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100 Top Tables 2021 - East/West

100 Top Tables 2021 - East/West
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
At Mesa by José Avillez, the restaurant’s namesake chef (left) works closely with head chef Herlander Fernandes to craft a menu that reinterprets Portuguese cuisine for international diners in Macau.

Mesa by José Avillez celebrates artistry of Portuguese cuisine in Macau

In partnership with:SJM Resorts
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Bangkok’s cuisine is vibrant and multifaceted, like the city itself. Photo: Handout

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat – and drink – in Bangkok

A take on the traditional Central Asian dining space, known as dastarkhan, at Yurt in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

First Look: Yurt, Hong Kong’s ‘first modern Central Asian restaurant’

Sicilian artisanal busiate with Mediterranean red mullet at Tosa di Angelo in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: Sicilian artisanal busiate at Tosca di Angelo

Beloved Hong Kong bar The Daily Tot, one day after its closure this month. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Looking back on a bruising year for Hong Kong’s bar industry

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Vea Restaurant, Central. Photo: handout
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Vea Restaurant: Elevating French cuisine with Chinese elements

Recent menus consisted of wild amberjack with Gillardeau oyster and sesame; Taiyouran egg with black truffle, and fish maw with Ratte potato and black truffle

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Tate Dining Room: Chinese ingredients executed with French flair

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Takumi by Daisuke Mori: Where the chef’s fine culinary skills are on full display

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Ta Vie: Two-Michelin-starred French-Japanese dining at The Pottinger

Top items are Brittany blue lobster with lobster essence, garlic parsley butter and spicy tomato sauce, and French black pork with Chinese cabbage

Ta Vie, The Pottinger. Photo: handout
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Soil to Soul: Korean temple-style vegetarian cuisine at K11 Musea

Specialist Gu Jin Kwang focuses on eco-friendly, vegan food using naturally cultivated ingredients

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Sevva: Soaring city views on the top floor of Landmark Prince’s

Enjoy a drink on the patio overlooking the city and harbour – it’’s the perfect way to start your evening

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New Punjab Club: Postcolonial splendour and reimagined Indian delicacies

Chef Palash Mitra, formerly with one-Michelin-starred Gymkhana in London, highlights tandoor and Punjabi street food

New Punjab Club, Central. Photo: handout
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Hansik Goo: Modern Korean cuisine comes to Hong Kong

Recent dishes include bugak, an assortment of Korean chips such as fish skin and tofu, and dubu wanja, a modern take on traditional Korean meatballs

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Haku: Cutting-edge Japanese fusion by chef Rob Jacob Drennan

His recent signatures include Kagoshima pork belly glazed with tare over white oak binchotan charcoal

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Chaat: Delectable Indian fine dining at reasonable prices

The Bengali prawn curry with mustard sauce and coconut and the Goan pork cheek vindaloo are must-tries

Chaat, Rosewood Hong Kong. Photo: handout
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Aqua: Creative Italian and Japanese dishes paired with uber chic decor

The sushi platters feature innovative sushi and sushi rolls; the bar – Aqua Spirit – is a popular meeting place

Aqua private room at One Peking PHOTO Aqua
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Bo Innovation: Ever-evolving ‘X-treme cuisine’ by demon chef Alvin Leung

Quirkily named dishes, including Son of a Scallop and Rich Abalone, feature on the Big Red Hong Kong Wedding tasting menu

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Ando: New-style Japanese cuisine with Argentinian flavours

Dishes here are seasonal such as ‘Like Home’, which features abalone, hanaho menegi, celery and hijiki seaweed

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Aaharn: A modern Thai fine dining restaurant set in colonial grandeur

The menus are stuffed with dishes like stir-fried tiger prawns with lotus stalk and garlic, and chicken and green banana curry from Chanthaburi

Aaharn, Tai Kwun, Central. Photo: handout
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Rising Star – chef Manav Tuli: elevated Indian street food at Chaat, Rosewood Hong Kong

Under the guidance of Manav Tuli, Chaat’s aim is unique: to deliver outstanding Indian street food, which has always been close to the chef’s heart

Chef Manav Tuli at Chaat, Rosewood Hong Kong. The winner of the 100 Top Tables Rising Star award has a visceral understanding of what diners really want. Photo: Alex Chan
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A cocktail bar and 10-course tasting menus at VEA Restaurant & Lounge

Guests can stop for a drink at the 29th-floor lounge before heading one floor up to sit down to a seasonal tasting menu

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Tate Dining Room tells ‘edible stories’ with Chinese ingredients and French flair

Award-winning chef Vicky Lau presents modern fusion dishes

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Embark on a revealing culinary journey at two-Michelin star Ta Vie

Monkfish liver ‘sea foie gras’ with Japanese soft leeks and mustard dressing and deep-fried Lung Guang chicken wing stuffed with black truffle rice, pea sprout and Shaoxing wine sauce are top notch

Ta Vie combines French and Japanese cooking using Asian ingredients. Photos: Ta Vie
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New dishes by Australian chef Chase Kojima and gorgeous decor at Sevva

The Asian/Western menu includes old favourites such as the city’s best dosa, while pan-fried coral grouper is a newly introduced dish

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Ronin: over 100 Japanese whiskies and a stellar seafood selection

The menu is divided into three categories – Raw, Smaller and Bigger, and dishes are best paired with Japanese whisky

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Street snacks to tandoor: Indian food gets a delicious makeover at New Punjab Club

Try Mogewala paneer – spiced fresh cheese, masalewali chanp – lamb chops with ember-roasted onion, and keema pau – spiced mutton with milk buns and potatoes

New Punjab Club pays tribute to postcolonial Pakistan and India. Photos: Black Sheep Restaurants
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Japanese fusion at Haku thrills the crowd

Only tasting menus are served. Recent dishes have included Caldoso rice with abalone and chorizo, and lobster with olives and shio kombu

Chef Agustin Balbi at Haku creates innovative dishes under the guidance of Hideaki Matsuo of three-Michelin star restaurant Kashiwaya. Photos: Haku
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How ‘demon chef’ Alvin Leung redefines Chinese dining at Bo Innovation

Try the Signature Chef Blue Menu, which includes lobster with caviar, Chinese bonito vinegar, fermented shrimp oil and crispy noodles

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The best of Italian and Japanese cuisine at Aqua

Treat yourself to a creative drink before sampling dishes such as an oyster platter with six types of roe, and smoked whole lobster with seafood mousse parcels, ricotta and caviar

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Amber leads the healthy eating trend with dairy-free and gluten-free dishes

The seasonal menu comprises Japanese ingredients with influence from around the globe, such as baby aubergine with King George mushrooms and maitake mushrooms

Amber was given an elegant makeover last year. Photos: handouts
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Aaharn: modern Thai dishes surprise curry lovers

The softly lit colonial-style dining room boasts high ceilings with colourful modern artworks illuminated by spotlights

Aaharn at Tai Kwun overlooks the parade ground. Photo: Aaharn
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Zest by Konishi: catch chef Mitsuri Konishi in action

The à la carte menu boasts dishes such as Iwate Wagyu tenderloin and Challandais duck

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Takumi by Daisuke Mori: stand-out French/Japanese signatures

The seasonal dinner sets are top-notch, with dishes such as barigoule and topinambours, and signatures of blue lobster and abalone pasta

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