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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Socio’s collaboration with Avallen yields three drinks, all called the Apple, but with different flavour profiles. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 4-6

The Bamboo is one of Bar Anima’s signature cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Drink in Focus: Bamboo at Bar Anima

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

Inside Shenzhen’s evolving culinary scene

Uluwatu’s dining scene has grown well beyond beachside warungs to encompass some of Bali’s most exciting restaurants. Photos: Artisan; Masonry; Papi Sapi

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat in Uluwatu, Bali

Tiffany Blue Box Café at Lee Gardens Three in Causeway Bay is opening this week. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 12-14

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A golden kumquat rice dumpling from Tsui Hang Village in Hong Kong. Alkaline rice dumplings are a Dragon Boat Festival sweet treat with ancient origins. Photo: Tsui Hang Village
Chinese culture

What are alkaline rice dumplings, the Dragon Boat Festival sweet treat?

Alkaline rice dumplings, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat or Tuen Ng Festival, boast a rich history that dates back to ancient times.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, June 12-14

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Dish in Focus

Dish in Focus: Scotch egg at Avalon

Japan

On the Menu | How one bite of oyster in Hong Kong ruined food trip but taught valuable lessons

A nasty bout of food poisoning in Hong Kong turned an ensuing food holiday in Japan into an exercise in endurance and humility.

Oysters are sold at a food stall at the Hong Kong International Food Tasting Festival 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 3, 2026. At a unrelated dinner, SCMP food editor Charmaine Mok suffered a nasty bout of food poisoning after eating just one bite of oyster. Photo: Dickson Lee
Japan

Guizhou and tea: a matcha made in heaven

In misty, high-altitude Guizhou, record-breaking tea plantations and a booming matcha industry are fuelling a green-tea revolution, captivating tourists and global markets alike.

Asia travel

Best things to do in Wuxi, China’s lakeside city of gardens and sweet cuisine

Nestled on China’s Lake Taihu, Wuxi, with its industrial heritage, serene gardens, temples and decadent cuisine, is great for a weekend trip.

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Luxury travel

The creative’s guide to Austin, the coolest city in the US

Matthew McConaughey, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan are among those who live in this city renowned for its barbecue, cowboy boots and home-grown brands like Kendra Scott.

Street art in Austin, the capital of Texas nicknamed Bat City. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong dining & recommendations

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.

100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 11-13

Taipei’s Knock Knock Bar drops by 001 at Tai Kwun, 2 Kowloon bars join hands as Avoca works with Clan & Co, and Gokan launches an Okinawa-inspired menu.

100 Top Tables

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.

Tiffany Blue Box Café at Lee Gardens Three in Causeway Bay is opening this week. Photo: Handout
Wellness

This Hong Kong executive lost 32kg in just 8 months. How did he do it?

Two years ago, Keizer Cheng had 37 per cent body fat, aching knees and trouble sleeping. Now he’s sculpted and doing Hyrox races.

Hong Kong executive Keizer Cheng in August 2024 (left) and in March 2025 after losing 32kg and trimming his body fat to 12.5 per cent. His fitness journey included a structured fitness programme and a new approach to eating. Photo: onepersonaltraininghk.com
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New chef of Hong Kong’s Racines blends Cantonese flair with French finesse

Chef Leung Chun-wah has taken over from Romain Dupeyre and is bringing his own culinary culture to Michelin-star restaurant Racines.

Asia travel

What to do in Furano, a little-known summer haven on Japan’s Hokkaido island

From beautiful lavender fields to amazing local produce, there’s plenty to see and eat in Furano during the summer holiday months.

Wellness

The magic of mushrooms, from foraging to fine dining

Taschen’s coffee-table book The Gourmand’s Mushroom looks at how fungi are portrayed in art, literature and music, and explores the health benefits of various species.

Alice Schillaci’s Untitled (2018). Photos: The Gourmand’s Mushroom, published by Taschen
100 Top Tables

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat in Uluwatu, Bali

From wood-fired barbecue feasts to Indonesian classics like nasi goreng with a seaside view, Uluwatu’s dining scene deserves a place on your Bali itinerary.

Uluwatu’s dining scene has grown well beyond beachside warungs to encompass some of Bali’s most exciting restaurants. Photos: Artisan; Masonry; Papi Sapi
Chinese cuisine

Chinese photographers serve a visual feast at World Food Photography Awards 2026

Hotpot feasts, communal banquets and street food scenes were the highlights from Chinese photographers during this year’s competition.

Japan

Where did Tokyo restaurant Sézanne’s 3 Michelin stars go?

After Daniel Calvert’s high-profile exit, Sézanne is being reassessed by Michelin as new chef Stephen Lancaster reshapes the restaurant’s menu.

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United States

Inside the crazy New York queues where people wait for hours for Insta-cred

In the US’ biggest city, queuing at the latest hotspots ‘signals taste, knowledge and stamina’, an academic says.

People queue outside Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City on May 15. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

How Chinese drink chains are testing the limits of soft power

New tea and coffee brands from China are winning customers across America, but their broader influence remains unclear.

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Chinese cuisine

Prawn toast as a Scotch egg? How UK chefs are reinventing a Cantonese classic

A beloved Chinese restaurant dish across Britain, Cantonese prawn toast is being transformed in ways that must be tasted to be believed.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s pizza scene heats up with 2 new world-class pizzerias

Two of the world’s best pizza restaurants are opening Hong Kong branches, heating up competition in the city’s already bustling pizza scene.

Chef Vincenzo Capuano’s eponymous brand of pizza restaurants opened its first Hong Kong outpost in May, in Wan Chai.
100 Top Tables

Drink in Focus: Bamboo at Bar Anima

The bar’s signature cocktail, a classic reimagined with dry sherry, vermouth and bitters, also highlights the evolution of Hong Kong mixology.

The Bamboo is one of Bar Anima’s signature cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong

Mouthing Off | Why do we need so many pots and pans in Hong Kong’s tiny kitchens?

From woks and griddles to skillets and sauciers, many people own far too much cookware – some items never even get used.

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100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 4-6

Socio collaborates with Avallen on apple-themed cocktails, Beefbar hosts Macau’s Two Moons, and K11 Musea throws a party to conclude its Sky Bar.

Where to eat in Hong Kong

Where to go for amazing steak and seafood in Hong Kong? Food influencer reveals

Jen Balisi, founder of modern Filipino restaurant Barkada in Hong Kong, gives her top picks for steak, noodles, pasta and more in the city.

Jen Balisi is a food influencer and the founder of Filipino restaurant Barkada in Hong Kong. She reveals her top places to eat in Hong Kong and beyond. Photo: Jen Balisi
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 5-7

Fill your weekend with celebratory anniversary menus at Belon and Whey, plus a citywide burger showdown from Feather & Bone.

Scallop Pie Tee & Crab Bao at Whey. Photo: Handout
China’s private sector

The big scoop: lemon tea chain to revamp Haagen-Dazs’ struggling China business

General Mills is offloading the ice cream brand’s mainland China stores, as foreign businesses revamp models amid heated domestic competition.

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Social media

This Edinburgh Chinese takeaway is ‘dying’. Meet the daughter out to save it

Opened in 1997, China Star has weeks to turn things around before it sinks. Can the founder’s Instagrammer daughter Lisa He serve up success?

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