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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword. Here’s how Hong Kong’s fine dining is improving its green policies: from Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental and Michelin-starred Mono to Vicky Lau’s Mora, Roganic and the Marriott group. Photo: Ting Lung Heen

How Hong Kong’s fine dining scene is getting greener – at last

The staff of Socio at the the 100 Top Tables Tables 2025 Unveiling Ceremony and Awards. Photo: Jordan Chan

Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

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Renowned as a designer of clothes that are stylish and fun, Peter Som is now bringing equal flair to cookery with Family Style, a book inspired by his Chinese grandmother’s recipes. Photo: Yumi Matsuo
Icons and Influencers

Designer Peter Som turns from fashion to cooking with new book Family Style

The New York designer was inspired by his Chinese grandma’s notebook of recipes; his cookbook presents dishes marrying big flavours with a pinch of fashion flair, delivered with his trademark humour.

Wine and Spirits

929, New York bar that plays Chinese pop, is an ode to its owner’s roots

Hong Kong

Allez to the French May arts festival as it returns to Hong Kong

All about cardamom, how to use it in cooking, and a recipe idea

The bitter spice comes in green and black varieties with the former more intense. It is used sparingly in Indian dishes and desserts.

Green cardamom. Photo: Getty Images
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this long weekend, May 2 to 5

Over this long weekend, fill up on award-winning beef noodle soup from Taiwan and enjoy an exhibition of art that celebrates the city.

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What to do in Hong Kong

Where a Cantonese comfort food lover in Hong Kong eats old-school dishes

Marathon swimmer Ryan Leung shares where he eats ‘creative’ Japanese food and traditional Hong Kong fare like macaroni and dessert soup.

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South Korea

On the Menu | How perilla seed oil, ‘Korea’s olive oil’, could become a global trend

Perilla oil, made from the seeds of the perilla or shiso plant, is a must-have in your pantry. Try it in noodles or over vanilla ice cream.

Perilla oil is made from cold-pressed perilla seeds. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Nasi lemak, beef rendang prices soar as food inflation bites Malaysians

New data shows prices for popular meals outpacing official inflation and wage growth.

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India

India probes snake in school lunch after 100 children fall sick

The food was served to children after the cook removed a dead snake from it, according to a rights commission’s report.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | ‎The Dumpling Queen: founding of a Hong Kong food brand

Andrew Lau’s rags-to-riches biopic streamlines and rather sugarcoats the story of the Wanchai Ferry brand’s Zang Jianhe, played by Ma Li.

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Ma Li as businesswoman Zang Jianhe in a still from ‎The Dumpling Queen (category IIB; Cantonese, Mandarin) directed by Andrew Lau. Kara Wai and Ben Yuen co-star. Photo: Handout
What to do in Hong Kong

9 Mother’s Day events in Hong Kong, from lavish brunch to dinner

Indulge your mother on her special day with a tasting menu, a Cantonese feast, a seafood extravaganza or a leisurely brunch.

Sheraton Hong Kong’s Oyster Bar elevates brunch with its harbourfront vistas. Photo: Oyster Bar
What to do in Hong Kong

12 of the best new places to eat in Hong Kong, Macau in May 2025

Check out restaurants serving Japanese, Thai and Singaporean cuisine, Hong Kong classics, and Italian, French and Vietnamese food.

100 Top Tables

Drink in Focus: Oyster Shell at Socio

The bar on Staunton Street uses oyster shells discarded by fish eatery Hooked on Caine Road to concoct an effervescent, refreshing drink.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

‘Exhausted and short of breath’: hidden toll of Hong Kong’s food delivery grind

As part of Greenpeace survey, 33-year-old rider describes intense working conditions and repercussions for taking a break.

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Sunny Waseem*, a food delivery rider in the industry for six years, has spoken out about the tough working conditions he faces in the job. Photo: Elson Li
Asian diaspora

Chefs share their passion for Korean ingredients, show how to use them

A tour of a Seoul market reveals a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs. Korean chefs demonstrate their uses in fusion and homestyle fare.

Fresh perilla leaves at Gyeongdong Market in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Wellness

Want to protect against cardiac arrest? Drink champagne and eat more fruit

Study identifies 56 risk factors associated with sudden cardiac arrest, finds 63 per cent of cases might be avoidable with lifestyle changes.

Australia

Australian triple-murder suspect accused of killing with ‘special’ mushroom meal

She is accused of three murders – including her parents-in-law – and one attempted murder, all with death cap mushrooms in 2023.

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100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 1-5

From 929’s Cantopop cocktails at Terrible Baby to alcohol-free delights at Mostly Harmless Bar with Coa, we’ve got you sorted.

The Qura bar hosts UnDer Lab this long weekend. Photo: Qura
Cantonese culture

Recap | Unveiling the best of Cantonese cuisine

Explore the global influence of Cantonese cooking, from the kung fu secrets of wok hei to Michelin-starred fine dining around the world, to the worldwide embracing of XO sauce and shrimp paste.

100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 1-4

This weekend has it all: the art of Portuguese dining, a journey through Cantonese cuisine, Italian romance and weekend brunch bliss.

Where to eat in Hong Kong

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, April 27 to May 3

Take in some yakitori at Maison Tori in Central, satisfy your sweet tooth at Poppins in Sha Tin’s New Town Plaza, and indulge in a California smoothie from Jamba in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Poppins’ NYC Cookie Box Set. Photo: Poppins
Indonesia

Indonesia’s free meal scheme faces calls for stronger food safety standards

Several food poisoning incidents have led to calls for food suppliers involved in the free meals programme to undergo proper training.

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A free meal provided at a school in Depok, West Java under the Indonesian government’s free nutritious meal programme. Photo: EPA-EFE
Wine and Spirits

Let’s drink to that: the real cost of putting sustainability on the menu

What Hong Kong bars really face when it comes to going green.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Michelin star chef Daniel Boulud’s wife, Katherine Gage Boulud

The brand ambassador for her husband’s The Dinex Group, she was raised in New York, and first opted for a career in politics before giving in to her passion for cooking.

Malaysia

Fancy a Michael Jackson? A ‘tiger bites lion’? Malaysian drinks names, explained

Get the inside scoop on Malaysia’s surprisingly evocative drinks terminology, from a chocolatey dinosaur to a coffee concoction with a kick.

A “Michael Jackson” refers to a drink made from soya milk with cincau. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 27-May 3

Cheung Chau Bun Festival returns! Plus, Michelin-starred Cantonese cuisine, New Model Army’s debut gig, and Med-infused cocktails.

Decadent cocktails served at The Wise King that will take you back to the Mediterranean. Photo: The Wise King
Japan

Expecting export boom, sake brewer develops new flavours

With Unesco heritage listing seen as boosting Japanese sake exports, brewers such as Miho Imada look to widen its appeal and food pairings.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend April 25-27

A Japanese ice-cream parlour’s pop-up, a chance to invest in artistic mini pouches and an opportunity to sample Hong Kong heavy metal await.

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