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More than just a cosmopolitan city, Hong Kong is full of hidden gems. We take you on a tour of its trendiest neighbourhoods, uncovering cool cafes, classic Hong Kong street food and quirky boutiques, as well as exploring its hip bars and nightlife. We also reveal the city's greener side, venturing out to the countryside for the best beaches, country parks and hiking trails. 

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  • Tai Kwun – the former Central Police Station, Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison compound – provides a space to enjoy art beyond the structured, buyer-driven confines of traditional galleries
  • TeamLab: Continuous plopped giant fluorescent ‘eggs’ in the harbour, Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck made a big impression in 2023, and the West Kowloon waterfront was once hit by a sea of anthropomorphic grapes

Tired of the same old tourist guides to Hong Kong? The Hong Kong Design Centre has produced Design Citywalk HK, a guide to the city’s cultural offerings featuring places well known – and unexpected.

TeamLab has scattered giant light-emitting ovoids from Tamar Park into the harbour, while the Hong Kong Heritage Museum has a sculpture exhibition that brings to life characters from Jin Yong’s novels

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The city is alive with art! Don’t miss the public artworks around the harbour, from those giant ovoids floating in Victoria Harbour to the Harbour Wonder installations by the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront

Insights features ‘exceptional historical material’, Encounters includes an off-site installation at Pacific Place by Daniel Boyd, while Kabinett has more galleries than ever before

The city’s biggest art fair returns for an 11th edition, hosting a total of 242 galleries from 40 countries, which organisers hail as a bounceback to full strength

Every year, the Post’s 100 Top Tables pays tribute to the outstanding individuals and restaurants who help make Hong Kong’s F&B scene one of the very best in the world. Here are this year’s award winners.

Now in its 12th edition, the South China Morning Post’s 100 Top Tables fine dining guide was launched to the cream of the city’s dining scene at the Peninsula Hong Kong

Few industries suffered more than F&B during the pandemic, but a raft of new openings suggest the city’s after-hours scene is` finally on the road to recovery

Dough Beings’ bomboloni are the bomb, and their doughnuts are to die for – but the secretive sisters behind this smash hit bakery are giving nothing away

In an excerpt from his new book, a cartoonist and writer pays homage to his carefree and car-free adopted Hong Kong home and its fascinating collection of colourful characters.

The series draws on backdrops including Victoria Harbour and the iconic skyline, Yick Cheong Building aka Monster Building, Fa Yuen Street, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Mido Cafe

The keen watch collector talks about his favourite pieces and latest lifestyle venture, which brings together The Armoury with Phillips Perpetual, the auctioneer’s watch boutique, and other purveyors of fine menswear

Hongkongers love nothing more than munching on basic, hearty soul food at traditional dai pai dongs – but the city’s upmarket restaurants have typically disparaged everyday home-grown favourites

As the pioneering independent watch boutique turns 10, we sat down with founder Piano Chow to talk about independent watchmakers, working with H. Moser & Cie and F.P. Journe, and what true collectors are really looking for

The Mandarin Oriental’s Mandarin Club lets you watch the fireworks from Hong Kong side, or you could catch the action from Kowloon side at the Regent hotel lobby or Vista Italian restaurant

Navigating the world of wine can be confusing for a new collector or casual drinker, so we spoke to experts at the helm of some of Hong Kong and Macau’s best wine cellars to get an insider’s view

Omega president and CEO Raynald Aeschlimann says it’s time for Omega to grow in Hong Kong and that new concepts will make shoppers stay longer at the outlets

Set along a 1.3km stretch on Victoria Harbour from Central to Causeway Bay, the 12-minute long “pyromusical” show will be the “biggest and longest” of the city’s countdown fireworks to date, tourism authorities say.

The group behind hip SoHo bars Quality Goods Club and Shady Acres has opened a new concept restaurant in the heart of Yung Shue Wan’s waterfront – and locals on the sleepy outlying island don’t know what to think

The seaside community’s holiday festivities will include artificial snow, stained-glass windows, a giant Christmas tree with a Venice gondola design, and a replica of the Milan Cathedral

A trio of historic Hong Kong ‘squatter’ villages face destruction, destined to be replaced by homogenous residential blocks despite the efforts of historians, architects and academics.

Festive treats at The Peninsula Hong Kong include gourmet cuisine from Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Spring Moon, deluxe hampers with Peninsula champagne, and massages and facials at the spa

‘I wouldn’t have predicted myself going to Hong Kong,’ says the humble DIY bedroom producer – who has collaborated with Frank Ocean and Japanese Breakfast, and played on Jimmy Fallon