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It’s goodbye to chef Vicky Lau’s Tate Dining Room, but not for long

Hong Kong’s Tate Dining Room, which has closed its Hollywood Road space and will reopen nearby, has felt like a steady presence in the past 14 years

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Tate Dining Room in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. The restaurant helmed by chef Vicky Lau closed in June 2026 and will reopen at a nearby address later in the year. Photo: Tate Dining Room
Charmaine Mok
Charmaine Mok is the Deputy Culture Editor at SCMP and the desk's food and wine specialist.

Chef Vicky Lau’s Tate Dining Room, which first opened in 2012 on Elgin Street in SoHo, on Hong Kong Island, has survived plenty over the years, riding waves of food trends and challenges both social and economic.

It transformed from a small bistro-like venue, where its “edible stories” concept was outsize for its square footage and 26 covers, to a sweeping, 2,200 sq ft two-tiered space on Hollywood Road.

Just three years after launching, Lau was named Asia’s Best Female Chef in the 2015 edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. Speaking to the South China Morning Post shortly after, Lau, who is French-trained and well-travelled, remarked that Hong Kong’s dining scene “is vibrant, eclectic and extremely competitive. It also changes at the blink of an eye”.

What is remarkable about Lau, then, is how her cuisine has felt like a steady presence over the past 14 years. I have had the privilege of dining at Tate numerous times over its lifespan – many as a guest, but in earlier days, as an anonymous reviewer – and can chart its evolution through the years.

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