Amber Interior. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong’s 11 best restaurants for business lunch: from Radical Chic atop the ICC to the Landmark Mandarin Oriental’s Amber and Caprice at the Four Seasons
- From classic French and Italian to five-star Cantonese cuisine, Asia’s world city boasts an array of top restaurants guaranteed to wow clients and colleagues alike
- Visionary chef Richard Ekkebus leads at Amber, Menex Cheung helms China Tang Landmark, Wong Wing-keung is at Man Wah and Ami offers a Parisian ‘bistronomie’ experience
Chef Richard Ekkebus’ quail and fermented mushrooms at Amber restaurant in The Landmark. Photo: Amber
It is the question on every executive’s mind – where to go for lunch? Whether you are taking clients or enjoying an informal gathering with colleagues, a midday repast with great food and comfortable seating is always welcome.
Amber
Amber is your go-to destination if you are looking to eat light. Under the direction of visionary chef Richard Ekkebus, the cuisine at Amber promises zero use of dairy products, and refined sugar is also minimised to deliver flavours in their purest form. Witness how Ekkebus turns fruit tomato, purple artichoke and the likes of other premium vegetable ingredients into seasonal dishes in his vegetarian menu. The quail dish cooked with fermented mushroom on the non-vegetarian lunch menu is also a must-try. The three-course vegetarian menus starts at HK$778.
7/F The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Ami
Private dining room at Ami. Photo: Handout
One of the newest additions to Central’s restaurant scene, Ami, which means “friend” in French, offers a fine Parisian “bistronomie” experience where carefully selected ingredients are used to conjure up its lunch menu. Items change from time to time, but the Fisherman Soup and the Beef Cheek are well-loved by many executives. A three-course lunch starts at HK$598/person.
Shop 302, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Road, Central
Caprice
Inside Caprice. Photo: Handout
Treat yourself to the finest French gastronomical delights at Caprice with the inventive dishes prepared by chef Guillaume Galliot and the team. Start your lunch with crustacean jelly and osciètre prestige caviar, followed by pigeon with figs, and conclude the experience with hazelnut soufflé with vanilla ice cream, but never forget to save room for the selection of artisanal French cheeses from the restaurant’s famous cheese cellar. The lunch menu is priced from HK$745/person to HK$995 per person with an option of three or five courses.
6/F, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central
China Tang Landmark
China Tang mala chicken. Photo: Handout
Hand-embroidered wallpaper, modern artwork and intricate design details all interweave to build the sophisticated air of the restaurant. Like the setting, the Chinese cuisine here is classic yet modern. The mala chicken on the lunch menu, for instance, is one of the most celebrated dishes of chef Menex Cheung where he marinates the crispy-skinned Cantonese fried chicken in mala oil to give the dish multiple layers of taste. Other delectable dishes available during lunch include Tang’s honey-roasted barbecue pork. The six-course lunch menu is priced at HK$888/person.
Shop 411-413, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Écriture
Zucchini tart at Écriture. Photo: Handout
The lunch menu is proof of chef Maxime Gilbert’s creativity and skills in combining top Japanese produce and French cooking techniques: The zucchini tart served with saffron dressing and zucchini flower tempura is a showcase of the chef’s craftsmanship, and the Akamutsu, wrapped in Kombu from Brittany and steamed with sake over hot stones, blends cooking wisdom from both the East and West. A five-course meal is available at HK$888/person.
6/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Man Wah
Man Wah restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Who does not enjoy a nourishing Cantonese meal with a view? Man Wah, led by veteran Chinese chef Wong Wing-keung, provides exactly such an ideal combination. The six-course lunch begins with dim sum, followed by boiled soup and hot dishes such as stir-fried spotted grouper fillet featuring crabmeat and crab roe of the seasonal hairy crab. A six-course lunch menu starts at HK$698/person.
25/F Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central, Central
Margo
Pan-seared Hokkaido scallops with pumpkin purée. Photo: Handout
Although it’s only opened recently, Margo has already become one of the favourite lunch spots for executives because of for its convenient location, just next to The Landmark. Headed by chef Mario Paecke, former sous chef of Amber, the lunch menu features dishes that highlight natural flavours. Do not miss the Wiener schnitzel with champignon-foie gras sauce, which uses a highly tender sirloin in place of veal, an elevated twist on paecke made on the traditional German-Austrian schnitzel. Prices are reasonable: for HK$400/person you can get a two-course meal and a three-course meal is HK$480/person.
Shop 6, 9 Queens Road, Central
Octavium
The lavish interior at Octavium. Photo: Handout
Located in the heart of Central, Italian restaurant Octavium’s cosy and homestyle setting will make you feel at ease. The lunch menu offers great flexibility with an option of two, three or four courses. Recommended main courses include linguine with red prawn and M5 beef sirloin. Do not leave without sampling the signature dessert hazelnut soufflé with caramel ice cream that will end your meal on a high note. A two-course meal starts at HK$560/person.
8/F, One Chinachem Central, 22 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
Radical Chic
A5 Wagyu beef ravioli. Photo: Handout
Led by Italian chef Andrea Tarini, who has top Italian chef Mauro Uliassi and German chef Heinz Beck to thank for his knowledge in Italian cuisine, the dishes at the newly opened Radical Chic are progressive and refined. Must-try dishes on the lunch menu include Sicilian “Caponata” with mazara del vallo prawn and Wagyu beef dumpling served with lapsang tea and white truffle. Sheer curtains act as divisions between tables providing privacy for guests. With HK$480/person you can enjoy a four-course lunch.
Shop B1, Level 101, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Sing Yin
W Hotel’s Sing Yin Restaurant. Photo: Benana Photography
Located on the first floor of W Hotel, Sing Yin’s interior design, like the style of the hotel, is a far cry from traditional. The Cantonese cuisine, however, is authentic. Expect roasted pork belly with a crispy crust, steamed fillet of spotted grouper with cordyceps flower and braised crispy rice with sea cucumber, from the six-course lunch menu, which is priced at HK$680 per person.
1/F, W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Tosca di Angelo
Tiramisu at Tosca di Angelo. Photo: Handout
Lunch at 102/F is an enjoyment in itself, and what makes the experience even better is when it is paired with the authentic Italian cuisine by Tosca’s chef Angelo Aglianó. With two decades of culinary experience under his belt, Aglianó’s cooking lets the ingredients take centre stage, evident in his popular dish Linguine Mancini with Trio of Bottarga. The lunch menu is available at HK$638/person for three courses and HK$788 per person for four courses.
102/F The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon