Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2023 full list: Ta Vie gains a third Michelin star, Neighborhood and Godenya end long waits for first stars
- The Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2023 includes 95 starred restaurants, with only one newly minted three-Michelin-star venue, Ta Vie in Hong Kong
- Several restaurants, including some that have waited years, have earned their first stars, while one restaurant loses a long-held third star
Hong Kong loses a three-Michelin-star restaurant but gains a new one in the Hong Kong and Macau Michelin Guide 2023, unveiled on Wednesday.
Ta Vie is the restaurant elevated to three-star status, seven years after earning its first star and six years after gaining its second.
The loser is Lung King Heen, which drops to two Michelin stars. Its chef Chan Yan-tak, was conspicuously absent from the annual unveiling of the guide for the first time in over a decade.
Shinya Goshima, who closed his sake-centric restaurant Godenya in Tokyo to open up shop in Hong Kong eight years ago was elated to earn a first star. “One of my dreams has come true!” the chef-owner said. “My dream was to advance the agenda of globalisation of sake and to get a Michelin star.”