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Hong Kong Fine Dining
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  • Kate Oliver, the Hong Kong-based executive producer of musical The Sound Of Music, shares her favourite places to eat in the city and beyond
  • They include a spot where she has had ‘many happy dim sum visits’, one where the ‘food, wine and service are exceptional’ and a place that ‘never disappoints’

Social media’s influence on gastronomy is significant, with chefs sacrificing originality for likes, but is the Instagram age only bad for haute cuisine? Top chefs from around the world give their take.

The chef-owner of Italian restaurant Casa Cucina shares his favourite restaurants in Hong Kong, including a hotspot that closes at 2am and a place that oozes old Hong Kong glamour.

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A new No 1 restaurant is crowned at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 presentation in Seoul, South Korea. Singapore comes away with the most restaurants ranked; Hong Kong takes two awards.

Deep in the forests of Japan’s Nagano prefecture, six of Asia’s best chefs came together. With fresh produce and new ideas, they made a special six-course dinner – and new friendships.

A Michelin-star French restaurant, a Japanese spot led by a chef on the rise, a Nordic fusion place – 10 fine-dining date night options at price points lower than those of Hong Kong’s top restaurants.

The Cakery’s Shirley Kwok shares her favourite restaurants to eat at in Hong Kong, including a casual spot for salads, the place to find the best garlic bread, and one with a great community vibe.

Restaurants at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and The Londoner Macao earn second stars, Cristal Room by Ann-Sophie Pic, Feuille, Mora, Racines and Chef Tam’s Seasons among others earn first Michelin stars.

Every year, the Post’s 100 Top Tables pays tribute to the outstanding individuals and restaurants who help make Hong Kong’s F&B scene one of the very best in the world. Here are this year’s award winners.

Barry Quek, head chef at Hong Kong Michelin-star restaurant Whey, talks about the impact cooking competition TV show Top Chef had on him, from teaching him techniques to the importance of ‘a plan B’.

Now in its 12th edition, the South China Morning Post’s 100 Top Tables fine dining guide was launched to the cream of the city’s dining scene at the Peninsula Hong Kong

A Cantonese restaurant recently opened in a Kowloon housing estate, and a modest place specialising in Vietnamese noodles and baguette sandwiches, are among new Bib Gourmand awardees in Hong Kong.

Few industries suffered more than F&B during the pandemic, but a raft of new openings suggest the city’s after-hours scene is` finally on the road to recovery

Foodie Instagrammer Enrica Tong shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, including where she goes for cuttlefish ball rice noodles with curry beef brisket and tendons.

From a newly opened Hokkien restaurant in the Island Shangri-La hotel to an artisan vegan bakery and bar, here are nine of the best restaurants and bars opening in Hong Kong in March 2024.

A total of 43 restaurants from Busan have been added to the 2024 Michelin Guide in South Korea, and despite being currently closed with no official news of reopening, Mosu in Seoul keeps its three stars.

Dario Cecchini, arguably the world’s best-known butcher, who has appeared on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Netflix’s Chef’s Table, talks about opening his new restaurant in Hong Kong.

The founder of Crushed wine bar in Sai Ying Pun, on Hong Kong Island, shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from where she goes for Thai food to a spot for a ‘lovely way to spend an afternoon‘.

Danny Yip of one-Michelin-star The Chairman receives the 2024 Icon award from Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for his contributions to showcasing authentic Cantonese cuisine.

Events organiser Ivy Wong shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from one that does Cantonese food ‘very well’ to a three-Michelin-star sushi restaurant ‘so good but so hard to book’.

China-born Charlene Hua founded Africa Coffee & Tea in Hong Kong. She tells us her go-to restaurants for Japanese, Thai and Italian food, and dumplings, and her favourite whisky and cocktail bars.

For his Hong Kong fine-dining restaurant Plaisance, chef Mauro Colagreco takes pains to source local, seasonal ingredients. He talks about why being a chef is not just about ‘making a good dish’.

From excellent Indian food that lets the chef’s personality shine through, to an upscale food court, our 10 favourite restaurant openings of 2023 in Hong Kong.

‘Amazing char siu’, pasta, late-night teppanyaki fare and fusion Cantonese food – Max Wong, executive chef of modern Italian restaurant Posso in Sheung Wan, reveals where he goes in Hong Kong to eat.

At the new branch of Hong Kong Italian restaurant Sabatini’s, chef Marco Antonio Li Voti makes up for his lack of traditional Italian cooking experience with his creativity in the kitchen.

Hongkongers love nothing more than munching on basic, hearty soul food at traditional dai pai dongs – but the city’s upmarket restaurants have typically disparaged everyday home-grown favourites

Flora Ma, the Vancouver-raised co-founder of sugar-free, carb-free premium vodka soda brand Only Beverages, who has a thing for Japanese food, shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants.

Navigating the world of wine can be confusing for a new collector or casual drinker, so we spoke to experts at the helm of some of Hong Kong and Macau’s best wine cellars to get an insider’s view