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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

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Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

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People & Culture

Indian dad, 55, elopes with son’s fiancée, 22, and takes off with family cash and gold

An Indian father, 55, eloped with his son’s fiancée, 22, and took off with the family’s cash and gold. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/X

Diplomacy

In show of unity against Trump, Brazil and India vow to triple trade flows

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Science

China’s ‘green great wall’ in Inner Mongolia traps 3 more deserts

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Trending in China

‘Missing’ Chinese man spends 6 days in mountains to forget ex, sparks search

A Chinese man walked for six days in the mountains to forget his ex-girlfriend, triggering a massive search involving police dogs and drones. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo

Military

China denies giving Iran air defence systems after conflict with Israel

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Some of the many mixologists who will be present in Hong Kong and Macau for guest shifts leading up to – and following – Asia’s 50 Best Bars in Macau on July 15. Photos: Handout
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The best guest shifts in Hong Kong and Macau, ahead of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025

As Macau gears up for the prestigious awards ceremony, guest shifts abound in the sister SARs – including an ambitious eight-hands event at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong.

South Korea

South Korean restaurant’s ants-topped dishes bug food safety officials

Chinese culture

On the Menu | Why the ‘Hermès’ and ‘Chanel’ of Chinese lychees are so sought-after

South Korea

Where to find the best Korean food souvenirs? Chefs reveal their top places

From sauces and condiments to vegetables and dry goods, these markets and shops in Seoul are great for grabbing Korean ingredients for gifts.

Seoul, South Korea-31 March 2025; Interior of the Gyeongdong Market, one of the largest herbal medicine and ginseng markets of South Korea with vendors and customers. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Dream Animals: The Movie – biscuit-inspired Japanese animation is great fun

This cute animated film could have simply been an advertisement for the snacks it’s based on, but instead delivers thoughtful family-friendly fun.

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South Korea

Off the hook: South Korean fishers forced to dump US$1.9 million of bluefin tuna

After catching more than 1,300 bluefin tuna, the fishers from Yeongdeok county had to throw away the fish under an international obligation.

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Singapore

Singapore politicians lead sold-out durian tours to Malaysia as peak season hits

With itineraries featuring all-you-can-eat fruit buffets, the trips are a popular way for members of parliament to thank constituents.

People’s Action Party MP Ng Chee Meng enjoys a durian-filled day trip to Johor with residents from his Jalan Kayu constituency. Photo: Instagram / ng.chee.meng
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 10-12

Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale open Montana, Yardley Brothers launch Solera, and TokyoLima has new cocktails.

What to do in Hong Kong

Best pineapple buns, cha chaan teng in Hong Kong for illustrator Kitty Wong

Award-winning illustrator Kitty Wong reveals where she heads for baked goods, street-food-style eating, fancy dining and more in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Explainer | Hong Kong’s hottest Xiaoshu: what does it mean and how can you cope?

With the 11th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar heralding higher temperatures, the Post offers advice on how best to manage.

Hong Kong experienced the hottest Xiaoshu on Tuesday. The 11th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar is usually and signifies the onset of summer. Photo: Jonathan Wong
North Korea

Bean there, done that? Starbucks’ Korean border outlet proves a smash hit

Despite the security checkpoints and limited opening hours, word of mouth is driving brisk business to this caffeinated frontier curiosity.

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Since opening in November, the Starbucks outlet with a view of North Korea has become a magnet for weekend visitors. Photo: Reuters
Luxury travel

Review | Saii Hotels & Resorts proves luxury and sustainability can work together

From the design and activities to food and wellness offerings, the 2 Saii Hotels & Resorts properties in Thailand showcase approachable luxury that’s deeply rooted in local tradition.

100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for July 11-13

Eat tteokbokki at Young Dabang, try Hu Taiqing’s Sichuan Rouge, and celebrate Bastille Day at Black Sheep’s La Vache!

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant to close in September as HKUST buys the space

Dim sum restaurant will fold after 35 years in business, with expert saying such eateries have struggled to adapt to market changes.

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Metropol Restaurant is one of only a few Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong that still serves dim sum the traditional way, using trolleys. Photo: Jelly Tse
Asean

Eating plastic: the hidden cost of convenience in Southeast Asia

If plastic pollution continues to worsen in the region, its people could face a wide range of health issues, medical experts warn.

Rising microplastic waste is fast becoming a global health hazard. Photo: Shutterstock
100 Top Tables

Why chocolate is more than just a sweet treat

On World Chocolate Day, we look at how fine dines Leela, Caprice, Chaat and Argo are reinventing what chocolate by adding unexpected flavours and textures to innovative dishes and cocktails.

Australia

She served them death: Australian woman found guilty of mushroom murders

Erin Patterson was convicted on Monday of murdering her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, ending a trial that had gripped Australia.

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China-EU relations

Why France is toasting China’s new tariff on European brandy

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the ruling as a ‘positive step’, after Beijing granted exemptions to France’s top cognac makers.

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Beijing’s decision to exempt a string of French cognac makers from a new anti-dumping duty on European brandy has received a warm reception in Paris. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

KFC, Pizza Hut operator Yum China adopts AI to spur efficiency, profitability

Digital ordering accounted for about 90 per cent of Yum China’s sales in 2024, backed by its 540 million ‘membership’ consumers.

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Asian Cuisine

The many uses of saffron, the world’s most expensive spice

Producing 1 kilogram of saffron requires up to 200,000 crocuses to be harvested, but Bardia Ilbeiggi from Vancouver’s Delara says adding it to your guest’s dishes shows you care.

Chinese culture

Language Matters | Where did lychees come from and why are they an auspicious Chinese symbol?

The fruit’s Chinese name gave us the English word ‘lychee’, while wordplay bestowed upon it auspicious connotations.

Native to southern China and northern Vietnam, lychees appear in historical records in China as far back as 200BC. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Asia travel

Less bling, more wabi-sabi: Japan’s answer to modern luxury

As global luxury cools, brands are redefining high-end living through a uniquely Japanese lens – from a hinoki-wood tissue box to a Kyoto textile house.

An Ippodo tea service at Wadakura, in the Palace Hotel Tokyo. Photo: courtesy Palace Hotel Tokyo
Wine and Spirits

Pickle juice is a trending cocktail ingredient. Yes you read that right

Whether with vodka, gin, whiskey, rum or other drink, pickle juice adds a savoury kick to cocktails and is rising in popularity in bars.

Best restaurants in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Amber and The Chairman team up to create new lunch items

Amber’s Richard Ekkebus and The Chairman’s Danny Yip talk about a new series of crossover products created with some of the city’s top names.

Tourism

Is Dubai’s booming dining scene cooked? High costs, high failure rates

Dubai’s booming restaurant scene is testing the limits of its growth-at-all-costs model. How long can it keep feeding its own ambitions?

Executive chef Torsten Vildgaard (centre) and his staff prepare food at FZN by Bjorn Frantzen in Dubai, which has more restaurants per capita than any major city except Paris. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

Meet the bartender representing Hong Kong at global cocktail competition

Quentin Luk of the Regent Hong Kong hotel’s Qura Bar won the Diageo World Class Hong Kong and Macau 2025 to earn a spot in the global final.

Quentin Luk of The Regent Hong Kong’s Qura Bar is pictured after winning the 2025 Diageo World Class Hong Kong and Macau cocktail competition. Photo: Diageo World Class
Healthy eating

This spice known as ‘devil’s dung’ can stop you passing so much gas

Asafoetida is a pungent spice powder that it said to be antibacterial, aid digestion, work as a sedative and have anti-flatulent properties.

Chinese culture

Why Japan’s largest Chinatown is unlike any other around the world

More tourist attraction for locals than Chinese enclave, Yokohama Chinatown still boasts a fascinating history full of upheaval and survival.

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