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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Don Pedro is a new 35-seat candlelit steakhouse and wine bar in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 29-31

Pâté en croûte i caille at Terrace Boulud in Hong Kong. Photos: Jocelyn Tam

Dish in Focus: Pâté en croûte i caille at Terrace Boulud

Culinary creativity at Fumée in Shenzhen. Photo: Handout

3 young chefs helping to define Shenzhen’s new fine dining wave

Shenzhen, as seen from MO Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen. Photo: Handout

Inside Shenzhen’s evolving culinary scene

Pasta mista at Hong Kong’s Dieci restaurant is an elevated take on an Italian peasant dish. Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: Pasta mista at Dieci

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The mortadella and pistachio pizza at Fugazzi Pizzeria Napoletana, a new Neapolitan pizzeria in Kai Tak. Check out this and our other new Hong Kong restaurant recommendations in June 2026. Photo: Fugazzi Pizzeria Napoletana
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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.

Food and Drinks

This legendary Chinese snake soup was all but lost. How 2 chefs are reviving it

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How tofu evolved from a chance find to one of China’s most prized culinary symbols

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China barbecue chain refunds diners US$162,000 for ‘not properly grilled’ food

Lamb skewer eatery says cooking glitch caused by new grilling equipment; offers money back deal despite getting no complaints from diners.

A Chinese barbecue chain has issued refunds totalling over US$162,000 yuan to 48,000 tables after acknowledging that their skewers had not been properly cooked. Photo: Sohu
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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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95-year-old dim sum chef launches menu of forgotten items in Hong Kong

Foo Shing looks back on an astonishing life as he opens up about items featured in Tim Ho Wan’s nostalgic dim sum series.

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Books and literature

Hong Kong author Kit Fan on ‘reverse migration’, identity and his new novel

The UK-based writer, whose Goodbye Chinatown follows a food-centric family between Hong Kong and London, talks about how places change people.

UK-based author Kit Chan’s new novel, Goodbye Chinatown, about a Hong Kong family who move to London before returning to Asia, explores themes of the Chinese diaspora through food and “reverse migration”. Photo: Nick Goring
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A Vietnamese-American’s quest to make the perfect Peking duck

Radiologist Hong Pham’s dedication to making roast duck has seen him start his own catering business and even cook the bird at weddings.

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Inside Shenzhen’s evolving culinary scene

Once infamous as a hub for counterfeit goods and cheap spa treatments, China’s Silicon Valley has matured into a gastronomic destination.

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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
Food and Drinks

The story of Snow Garden, Hong Kong restaurant loved by the rich and famous

Frequented by people such as Run Run Shaw, Jet Li’s wife Nina Li Chi and Macau’s Stanley Ho, Snow Garden continues to delight Hongkongers.

The Snow Garden Restaurant in North Point, which brought Shanghai-Huaiyang dishes usually reserved for private clubs to the general public, opened in the 1980s and served as the chain’s flagship until 2009. Photo: SCMP
Food and Drinks

A food critic’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, Cantonese and Chiu Chow

Entertainment journalist Eileen Cha, who grew up on Cantonese and Hunanese food, says she has a split personality palate.

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Jensen Huang’s China noodle shop visit prompts launch of ‘leather jacket’ set meal

Nvidia boss wolfs down signature noodle dish as crowds throng eatery; stops short of finishing cup of popular but ‘pungent’ fermented soy drink.

Food and Drinks

Meet the Hong Kong chefs doing Japanese food with a Cantonese twist

For generations, local diners expected Cantonese chefs to play supporting roles to a Japanese head chef – but now that is changing.

The claypot rice dish at Hong Kong’s Isseki Niaji melds Cantonese banqueting traditions with tastes of Osaka. Photo: Handout
2026 Xi-Trump summit

Video | Executive chef offers insight into Xi-Trump banquet

The state banquet menu blended Chinese cuisine and Western favourites, with a nod to the US president’s personal tastes.

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3 young chefs helping to define Shenzhen’s new fine dining wave

The city is known for cheap weekend eats, but a new contingent of young chefs is now burnishing its reputation for fine dining too.

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What to eat in China’s Chengdu, from fiery hotpot to the original mapo tofu

A reflection of Sichuan’s diverse flavours and culinary heritage, Chengdu’s food and drinks scene rewards the adventurous.

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Japanese, Korean, Chinese: a guitarist-restaurateur’s top Hong Kong eats

Joey Pui, executive manager of Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant and guitarist for Zarahn, reveals his picks for lunch and drinks in Hong Kong.

Forum Restaurant’s sweet and sour pork. Photo: Forum Restaurant
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Hong Kong’s Big JJ Seafood Hotpot gets fancy in new Central location

Founder Peter Pang talks about how he is not following any traditional formulas as he pushes his brand beyond its expected target customers.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 15-18

Craving a culinary adventure this weekend? Indulge in a 20-inch banh mi, a Shanghai-Huaiyang brunch, an award-winning pizza and a rare French feast.

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‘Liquid yin and yang’? How Hong Kong bartenders work with Chinese chefs

Leading mixologists from Duddell’s, Vea and Mott 32 share their tips on curating ideal flavour pairings between cocktails and courses.

In Hong Kong, Duddell’s cocktails draw inspiration from the Ba Gua and are specifically designed to pair with the restaurant’s Cantonese cuisine. Photo: Handout
Asia travel

Best things to do in China’s Nanjing, from food and architecture to history

Planning a weekend in Nanjing? Here’s an itinerary to consider for visiting the bustling metropolis in eastern China.

Jiming Temple rises above surrounding buildings in Nanjing. The ancient city, which has served as China’s capital at various points in history, is a feast for the senses. Here’s how to spend a weekend there. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | Nobody can cook seafood like the Chinese. It sounds conceited, but it’s true

After watching Rick Stein overcook a crab on his travel show, Andrew Sun argues why Chinese – specifically Cantonese – seafood is best.

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Russian cabaret director’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, noodles, dim sum

Maria Mayorova shares her favourite Hong Kong spots for Chinese, Japanese and Lebanese dishes, and for seafood in Guangzhou.

Food and Drinks

13 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in May 2026, from steak to fondue

New openings include a steakhouse with an Asian-inspired twist, a modern Indian chophouse and a creative omakase spot.

The Orient steakhouse blends premium surf-and-turf with vibrant Southeast Asian flavours. Check out this and our other new Hong Kong restaurant recommendations in May. Photo: The Orient
Food and Drinks

Asian-American mother challenges tough Chinese traditions for new mums

Clarissa Wei’s cookbook ‘Sitting the Month’ puts a modern spin on the traditional Chinese foods typically given to post-partum mothers.

Clarissa Wei is the author of “Sitting the Month”, a cookbook that aims to dispel misconceptions surrounding the ancient Chinese tradition of “zuo yue zi” so new mums can recover after childbirth with confidence. Photo: Lin Hou Jun
Food and Drinks

On the Menu | It is sweet how Chinese desserts are having their moment again

Dubai chocolate, croffles and matcha tarts are temporary, while Chinese sweet soups – known as tong sui in Cantonese – are forever.

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‘Exceptional’ steak, Chiu Chow cuisine: wine lover’s Hong Kong food picks

New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel’s Sam Chong shares where he goes for Chiu Chow-style dim sum, charcoal-grilled meats and more.

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