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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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The Langham’s 160th-anniversary afternoon tea. Photo: The Langham
Where to eat in Hong Kong

‘World’s best afternoon tea’ in Hong Kong, plus 9 other summer 2025 sets

With The Rosewood’s Butterfly Room sharing a French award for world’s best afternoon tea, here are other Hong Kong sets to enjoy this summer.

Hong Kong Fine Dining

Peru’s Maido tops World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, Hong Kong’s Wing is 11th

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend June 20-22

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India

UK Scotch whisky makers cheer news of FTA with India, eye expansion

Foreign competitors eyeing the world’s biggest whisky market can expect stiff competition from Indian makers, industry players say.

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Scotch whisky makers are aiming to expand into India, the world’s biggest market for the alcoholic drink, following the conclusion of free trade agreement talks between the UK and India. Photo: Shutterstock
E-commerce

Meituan keeps tight grip on 70% of food delivery market in China, report says

Citing internal data, Leiphone.com reported that Meituan’s daily food delivery orders reached 90 million this month.

Wellness

Going to a festival? Pack these foods to help you power through

Dancing, walking and sweating at festivals take a toll. Nutritionists share what snacks and drinks to pack to stay energised.

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Health & Fitness

Mouthing Off | Do we really need so much protein? Don’t let the gym bros scare you

Found in meat, nuts, pulses, eggs and dairy, protein performs many vital functions in the body, but don’t overdose on them, Andrew Sun says.

Proteins help build muscle mass among many other functions. The pro-protein doctrine has also been the foundation of many popular weight-loss diets, from keto and paleo to Atkins. Photo: Shutterstock
Singapore

Singapore’s Gen Z sobers up for daytime low-cost parties

Amid challenges in nightlife revival post-pandemic, young people in Singapore and across Asia are opting for affordable alternatives to intoxication and all-nighters.

100 Top Tables

Drink in Focus: Argo Martini at Argo

Ahead of World Martini Day, we take a look at the signature from Argo at the Four Seasons Hong Kong – a twist on the classic cocktail that will appeal to first-timers and seasoned drinkers alike.

China’s Communist Party

Vibrant Chinese dining suffers from heavy-handed austerity control: state media

Months after official push to tighten belts, People’s Daily says overzealous enforcement will damage local economies and everyday life.

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Alcohol has been banned at work meetings for officials. Photo: Getty Images
Australia

Australian woman dies of caffeine overdose after ‘unacceptable’ wait for help

The delay in dispatching an ambulance to Christine Lackmann – found to have dangerously high levels of caffeine – was a factor in her death, coroner rules.

Christina Lackmann, 32, died of a caffeine overdose after a series of ambulance delays. Photo: Handout
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 20-22

New music hub Aer opens, Ella launches a Louisiana-inspired menu, and Osaka’s Craftroom takes over The Opposites for cocktails.

Banking & finance

China’s consumer-goods spending improves as deflation eases, Bain says

The outlook for 2025 is still unclear because of an ongoing consumption downgrade and changes in spending patterns.

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History

Bruce Lee used to train on the roof of this iconic Hong Kong restaurant

Once a go-to hotel in Sha Tin, Lung Wah Hotel still pays homage to the kung fu star and delights diners with its pigeon dish.

Lung Wah Hotel is hidden next to the East Rail Line in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Photo: Gavin Yeung
What to do in Hong Kong

Best-loved hotpot, Thai, dessert spots in Hong Kong of Lee Kum Kee executive

Amanda Kwan, who also founded food and film concept Savour Cinema, reveals her favourite restaurants, dessert shops and bars in Hong Kong.

Thai mussel seafood dish at Thai Hot. Photo: Instagram / @thaihot_res
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 20-22

Say goodbye to 2 local favourites, experience an exclusive Indian collaboration, and enjoy a Sunday roast with a twist.

Hong Kong

Baked pork chop rice for cultural heritage status? Café de Coral thinks so

The fast-food chain has applied for the Hong Kong-style dish to be considered for inclusion on the city’s intangible cultural heritage list.

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Hong Kong property

Michelin-listed Ancient Moon shuts during Hong Kong’s dining upheaval

The last day of operation of Ancient Moon in North Point is on July 19, according to its Instagram post.

An undated photograph of the exterior of Ancient Moon on Kam Ping Street in North Point. Photo: Handout
Jeff Bezos

Everything to know about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding in Venice

The Amazon founder and his fiancée are sourcing their wedding provisions from local vendors, with Venice’s oldest pastry maker Rosa Salva and Murano glassblower Laguna B lending artisanal touches.

A culinary legacy

Culinary heritage of southern Italy celebrated in Macau at Don Alfonso 1890

Signature dishes highlight long-standing classic flavours from the restaurant’s chef and co-founder, Alfonso Iaccarino.

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Japan

Japan’s host clubs face reform as new law targeting predatory practices bites

Last year, police received 2,776 host club-related complaints, with many involving women being forced into sex work to cover unpaid bills.

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Tokyo’s Kabukicho district is famous for its various host and hostess clubs. Photo: Shutterstock
Singapore

Singapore’s Gen Z swaps pints for coffee as daytime raves light up dance floor

Young party-goers embrace alcohol-free clubbing at events where the vibe is friendly as sober curious movement takes hold in the city state.

Attendees listen to music while drinking coffee at an alcohol-free clubbing event in Singapore on May 24. Photo: AFP
Asian diaspora

Chinese chefs who served US presidents, and the delicious dishes they cooked

Two Chinese chefs are among Asians who cooked for US presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and William Harding who are celebrated in a new book.

Vietnam

Tears for cheers: Vietnam to raise alcohol tax to 90% by 2031

The new move adds to the challenges facing the beer industry, led by Heineken, Carlsberg and local brewers Sabeco and Habeco.

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Meeting father and son at Hong Kong’s legendary Seventh Son restaurant

This Father’s Day, we hear from Chui Wai-kwan and his son; Chui is the seventh son of Fook Lam Moon founder Chui Fook-chuen.

Father and son team Chui Wai-kwan and Daniel Chui Tak-yiu at their restaurant Seventh Son in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Middle East

Did Pentagon pizza theory predict Israel’s deadly attack on Iran?

A social media account monitoring food deliveries in the area also noted ‘abnormally low traffic’ at a gay bar near the US military HQ.

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The Pentagon building in June 2021. Pizza deliveries to the Pentagon reportedly doubled right before the US invasion of Panama in December 1989, and surged again before Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Photo: AFP
Your Perfect Week

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 15-21

Try caviar tasting at Qura Bar, listen to local bands at Ko Shan Fest, savour Cantonese liquor cocktails, and enjoy a Brazilian culture festival.

Guinness World Records

World’s oldest restaurant in Madrid faces a challenge - from across town

The owners of Casa Pedro in Madrid say it is older than Guinness World Record holder Sobrino de Botín. But can they prove it?

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