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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Cherry Lady Punch, created by Sora from Rosewood Phnom Penh, will be on offer at Terrible Baby in Hong Kong for one night only. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 25-27

Even the most delicious meals, such as this one at La Terrace at Louise, can occasionally be marred by rude or entitled guests, Hong Kong’s F&B professionals share. Photo: Nicholas Wong Sixteen Photography

Word on the StrEAT: the F&B scene’s pet peeves about customers

The BBQ table spread at Smoke & Barrel in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 26-28

Always Joy’s Nagoya-style stuffed chicken wing offers rich umami flavours with a crisp finish. Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: Nagoya-style stuffed chicken wings at Always Joy

Gokan’s Geisha Espresso Martini from its latest series of signatures. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 11-13

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Luxury travel

Escape to meaning: choosing a travel retreat based on your interests

Japan’s Shishi-Iwa House and Four Seasons Resorts in Lanai, Hawaii, offer programmes inspired by their surroundings, while agencies run Mallorca-based retreats for women entrepreneurs and more.

China-Africa relations

Coffee, chillies and cashews: a new recipe to rewrite China-Africa trade

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Mainland China

This Chinese caviar company fought stereotypes to star at top global restaurants

Luxury Hotels

Review | Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing pays homage to the city’s hutong heritage

Even French President Emmanuel Macron recently enjoyed the hotel’s Cantonese restaurant Yan Garden by Chef Fei, which – along with the rest of the property – sits amid 8 alleyways.

The courtyard lobby of Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, is a haven of serenity. Photo: Handout
Chinese culture

Bear’s paw, monkey brain? Not in this US$2,000 Manchu-Han banquet in Hong Kong

Chef who was part of the team behind the 1977 ‘imperial’ feast in Hong Kong is planning a modern interpretation, minus the taboo ingredients.

Consumers

1 in 5 coffees sold in Europe contains pesticides: report

The report also warned that the ‘standard reassurance’ given by companies – that residues are destroyed by roasting – is not always true.

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Malaysia

Video | Dirt-cheap ‘durian tsunami’ sweeps Malaysia

The oversupply of premium Musang King durians has caused prices to fall to as low as 9 ringgit (US$2) per kg.

The oversupply of premium Musang King durians has caused prices to fall to as low as 9 ringgit (US$2) per kg.
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100 Top Tables

Dish in Focus: Nagoya-style stuffed chicken wings at Always Joy

Matt Abergel turns a chicken wing into one of the diner’s most playful signatures: a Nagoya-style stuffed wing that is crisp and juicy.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s dai pai dong go upscale indoors. Can they recreate the same magic?

Meet the chefs behind restaurants honouring Hong Kong’s traditional open-air food stalls by serving wok-fried dishes in nostalgic indoor settings.

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Chinese culture

On the Menu | Despite what TCM doctors say, I need cold food and drink this summer

Never mind yin and yang, the unrelenting heat has this writer seeking the coolest food and iciest drinks to keep the sweats at bay.

Lightly poached fish and sugar snap peas with soba and seaweed, an ideal dish for a hot Hong Kong summer. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Japan

Video | Japan’s natto beans go global

The long-time breakfast staple in Japan is known as a divisive food that people either love or hate.

Soba noodles with grated mountain yam, okra, natto and poached egg - stirring the natto to make it stickier, by Susan Jung, in Hong Kong, May 28, 2020. 28MAY20 [FOOD SHOOT POST MAGAZINE] SCMP: Jonathan WONG
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Weekend Drinks Guide

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 25-27

Phnom Penh’s Sora pops up at Terrible Baby, Bangkok’s Sundry takes over Friday After Class, and Shakespeare-inspired Madara cocktails land at Alibi.

Hong Kong

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’.

Luxury Hotels

Ran Baas, The Palace combines Indian hospitality with royal grandeur

The luxury hotel in India was restored from an 18th century royal guest house in the Qila Mubarak complex, and now offers a thoughtful hospitality experience.

The high tea at Ran Baas, The Palace in India against a fiery sky. Photo: Handout
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 26-28

An eight-hands Chinese feast at Shanghai Plus, lamb-led snacks and cocktails at Kinsman, and a new Smoke & Barrel barbecue joint in Sai Ying Pun.

The BBQ table spread at Smoke & Barrel in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong culture

Davina Chang on food and community as her Paris cafe Bing Sutt closes

The @thecolordiet content creator moved to Paris and built a thoughtful space serving Hong Kong favourites; she’s since authored a cookbook, A Taste of Hong Kong.

Japan

Why is natto suddenly so popular? How its benefits outweigh the smell and taste

Exports of the Japanese fermented soybeans have tripled in the past eight years as new consumers are attracted by their ‘superfood’ benefits.

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Wellness

How many lychees are safe to eat in a day? What TCM says about the fruit

Traditional Chinese medicine experts suggest no more than 10 to 15 lychees a day for adults to avoid excessive ‘yit hei’ or body heat.

Lychee season is here, but experts advise moderation due to its “heaty” nature and potential health risks. When consumed in moderation, however, the fruit offers a range of health benefits according to traditional Chinese medicine. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Chinese cuisine

The Hong Kong chef who quit teaching to wow Paris diners with Cantonese food

After studying education, Luke Ng’s love of cooking took him to France, where he tells his story through creative dishes and Instagram videos.

New Openings

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from steakhouse Don Pedro to modern Chinese haute cuisine at Joyn

Discover Hong Kong’s latest dining delights: meaty treats from Don Pedro’s Argentine grill, a Japanese kappo feast at Yakiniku Yama Oku, succulent seafood at Joyn and even a stylish Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Wellness

When did fro-yo become cool again? Ask Gen Z

Paris Hilton loved Pinkberry back in the day, now former Starbucks head Howard Schultz is advising Mimi’s in Manhattan – here’s why fro-yo is making a comeback.

Mimi’s is known for having long queues. Photo: @mimis.ny/Instagram
Where to eat in Hong Kong

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.

Crab shell stuffed with crabmeat from Ming Court in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The restaurant has launched a new HK$788 daily set menu, put together by award-winning chef Tsang Chiu-king. Photo: Ming Court Wan Chai
Architecture and design

The tea towel’s luxe transformation, from kitchen staple to Burberry styles

From hand-printed Italian linens to Hong Kong keepsakes, the dishcloth has transcended its humble origins to become a genuine design object.

Indonesia

Video | Indonesia hits pause on free meal programme

The 3-week break will save the government an estimated 3.4 trillion rupiah (US$191 million).

Macau

The winding path of a chef marrying Cantonese and Jiangnan cuisines in Macau

Chef Kevin Zhu blends Cantonese and Jiangnan cuisines at Lakeview Palace in Macau, crafting dishes that reflect his unique culinary journey.

Shrimp fried noodles by Chef Zhu. Photo: Chloe Loung
Wine and Spirits

Mius bartender wins 2026 Diageo World Class Hong Kong and Macau

John Patrick Poon will go on to represent Hong Kong at the global final of the Diageo World Class competition in Scotland in October 2026.

John Patrick Poon of Hong Kong was crowned bartender of the year at the 2026 Diageo World Class Hong Kong and Macau competition at the Palace Reserve Club, Wynn Palace, in Macau, on June 17. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Japan

Video | Japan raids alleged ice cream cartel

The companies were accused of forming a cartel to coordinate price increases.

100 Top Tables

Drink in Focus: Daiquiri El Cáscara at Sugar King

Hong Kong’s Cuban neighbourhood bar goes meta with a stripped-back daiquiri that nods to the classic drink’s roots.

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