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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Bar Sepia is a new listening bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 19-21

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

LPM’s menu for Father’s Day. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong food guide for Father’s Day weekend, June 19-21

Legend has it that zongzi’s origins go back more than two millennia. Photo: Handout

Exploring the regional varieties of zongzi for Dragon Boat Festival

Sugar King’s Daiquiri El Cáscara is something of an ode to the origins of the Daiquiri, and of the bar itself. Photo: Handout

Drink in Focus: Daiquiri El Cáscara at Sugar King

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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
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.

Weekend Drinks Guide

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 25-27

Hong Kong

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

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.

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.

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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.

Natto is infused with bacteria beneficial for digestive health. Japan’s exports of the fermented beans tripled from 2017 to 2025, with China and the United States topping the list of destinations. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

Blue Box Cafe in Tiffany & Co’s Causeway Bay store. Photo: Blue Box Cafe
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.

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).

Students eat lunch on the first day of a free-meal programme at 12 State junior high school in Cimahi, West Java, on January 6, 2025. Indonesia launched an ambitious USD 4.3 billion free-meal programme on January 6 to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto. (Photo by Timur MATAHARI / AFP)
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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.

Japan

Video | Japan raids alleged ice cream cartel

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

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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.

Sugar King’s Daiquiri El Cáscara is something of an ode to the origins of the Daiquiri, and of the bar itself. Photo: Handout
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do this long weekend in Hong Kong, June 19-21

Catch some local music talent at The Wanch’s H2 festival, indulge in wellness on the waterfront, enjoy Father’s Day feasts and more.

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Italy

Mouthing Off | Pizza pilgrimage to Naples reveals surprising insights into land of ‘best’ pizza

In the Italian birthplace of pizza, people’s attitudes on how the popular dish should be eaten are quite simple: they just don’t really care.

Hong Kong

Think matcha is Japanese? Think again, says this Hong Kong tea brand

Hong Kong bar owner Gavin Yeung founded matcha brand Celadon after being ‘floored’ by its long history in China before reaching Japan.

The company uses powder from China’s Zhejiang province to spotlight the green tea’s true Chinese origins, which, the founders say, are contrary to “everything this generation knows about matcha”. Photo: Chloe Loung
The Philippines

Taste the Philippines: Bacolod’s slow-food ethos and sustainable future

Kinilaw, crab feasts, biodynamic farms and mangrove-protected islands are just some of the treats in store in the ‘Land of Sweet Surprises’.

Crabs are quickly sorted for size then steamed to lock in their freshness, in Tortosa, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 19-21

Hendrick’s partners with Quinary to unveil its new gin, Dead Poets and La Cabane collaborate on a wine programme, and a new listening bar opens in Lan Kwai Fong.

China’s private sector

Global brands in China seek local partners amid market squeeze

Slower consumer spending and cutthroat competition are pushing global brands such as Pizza Hut and Starbucks to reshape their China business.

Hong Kong dining & recommendations

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

Camden CEO Mathieu Bedard shares his favourite Hong Kong restaurants and bars, from a fried chicken spot to a ‘true’ dai pai dong.

The signature pan-fried buns from Cheung Hing Kee Shanghai Pan-fried Buns. Photo: Instagram/eatwhere.hk
Hong Kong

7 special Father’s Day 2026 lunches, dinners and more in Hong Kong

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
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong food guide for Father’s Day weekend, June 19-21

Fill the upcoming long weekend with Jija’s afternoon tea, a four-hands steak dinner at Carna by Dario Cecchini, and a Father’s Day brunch at LPM.

Singapore

Is the ‘Singapore brand’ losing its shine in China’s food scene?

Analysts say Singapore’s F&B firms can no longer rely on earlier strengths that made them stand out, given the growing competition.

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