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Tai On Coffee and Tea Shop, in Hong Kong's Yau Ma Tei district, has harnessed the power of social media to attract young diners. Photo: Alexander Mak

Hong Kong-style cha chaan teng cafes thrive globally as Gen-Z embraces nostalgic dining

Cha chaan teng were built on reinvention and resourcefulness. Now, as a new generation claims them for the digital age, PostMag finds everyone hungry for more.

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World-champion pizzaiolo Vincenzo Capuano brings his signature Nuvola dough to Wan Chai, featuring cloud-like crusts sliced with golden scissors. Photo: courtesy Vincenzo Capuano

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Manteigaria to Avalon

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The Renegades, a Hong Kong-based all-women dragon-boat team, train at Stanley Main Beach. Photo: Alexander Mak

How Hong Kong’s all-female Renegades dragon-boating team is making waves

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Earth-and-brick houses in Yangchan village, in China's Anhui province. Photo: Thomas Bird

Explore Jiangnan’s rural retreats and escape the city hustle

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Hong Kong historian Tony Banham at the site of the West Brigade Headquarters in Wong Nai Chung Gap, Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak

How wartime Hong Kong became a passion for historian and author Tony Banham

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Poached Black Forest white asparagus with 48 months Spanish ham with hollandaise sauce at Sabatini Ristorante Italiano in Hong Kong. We look at the history of asparagus and how restaurants use white asparagus. Photo: Sabatini Ristorante Italiano

Why white asparagus is so special and Hong Kong restaurants serving it up

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Marcel Wanders believes that design is not about how well a product functions – it’s about culture, creating something unique and not following other people’s rules. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Marcel Wanders: from knotted chairs to Moooi’s new Shanghai showroom – interview

The Dutch designer champions fun over mere functionality as he introduces the Moooi brand to China and aims to explore cultural individuality.

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China manufacturing

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Wellness

Are mould and toxins in your home making you ill? How to reduce health risks

Mould thrives in humid climates, and certain furniture can introduce particles that can cause coughs and even cancer. Here’s how to stay safe.

Black mould is a chronic health hazard that thrives in humid climates such as Hong Kong’s. Experts share how to rid your home of harmful particles that can cause coughs, allergic reactions and even cancer. Photo: Shutterstock
Art

Soft Hours: artist Juno Shen’s Song dynasty teahouse for today’s New Yorkers

An ode to slow living that dovetails with ‘Chinamaxxing’ trends, the fully functional artwork/retreat serves teas that change according to the seasons in keeping with ancient Chinese beliefs.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel’s fireside chat to discuss all things time – and the J12

Chanel brought together director Juno Mak, architect Betty Ng, and Olympic swimmer Siobhan Haughey for an intimate fireside chat last month.

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Books and literature

How buildings and cities shape our lives, from ancient Rome to Hong Kong today

Architectural scholar Stefan Al compresses 2 million years of human habitation into 258 pages in his new book, Dwelling on Earth.

General view in Central district of Hong Kong. Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office has called on HK to improve its executive-led governance model, arguing the legislative and judicial branches should support the government as they perform “on the same stage” and should not undermine each other. 26JAN26 SCMP / Jelly Tse
Interiors

10 hottest furniture picks from Salone del Mobile 2026 in Milan

From Dior’s Corolle lamps to Armani Casa’s Origins homage and more, here are Style’s picks of the fair’s most covetable interior design pieces.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Hermès’ revamped Elements store is a cosmology-inspired escape

The maison’s revamped boutique in West Kowloon layers phoenix-inspired ceramics, stylish salons and curated art into a calm, fable-inspired setting.

Icons and Influencers

Couture craft meets whimsical walls in Laura Cheung’s Lala Curio

Craft traditions inform bespoke wall coverings and collectable objects for the contemporary home at the brand’s Peninsula Hong Kong showroom.

Laura Cheung, founder of Lala Curio, at its flagship store at The Peninsula, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Mainland China

Hainan holiday home blends bold design with nature’s serenity

Creative freedom meets functionality in a Haikou home, where convention was inverted, complexity stripped away and nature invited in.

Allan Poh’s holiday home, designed by New Office Works, in Haikou, Hainan. Photo: New Office Works
Soho House

Review | Soho House opens in Tokyo’s fashionable Aoyama neighbourhood

Soho House’s Tokyo outpost brings luxury accommodation, rooftop pool views, a Taschen bookshop and a distinctly Japanese-Western sensibility.

2026 Xi-Trump summit

The message China wants to send by hosting Trump at Temple of Heaven

Beijing urges US president ‘to hold the line on peaceful coexistence’ as it prepares to host him at heritage site.

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Art

5 exhibitions across the globe celebrating women who shaped art and culture

From Björk’s grief-tinged ‘Echolalia’ to Marina Abramović making history in Venice, these shows shine a light on women who shaped contemporary culture.

Museums around the world are spotlighting women who – like Frida Kahlo – have influenced contemporary culture. Photo: Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art
Interiors

Luxury show flat interiors in Hong Kong blend realism with dream design

Developers in Hong Kong are enhancing show flats with realistic, high-end designs to attract sophisticated buyers, blending style with liveability.

The ARTTA Concept-designed 1,000 sq ft show flat in Chinachem Group’s In One project in Ho Man Tin. Photo: Steven Ko
Style Edit

Style Edit: Marble, horsehair and bojagi – Hermès brings craft home

From a marble table by Barber Osgerby to cashmere throws in the bojagi tradition, the maison’s latest offerings are a study in craft.

Food and Drinks

100 Top Tables 2026: the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong

Read on for our list of the top talent in the region’s dining scene this year, from best new restaurant to champion of sustainability.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Loro Piana explores the art of plaid at Milan Design Week 2026

An exhibition at the maison’s headquarters places 24 patterns under the spotlight in an exploration of fibre, craft and contemporary design.

Loro Piana’s Milan Design Week 2026 exhibition, “Studies, Chapter I: On the Plaid”, looks at the crucial role that plaid has played in the company’s story. Photo: Handout
Interiors

How the Beckhams and Ellen DeGeneres are inspiring the cottagecore trend

Brands like LoveShackFancy and Summerill & Bishop are embracing the aesthetic, while even Meghan Markle has her own line of orchard-inspired products.

Luxury Hotels

Review | Rosewood Amsterdam blends luxury and heritage in the heart of the city

The historic building dates back more than 300 years, and has been restored to its former glory by the Hong Kong-based hotel group.

Hong Kong

How Hong Kong’s new restaurants are using thoughtful design to draw crowds

At Dieci and Yurt, 2 of Hong Kong’s newest restaurants, thoughtful interior design creates breathing room and improves the guest experience.

Dieci’s co-founders in Hong Kong worked with Dix Design + Architecture to bring its interiors to life. Photo: Handout
HSBC

Norman Foster’s HSBC Building was born 40 years ago. How does he see it today?

Foster says the bold strategic design decisions he made for the HSBC Main Building four decades ago are just as valid today.

British architect Norman Foster speaks during an interview at the HSBC Main Building in Central, Hong Kong, on April 9, 2026. His architectural masterpiece is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Photo: Karma Lo
Luxury Hotels

Review | Park Hyatt Tokyo reopened after a 2-year renovation – here’s a look inside

You may know it from 2003’s Oscar-winning Lost in Translation with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson – take a look inside the iconic hotel.

Luxury Hotels

Review | The newly opened 1 Hotel Tokyo, a sustainability-driven hotel in Akasaka

1 Hotels – which has outposts in cities like London, Copenhagen, Melbourne and West Hollywood – has opened its first Asian location in Akasaka, Tokyo.

Japan

An interior designer on finally designing for his own home

After hundreds of client projects, an interior designer creates his own retreat, in Sha Tin, infusing local flavour and personal nostalgia with Japanese sensibilities. Kora Kwok pays a visit.

Hintegro founder Keith Chan’s Sha Tin retreat. Photo: Keith Chan
South Korea

From Hong Kong’s Taikoo Square to Seoul’s Gangnam forest and Chengdu’s Hyperlane, nature is reshaping Asia’s cities

Urban greening is evolving: Asian cities are embracing biodiverse urban forests, moving beyond mere decoration to create ecological, human-centric spaces.

Stephen Buckle, from Aspect, a global landscape architecture company, says that the most successful way to strike a balance between commercial and design aspirations is to make ecologically minded greening the focal point of any project, including this, The Roof, a Shanghai lifestyle complex, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean Nouvel. Photo: Courtesy Aspect
HSBC

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

The architect whose creation defied convention and the photographer who shot it share their thoughts on an inside-out marvel.

Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong schools are transforming to mirror university-style spaces

A wave of new and refurbished international school campuses is aiming to help students prepare for seamless tertiary transitions.

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