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Best restaurants in Hong Kong

Best restaurants in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has one of the world's highest density of restaurants, with more than 15,000 eateries operating around the city, ranging from private kitchens to Michelin-starred dining rooms.
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
The Baker & the Bottleman’s hot cross doughnuts this Easter. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong food guide for Easter weekend

A special dinner at Tosca di Angelo in Hong Kong, a collaboration with jewellery brand Damiani. Photo: Handout

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Crispy codfish balls at Mesa by José Avillez, where the menu is a product of what the kitchen grows itself. Photo: Handout

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Dark chocolate covered stuffed medjool dates at Migas Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: Dark chocolate covered Medjool dates at Migas Hong Kong

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Your Hong Kong food guide for Valentine’s Day weekend

This Valentine’s weekend has everything from Japanese comfort food and classic Italian romance, to 4 courses bookended by oysters and pavlova.

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Video | Hong Kong’s beloved Kam Shing diner to close

Founded in 1992 and relocated to a smaller storefront in 2019, Kam Shing Restaurant has been a landmark in the city’s Shau Kei Wan neighbourhood.

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‘Awesome’ char siu, ‘best’ curry noodles: chef’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants

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Not your typical Christmas menu, at Hong Kong’s Osteria Marzia. Photo: Handout
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