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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Enjoy a classic Christmas turkey at Regent Hong Kong this festive season. Photo: Handout

Where to enjoy Christmas dinner in Hong Kong this festive season

Arm Coffee in Sai Kung, Hong Kong, serves a delicious brunch. Photo: Handout

Seaside and sunshine: Sai Kung offers fertile grounds for independent cafes

Zoku’s sukiyaki cheese fondue in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 12-14

The World’s 50 Best Bars awards ceremony was held at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong this year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B gurus on the highs and lows of 2025

Raiza Carrera (centre) takes over Dead Poets in Hong Kong as part of their second birthday celebrations. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 12-14

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The Aqua terrace offers panoramic views of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy Aqua
Your Perfect Week

Your cheat sheet for what to do in Hong Kong from December 13-19

Enjoy food and drinks overlooking Victoria Harbour at Tosca di Angelo and Aqua, or hunt for a present at China Hong Kong City’s Christmas market.

On Our Radar

What to do in Hong Kong this Christmas, from feasts to circus acts

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 12-14

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Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B gurus on the highs and lows of 2025

Bar Leone’s Lorenzo Antinori, Mius’ Shelley Tai, Tate Dining Room’s Vicky Lau and more share their experiences – beyond the World’s 50 Best Bars.

The World’s 50 Best Bars awards ceremony was held at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong this year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 12-14

Sample champagne and caviar at New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel, celebrate Dead Poets’ second birthday, and drink wild sour craft beer at Blue Supreme.

Luxury Hotels

Is Hoiana Resort & Golf Vietnam’s ultimate seaside escape?

The luxury resort along the central Vietnam coast boasts over 20 F&B establishments, golf, a casino and endless activities for both grown-ups and children.

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Food and Drinks

Why are so many Hong Kong bars closing? Industry insiders explain

High rents, a drop in international tourists, changing tastes and the Shenzhen effect are taking their toll, experts say. But there’s hope.

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Foxglove, a speakeasy in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood, is set to become the latest in a string of major bar closures in the city in 2025. Photo: Christopher DeWolf
New Openings

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from a quiet coffee shop to Yunnan cuisine

Jija by Vicky Lau brings Yunnan province flavours to Tsim Sha Tsui, minimalist cafe Moonary serves espresso-based drinks and matcha lattes, and Carmela offers a Mediterranean touch.

Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Bancha & Chestnut Alexander at Madara

A creamy, earthy, tea-infused twist on the classic brandy Alexander, this cocktail evokes Hong Kong’s famous winter chestnut carts.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-7

Molecular mixology OG Quinary launches a menu that takes cues from local flavours, speakeasy 001 – now at Tai Kwun – celebrates 15 years, and we say goodbye to Foxglove.

A cocktail from the new menu at Quinary in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
China consumption

Pursuit of hoppiness: how China’s cash-conscious drinkers embraced craft beers

As discerning alcohol consumers seek ‘wallet-friendly’ products, premium beers are winning out over higher-end options.

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Wealth: Alternative Investments

Vetting collectibles, such as whiskies and watches, is a serious business

The market is growing briskly, but vigilance is vital to ensure that assets are authenticated and carefully protected ahead of a sale.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 28-30 – plus December 1

Say farewell to rum bastion The Daily Tot and enjoy Glass Gardener’s farm-to-glass, tea-inspired cocktails at Hexa in Harbour City.

China consumption

After peaking, decline of China’s European wine imports worries makers

Chinese drinkers are spending less amid an economic slowdown, diluting the profits of Europe’s fine wine producers.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
China consumption

China’s liquor capital faces long march to rebirth as ‘liquid gold’ glory wanes

In Maotai town, baijiu producers diversify offerings while expanding to markets such as Hong Kong and Southeast Asia amid a culture shift and economic challenges.

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Food and Drinks

Hong Kong bartenders spill the tea on putting together a guest shift

From Socio to Regent Hong Kong’s Qura Bar, a guest shift takes months of planning and painstaking work – here’s how bartenders do it.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 20-22

Pack your weekend with special cocktail offerings, from socially conscious drinks at Socio to a Shakespeare-inspired menu at Madara.

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Tourism

Whisky, wool and Andy Murray’s luxury estate on a journey across Scotland

A trip from the Isle of Arran off western Scotland to Stirlingshire on its east coast takes in a land of natural beauty and friendly locals.

Cashmere goats are fed at Lunan Bay Farm in Angus, Scotland, which has the largest remaining farmed herd of cashmere in the UK and is the only farm of its kind in Scotland. Photo: TNS
Food and Drinks

A jewel to crown Hong Kong’s newest skyscraper, Peridot really shines

Topping Central’s Zaha Hadid-designed The Henderson building, this new cocktail bar and restaurant offers a vision all of its own.

Your Perfect Week

Your cheat sheet for what to do in Hong Kong from November 16-22

Sample the work of Mandarin Grill’s new head chef, take the plunge in Victoria Harbour or find your rhythm at Freespace Dance.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 14-16

Level up your burger fix with foie gras, caviar fries and Dom Pérignon courtesy of Shake Shack and Regent Hong Kong, then rejuvenate with TCM-inspired dishes at JW Marriott Hotel.

O’Thai’s alfresco seating in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 14-16

Beers abound at Taikoo Place, Hanoi’s rising star takes over Lobster Bar, and newly opened Peridot focused on a cocktail’s ‘terroir’.

Peridot just opened at The Henderson in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Where a culinary critic eats dim sum and Michelin-starred food in Hong Kong

Nelson Siu loves Chinese cooking, from street food to dim sum and Michelin-starred elegant dishes. He is also a fan of high-end French food.

Food and Drinks

This Korean bar owner’s motivation? The realisation that ‘life is so short’

Overweight and aimless, Dongyeol Shin decided to change his life. He now runs Kiez, a chic drinking hole in one of Seoul’s trendiest enclaves.

Your Perfect Week

The best things to do in Hong Kong, November 9-15

Enjoy meaty Cantonese classics at One Harbour Road and watch Couture, starring Angelina Jolie, at the Hong Kong French Film Festival.

The Island Shangri-La Festival of Wine offers a chance to indulge in tailored menus and rare vintages. Photo: Island Shangri-La
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Guk Bou at Draft Land

At Draft Land, chrysanthemum, puer tea and gin combine in a drink that’s dark and herbaceous yet refreshingly light.

The Guk Bou cocktail at Draftland is a must-try. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 7-9

Upper House celebrates with CYMK, Crossip inspires mindful Movember non-alcoholic drinking, and Regent Hong Kong marks 2 years with Serbia’s Noble Roots.

Food and Drinks

Spirit of the age: why Chinese distillers are toning down their baijiu

Generation Z and millennials are drinking less alcohol, and China’s baijiu distillers are taking note and creating less powerful spirits.

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