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Best restaurants in Hong Kong

Best restaurants in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has one of the world's highest density of restaurants, with more than 15,000 eateries operating around the city, ranging from private kitchens to Michelin-starred dining rooms.
highlights from
100 Top Tables 2026 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2026 Restaurant Directory
Auspicious symbolism is thoughtfully woven throughout The Eight dining room.

Cantonese cuisine gets a contemporary makeover at The Eight in the Grand Lisboa Macau

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Drinking and listening are treated as equals at Bar Sepia in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s listening bars beat the noise with vinyl vibes

Fortune Chai at Orchard reimagines the tradition of drinking tea with dim sum in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

How nostalgia inspired Orchard’s Fortune Chai cocktail

The growth of coffee parties in Asia is fuelled by a generation of health-conscious young people seeking connection after the pandemic. Photo: Handout

What’s behind Asia’s new obsession with cafe parties?

Chef Vicky Cheng at Estuary, at Capella Macau. Photo: Handout

Celebrity chef Vicky Cheng brings his French culinary dream to Estuary

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Hasting Ng shares his favourite restaurants for cart noodles, soup pasta, fine Chinese dining and the flavours of Italy.

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Izakaya owner’s favourite Hong Kong spots for wonton noodles and congee

Clement Wong is a fan of comfort food, and has a few regular Hong Kong haunts for Italian, Chinese and Japanese dishes.

[Shutterstock] Hong Kong noodle. Mak’s Noodle (麥奀雲吞麵世家) is a traditional Cantonese restaurant in Central, Hong Kong, specialising in wonton noodles. Photo: Shutterstock Images Asset id: 1397005943
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Oranges and anchovies? Ninetta’s unlikely pairing tells the story of Sicily

Chef Marco Xodo brings a refreshing Sicilian-inspired winter salad to Hong Kong’s sweltering summers – with a Venetian twist.

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Whether it’s espresso shots, kitchen karaoke or staff meals, restaurant teams rely on unique routines to get ready before the doors open.

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How Hong Kong chef Vicky Lau is taking her Tate restaurant to a new level

For Tate’s third incarnation, Lau has forged a new sanctuary that reflects her creative maturity and evolving embrace of Chinese flavours.

Tate chef and founder Vicky Lau is pictured at her new restaurant in Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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‘Disappointing’, ‘regret’: chefs on Michelin retiring Green Star accolade

Once a beacon for sustainable dining, Michelin’s Green Star is being phased out globally in favour of a platform called Mindful Voices.

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Dish in Focus: Mac n’ cheese at Lazy Suzy

Born from a late-night idea, Natalie Ngan’s playful take on a classic comfort food features a kick of mala heat, minced pork, and a four-cheese sauce.

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Where is this Italy-trained chef’s favourite Italian restaurant in Hong Kong?

Coffeelin’s Johana Pulat reveals her favourite restaurants for Italian, Hong Kong street food, shaved ice, Korean barbecue and more.

Johana Pulat is the executive chef of Milanese-style cafe chain Coffeelin in Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy of Johana Pulat
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The microbial science reshaping Hong Kong’s luxury food scene

At Feuille, Amber, Roganic and Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic, chefs are using ancient microbial science to elevate flavours and reduce waste.

Fermentation jars at Feuille. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for July 31-August 2

Make the most of Hotal Colombo’s farewell servings, Swim Club’s new weekend brunch, and Urban Coffee Roaster’s citywide wellness menu.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for July 17-19

Book a steakhouse-inspired pop-up in Wan Chai, try a new summer tasting menu in West Kowloon and enjoy a lively Sunday brunch at The Mira.

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Explainer: Ice cream, gelato, sorbet and granita – discover the difference

Chefs and ice cream makers break down how fat, sugar and air content shape various frozen desserts, from dense gelato to fluffy soft serve.

Frozen desserts vary in terms of their fat, sugar and air content, with ice cream still the most popular choice worldwide. Photo: Earnest Ice Cream
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On the Menu | 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.

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
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Where a Chinese-Japanese architect goes for tapas, noodles, ‘best harbour views’

Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui loves honest food like wonton noodles, fresh seafood and tapas outdoors, and the ambience is just as important to him.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for July 10-12

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Where a beer boss goes in Hong Kong for Indian food, seafood and pizza

Carlsberg Group’s Nathaniel Moxom shares his favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from tandoori to oysters to something ‘unmistakably local’.

Nathaniel Moxom, managing director for Hong Kong & Taiwan at Carlsberg Group, shares his favourite Hong Kong restaurants. Photo: Nathaniel Moxom
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7 top Hong Kong restaurants offering fine food at bargain prices this summer

If you like to eat well without breaking the bank, these upscale summer menus serving everything from caviar to Wagyu have you covered.

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Where a French-Canadian CEO goes in Hong Kong for dumplings, seafood and more

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From huge steaks and chocolate cigars to the chance to win a suit worth HK$8,800 for your dad, celebrate Father’s Day in style this year.

The highlight of the Father’s Day feast at 1862 Bar de Tapas y Vino is a charcoal-grilled 1kg Tomahawk steak. The restaurant is one of seven places we recommend for Father’s Day in Hong Kong. Photo: 1862 Bar de Tapas y Vino
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Where to go for delicious steak and Italian in Hong Kong? Omakase chef reveals

Zinc Leung, chef-owner of Sushi Zinc in Hong Kong, shares his favourite restaurants for steak, Italian, roast goose, seafood and more.

A classic surf-and-turf meal at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Admiralty. The steakhouse is one of the favourite Hong Kong restaurants of Zinc Leung, chef-owner of omakase restaurant Sushi Zinc. Photo: Instagram/@ruthschrishk
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 12-14

Fill your weekend with a citywide steak feast, a new brunch at Tiffany Blue Box Café, and a decadent Peninsula buffet.

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15 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in June 2026, from pizza to ramen

New openings include a Neapolitan pizzeria, a Tokyo ramen chain’s outpost, an Argentinian steakhouse and a modern Chinese dessert bar.

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Where to go for ‘real’ Italian, ‘funky’ Japanese in Hong Kong? This CEO knows

Pak-man Lee of Hong Kong design shop Nuovo shares where he enjoys Japanese bites, real Italian dishes and Thai food on the beach.

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The Hong Kong chefs serving up East-West fusion food without the stigma

We meet three Hong Kong restaurant pioneers who are elevating the maligned food trend by serving French and Nordic dishes with Asian accents.

Chinese liangpi noodles done in a Nordic style at Aera, in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan neighbourhood. Chef Chevalier Yau’s restaurant is one of a handful in the city that are removing the stigma from fusion food, which has been dismissed by serious chefs in recent years. Photo: Instagram/aera.hk
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A food critic’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, Cantonese and Chiu Chow

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 22-25

Fill your public holiday weekend with Roganic’s new tasting menu, Chinesology’s history-inspired banquet and Shake Shack’s Southern US BBQ flavours.

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