Group's long march to success
Aqua Restaurant Group has accomplished a lot in a decade, and the road to its present position has featured a host of memorable milestones. Some of their biggest moments include:
September 2000
Aqua Hollywood Road opens - Aqua Restaurant Group formed
May 2001
Aqua named one of the world's 100 hottest tables by Cond? Nast Traveller
April 2002
WasabiSabi opens (Times Square, Causeway Bay)
May 2002
Water Margin opens (Times Square, Causeway Bay)
November 2003
Ayuthaiya opens (Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong)
December 2003
Aqua and Hutong open at One Peking Road (Tsim Sha Tsui)
March 2004
Aqua and Hutong featured in Wallpaper magazine
May 2005
Hutong named one of the world's 100 hottest tables by Cond? Nast Traveller
October 2005
Time magazine ranking among the world's seven best sky-high restaurants
January 2006
Aqua luna, red-sail Chinese junk boat launches
January 2007
Tivo and Yun Fu open (Wyndham Street, Central)
February 2008
Vivo opens (Elgin Street, SoHo)
April 2008
Shiro opens (Pacific Place, Admiralty) December 2008
Hutong receives a Michelin star
September 2009
Aqua London opens (London)
October 2009
Aqua's all-suite boutique hotel, Hullett House opens (Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon), with five restaurants and bars: St George, Loong Toh Yuen, The Parlour, Stables Grill and Mariners' Rest
March 2010
Ayuthaiya opens in new home (Hollywood Road, Central)