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Hong Kong dining & recommendationsi

Hong Kong people eat out more than most. We regularly ask some of them – food and beverage insiders, entrepreneurs, and others – about the best restaurants for every day and for special occasions, and the restaurants they like to take visitors from out of town.

 

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  • Although Indian food often gets the spotlight the cuisine of next-door Nepal is unique and diverse, and there are some great restaurants in Hong Kong serving it
  • From a Temple Street joint known for thali, to a Wan Chai restaurant that makes momo with a twist, to a pani puri specialist, we look at some of the best

The chef-owner of Italian restaurant Casa Cucina shares his favourite restaurants in Hong Kong, including a hotspot that closes at 2am and a place that oozes old Hong Kong glamour.

A new No 1 restaurant is crowned at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 presentation in Seoul, South Korea. Singapore comes away with the most restaurants ranked; Hong Kong takes two awards.

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A Michelin-star French restaurant, a Japanese spot led by a chef on the rise, a Nordic fusion place – 10 fine-dining date night options at price points lower than those of Hong Kong’s top restaurants.

The Cakery’s Shirley Kwok shares her favourite restaurants to eat at in Hong Kong, including a casual spot for salads, the place to find the best garlic bread, and one with a great community vibe.

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.

Romain Dupeyre, chef of Racines in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan district, shares his favourite restaurants to eat at in the city – including a spot for dumplings with French twist – and at home in Provence.

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

A Cantonese restaurant recently opened in a Kowloon housing estate, and a modest place specialising in Vietnamese noodles and baguette sandwiches, are among new Bib Gourmand awardees in 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

Iconic Hong Kong restaurant Jimmy’s Kitchen has reopened in Central’s Pedder Building with a new look, slimmed-down menu and large wine list, following its closure in 2020 after 92 years in business.

Foodie Instagrammer Enrica Tong shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, including where she goes for cuttlefish ball rice noodles with curry beef brisket and tendons.

Selling high-quality, low-priced food, Hong Kong’s numerous cooked-food centres are the understated masters of the local culinary scene, but we must keep loving them, or risk losing them.

From a newly opened Hokkien restaurant in the Island Shangri-La hotel to an artisan vegan bakery and bar, here are nine of the best restaurants and bars opening in Hong Kong in March 2024.

Carla Martinesi, the CEO of food-saving app Chomp, shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from a spot that is ‘perfect for a lunch’ to a place with a brunch ‘you’ll be eating for hours’.

Dario Cecchini, arguably the world’s best-known butcher, who has appeared on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Netflix’s Chef’s Table, talks about opening his new restaurant in Hong Kong.

The founder of Crushed wine bar in Sai Ying Pun, on Hong Kong Island, shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from where she goes for Thai food to a spot for a ‘lovely way to spend an afternoon‘.

Events organiser Ivy Wong shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from one that does Cantonese food ‘very well’ to a three-Michelin-star sushi restaurant ‘so good but so hard to book’.

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

Mongolia native Saruulgerel Enkh-Amgalan shares where he goes in Hong Kong for beef noodles and pierogi dumplings that remind him of home, and his go-to places for ramen, Nepalese momos and dim sum.

China-born Charlene Hua founded Africa Coffee & Tea in Hong Kong. She tells us her go-to restaurants for Japanese, Thai and Italian food, and dumplings, and her favourite whisky and cocktail bars.

Hong Kong-based chef Charmaine Cheung shares where she goes for old-school fish balls and wonton noodles that are the ‘ultimate comfort food’ and favourite Korean and Vietnamese spots in her native LA.

Hong Kong squash player Alex Lau shares his favourite restaurants in the city – including a ‘hidden gem’ sukiyaki restaurant and a salad chain that is the perfect choice for athletes.

Mexico native Yamilette Cano is an entrepreneur and former ballerina living in Hong Kong. She shares where she goes for tacos, salsa and mescal, and her Japanese food and dim sum picks.

From excellent Indian food that lets the chef’s personality shine through, to an upscale food court, our 10 favourite restaurant openings of 2023 in Hong Kong.

‘Amazing char siu’, pasta, late-night teppanyaki fare and fusion Cantonese food – Max Wong, executive chef of modern Italian restaurant Posso in Sheung Wan, reveals where he goes in Hong Kong to eat.

From a place serving cocktails infused with Lao Gan Ma chilli oil to Korean beef that comes with its own quality certificate, 11 of the best new bars and restaurants in Hong Kong to try in January 2024.

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

Flora Ma, the Vancouver-raised co-founder of sugar-free, carb-free premium vodka soda brand Only Beverages, who has a thing for Japanese food, shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants.

Chiang Oi-ling was spoiled for good food growing up in Hong Kong. She is a big fan of Chinese comfort food, char siu and other Chinese cooked meats, and dai pai dong-style butter toast.