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Hong Kong chefs

Hong Kong chefs
Get to know Hong Kong’s best chefs, from icons of Michelin-starred fine dining restaurants to talented young chefs in the kitchen.
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Culinary creativity at Fumée in Shenzhen. Photo: Handout

3 young chefs helping to define Shenzhen’s new fine dining wave

Roganic Hong Kong is known for its commitment to sustainability. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 22-25

Pasta mista at Hong Kong’s Dieci restaurant is an elevated take on an Italian peasant dish. Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: Pasta mista at Dieci

Employees Only Singapore bar manager William Melo Camcam (left) and bartender Darren Prasad. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 21-24

Macau’s oldest markets have a timeless feel that speaks to the continuity of traditions that have seen Unesco make the city a Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017, and describe its food as the world’s first fusion cuisine. Photo: Shutterstock

Unesco recognises Macau’s mix of Chinese and Portuguese cooking

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Chinese liangpi noodles done in a Nordic style at Aera, in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan neighbourhood. Chef Chevalier Yau’s restaurant is one of a handful in the city that are removing the stigma from fusion food, which has been dismissed by serious chefs in recent years. Photo: Instagram/aera.hk
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The Hong Kong chefs serving up East-West fusion food without the stigma

We meet three Hong Kong restaurant pioneers who are elevating the maligned food trend by serving French and Nordic dishes with Asian accents.

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The story of Snow Garden, Hong Kong restaurant loved by the rich and famous

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A food critic’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, Cantonese and Chiu Chow

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Meet the Hong Kong chefs doing Japanese food with a Cantonese twist

For generations, local diners expected Cantonese chefs to play supporting roles to a Japanese head chef – but now that is changing.

The claypot rice dish at Hong Kong’s Isseki Niaji melds Cantonese banqueting traditions with tastes of Osaka. Photo: Handout
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Dish in Focus: Pasta mista at Dieci

At Dieci, chef Paolo Olivieri turns a peasant dish from Italy into an elevated favourite, mixing fusilli, casarecce, broken spaghetti and more.

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Japanese, Korean, Chinese: a guitarist-restaurateur’s top Hong Kong eats

Joey Pui, executive manager of Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant and guitarist for Zarahn, reveals his picks for lunch and drinks in Hong Kong.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 15-18

Craving a culinary adventure this weekend? Indulge in a 20-inch banh mi, a Shanghai-Huaiyang brunch, an award-winning pizza and a rare French feast.

Jean-Pierre restaurant in Hong Kong has a two-night collaboration with Sydney’s Porcine. Photo: Handout
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The rise of Hong Kong’s pastry queen, from Robuchon to Michelin

French classics meet innovative flavours with an Asian twist at Mandy Siu’s Finesse Patisserie, where her unique desserts are a must-try.

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‘Liquid yin and yang’? How Hong Kong bartenders work with Chinese chefs

Leading mixologists from Duddell’s, Vea and Mott 32 share their tips on curating ideal flavour pairings between cocktails and courses.

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13 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in May 2026, from steak to fondue

New openings include a steakhouse with an Asian-inspired twist, a modern Indian chophouse and a creative omakase spot.

The Orient steakhouse blends premium surf-and-turf with vibrant Southeast Asian flavours. Check out this and our other new Hong Kong restaurant recommendations in May. Photo: The Orient
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The best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the GBA, revealed

SCMP’s 100 Top Tables Guide 2026 – its biggest ever – awarded winners in the Greater Bay Area and celebrates the region’s vibrant F&B scene.

Pictures from 100 Top Tables 2026 award event/ceremony at The Murray. Photo: SCMP / Jocelyn Tam
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Beyond steak: 3 Hong Kong chefs share dry-ageing tips for fish, lamb, poultry

Dry-ageing isn’t reserved for beef only – chefs from Fireside, Kyanbasu by Mt. Yotei and Tori Jukusei offer techniques for home cooks.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 1-3

Enjoy Red Lantern chilli dishes at Hutong, a Cantonese odyssey at Sheraton’s Celestial Court, and surf-and-turf at Harbour City’s The Orient Steakhouse.

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At London restaurant Ikoyi, Jeremy Chan gives a taste of his Hong Kong childhood

Jeremy Chan spent his first eight years in Hong Kong. His menu on April 23 for two-Michelin-star restaurant Ikoyi, in London, reflected that.

Chef Jeremy Chan’s one-off menu on April 23, 2026, at Ikoyi, London, was inspired by his Hong Kong childhood. Photo: Haejo Nam
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100 Top Tables 2026: the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong

Read on for our list of the top talent in the region’s dining scene this year, from best new restaurant to champion of sustainability.

Shelley Tai of Mius is 100 Top Tables 2026’s best bartender. Photo: Sun Yeung
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Profile | Meet the Hong Kong chef serving tastes of city’s past using new techniques

Celestial Court chef Kan Wong talks about tapping into memories to recreate flavours of 1980s Hong Kong, and the ingredient he doesn’t miss.

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11 of the best Mother’s Day 2026 menus in Hong Kong for a special treat

With restaurants spotlighting cuisines from around the world, you’re sure to celebrate Mother’s Day in style in Hong Kong.

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Dish in Focus: Fxxking Peace Out Mapo Tofu at Golden Gip

Chef Shun Sato remixes nostalgic mapo tofu with local flower crab, Korean tteokbokki and wok hei in his cheeky ‘peace out’ fusion of flavour.

Fxxcking Peace Out Mapo Tofu at Golden Gip in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 24-26

Opt for an Alpine spring tasting menu, a Saicho afternoon tea or a sustainable Earth Day feast this weekend.

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How asparagus benefits your health – and the different ways to cook it

Chefs share their tips, from simple grilling to fermenting, highlighting the vegetable’s versatility and seasonal appeal … but why does it make your urine smell?

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Your Hong Kong Sevens weekend food guide for April 17-19

Enjoy delicious treats at Dorsett Kai Tak’s rugby village, a sea cucumber menu at The Murray, and a taste of Singaporean pastries at Common Man Coffee Roasters’ pop-up.

A four-course sea cucumber set menu at The Murray’s Garden Lounge in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Dish in Focus: Beetroot – juniper – roses at Feuille

Feuille’s Joris Rousseau turns beetroot into a quietly radical pre-dessert that bridges his vegetable-first philosophy with a pastry finale.

Feuille’s beetroot pre-dessert creation in Hong Kong has made diners rethink the flavour of the vegetable entirely. Photo: Studio PMK
New Openings

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Le Le’s launch to Thong Smith’s debut

Progressive Vietnamese arrives in the form of Le Le, while Bangkok’s cult-favourite boat noodle specialist Thong Smith debuts in Wan Chai.

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Macau’s culinary festival blends luxury dining with sustainability

Restaurants across the Greater Bay Area are underlining their commitment to the environment by showcasing zero-waste kitchens, hyperlocal seafood and organic ingredients.

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Mouthing Off | Why Noma chef Rene Redzepi’s downfall won’t spark a restaurant revolution

Redzepi’s abuse at Noma is inexcusable but a #MeToo-style movement is unlikely among restaurant staff accustomed to pressure-cooker kitchens.

Rene Redzepi in Kyoto ahead of a Noma pop-up in the Japanese city. The chef-owner of the three-Michelin-star Copenhagen restaurant recently resigned after being accused of abusing his staff. While his behaviour is hard to defend, it is unlikely to spark a revolution against bad kitchen bosses. Photo: Noma
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 26-28

Easter might not be here yet, but Hong Kong’s bars are keeping things lively with guest shifts at Gokan and The Pottinger’s Dr Fern’s, as Bar Anima reopens.

Bar Anima’s interiors in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 26-29

While Art Month is in full swing, the Grand Hyatt takes on the world record for largest charcuterie buffet, and The Ritz-Carlton’s Tosca di Angelo collaborates with Damiani.

New Openings

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Terrace Boulud to Ramenya Shima

Daniel Boulud finally makes his Hong Kong debut, Tokyo’s Ramenya Shima arrives, and LucAle moves to a new location.

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