truffle risotto, tiramisu. $$$$$ Angelini Mezzanine, Kowloon Shangri-La, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2733 8750 Open: noon-2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm Signature dishes: Lobster salad, spaghetti with scallops, prawns, tomato and vegetable sauce, linguine with veraci clams and langoustine. $$$$-$$$$$ Aqua Roma 29/F One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 3427 2288 Open: noon-2.30pm (Sunday until 3.30pm), 6pm-11pm Signature dishes: Black cod crusted in basil and lemon with tomato confit, mushroom puree and orange oil, pan-fried wild barramundi with risotto. $$$$$ Aspasia 1/F The Luxe Manor, 39 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 3763 8800 Open: 6.30am-10.30am, noon-2.30pm, 6.30pm-11pm Signature dishes: Tomato water with langoustine and clams, Sorrento lemon with linguine and lobster, pan-fried sea bass stuffed with crab. $$$$$ Cafe Costa Lane Crawford Level 3, IFC Mall, Central Tel: 2118 7600 Open: 10am-9pm Signature dishes: Bikini crab cake with spicy aioli, grilled quail, bouillabaisse. $$$$$ Cammino 1/F The Excelsior Hotel, 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay Tel: 2837 6780 Open: noon-2.30pm (Sunday 11.30am-3.30pm), 6pm-10.30pm Signature dishes: Gnocchi with garlic mushrooms, tomato coulis and smoked mozzarella, whole pan-fried sole with capers, diced olives and lemon. $$$$ Cecconi's Italian 43 Elgin Street, SoHo Tel: 2147 5500 Open: noon-2.30pm, 6pm-10.45pm (Saturday and Sunday until 11pm) Signature dishes: King prawns wrapped in zucchini and pancetta, rigatoni with white ragu of chicken, button mushrooms and tarragon, lemon cheesecake. $$$ Cenacolo 45-53A Graham Street, SoHo Tel: 2525 2430 Open: Monday-Friday 11am-2.45pm, 6pm-10.45pm (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 11am-11pm) Signature dishes: Seafood stew with spicy tomato sauce, beef tenderloin kebab, sardines with spinach, semi-dried tomatoes and grilled halloumi cheese. $$$-$$$$ Cinecitta 9 Star Street, Wan Chai Tel: 2529 0199 Open: Monday-Friday noon-2.30pm, nightly 6pm-11pm (Saturday and Sunday until 11.30pm) Signature dishes: Bigoli with duck ragout and porcini, roasted rack of lamb with pistachio crust, chocolate flan. $$$$ COVA Caffe-Ristorante Unit 301, Level 3, Pacific Place Mall, 88 Queensway, Admiralty Tel: 2918 9660 (Branches in Causeway Bay, tel: 2907 3399 and 2895 1198; Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2907 3882; Central, tel: 2522 1833, Kowloon Tong, 2265 8688) Open: 11.30am-10.30pm (Sunday and public holidays from noon) Signature dishes: Pan-fried foie gras escalope with roasted giant sea scallop, veal shank braised with vegetable ragout. $$$-$$$$ DiVino 73 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 2167 8883 Open: Monday-Saturday noon-3pm, nightly 6pm-1am Signature dishes: Pumpkin cream soup with crispy pancetta, pappardelle pasta in wild boar ragout, homemade cannelloni filled with hare salami and mushrooms. $$$-$$$$ Domani Level 4, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty Tel: 2111 1197 Open: noon-10.30pm Signature dishes: Tomato jelly with prawns, scallops, sprouts, salad, fruit and black salt, pappardelle with duck ragout, roast pigeon with apple, spinach and red onion jam, fruits de mer. $$$$$ Fat Angelo's Shop 102, 1/F Elizabeth House, 250 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay Tel: 2574 6263 Open: noon-11pm (Branches in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2730 4788; SoHo, tel: 2973 6808; Wan Chai, tel: 2126 7020; Tsuen Wan, tel: 2409 8448) Signature dishes: Fried calamari, baby lobster with angel hair pasta, mussels in white wine sauce, lamb osso buco. $$ Focaccino 2 Knutsford Steps, 1/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2375 9138 Open: 11am-10.30pm (Friday and Saturday until 11pm) Signature dishes: Parma ham with mozzarella and tomato panini, pepperino pizza, vegetarian calzone, tiramisu. $-$$ Gaia Ristorante G/F Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road, Central Tel: 2167 8200 Open: noon-3pm, 6.30pm-11pm Signature dishes: Sauteed goose liver with pears, walnuts and gorgonzola cheese, homemade pasta with sangiovese-marinated rabbit stew, pizza with parma ham, porcini and Italian sausage, Valrhona chocolate flan. $$$$$ Goccia Ristorante e Bar 73 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 2167 8181 Open: Monday-Friday noon-2.30pm, Monday-Saturday 6pm-11pm Signature dishes: Seared tuna with caviar, roast saddle of lamb, guayaquil chocolate cake. $$$$$ Grappa's Shop 132, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty Tel: 2868 0086 Open: 11.30am-11pm (Branches in Central, tel: 2521 2322; Quarry Bay, tel: 2219 0288; Chek Lap Kok, tel: 2136 0698) Signature dishes: Fresh spinach salad with crispy pancetta, mushrooms, grated egg and pine nuts, pizza with homemade duck sausage, mozzarella and goat cheese, squid ink fettuccine pasta with cognac, fresh prawns and cream. $$$ Grissini 2/F Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai Tel: 2584 7933 Open: Sunday-Friday noon-2.30pm, nightly 7pm-10.30pm (Saturday from 6.30pm) Signature dishes: Garganelli pasta with rabbit sauce, slow-cooked Italian pigeon breast with honey and hazelnut, veal cheek braised in Barolo red wine sauce. $$$$$ Il Meglio Ristorante di Venezia 8 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2316 2223 Open: noon-3pm, 5pm-1am Signature dishes: Antipasto alla Veneziana, pesco di giorno. $$$$ Isola Bar & Grill Levels 3 and 4, IFC Mall, 1 Harbour View Street, Central Tel: 2383 8765 Open: noon-2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm Signature dishes: Pizza with black truffle, mozzarella and mache leaves, grilled Kurobuta pork chop with star anise sauce, pasta with seafood and tomato. $$$$$ Joia R010, Level 3, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2382 2323 Open: noon-10.30pm (Friday and Saturday until 11pm) Signature dishes: Homemade cappelletti in chicken broth, rack of lamb with white polenta and caramelised apple, sea bass baked in rosemary, Sichuan peppercorn panna cotta with mandarin granita. $$$$$ The Mistral B2 InterContinental Grand Stanford, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East Tel: 2731 2870 Open: noon-2.30pm (Sunday from 11.30am), 7pm-10.30pm Signature dishes: Lobster salad with mixed greens, mushrooms, artichokes, grapes and citrus dressing, Italian fresh sturgeon with three pepper sauce, beef sirloin with parmesan cheese, rucola and aged balsamic vinegar. $$$$ Mrs Jones Restaurant and Bar Upper Basement, Harilela House, 79 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 2522 8118 Open: noon-3pm, 5pm-11pm Signature dishes: Beef carpaccio with parmesan and balsamic vinegar, cheese gnocchi. $$$ Nicholini's Level 8, The Conrad, Pacific Place, Admiralty Tel: 2521 3838 ext 8210 Open: Sunday-Friday noon-3pm (Sunday from 11am), nightly 6.30pm-11pm Signature dishes: Osso buco with saffron risotto, warm Maine lobster salad with caviar dressing, homemade squid-ink pasta with tender baby squid and shrimp. $$$$$ Nobilduca Shop 105, 1/F Ocean Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 3188 4282 Open: 10.30am-11pm Signature dishes: Wild pig lardo, pancetta and salami, seafood soup, braised oxtail. $$$$ Osteria M/F Holiday Inn Golden Mile, 50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2369 3111 ext 1310 Open: Monday-Saturday noon-2pm, 6pm-10pm Signature dishes: Carbonara mezze maniche, homemade pappardelle with Bolognaise, carnaroli risotto with golden saffron. $$$$$ Pala 2/F and 3/F, 1 Lan Kwai Fong, Central Tel: 2890 6380 Open: noon-11.30pm Signature dishes: Pizza margherita, beef carpaccio, deep-fried pork cutlet, fettucine with home-made sausage. $$$ Papa Razzi Terrazza Italiana 2 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2312 6668 Open: noon-1am (Friday and Saturday until 1.45am) Signature dishes: Linguine con vongolette, lamb rack balsamico. $$$-$$$$ Peccato 37 Elgin Street, SoHo Tel: 2525 0919 Open: noon-2.30pm, 6pm-10.30pm (Friday and Saturday until 11pm) Signature dishes: Scallop carpaccio with melon and mint salad, pasta with potato and pesto, roasted pork rack with speck, mashed potatoes, beans and sage sauce. $$$$ Ristorante Firenze 60 Po Tung Road, Sai Kung Tel: 2792 0898 Open: 11am-11pm Signature dishes: Beef carpaccio with parmesan and olive oil, spinach pesto pizza with onions, tomatoes, feta and parmesan, linguine with pepper chicken and Dijon mustard, braised oxtail in porcini mushroom sauce with penne pasta. $$ Ristorante Simpatico Shop 19, 1/F Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, The Peak Tel: 2849 0001 Open: 11am-10.30pm (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10.30am-11pm) Signature dishes: Tuna carpaccio with prawn, warm sea bass carpaccio with frisee, cannellini beans and red onion, pescatore pizza, spring chicken. $$$$-$$$$$ Rughetta B/F Carfield Commercial Building, 75-77 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 2537 7922 Open: Monday-Saturday noon-2.30pm, nightly 6.30pm-10pm Signature dishes: Baked mixed seafood with garlic, breadcrumbs and white wine sauce, home-made seafood tortellini in fish broth, pappardelle with goose liver in a black truffle cream sauce. $$$ S Melange Italian Restaurant 21/F Bartlock Centre, 3 Yiu Wah Street, Causeway Bay Tel: 2838 0099 Open: 5pm-3am Signature dishes: Grilled portobello mushroom, pan-seared scallops with cod fillet, chocolate espresso fudge cake. $$$$ Sabatini 3/F The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East Tel: 2733 2000 Open: noon-2.30pm, 6pm-11pm Signature dishes: Traditional beef carpaccio, linguine with scampi, clams and mussels, braised veal shank with mushrooms and mashed potatoes. $$$$ Sergio Ristorante Pizzeria Shop A, Catic Plaza, 8 Causeway Bay Road, Causeway Bay Tel: 2577 5183 Open: noon-3pm, 6pm-10.30pm Signature dishes: Pizzas, calzone, crisp baby pig with potatoes and rosemary. $$$-$$$$ Sole Mio 47A Elgin Street, SoHo Tel: 2869 6522 Open: noon-2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.45pm Signature dishes: Angel hair pasta with black olives, capers, anchovies, fresh tomatoes and garlic, risotto with porcini mushrooms and cream sauce, pan-fried beef roll involtini stuffed with smoked ham, mushrooms and fontina cheese. $$$ Spasso Shop 403, Level 4, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2730 8027 Open: noon-11pm Signature dishes: Blue crab and avocado timbale, clam casserole marinara, linguine with lobster, veal osso buco. $$$$$ Tivo 43-45 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 2116 8055 Open: noon-midnight (Saturday and Sunday from 10am) Signature dishes: Saffron and spinach tortellini with blue swimmer crab, pan-fried wild barramundi with herb risotto and pea jus. $$$$ Tuscany by H Grand Progress Building, 58-62 D'Aguilar Street, Central Tel: 2522 9798 Open: Monday-Saturday noon-2.30pm, nightly 6pm-11pm (Sunday 6.30pm-11.30pm) Signature dishes: Salted codfish cake with tomato salsa, osso buco gremolata, veal chop in crushed Tuscany breadcrumbs, almonds and arugula. $$$$$ Tutto Bene 7 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2316 2116 Open: noon-2am Signature dishes: Carpaccio di manzo, fettuce con zefferano e'aragosta. $$$$ Va Bene UG/F Ho Lee Commercial Building, 17-22 Lan Kwai Fong Tel: 2845 5577 Open: Monday-Saturday noon-2.30pm, nightly 6.30pm-11.30pm (Friday and Saturday until midnight, Sunday until 11pm) Signature dishes: Home-made smoked salmon with mixed salad, culatello ham with fresh artichoke and parmesan, pasta pockets filled with meat ragout with sage butter, bacon and black truffles. $$$$$ Vivo 41 Elgin Street, SoHo Tel: 3106 2526 Open: noon-2.45pm, 6pm-10.45pm Signature dishes: Kingfish carpaccio with grapefruit and capers, grilled squid salad, Australian lamb loin with smoked eggplant puree and wilted spinach, pizza. $$$-$$$$ W52 W Place, 52 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 6768 5252 Open: noon-2.30pm, 7pm-11.30pm Signature dishes: Home-made buckwheat tagliatelle with duck ragout, pasta with crab meat, sweetbreads with raspberry vinegar sauce. $$$$$ Zeffirino 31/F Regal Hongkong Hotel, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay Tel: 2837 1799 Open: noon-3pm, 6pm-11pm (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2313 8612) Signature dishes: Mixed seafood soup, home-made lasagne, Pavarotti ravioli, grilled lamb chop in black truffle gravy. $$$$
