Hutong
There’s no debate; this celeb favorite is gorgeous. With its dark, unlacquered wood furnishings and fabulous harbor view, you simultaneously feel like you are in an upscale northern Chinese dining hall and a modern, elegant restaurant. Food is beautifully presented Chinese haute cuisine.
28/F, 1 Peking Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 3428-8342.
A La Umai
A la Umai is a Japanese-French restaurant atop an unlikely looking commercial building with perhaps the best harbor view in the city: Central to the left and Tsim Sha Tsui to the right. The restaurant makes the most of its location with dim lights and plenty of sleek black. But what impressed us more was the food: the mentaiko (marinated fish roe) salad was fresh and delicious, and the 360-day grain-fed steak from Australia was a juicy, perfectly cooked slab of beefy heaven.
25/F, Morecrown Commercial Building, 108 Electric Rd., Tin Hau, 2234-6628.
Café Deco Bar & Grill
The most famous view in town and consistently good food to boot. It’s a huge place: 15,000 square feet on two floors, linked by a spiral staircase. Indulge at the oyster bar, book a window table for the full East-West a la carte experience, order dessert from the Italian bar, or simply have a drink surrounded by a collection of authentic art deco cocktail shakers.
1-2/F, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Rd., The Peak, 2849-5111.