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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
At Mesa by José Avillez, the restaurant’s namesake chef (left) works closely with head chef Herlander Fernandes to craft a menu that reinterprets Portuguese cuisine for international diners in Macau.

Mesa by José Avillez celebrates artistry of Portuguese cuisine in Macau

In partnership with:SJM Resorts
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Bangkok’s cuisine is vibrant and multifaceted, like the city itself. Photo: Handout

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat – and drink – in Bangkok

Beloved Hong Kong bar The Daily Tot, one day after its closure this month. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Looking back on a bruising year for Hong Kong’s bar industry

This weekend’s dining highlights include a grill master’s offerings at Yakitori Yamato. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 9-11

Sicilian artisanal busiate with Mediterranean red mullet at Tosa di Angelo in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: Sicilian artisanal busiate at Tosca di Angelo

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Mickey and Minnie perform during Disney on Ice, which is returning to Hong Kong at Kai Tak Arena. Photo: courtesy Disney on Ice
Your Perfect Week

Our cheat sheet for what to do in Hong Kong, January 11-17

Disney on Ice skates into town, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon takes over, and Cristal Room hosts a star Beijing chef.

Robert Wun

Style according to … Hong Kong designer Robert Wun

On Our Radar

A Napa legend, a Cantonese feast and a very bold pairing

Susan Jung's recipes

The instant flavour booster you’re probably throwing away

Citrus zest – the colourful part of a lemon, orange or lime – can be stripped in many ways for use in marinades, salads, desserts and more.

Lemon zest is often discarded despite being a powerful seasoning. Here is how to zest a lemon and the best way to use it to flavour food. Photo: Shutterstock
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 9-11

Make your own instant noodle cups before it is too late, check out a street dance festival, join a run and more in Hong Kong this weekend.

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What's hot in Korea

Why are Korean-style cafes proving so popular in Hong Kong?

With immersive themes and Instagram-worthy interiors, Korean-style cafes offer comfortable ‘third places’ for Hong Kong’s busy populace.

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100 Top Tables

Dish in Focus: Sicilian artisanal busiate at Tosca di Angelo

Southern Italian soul meets Hong Kong’s skyline atop The Ritz-Carlton, in this coastal classic turned elegant signature.

Sicilian artisanal busiate with Mediterranean red mullet at Tosa di Angelo in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
100 Top Tables

First Look: Yurt, Hong Kong’s ‘first modern Central Asian restaurant’

The Kazakh founders of this SoHo restaurant eventually aim to expand it into a cultural hub, seeing an outpouring of support from the local Central Asian community.

Chinese culture

‘Umami, salty, stinky’: how 3 flavours define China’s Ningbo cuisine

We go on a culinary journey through Ningbo with the people behind Yong Fu Hong Kong to discover the region’s punchy and pungent flavours.

Social media

On the Menu | Is 2026 the year of the cabbage? How the vegetable is being hailed online

Overcooked and underappreciated in many countries, cabbage has been identified by Pinterest as an emerging food trend this year.

Kimchi is one of the dishes helping fuel a wave of popularity for cabbage, which has been identified as a key emerging food trend for 2026. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Not just a Dry January alternative, the rise of non-alcoholic beers

Non-alcoholic or zero beers are a growing section of the drinks market and for many represent a stepping stone towards greater sobriety.

Non-alcoholic beer and other zero-proof drinks are making it easier for people to complete Dry January and make sobriety more possible. Photo: Shutterstock
Weekend Drinks Guide

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 8-10

Keep January dry with mocktails at Dragonfly and The Pontiac, courtesy of Seedlip and Crossip, or explore inventive cocktails with Quinary’s guest bar manager from Paris.

Where to eat in Hong Kong

‘Legendary’ goose, great BYOB spots: wine expert’s top Hong Kong restaurants

Bonhams senior wine specialist Dora Kam shares her favourite Hong Kong dining spots for roast goose, exceptional wine pairings and more.

100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 9-11

Indulge in a culinary journey this weekend, from limited-time yakitori to a Nordic-inspired afternoon tea, and a brand new weekend Mediterranean brunch.

This weekend’s dining highlights include a grill master’s offerings at Yakitori Yamato. Photo: Handout
Wellness

5 premium sparkling teas in Hong Kong to try during Dry January

From The Peninsula’s Cuvée Sparkling Tea to Saicho’s limited-edition osmanthus offering, these low- or zero-alcohol tipples let you ditch the hangover but not the ceremony.

Saicho is just one of many labels offering non-alcoholic beverage options today. Photo: courtesy Saicho
Netflix

Chef ‘Triple Star’ of Culinary Class Wars gives Hong Kong a taste of Korea

In Hong Kong recently for a four-hands dinner, Scott Kang opens up on his Culinary Class Wars experience and redefining Korean cuisine.

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Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat – and drink – in Bangkok

Besides Bangkok’s Michelin-starred tables and famed street food are intimate supper clubs and ‘social kitchens’ that are reinterpreting Thai flavours.

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Luxury Spend It

Why crab is now fine dining’s ultimate luxury ingredient

American chefs are embracing this delicacy, used in omakase in New York and crab rice in San Francisco, as prices soar to over US$2,000 for a king crab.

Crab meat has become the season’s signifier in the luxury dining scene. Photo: @kinkan_la/Instagram
Japan

Video | US$3.2 million record for tuna at 2026 Tokyo auction

Sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura smashed his own 2019 record for the 536-pound fish at the Japanese capital’s first auction of the new year.

Japan

Fin-tastic: giant bluefin tuna goes for a record US$3.2 million in Japan

The self-styled “Tuna King” said he was surprised at the speed the price rose at the new year auction.

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Hong Kong chefs

How this new Hong Kong restaurant is authentically Italian in every way but one

Osteria Uno chef Bhupendra Singh developed his Italian cooking skills in restaurants run by Gordon Ramsay, Mario Batali and Enrico Bartolini.

Osteria Uno head chef Bhupendra Singh presents a pizza at the restaurant in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So
Luxury Hotels

Review | Mett Singapore is a secluded retreat right in the heart of the city

Set in a beautiful 1926 colonial building, the hotel blends heritage charm with modern luxury, fine dining and a prime city location.

Mett Singapore is located in the heart of Fort Canning Park in central Singapore. Photo: Handout
Beauty

Her grandmother used kombucha as a face toner. She does the same today

Inspired by her grandmother, a US-based brewer, chef and culinary instructor has just released a line of kombucha-infused skincare products.

Chinese culture

This former restaurateur releases debut book on Singaporean food culture

Little Perfections, by a Singaporean, US-based writer and cook, examines what Singaporean food is truly worth with essays and recipes.

Singapore

C-Y Chia’s plant-based dishes from Lion Dance Cafe coming to Singapore

Chef C-Y Chia, who is returning to Singapore after 13 years in the US, has put some favourite plant-based dishes into a new recipe book.

Popular dishes from Lion Dance Cafe in Oakland, California, such as pink salad with radicchio, black vinegar, walnuts and grapes, in the new cookbook. Photo: Instagram/liondancecafe
Asian recipes

Celery seeds’ many uses, from flavouring Bloody Marys to treating gout

Celery plants, known for their stalks, also yield tiny aromatic fruits used in European and Indian food, cocktails and alternative medicine.

Bloody Marys often contain celery seeds, the tiny fruits that come from the same plant as celery stalks, and impart a similar aromatic flavour. Photo: Shutterstock
Luxury Hotels

Review | Old-world charm meets modern refinement at The Edison George Town, Penang

Set in a heritage colonial building dating back to 1906, the hotel underwent a 4-year restoration to bring it up to contemporary standards of luxury.

Where to eat in Hong Kong

11 exciting new Hong Kong restaurants to visit in January 2026

From seafood teppanyaki to pan-Asian and fusion cuisines, as well as two new Italian eateries, here are 11 new restaurants for January 2026.

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