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11 of the best new restaurants and bars in Hong Kong to try in January 2024, for cocktails with a local twist, Japanese-style pastries, Korean beef and more

  • Goodbye 2023, hello 2024 – with the new year comes a raft of new restaurants and bars to try in Hong Kong, including a hotel bar that offers creative cocktails
  • Head to Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, for shaved ice desserts and cakes infused with Korean flavours or check out a newly opened spot serving Korean Hanwoo beef

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The interior of Carna by Dario Cecchini, a Tuscan-style restaurant from the eponymous celebrity butcher from Panzano, Italy at the Mondrian Hong Kong hotel. It is one of 11 of the best new restaurants and bars in Hong Kong to try in January 2024. Photo: Mondrian Hong Kong

With the new year in Hong Kong comes new bar and restaurant openings. Among them are a celebrity butcher’s restaurant, the revival of an old private-dining icon and a night spot in Central on Hong Kong Island.

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Korean concepts continue to pop up in the well-heeled districts of Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, with a famous shaved ice dessert cafe and a Hanwoo beef specialist opening their doors. Read on to see where to go to start 2024 – in fact, make it your new year’s resolution.

1. The Mansion

Situated on Wyndham Street in Central, The Mansion works as a hybrid entertainment venue, marrying events with cocktails and a menu inspired by pintxos – Basque tapas.

The Mansion cocktail is a mix of rum, pineapple, coconut and sherry. Photo: The Mansion
The Mansion cocktail is a mix of rum, pineapple, coconut and sherry. Photo: The Mansion

The space boasts retro cabaret aesthetics and an art gallery that transforms according to the event of moment. One of the main draws is an infinity ceiling decorated with LED lights that can feature electronic artwork. There are also resident and guest DJs, as well as choreographed performances.

G/F, 77 Wyndham Street, Central

2. Carna by Dario Cecchini

The newly opened Mondrian Hong Kong hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui is going big with its flagship restaurant opening, Carna by Dario Cecchini, which has been designed by the award-winning Joyce Wang.
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