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Diner’s Diary | Coronavirus: top hotel restaurants in Hong Kong forced to close their doors before Valentine’s Day
- Several restaurants in top Hong Kong hotels have announced closures of between a week and a month
- Groups such as Jia Group have sent emails reassuring customers that staff are stepping up sanitation in their outlets
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One of the biggest occasions of the year for Western restaurants – Valentine’s Day – may be only days away, but several establishments in top Hong Kong hotels have temporarily shut their doors ahead of February 14 because the coronavirus outbreak has caused such a slump in business.
The outbreak, which has killed more than 400 people and is confirmed to have infected more than 20,000, almost all of them in China, has further reduced visitor arrivals in the city, which had already dropped dramatically as a result of eight months of anti-government protests.
Restaurants have announced closures of between a week and a month.
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At The Peninsula Hong Kong, fine-dining French restaurant Gaddi’s – only recently awarded its first Michelin star – and Chesa, which serves Swiss specialities such as fondue and raclette, are closed for a month, with operations resuming on March 4 and March 3 respectively, according to the hotel’s website.
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A Peninsula spokesman said: “As part of the preventive measures to minimise the spread of infectious novel coronavirus, we have decided to closed Gaddi's and Chesa until early March. Guests are welcome to visit Felix, The Verandah, Spring Moon or Sun Terrace for Valentine's Day celebration.”
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