Where to eat in Hong Kong: 8 great places to try this October
Autumn, the season of mellow fruitfulness, has yielded a rich haul of exciting new restaurants to try, as well as exclusive menus to sample
October is looking like a busy month for us, with new restaurants and exclusive menus popping up all over town.
1. New restaurant: Hunter & The Chase
The Shore has now been replaced by Hunter & The Chase, which soft-opened in late September. Opened by the same people behind its predecessor, Hunter & The Chase is a combination of two concepts: Hunter is a restaurant while The Chase, which features an alfresco area, aims to be the city’s new favourite watering hole.
Hunter, helmed by executive chef Felipe Lopez, specialises in game meat, including bison and rabbit. Featured dishes include roasted pig’s head (which requires a prep time of five days), bison short ribs with house-fermented pickles, and potted rabbit confit with duck fat, orange zest and pickled root vegetables.
Opens: soft opens end of September
Address: 4/F, The L. Place, 139 Queen’s Road Central
2. New restaurant: Lumi
Set to open in mid-October, Lumi is a mix of two words, “luminous” and “illuminating” and is meant to highlight the restaurant’s focus on natural sunlight to illuminate the restaurant – while at night, it is brought to life by candlelight. As such, the ambience is airy and spacious. The menu, described as a “borderless gastronomic journey” is made up of salads, pastas and seasonal fish and meat created using flavours and cooking techniques from a variety of countries including France, Japan, Senegal, and Morocco. Highlighted dishes include Kadaif lobster with Thai-style mango salad, and pan-fried Atlantic salmon with onsen egg, potato and shrimp salad in lemon dressing.
Opens: mid-October
Address: Shop 301, 3/F, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty