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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.
Honey for sale at Pula Central Market in Istria, Croatia. Leading international restaurants are looking to make the most of producing their own honey. Photo: Getty Images
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Liquid gold: why leading restaurants are buzzing over making their own honey

From Ukraine to England, famous chefs and their eateries are keeping their own hives to maximise honey’s flavour and health benefits.

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Profile | Chinese food? Hong Kong-born chef Tony Mok is redefining it

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Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

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‘Excellent’ rice, ‘heavenly’ pasta? Food Instagrammer’s top Hong Kong spots

Designer and branding strategist Sonia Lui shares her top eateries in the city, as well as an ‘experience that is hard to beat’ in Japan.

A dish at Yuk Kin Fast Food. Photo: Instagram/neverfullhk
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Mouthing Off | 50 Best? The Michelin Guide? It’s one popularity contest after the other

The Michelin Guide and the 50 Best lists involve no objective, measurable criteria – instead, they favour places backed by deep pockets.

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Amber finally gets third Michelin star in 2025 Hong Kong and Macau guide

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2025 sees Amber’s Richard Ekkebus finally achieve the ultimate accolade for his restaurant.

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Roganic reopens with a new look and fresh menu

Roganic in Hong Kong’s Lee Garden One turns over a new leaf with not just its interior – it’s also scrapped tasting menus in favour of family-style courses.

Simon Rogan (centre) with chefs Adam Catterall (left) and Oli Marlow, at Roganic. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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How a fine-dining menu comes together at Hong Kong’s best restaurants

Chefs from award-winning Hong Kong restaurants share how they plan their menus, taking seasonality, ingredient availability and quality, and their own tastes into account.

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The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, March 9-16

From traditional Indian cuisine with a modern twist and southern Thai specialities, to signature sandwiches and Vietnamese cold cuts.

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Dish in Focus: Sweetcorn tempura at Yardbird

The signature sweetcorn tempura at the cult-favourite yakitori restaurant is proof that Yardbird is loved for more than just its chicken.

Yardbird’s Sweetcorn Tempura. Photo: Handout
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100 Top Tables 2025: unveiling Hong Kong and Macau’s best restaurants and bars

The 2025 edition saw awards presented for best chef, best new restaurant, chef’s choice, best new bar and best bartender, among others, highlighting the city’s dynamic F&B scene.

The Grand Ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, the venue for the 100 Top Tables Guide 2025 event. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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A French chef in Hong Kong’s go-to places for a taste of home, and char siu

Loïc Portalier of one-Michelin-star Louise reveals his favourite places to eat beef buns, barbecued pork, Spanish, French and Italian food.

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On the Menu | Is 90-minute wait to eat worth it? For food made with love and care, yes

Waiting for food can be a joy when it is made with love, as it is at Yue Hing in Hong Kong, where patience is rewarded with a humble meal.

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2025 Hong Kong, Macau Michelin guide adds 10 ‘value for money’ restaurants

Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition has been extended to 77 restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau in dining guide’s 2025 edition.

At Juno, chef Jordi Vallés Claverol from Barcelona serves a concise Mediterranean-inspired menu. Photo: Instagram/junohongkong
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The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, March 1-8

From a 14-course taste of sushi heaven and bakery delights, to delectable Japanese bar fare and a new-look Spanish food haven.

Buffee’s sandwiches use bread from LY Bakery. Photo: Buffee
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The art of perfume-making whet this top chef’s appetite

Why eight-Michelin-star chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s philosophy of ‘suffusion’ is inspired by perfume-making, and she believes fine dining is ‘culturally important for your soul’.

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Luxe Dining Edit: More great offers on spring dining in Hong Kong

Savour the seasonal delights of contemporary Japanese at Zoku, and both teppan and binchōtan cooking at Kaen Teppanyaki, or sample the fine flavours of Korea at Hansik Goo.

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Luxe Dining Edit: Great offers on spring dining in Hong Kong

As the weather turns warmer, celebrate spring by tantalising your taste buds at tempting prices, with dining opportunities at Monkey Café, Nicholini’s, Unkai and Lucciola.

Spring into the new season’s flavours with great deals on fine dining. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong Italian chef’s go-to places for noodles, Thai food, yakiniku

Sicilian-born Giuseppe De Vuono gives a Thai place ‘a 100 score every time’ and reveals his spots to eat fishball and beef brisket noodles.

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What do Hong Kong’s dining scene stars have in common? Japanese resto Zuma

Japanese restaurant Zuma boasts impressive alumni – think Yardbird and Pirata Group co-founders – and its success stems from its commitment to employee development.

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Recap | Meet the star Hong Kong chefs behind restaurants Plaisance, Mono and more

Explore the inspiring stories of renowned chefs Stefanie Leung, Masaaki Miyakawa, Mauro Colagreco, Grace Choy and Ricardo Chaneton, and discover their extraordinary gastronomic journeys.

Chef Stefanie Leung used to be a lawyer – then she created OOAK Lamma, a culinary oasis in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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‘God’s butter’ and more from nose-to-tail champion St John in Hong Kong

Anthony Bourdain called St John in London ‘my favourite restaurant in the universe’. Now it’s coming to 181 at Fortnum & Mason Hong Kong.

London restaurant St John’s dish of roasted veal bone marrow, which the late Anthony Bourdain dubbed “God’s butter”, is among the dishes it will serve at a two-day pop-up in Hong Kong in March 2025.
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Word on the StrEAT: How Hong Kong’s top chefs and mixologists fell in love with their craft

Every chef and mixologist has a unique story of how they first fell in love with their craft – and what continues to inspire them: here are some of Hong Kong’s best drinking and dining love stories.

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‘Approachable’ French food at Lala, a new restaurant in Hong Kong

Lala’s co-owners, French chef Franckelie Laloum and hospitality veteran Michael Larkin, talk about their concept of relaxed fine dining.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for February 7–9

Tuck into a Friday lunch buffet at Pier 7, check out La La on opening night, and relax with a Sunday afternoon tea set at The Murray.

La La opens on February 8. Photo: Nicholas Wong Sixteen Photography
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Profile | Rising Hong Kong chef in France who just scored a huge competition win

Jesse Summer Wong, recent winner of a French pâté en croûte contest, plans to open a fine-dining French restaurant with flavours of home.

Hong Kong-born chef Jesse Summer Wong poses with the champion’s trophy plate after winning the Championnat de France de Pâté-Croûte des Écoles Hôtelières & CFA 2024 in Lyon in December. Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Summer Wong
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10 restaurants and a bar to try in Hong Kong in February 2025

From pizza to burgers, and French to Australian and Asian with a Korean twist, the latest restaurant and bar openings in Hong Kong.

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Dish in Focus: roasted eggplant at Terracotta Lamma

Converting even the biggest meat-lovers, Terracotta Lamma’s roasted eggplant is a must-order from the charcoal grill menu.

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