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Adventurous Hong Kong native Edward Tang loves to try new things, but is also a big fan of old favourites. Tang, who works at the Upper House Hotel and Pacific Place Apartments, is also happy to splash out on a good meal.
Adventurous Hong Kong native Edward Tang loves to try new things, but is also a big fan of old favourites. Tang, who works at the Upper House Hotel and Pacific Place Apartments, is also happy to splash out on a good meal.
Where once solo diners would attract embarrassing stares, now there are plenty of places for those who want to go out to enjoy a chef’s skill without the need to chat to a partner sitting opposite.
Where once solo diners would attract embarrassing stares, now there are plenty of places for those who want to go out to enjoy a chef’s skill without the need to chat to a partner sitting opposite.
Chloe Ho’s artistic spirit means she is always seeking out different cuisines and dining experiences that include great Chinese and French food. She reveals the best places to enjoy some classic dining and guilty pleasures.
Chloe Ho’s artistic spirit means she is always seeking out different cuisines and dining experiences that include great Chinese and French food. She reveals the best places to enjoy some classic dining and guilty pleasures.
Coffee shop and restaurant operator Chester Tam loves Chinese food, from dim sum and desserts to dai pai dongs and hotpot. Here are his Hong Kong restaurant recommendations.
Coffee shop and restaurant operator Chester Tam loves Chinese food, from dim sum and desserts to dai pai dongs and hotpot. Here are his Hong Kong restaurant recommendations.
Canadian-certified doctor of natural medicine Candice Chan likes to eat healthy lunches but doesn’t hold back on a night out. She reveals her go-to places for a quick dinner, comfort food, fine dining, and a Kowloon pig-out.
Canadian-certified doctor of natural medicine Candice Chan likes to eat healthy lunches but doesn’t hold back on a night out. She reveals her go-to places for a quick dinner, comfort food, fine dining, and a Kowloon pig-out.
Tobi Doeringer has lived in Hong Kong for 23 years and he credits his wife for his eclectic tastes. Cantonese seafood, sushi washed down with sake, and Italian food, especially truffles, are among his favourites.
Tobi Doeringer has lived in Hong Kong for 23 years and he credits his wife for his eclectic tastes. Cantonese seafood, sushi washed down with sake, and Italian food, especially truffles, are among his favourites.
Businessman Nicolas Jeanjean recommends the French-style ham and cheese on toast at Fofo by El Willy in Central, and hotpot restaurants in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay.
Businessman Nicolas Jeanjean recommends the French-style ham and cheese on toast at Fofo by El Willy in Central, and hotpot restaurants in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay.
Matteo Caripoli likes everything from Japanese fusion to Shanghainese to a bowl of ramen to a kebab. He also likes to hang out in COA, a bar popular with chefs, and drink a fermented pineapple concoction.
Matteo Caripoli likes everything from Japanese fusion to Shanghainese to a bowl of ramen to a kebab. He also likes to hang out in COA, a bar popular with chefs, and drink a fermented pineapple concoction.
Sin Sin Man is a fashion designer and runs a villa resort in Bali. A picky eater, these are her go-to places for a classic Chinese dish, sushi, healthy vegetarian fare, home-made pasta and pork chop rice.
Sin Sin Man is a fashion designer and runs a villa resort in Bali. A picky eater, these are her go-to places for a classic Chinese dish, sushi, healthy vegetarian fare, home-made pasta and pork chop rice.
If it’s not the heat, humidity or pollution ruining your appetite, then it’s the bugs, mosquitoes and fragrant sewage, Andrew Sun says, who believes turning sites like 1881 Heritage into cooked food centres could revive alfresco culture.
If it’s not the heat, humidity or pollution ruining your appetite, then it’s the bugs, mosquitoes and fragrant sewage, Andrew Sun says, who believes turning sites like 1881 Heritage into cooked food centres could revive alfresco culture.
From Jennifer Lopez to Elton John, Corina Larpin’s designs have been worn by some of the biggest names in the music industry. Larpin has a taste for the finer things in life and this extends to her palate.
From Jennifer Lopez to Elton John, Corina Larpin’s designs have been worn by some of the biggest names in the music industry. Larpin has a taste for the finer things in life and this extends to her palate.
Eleanor Ford, London-based author, talks about discovering the breadth of Asian cuisine in Hong Kong, returning to Indonesia where she grew up, and the fear of being accused of cultural appropriation.
Eleanor Ford, London-based author, talks about discovering the breadth of Asian cuisine in Hong Kong, returning to Indonesia where she grew up, and the fear of being accused of cultural appropriation.
Eric Piras counts the chefs at his favourite restaurants, Métropolitain and Saint-Germain, as friends, and praises L’Envol’s ‘fusion without confusion’. He loves the China Club for its Peking duck, and Metropol for dim sum.
Eric Piras counts the chefs at his favourite restaurants, Métropolitain and Saint-Germain, as friends, and praises L’Envol’s ‘fusion without confusion’. He loves the China Club for its Peking duck, and Metropol for dim sum.
Chinese medicine recommends cooling foods in the hot summer months, such as hot winter melon soup, but salads and ice cream are out. People from tropical countries eat chillis and spices to bring on the sweat.
Chinese medicine recommends cooling foods in the hot summer months, such as hot winter melon soup, but salads and ice cream are out. People from tropical countries eat chillis and spices to bring on the sweat.
Winnie Woo loves Asian cuisines with strong flavours including Sichuan, Shanghainese, Thai and Vietnamese. She reveals where to go in Hong Kong for papaya salad, onion soup and a great garlic fix.
Winnie Woo loves Asian cuisines with strong flavours including Sichuan, Shanghainese, Thai and Vietnamese. She reveals where to go in Hong Kong for papaya salad, onion soup and a great garlic fix.
Michelin-starred chef Umberto Bombana is better known for opening high-class Italian restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau. His latest outlet, Nove Chinese Kitchen, will serve all-day dim sum and Chiu Chow food.
Michelin-starred chef Umberto Bombana is better known for opening high-class Italian restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau. His latest outlet, Nove Chinese Kitchen, will serve all-day dim sum and Chiu Chow food.
Far from the excessive wealth and ostentatious living of Singapore’s richer citizens, the six-episode Invisible Stories shines a light on the housing estates where most of the Lion City’s population live.
Far from the excessive wealth and ostentatious living of Singapore’s richer citizens, the six-episode Invisible Stories shines a light on the housing estates where most of the Lion City’s population live.
Stephen Wright rates the quality of ingredients and a chef’s skills rather than new concepts when he eats out. He goes to Caprice for his cheese fix, Lamma for seafood and City Hall Maxim’s Palace when guests are in town.
Stephen Wright rates the quality of ingredients and a chef’s skills rather than new concepts when he eats out. He goes to Caprice for his cheese fix, Lamma for seafood and City Hall Maxim’s Palace when guests are in town.
Annoying habits in the kitchen can wear away at a relationship, while some don’t even get as far as the dining room because of each partner’s dietary customs. Should we all pair up with people with similar food preferences?
Annoying habits in the kitchen can wear away at a relationship, while some don’t even get as far as the dining room because of each partner’s dietary customs. Should we all pair up with people with similar food preferences?
Japanese kaiseki is one of chef Kunio Sakuma’s favourite meals as he prefers meals of many courses and small portions. He also likes dim sum, and has a particular penchant for barbecue pork.
Japanese kaiseki is one of chef Kunio Sakuma’s favourite meals as he prefers meals of many courses and small portions. He also likes dim sum, and has a particular penchant for barbecue pork.
Hong Kong sum: physiotherapist Ryan Tan reveals where he thinks does the best barbecued pork, his favourite dim sum place, and an Indian restaurant that makes a great date nightspot.
Hong Kong sum: physiotherapist Ryan Tan reveals where he thinks does the best barbecued pork, his favourite dim sum place, and an Indian restaurant that makes a great date nightspot.
Over lunch at L’Envol at The St. Regis Hong Kong in Wan Chai, the mountaineer and mother talks about scaling the world’s highest peaks, her daily diet and the importance of eating right
Over lunch at L’Envol at The St. Regis Hong Kong in Wan Chai, the mountaineer and mother talks about scaling the world’s highest peaks, her daily diet and the importance of eating right
Butcher & Baker, Duck & Waffle, Salt & Barrel – and for why? We’ve another gripe too: fancy-pants menus that don’t tell you how a dish is cooked. After all, you don’t see a bucket of KFC wings described as ‘chicken, herbs, spices’.
Butcher & Baker, Duck & Waffle, Salt & Barrel – and for why? We’ve another gripe too: fancy-pants menus that don’t tell you how a dish is cooked. After all, you don’t see a bucket of KFC wings described as ‘chicken, herbs, spices’.
When Ethica Wines’ Roberta Picco wants a taste of home, she heads to Giando in Wan Chai for burrata, or Castellana in Causeway Bay for risotto. Here are her favourite places to eat in Hong Kong.
When Ethica Wines’ Roberta Picco wants a taste of home, she heads to Giando in Wan Chai for burrata, or Castellana in Causeway Bay for risotto. Here are her favourite places to eat in Hong Kong.
Australian who in 1992 opened pizzeria Pepperoni’s in Sai Kung, the first of some 90 restaurants in Hong Kong and Vietnam, loses battle with cancer; a man who loved Hong Kong, he once said: ‘I’ll never leave. They can bury me in Sai Kung’.
Australian who in 1992 opened pizzeria Pepperoni’s in Sai Kung, the first of some 90 restaurants in Hong Kong and Vietnam, loses battle with cancer; a man who loved Hong Kong, he once said: ‘I’ll never leave. They can bury me in Sai Kung’.
Does the five second rule for dropped food really work, or will it make you sick, or healthier? Whether you eat dropped food depends on how dry it is, whose floor you drop it on and how tasty it is.
Does the five second rule for dropped food really work, or will it make you sick, or healthier? Whether you eat dropped food depends on how dry it is, whose floor you drop it on and how tasty it is.
From a Mexican restaurant in Kennedy Town to yakitori at Yardbird, Yulia Ezhikova knows what she likes to eat, and the drinks to pair it with. She also tells us the bars she takes friends for a night of great cocktails.
From a Mexican restaurant in Kennedy Town to yakitori at Yardbird, Yulia Ezhikova knows what she likes to eat, and the drinks to pair it with. She also tells us the bars she takes friends for a night of great cocktails.
Andrew Sun prefers to roam when he’s vacationing, discovering hidden gems or trying out unknown local diners by happenstance. Sometimes that’s where the best experiences are.
Andrew Sun prefers to roam when he’s vacationing, discovering hidden gems or trying out unknown local diners by happenstance. Sometimes that’s where the best experiences are.
The owner of GO24 Fitness watches what he eats, so shrimp korrito – a giant, seaweed-wrapped burrito – is a favourite for its balance of protein, carbs and vegetables. He tells us the best places for foie gras, rib-eye fillet and xiao long bao.
The owner of GO24 Fitness watches what he eats, so shrimp korrito – a giant, seaweed-wrapped burrito – is a favourite for its balance of protein, carbs and vegetables. He tells us the best places for foie gras, rib-eye fillet and xiao long bao.
Larvina Wong is a fan of modern and classic Chinese cuisine, sushi and of course, desserts. Sunday brunch is a favourite, and she loves Peking Duck and egg custard.
Larvina Wong is a fan of modern and classic Chinese cuisine, sushi and of course, desserts. Sunday brunch is a favourite, and she loves Peking Duck and egg custard.