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ON Dining closing after six years in Central; it’s been an incredible journey, chef-owner Philippe Orrico says

  • French owner calls time on Michelin-star French fine-dining restaurant, which shuts tonight
  • ‘It’s been my absolute joy to cook for you all,’ says Orrico, whose Upper Modern Bistro, also a Michelin-star restaurant, continues to operate in Sheung Wan

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Philippe Orrico cooking spelt risotto with Comté and vin jaune, morels and brown jus at ON Dining restaurant in Central, Hong Kong. The restaurant is closing after six years in business. Photo: Dickson Lee
Bernice Chanin Vancouver

Modern French fine-dining restaurant ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge closes this evening after six years in Hong Kong’s Central business and entertainment district.

Philippe Orrico, chef-owner of the one-Michelin-star restaurant in On Lan Street, said an email today to customers: “The last six years have been such an incredible journey for me and you have been an integral part of it.

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“It has been my absolute joy to cook for you all and hopefully we have created some memories here at On Dining that you will treasure.”

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He adds that his other restaurant, Upper Modern Bistro, in Sheung Wan to the west of Central, continues to operate and will serve Orrico’s signature dish of roast pigeon with Indian spices and aged Comté cheese.

Chef Philippe Orrico at Upper Modern Bistro in Sheung Wan. Photo: May Tse
Chef Philippe Orrico at Upper Modern Bistro in Sheung Wan. Photo: May Tse
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Orrico began his career in Hong Kong at Pierre at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, where he spent two years, before moving across the harbour to Hullett House, where he earned a Michelin star for its French restaurant, St George.

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