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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Enjoy a classic Christmas turkey at Regent Hong Kong this festive season. Photo: Handout

Where to enjoy Christmas dinner in Hong Kong this festive season

Arm Coffee in Sai Kung, Hong Kong, serves a delicious brunch. Photo: Handout

Seaside and sunshine: Sai Kung offers fertile grounds for independent cafes

The Nutcracker Enchanted Afternoon Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 5-7

A cocktail from the new menu at Quinary in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-7

Bancha & Chestnut Alexander, at Hong Kong’s Madara cocktail bar. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Drink in Focus: Bancha & Chestnut Alexander at Madara

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Zoku’s sukiyaki cheese fondue in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 12-14

Enjoy alfresco fondue at Zoku’s The Terrace, a festive set dinner by Ask for Alonzo, and a one-day-only Christmas charity brunch by Ando.

Best bars in Hong Kong

Why are so many Hong Kong bars closing? Industry insiders explain

Asian diaspora

Hong Kong-style cafe receives top recognition. Owner has been to the city once

Old Hong Kong

In pictures: a taste for winter warming fare, Hong Kong style

How Hongkongers keep warm in the winter, from steaming hotpot and snake soup to roasted chestnuts and bowls of crispy claypot rice.

On a cold winter night in 1984, people tuck into a hotpot meal at a street-side food stall in Hong Kong, locally called a “dai pai dong”. Photo: SCMP Archives
Vietnam

Asian Angle | Vietnam’s anti-drug police are speaking Gen Z, and it’s working

Ho Chi Minh City’s police have found a way to wrap dry state messaging in viral humour, mirroring China’s digital playbook.

Fashion

The story of Paris’ famed Chinese restaurant Davé and its Hong Kong-born owner

Stars from Madonna to Tom Ford ate there. Now, Hong Kong-born owner Tai ‘Davé’ Cheung reflects as a new book of photos gives a peek inside.

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France

‘You’ll notice the difference’: French almond makers take on US growers

French almond producers in Provence are positioning locally grown almonds in a premium segment and promoting environmental awareness.

An employee checks the quality of almonds at La Compagnie des Amandes’ factory in Brignoles, France, in November 2025. Many French artisans are reviving Provence’s almond-growing heritage. Photo: AFP
New Openings

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from a quiet coffee shop to Yunnan cuisine

Jija by Vicky Lau brings Yunnan province flavours to Tsim Sha Tsui, minimalist cafe Moonary serves espresso-based drinks and matcha lattes, and Carmela offers a Mediterranean touch.

Hong Kong

Local businesses are supporting Tai Po fire relief. Here’s how to help

Book a seven-course charity dinner or join a vintage and second-hand clothing swap, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross, and much more.

Asian recipes

How to use lime leaves in a Thai fried chicken dish your friends will love

Seldom used by home cooks, citrus leaves flavour curries and Cantonese snake soup. Here’s a chicken dish that uses them to delicious effect.

Thai fried chicken with lemongrass and makrut lime leaf. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong chefs

Why Francis founders changed tack for their new Hong Kong restaurant Carmela

Carmela in Sheung Wan offers more southern Mediterranean dishes than Francis’ Middle Eastern ones, with dishes including pasta and seafood.

(L to R) Carmela’s co-owners James Ward and Asher Goldstein, pose for a picture at Carmela in Central. 11NOV25 SCMP / Edmond So
What to do in Hong Kong

5 things to do in Hong Kong and ways to help this weekend, December 5-7

Whether heading to a bar that gives proceeds to Tai Po fire victims or donating essentials, there are various ways you can help this weekend.

Luxury Hotels

Review | The Peninsula New York becomes a centre of seasonal cheer during the holidays

With luxe rooms, great dining and a 2024 refurbishment, the grande dame on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan is always a great stay – but it’s even better during the holidays.

Drink in Focus

Drink in Focus: Bancha & Chestnut Alexander at Madara

A creamy, earthy, tea-infused twist on the classic brandy Alexander, this cocktail evokes Hong Kong’s famous winter chestnut carts.

Bancha & Chestnut Alexander, at Hong Kong’s Madara cocktail bar. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Japan

89-year-old baker’s ingredient of success: working with his son and grandson

Yasuo Ono’s nearly 60-year-old cake shop Emily, now in Owariasahi, Japan, thrives thanks to family support – and keeping things tasty.

(From right) Yasuo Ono, his son Yoshihide and grandson Kazuki pose in the kitchen of Emily, the cake shop in Owariasahi, in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, that they operate. Photo: Instagram/emily_cake_ono
Mainland China

Chinese consumer and tourism firms turn to shareholder perks to stimulate sales

Companies from Sichuan to Anhui offer discounts and free tickets to shareholders amid slowing consumption in mainland China.

Coffee

Mouthing Off | Want the best coffee in the morning? Improve your brew from the grounds up

Using the right grinder can make for more full-bodied coffee with a richer smell and more intense taste, experts say – but they’re not cheap.

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Mainland China

Best things to eat in Chaoshan, a food paradise in China’s Guangdong province

Chef Huang Jinghui reveals the secrets of Chaoshan cuisine – also called Chiu Chow cuisine – from seasonal seafood to lion-head goose.

Blanched Canadian geoduck in chicken broth at Jiang by Chef Fei. Photo: Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou
What to do in Hong Kong

‘Yummiest’ seafood, ‘scrumptious’ Indian: Tabla founder’s Hong Kong faves

Tania Mohan reveals her favourite restaurants in the city, from spicy Sichuan and char siu rice in Central to seafood on Po Toi Island.

100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 5-7

Kick off December with the return of après ski-themed event Chalet des Alpes, a Christmas Nutcracker afternoon tea at The Ritz-Carlton, and Italian specials at Trattoria Felino.

Thailand

Thais in good spirits after government lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales

The eased rules permit alcohol sales from 11am to midnight during the six-month trial period.

A customer shops for alcoholic beverages at a grocery store in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE
100 Top Tables

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-7

Molecular mixology OG Quinary launches a menu that takes cues from local flavours, speakeasy 001 – now at Tai Kwun – celebrates 15 years, and we say goodbye to Foxglove.

A cocktail from the new menu at Quinary in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Malaysia

A taste of tribal recipes from the jungles of Borneo

Known for documenting the flavours of her native Kuching, Malaysia, Marian Chin is taking her culinary finds to Hong Kong for the first time.

100 Top Tables

Seaside and sunshine: Sai Kung offers fertile grounds for independent cafes

Sai Kung’s sleepy seaside vibe has made it a popular spot for independently run cafes serving up good coffee and a dose of community.

China consumption

Pursuit of hoppiness: how China’s cash-conscious drinkers embraced craft beers

As discerning alcohol consumers seek ‘wallet-friendly’ products, premium beers are winning out over higher-end options.

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Coffee

5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to snuggle down at in December 2025

From a soothing space with books and cake to a Korean-style cafe and new branches of popular hang-outs, these cafes offer coffee and comfort.

Book & Pillow is a multifaceted lifestyle store and cafe in Kai Tak. Photo: Instagram/@cafe.hopping
Hong Kong culture

One final ‘dangerous’ dinner for abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong

A US$925-per-head dinner in an abandoned floating restaurant offered diners a nostalgic, opulent experience in glamorous surroundings.

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100 Top Tables

Dish in Focus: toasted sesame tofu at Mosu Hong Kong

The M+ museum restaurant’s signature ‘tofu’ dish is a study in detail and texture, uniting Korean creativity, Japanese inspiration and playful presentation.

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