Luxe Dining Edit: Enjoy great deals on spring delights at 6 top restaurants, including Japanese-Italian fusion at Anima, a vegetable focus at Feuille, and stylish Cantonese cuisine at Hopewell Inn

Mar 3 , 2025

Spring into the new season’s flavours with great deals on fine dining. Photo: Handout

Savour the seasonal delights of contemporary Japanese at Zoku, and both teppan and binchōtan cooking at Kaen Teppanyaki, or sample the fine flavours of Korea at Hansik Goo

After finally shaking off the winter chills, spring heralds a period of new beginnings. For many chefs this is an exciting time to cook, as spring vegetables emerge from the earth, meats like lamb are succulent and seafood is plentiful.

From now until May 31, enjoy an array of cuisines – including Italian, French, traditional Cantonese and Japanese – and sample succulent seafood, juicy meats and tempting desserts through the Celebrating Flavours with Standard Chartered: Spring Delights offer. For more details click here.

Zoku Restaurant & The Terrace

Available Saturdays and Sundays, the Weekend Brunch Menu featuring Japanese contemporary cuisine promises to be a feast for the senses. Start off with a sashimi platter, Wagyu gyoza and nigiri before sampling items like chargrilled lamb chop, lobster soba and grilled A4 Miyazaki Wagyu. Finish the meal with a salted caramel sando, hojicha crème brûlée or strawberry pistachio tart.

The brunch is priced at HK$688 per person, but Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard holders can benefit from the buy-two-get-one-free promotion when making the booking in advance, and a maximum of one free brunch per reservation. The offer does not apply to drinks.

2/F The Hari Hong Kong, 330 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, tel: 2129 0338

Anima by Al ché-cciano

Enjoy Japanese-Italian fusion dishes using the freshest ingredients at Anima in Central. The restaurant offers a special omakase set menu for cardholders that features items like bagna cauda with anchovy sauce, seasonal carpaccio and fish, home-made pasta, followed by a choice of grilled A5 Wagyu beef or roasted fresh Emperor 3 chicken, and finally a divine dessert. Priced at HK$1,780 per person, Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard holders can take advantage of the buy one, get the second omakase dinner menu at 50 per cent off when you mention it while booking at least three days in advance. Only one half-priced dinner menu per card.

Shop 302A, 3/F, Man Yee Building, 60-68 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, tel: 6762 6341

Kaen Teppanyaki

This Japanese steakhouse features both teppan and binchōtan cooking in an open setting at Forty-Five in Landmark. The restaurant offers a teppanyaki set menu with dishes such as chawanmushi, tempura, tiger prawn cooked in garlic brown butter and a choice of mains like Wagyu two ways or spiny lobster, followed by charcoal grilled kinmedai clay pot rice and dessert. The set menu is priced at HK$1,580, but Standard Chartered Mastercard holders can benefit from the buy one, get the second set menu 50 per cent off. Diners should mention the offer when booking in advance, there’s a maximum of two half-priced menus per reservation, and blackout dates apply.