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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
Avoca’s Egg Waffle cocktail. Photos: Handout

Drink in focus: Egg Waffle cocktail at Avoca

A cosy corner at The Aubrey in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 22-24

Bakery by the Grand has just opened a branch at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 23-25

How are Hong Kong’s bars adapting to changing trends in drinking and socialising in 2026? Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong’s bar scene was extra volatile last year – what’s in store for 2026?

Ming Pavilion in Hong Kong features a blend of Jiangnan cuisine with Minnan and Fuzhou influences this weekend. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 16-18

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A bowl of wagyu beef boat noodles from Samsen in Wanchai, Hong Kong. The Thai noodle bar opened its first branch, in Wan Chai, in 2016, and has since opened two more. As the 2016 nostalgic social media trend gains steam, we look back at the best of Hong Kong’s dining openings that year. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
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On the Menu | 2016 was a great time for Hong Kong’s dining scene. Which openings survived?

As the 2016 social media trend picks up, Charmaine Mok looks back at notable restaurant openings that year and which are still with us.

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

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He wasn’t allowed to grill for years. That’s how he mastered yakitori

On Our Radar

A Napa legend, a Cantonese feast and a very bold pairing

The Californian vineyard that stunned the wine world 50 years ago is being paired with Cantonese cuisine.

The Napa Valley’s Château Montelena is collaborating with Hong Kong restaurant Lai Ching Heen for a wine pairing dinner. Photo: courtesy Château Montelena
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‘Legendary’ goose, great BYOB spots: wine expert’s top Hong Kong restaurants

Bonhams senior wine specialist Dora Kam shares her favourite Hong Kong dining spots for roast goose, exceptional wine pairings and more.

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Where an Italian likes to eat pizza, pasta and Peking duck in Hong Kong

Lorenzo Antonio Iosco from the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra loves Chinese dumplings and Peking duck, and he has to have good coffee.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 2-4

Ring in 2026 with a seafood buffet, a winter set menu that celebrates Ningbo cuisine or a limited edition bourbon-aged steak.

Seafood at The Place, Cordis, Hong Kong – the hotel is now offering a special buffet. Photo: Handout
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Yong Fu’s Ningbo cuisine evolution, from Shanghai tradition to Hong Kong fusion

The original Yong Fu’s sister branch uniquely adapts Ningbo cuisine, blending tradition with innovation to cater to regional tastes.

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Hosting Christmas at home? Check out these gourmet Hong Kong catering packages

Michelin-star turkeys, Wagyu steaks, hams, traditional trimmings – here are some of the best local catering packages to choose from.

Christmas

Hong Kong’s best Christmas feasts, from traditional to more adventurous fare

Choices range from the Island Shangri-La and Four Seasons, to Feather & Bone, Little Bao and Tai Kwun’s Magistracy Dining Room.

Not your typical Christmas menu, at Hong Kong’s Osteria Marzia. Photo: Handout
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11 of the best places to eat hairy crab in Hong Kong in 2025

From steamed Jiangsu crabs to dumplings, soups and even a pizza featuring the seasonal delicacy, here’s where to get your hairy crab fix.

Yat Tung Heen is serving premium six-tael hairy crabs as part of its winter menu. The Michelin-star restaurant is one of many places to enjoy the crustacean in Hong Kong this season. Photo: Yat Tung Heen
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Superb steaks, perfect pasta: where a mixologist eats in Hong Kong

Nischal Gurung shares his favourite restaurants in Hong Kong, from the best steak places to where to experience real Hong Kong food culture.

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A jewel to crown Hong Kong’s newest skyscraper, Peridot really shines

Topping Central’s Zaha Hadid-designed The Henderson building, this new cocktail bar and restaurant offers a vision all of its own.

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How top Hong Kong chefs make their Peking duck extra special

Peking duck was a hit in China’s imperial courts and is just as popular now. Hong Kong chefs share their thoughts on the classic roast dish.

The signature Peking duck at Hong Kong’s Hutong restaurant is flamed and carved at the table. Photo: Hutong
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Dish in Focus: Aged rice duck à l’orange at Épure

At Épure in Hong Kong, head chef Aven Lau reimagines French classic duck à l’orange with Asian sensibilities – here’s how he does it.

The aged rice duck à l’orange at Épure is one of the Hong Kong restaurant’s standout dishes. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 14-16

Beers abound at Taikoo Place, Hanoi’s rising star takes over Lobster Bar, and newly opened Peridot focused on a cocktail’s ‘terroir’.

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Where a culinary critic eats dim sum and Michelin-starred food in Hong Kong

Nelson Siu loves Chinese cooking, from street food to dim sum and Michelin-starred elegant dishes. He is also a fan of high-end French food.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 7-9

Enjoy a guest meal from Dutch duo Blend Brothers, a spicy taste tour at Hutong, or an Indian kitchen takeover by Jhol Bangkok.

Jhol Bangkok’s Malabar lamb shank, which will be available at Leela, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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15 new restaurants to visit in Hong Kong during November

Enjoy the cool weather in Hong Kong with new eateries serving everything from modern Chinese to fermented, plant-based and izakaya food.

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On the Menu | Why Hong Kong might be the best place in the world for Japanese yakitori

Does the mix of Japanese yakitori masters and Cantonese chicken, like at Yoshiteru Ikegawa’s new restaurant Torikaze, set Hong Kong apart?

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Love brunch? Check out 9 of the best new offerings in Hong Kong this autumn

From special anniversary offerings to celebrity-chef creations, enjoy a delicious weekend meal with family or friends at these restaurants.

A variety of brunch dishes at Honjo in Sheung Wan. The restaurant has partnered with chef Yoon Nam-no, known as Cooking Maniac from Culinary Class Wars, for a special four-hands menu available until November 23. Photo: Honjo
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Dim sum, Thai, hotpot: Mauritian chef’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants

The Mira’s Smita Grosse shares her top Hong Kong dining spots, from where she goes for a taste of home to a place for dim sum with a view.

Hotpot at Haidilao, one of Mauritian pastry chef Smita Grosse’s favourite restaurants in Hong Kong.
New Openings

The buzziest new places in Hong Kong, from Zozzona to Bistro Hoi An

Enjoy a slice of The Controversial at Emmer Pizzeria, or grab a coffee eggnog at Hong Kong airport’s new Urban Coffee Roaster.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for October 17-19

Enjoy Nobu’s omakase with the man himself, feast at LPM’s anniversary brunch event, and lean into autumn with a porcini set menu.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for October 10-12

Indulge in hairy crab season, celebrate 25 years of Aqua Restaurant Group with limited time pizza creations, and enjoy an artistic afternoon tea at Kowloon Shangri-La.

“Art Meets Hospitality” The Exhibition of Kim Jung Gi” Afternoon Tea
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From the Amalfi Coast to MasterChef, Italy’s colatura di alici brings the zing

Originally from the Amalfi Coast, colatura is made from anchovies that are cured in salt to produce a strong, distinctive flavour.

Anchovies are salted and cured to make the flavour-enhancing sauce colatura di alici. Photo: Handout
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On the Menu | The next big trend in Hong Kong’s dining scene: freshly made pasta

New Italian restaurants like La Volta, Alma and Twist are leading a pasta charge this autumn offering old classics and new twists.

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Meet the ‘sober sommeliers’ shaking up Hong Kong’s fine dining scene

As the wellness boom persists, more restaurants are concocting innovative non-alcoholic or zero-proof drink pairings for health-conscious diners.

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