Coast Bistro and Bar

1/F Kinwick Centre, 32-36 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 2544 5888. Signature dishes: mezze platter, crab and asparagus risotto, kangaroo and pork pies, prosciutto-wrapped tiger prawns. $$$

Gough 40 Cafe Bar

40 Gough Street, Central. Tel: 2851 8498. Signature dishes: seafood soup, linguine with clams. $$$$$

Gusto

41 Yik Yam Street, Happy Valley. Tel: 2838 2689. Signature dishes: macaroni and cheese gratin, Gusto burger, rigatoni Bolognese. $$

Liberty Exchange Kitchen and Bar

G/F Exchange Square Block 2, 8 Connaught Place, Central. Tel: 2810 8400. Signature dishes: house-made sausages, mussels cooked with sake, miso and yuzu, duck, goose, pork and apples. $$$$

Lily and Bloom

6/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2810 6166. Signature dishes: roasted bone marrow, onion soup, papardelle Bolognese, Iberico pork chop with smoked ribs, mac and cheese, wild mushrooms with polenta. $$$$$

Pacific Grill

4 Staunton Street, SoHo. Tel: 2522 2128. Signature dishes: Melbourne Greek salad, portobello mushroom stuffed with crabmeat and gorgonzola, grilled red snapper, rib-eye steak. $$$$

Palace Cafe Shop

Shop 1058-1059, Level 1 IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central. Tel: 2167 7321. Signature dishes: cream of mushroom with scallops and truffles, roasted chicken, gammon ham and cheese panini. $$

The Phoenix

29 Shelley Street, Mid-Levels. Tel: 2546 2110. Signature dishes: Greek salad, creamy mushrooms on toast, pasta with Serrano ham, cream, lemon and parsley, pan-roasted duck breast with cranberry sauce and pan-roasted thyme potatoes. $$$

Quarterdeck Club

1 Lung King Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 2827 8882. Signature dishes: seared scallops, Beijing duck in sticky soy, fillet of lamb wrapped in parma ham served with eggplant caviar, tomato and raisin jam, club sandwich, fresh seafood platter, white chocolate and Turkish delight souffle with espresso sorbet. $$$

Shore

3/F-4/F L Place, 139 Queen's Road Central. Tel: 2915 1638. Signature dishes: grilled scallops with green pea pur?e (below right) and hot bacon vinaigrette, dry-aged US beef, 'this little piggy' (Snake River Farms kurobuta pork rack). $$$$$

SkyZone Restaurant & Lounge

33/F Rosedale on the Park, 8 Shelter Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2127 8828. Signature dishes: seafood platter with tomato salsa and mango salsa, herb-crusted garoupa fillet and king prawns with miso butter sauce bouillabaisse. $$$

Staunton's Wine Bar + Cafe

10-12 Staunton Street, SoHo. Tel: 2973 6611. Signature dishes: classic burger, barbecued chicken breast sandwich, Caesar salad. $$

Wildfire

Shop 201, 2/F Murray House, Stanley. Tel: 2813 6161. (Branches in Mid-Levels, tel: 2540 6669; Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 3690 1598; Elements, tel: 2196 8099; Discovery Bay, tel: 2987 8202; Causeway Bay, tel: 2894 8844.) Signature dishes: Black Forest pizza, Wildfire kebab. $$$

Vietnamese

Golden Bull

11/F Food Forum, Times Square, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2506 1028. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2730 4866.) Signature dishes: roasted chicken, grilled jumbo prawns in garlic butter. $$-$$$

Green Cottage Ching Ting Vietnam Restaurant

2/F, 482 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2832 2863. Signature dishes: fried chicken wings with butter, deep-fried spring rolls, beef cubes with red rice. $$

Indochine

2/F-4/F The Plaza, 21 D'Aguilar Street, Central. Tel: 2869 7399. Signature dishes: shredded chicken and spicy cabbage salad, rice paper rolls with soft-shell crab and avocado. $$$

Nahm (Vietnamese and Thai)

Shop 1044-45, 1/F Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2810 7575. Signature dishes: braised lamb shank with tamarind curry and poached nashi pear, crisp deep-fried barramundi, prawns in green curry with beans and baby spinach. $$-$$$

Nha Trang

88-90 Wellington Street, Central. Tel: 2581 9992. (Branches in Wan Chai, tel: 2891 1177; Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2199 7779.) Signature dishes: prawn salad rolls, pho bo, beef wrapped in pepper leaves, pork and crab spring rolls, soft shell crab rolls. $-$$

Nuoc Mam French Vietnamese Cuisine

Shop C, Level 6, One Grand Tower, 639 Nathan Road, Mong Kok. Tel: 2628 0331. Signature dishes: prawn, mango and pomelo salad, Vietnamese king prawns, rice noodles with curry chicken. $$

Pearl Vietnamese

7 Wo On Lane, Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Tel: 2522 4223. Signature dishes: beef cubes with tomato rice, cold noodles with grilled pork. $$

Perfume River

89 Percival Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2576 2240, 2576 2472. Signature dishes: lemon grass pork with prawn crackers, Perfume River fried rice, beef satay in clay pot. $$

Pho

2/F Ashley Centre, 23-25 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2736 7177, 2736 7176. (Branches in Causeway Bay, tel: 2574 1777; Kowloon Bay, tel: 2359 0117.) Signature dishes: butter chicken wings, wagyu beef pho, spring rolls. $$-$$$

Pho Saigon

7/F Island Beverley, 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 3580 1551. Signature dishes: spicy combination vermicelli, Pho Saigon special combo. $$

Pho Tai

4 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tung, Kowloon. Tel: 2345 3081. (Branches in Quarry Bay, tel: 2911 0949; Sheung Wan, tel: 2127 7564; Central, tel: 2815 5520.) Signature dishes: braised beef in tomato sauce with French bread, shrimp rice paper roll, Vietnamese-style pork vermicelli with fish sauce. $$

Rice Paper

Shop 3319 Level 3 Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3151 7801. (Branches in Causeway Bay, tel: 2890 3975; Kowloon Tong, tel: 2265 8615.) Signature dishes: deep-fried soft-shell crabs, pork and cucumber spring rolls, shortbread sandwich with nougat ice cream, almond praline and raspberry sauce. $$$

Le Soleil

3/F The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2733 2033. Signature dishes: Hanoi noodle soup, flamb?ed quail, sliced wagyu beef and tendon. $$$-$$$$

Song

LG/F 75 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 2559 0997. Signature dishes: soft-shell crab with lime and peppercorn sauce, shredded pork and cabbage salad tossed with cucumber, sprouts and peanut and sweet chilli sauce. $$$

The Vietnam Woods

Shop 1, York Place, 22 Johnston Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2866 0013. Signature dishes: chicken wings with butter, steamed stuffed rice crepes, Vietnamese grilled fish, pandanus layer pudding cake. $$

Continental

Harbour Grill

G/F Harbour Grand Kowloon, 20 Tak Fung Street, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom. Tel: 2996 8433. Signature dishes: pan-fried goose liver with fennel puree and sauteed mushrooms flavoured with truffle sauce, lobster salad with marinated wild mushrooms, fettuccine with prawns, asparagus and tomato concasse. $$$$$

Hugo's

Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3721 7733. Signature dishes: lobster bisque, steak tartare, wiener schnitzel, cr?pes Suzette. $$$$$

Mandarin Grill & Bar

1/F Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 5 Connaught Road Central. Tel: 2825 4004. Signature dishes: lobster bisque, black cod, wagyu beef fillet. $$$$$

Post 97

UG/F, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Tel: 2186 1816/7. Signature dishes: eggs Benedict, Post grill-up, fish and chips, lamb shank, Nicoise salad. $$

The Promenade

G/F Harbour Grand Kowloon, 20 Tak Fung Street, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom. Tel: 2996 8432. Signature dishes: onion soup, pan-fried lamb cutlets with hollandaise and fresh mint, Thai red curry with roasted duck, Indian curry served with steamed rice. $$$-$$$$

The Verandah

109 Repulse Bay Road, Repulse Bay. Tel: 2292 2822. Signature dishes: tian of lobster and avocado, Caesar salad, seafood mixed grill, baked Alaska. $$$$$

Watermark

Shop L, Star Ferry Central Pier 7, Central. Tel: 2167 7251. Signature dishes: oven-roasted lamb loin with braised ribs and celery root, burned caramel flan, sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream and candied dates. $$$$$

Fusion

Bo Innovation (modern cuisine with an Asian twist)

Shop 13, 2/F J Residence, 18 Ship Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 2850 8371. Signature dishes: smoked quail eggs with crispy taro crust and caviar, wagyu beef with black truffle cheung fun (right), cauliflower risotto with black truffles, crispy aromatic duck with green salad, lemon sabayon tart. $$$$$

Cafe Deco (Western and Asian)

Levels 1 and 2, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, The Peak. Tel: 2849 5111. Signature dishes: tandoori seabass fillet, foie gras hand roll for two, grilled chicken breast, cr?me br?l?e. $$$-$$$$

Donka Diner

11/F, Stanley 11, 11 Stanley Street, Central. Tel: 2811 5611. Signature dishes: Donka salad platter (below left), five-colour vegetables in chicken soup, grilled beef tongue, grilled butter corn. $$

Dragon-I (Japanese and Chinese)

UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 3110 1222. Signature dishes: truffle spring roll, deep-fried prawn uni ball, toro tartare, Peking duck, deep-fried golden chicken, wok-fried string beans with Chinese black olives. $$$-$$$$

L'Eclipse (Chinese, Asian and Western)

Upper Lobby Level, Langham Hong Kong, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2375 1133. Signature dishes: Singaporean lobster laksa, Peking wok-fried chilli lamb with scallions. $$$$$

I Thai (Thai and Vietnamese)

13-15 Cleveland Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2504 3930. (Branch in Tsing Yi, tel: 2433 0848.) Signature dishes: Thai-style spicy beef salad, sweet and sour king prawn on sizzling platter, baked seafood rice in coconut shell, braised eggplant with minced pork and chilli sauce. $$$

Ka Ma Do (Japanese and Italian)

Unit 802, 8/F One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2269 5051. Signature dishes: uni sashimi, goose liver sushi, spaghetti with uni sauce, raw tuna sushi, mushroom with stuffed pork on skewers, Ka Ma Do salad with sushi. $$-$$$

Lotus Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge (Thai-inspired Australian)

5 Staunton Street, Central. Tel: 2543 6290. Signature dishes: seared scallops with pork, young coconut, Thai basil and lime leaf, crispy duck with yellow bean, ginger, tamarind and mandarin, Massaman curry of lamb shank with roasted shallot potatoes, peanuts and tamarind. $$$$

Munch

1/F One Knutsford, 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2317 7887. Signature dishes: smoked duck breast with caramelised apple and strawberry timbale, Cajun chicken and prawn organic buckwheat pizza, double-thick pork schnitzel with wild mushroom and red wine sauce. $$

Pearl on the Peak (modern Australian)

Shop 2, Level 1, The Peak Tower, 128 Peak Road. Tel: 2849 5123. Signature dishes: pearl meat with shiitake mushrooms, chive buds, ginger and soy, peppered seabass with fresh green peppercorns and caramelised onion mashed potato, Valrhona chocolate souffl? with caramel tart and coffee bean ice cream (above). $$$$$

The Place (Mediterranean and Asian)

Lobby, Langham Place Mong Kok, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 3552 3200. Signature dishes: Hainan chicken rice, lobster tomato angel hair, baked codfish with simmered fruits and balsamic reduction. $$$

Prince Restaurant (Cantonese and Japanese)

11/F One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2366 1308. Signature dishes: braised abalone in soy sauce. $$

Soho Spice (Vietnamese and Thai)

47B Elgin Street, SoHo. Tel: 2521 1600. Signature dishes: grilled beef tenderloin in red coconut curry with okra, seafood in green coconut curry with basil, grilled king prawns with garlic and fragrant tomato broth, deep-fried soft-shell crab with coconut tempura. $$-$$$

Spice Restaurant and Bar (Thai, Indian and Malaysian)

2/F, 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2191 9880. Signature dishes: seafood pomelo salad, tandoori Pacific black cod tikka, five-spice lamb shank, Asian okra with green mango. $$$

Suzuki Tokyo Cafe Bistro (Japanese-European)

Level 12, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 2392 3386. (Branches in Harbour City, tel: 2375 6262; The One, tel: 3586 0650; Sheung Wan, tel: 2854 1616.) Signature dishes: Japanese pork and sliced ginger crispy pizza, pasta with mushrooms and chicken in teriyaki sauce, bite-size rice burger with fresh mushrooms, home-style black sesame bean curd, Japanese scallops with squid-ink sauce pasta. $$

Taj Bar & Restaurant (Indian and Western)

4-5 Wo On Lane, Lan Kwai Fong. Tel: 2522 6061. Signature dishes: chicken kebabs marinated in cashew nut garlic sauce, deep-fried marinated and battered fish, prawn curry with capsicum, onion and tomato, barbecued lamb chops, Indian ice cream. $$

A Touch of Spice (Thai and Vietnamese)

1/F 10 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2312 1118. Signature dishes: Vietnamese barbecued eel with lemon grass, baked curry chicken in fresh bread, charcoal-grilled pork. $$$

Towngas Avenue (European fusion)

59-65 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2367 2710. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2367 2713.) Signature dishes: French goose liver with cinnamon apple in balsamic reduction, crayfish bisque, lobster linguine with sun-dried tomato, wild mushrooms, bean sprouts in tomato pesto sauce, grilled Australian wagyu beef with porcini gravy. $$$

Korean

Arirang

Shop 1205, Food Forum, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2506 3298. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2956 3288.) Signature dishes: seafood and bean curd soup, barbecued meats, spring onion pancakes. $$-$$$

Chang Won

1G Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2368 4606. Signature dishes: seafood soup, beef ribs hotpot. $$

Chumchummi

Shop 9-10, 2/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2363 1100. Signature dishes: ox intestines, three-layered pork with chilli bean paste, chive mandu. $$$

Han Ah Rum Korean Restaurant

6/F Causeway Bay Plaza One, 489 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay. Tel 2877 7797. Signature dishes: rice with beef and vegetables stone pot, beef with mushrooms in casserole, pan-fried fish fillet with egg batter. $$-$$$

Imperial Korean Restaurant

B/F, 232 Mansion, 232 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2561 1063. Signature dishes: fresh kimchi, cucumber kimchi, Korean fatty bacon. $$

Jin Luo Bao Korean Restaurant

6/F Island Beverley Commercial Centre, 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2895 3986. Signature dishes: beef ribs, ginseng and chicken soup. $$-$$$

Joon Ko

209 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2827 9287. Signature dishes: oysters and rice in soup, spicy blood sausage soup, spicy beef soup, spicy stewed cod with clams. $$

Kaya

6/F, 8 Russell Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2838 9550. Signature dishes: seared prime beef wrapped with vegetables, barbecued meats. $$-$$$

Kimchee

Shop 363-366, L3 Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward West, Mong Kok. Tel: 2628 0680. Signature dishes: chicken-in-one hotpot, barbecued meats, home-made kimchi. $$$-$$$$

Lee Fa Yuen Korea House Restaurant

UG43-48A Empire Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2367 5674. Signature dishes: barbecued meats, chicken ginseng soup, cold noodles, stone pot rice, stir-fried octopus with vegetables. $$

Myung Ga Korean Restaurant

Shop 2702, 27/F iSquare, 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2369 1177. (Branches in Causeway Bay, tel: 2882 5056; Taikoo Shing, tel: 2539 6398.) Signature dishes: Korean-style bacon with wine, chuck tail flap beef. $$$

Secret Garden

Shop 5, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central. Tel: 2801 7990. Signature dishes: braised codfish with carrot and potato, fried bean curd with onion and beef. $$-$$$

Sorabol Korean Restaurant

4/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2375 2882. (Branch at Hong Kong International Airport, tel: 3559 1111.) Signature dishes: barbecued meats, soyabean paste casserole, kimchi soup (above). $$$

Taste In

Shop 201, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan Tel: 2525 3699. Signature dishes: cow bones with vegetables in soup, home-made kimchi dumplings in soup, boiled pork with cabbage. $$