https://www.scmp.com/rss/521865/feed Super Star Seafood Restaurant: A 36-year-old Hong Kong-based entity in the Food & Beverage sector, Super Star Seafood Restaurant specialised in Cantonese seafood, notably stonefish and royal crab, serving both local consumers and tourists. Once a chain with multiple branches, it recently closed its final outlet in Mong Kok. This closure was attributed to structural challenges within Hong Kong’s dining industry, a weak local consumer market, evolving tourist consumption patterns, and unsuccessful... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Hong Kong restaurateurs expect earnings from family reunion dinners in the lead up to Lunar New Year to either remain stable or decline compared with last year despite an increase in bookings, citing a weak economy and a preference among customers for more affordable menu options. Lee Kwong-hoi, CEO of Star Seafood Restaurant Group, which runs 14 outlets across Hong Kong, said while bookings for reunion dinners had risen by 10 per cent year on year menu prices continued to hover around HK$3,000... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3343338/bookings-bottom-lines-flat-hong-kong-reunion-dinners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3343338/bookings-bottom-lines-flat-hong-kong-reunion-dinners?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:06:37 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun A Chinese restaurant serving Hakka cuisine for more than six decades in Hong Kong has managed to avoid shutting down after working out a solution with its landlord before the venue’s pending closure. Chui King Lau restaurant in Wan Chai revealed the news on its social media account on Wednesday, expressing its gratitude to patrons. “Since announcing our closure a month ago, we have received heartfelt greetings, warm encouragement and strong support from diners from all over the world,” it... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3330857/hong-kong-restaurant-defies-odds-stays-open-after-working-out-deal-landlord?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3330857/hong-kong-restaurant-defies-odds-stays-open-after-working-out-deal-landlord?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:50:03 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Visitors and locals thronged popular Hong Kong locations carrying lanterns and other light decorations to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, with a full moon visible in the clear night sky and many restaurants enjoying a 10 per cent rise in revenue compared with last year. A tourism sector body said on Monday that various activities held across the city would attract visitors, creating a “very ideal” landscape for the industry. With rail giant the MTR Corporation running some services overnight,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327999/hong-kong-restaurants-set-enjoy-10-revenue-rise-mid-autumn-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327999/hong-kong-restaurants-set-enjoy-10-revenue-rise-mid-autumn-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:04:38 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu A Hong Kong banquet restaurant that promoted its venue at a wedding expo last month is suspected to have shut without notice, leaving couples who made event bookings in the lurch. The Customs and Excise Department said on Tuesday it had received reports about Starry Terrace’s suspected closure and pledged to take enforcement action if any violation of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance was found. The restaurant is part of the Super Star Group in Tsim Sha Tsui. As of 5pm on Tuesday, the Consumer... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3325700/hong-kong-banquet-restaurants-suspected-closure-leaves-wedding-bookings-limbo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3325700/hong-kong-banquet-restaurants-suspected-closure-leaves-wedding-bookings-limbo?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:01:26 +0000 Ambrose Li,Willa Wu,Jiang Chuqin Ambrose Li,Willa Wu,Jiang Chuqin Hong Kong’s restaurant sector is in crisis, with a wave of closures, shrinking margins and residents lured by cheaper options locally and across the border. In the first of a two-part series, the Post looks at the industry’s troubles and whether it can reinvent itself. Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant has been bustling like the good old days in recent weeks as diners seek a last taste of favourites such as “har gow” and “siu mai” before its dim sum trolleys trundle away and it closes for good in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3322421/there-any-way-back-hong-kongs-crisis-hit-restaurant-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3322421/there-any-way-back-hong-kongs-crisis-hit-restaurant-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:30:11 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun About 50 workers, including five imported staff from mainland China, are seeking to recover more than HK$7 million (US$892,000) in unpaid wages and other payments following another restaurant closing amid a string of shutdowns in Hong Kong’s catering industry, a union has said. Chiu Kwun-chung, head of the Eating Establishment Employees General Union’s labour rights committee, said the group was notified on Friday morning that Glorious Seafood Restaurant at Cheung Sha Wan Plaza had closed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320444/about-50-workers-hong-kong-owed-more-hk7-million-another-eatery-closes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320444/about-50-workers-hong-kong-owed-more-hk7-million-another-eatery-closes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:08:08 +0000