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Hong Kong people eat out more than most. We regularly ask some of them – food and beverage insiders, entrepreneurs, and others – about the best restaurants for every day and for special occasions, and the restaurants they like to take visitors from out of town.
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Little Cove is one of many restaurants with roots in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Photo: Facebook

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A Mediterranean Spring Symphony is the new à la carte menu at La Petite Maison in Hong Kong. Photo: Nicholas Wong Sixteen Photography

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A crab dish at Ho Ho Chak in Hong Kong. The restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui is one of eight new entries in the 2026 Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau’s Bib Gourmand selections. Photo: Instagram/hohochak.hk
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Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2026 Bib Gourmand selections unveiled

The 83 restaurants on the list that offer high-quality food at a reasonable price include six new entries from Hong Kong and two from Macau.

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Hong Kong’s hot new openings, from Yamamoto Hamburg to Chouchou

Head to Yamamoto Hamburg for Japanese comfort food, Chouchou for French staples with flair, and Kuke Shokudo for Kansai-style oden.

Yamamoto Hamburg’s spicy mentaiko hamburg. Photo: courtesy Yamamoto Hamburg
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For the Kazakh founders of Yurt, opening the new Central Asian restaurant was written in the stars.

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Our cheat sheet for the best things to do in Hong Kong and Macau, March 8-14

Enjoy Max Levy’s pizza at 10-seat studio Salisterra, sip Magnolia Lab cocktails at Clan & Co. Lounge, or book into the new Capella at Galaxy Macau.

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How Sai Kung became an F&B launch pad for some of the city’s biggest names

A number of family restaurants took off in this seaside neighbourhood before becoming household names with venues across the city.

Little Cove is one of many restaurants with roots in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Photo: Facebook
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Dish in Focus: Dark chocolate covered Medjool dates at Migas Hong Kong

At the H Queen’s restaurant, Migas Hong Kong, chef Jarrod Verbiak distils the concept’s cross-Mediterranean spirit into two-bite ‘bonbons’.

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Dim sum, brunch, ‘a sinful treat’: where a food lover eats in Hong Kong

A food marketing veteran reveals her top dim sum spots and Italian food with a Hong Kong view, as well as her top pick in South Korea.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 6-8

Check out three-Michelin-starred Amber’s refreshed look, Shake Shack’s limited-time Korean-French menu, and Marmo Bistro’s brunch with a Parisian vibe.

Shake Shack has a French onion line-up that reimagines classic French onion soup into stacked burgers. Photo: Handout
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12 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in March 2026, from bistros to boat noodles

New openings include a Japanese-French bistro, a 10-seat culinary studio, Korean and Thai noodle restaurants, plus a whisky bar in Macau.

Handrolls served fresh at Roru Baru. Photo: Roru Baru
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Where an ‘immigrant mash-up kid’ eats in Hong Kong, from noodles to brunch

Streetwear designer Jeff Staple reveals where he goes for noodles, macaroni soup, roast goose and ‘a love letter to Chinese ingredients’.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for February 27-March 1

Indulge in a Hokkien cuisine pop-up dinner at Island Shangri-La, an afternoon tea overlooking Victoria Harbour, and a quiet slice of cake at home.

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Dish in focus: crab claw porichettu at Prince and the Peacock

Chef Palash Mitra’s signature crab claw porichettu is a richly layered curry of mud and snow crab cooked in a traditional earthen pot.

Crab claw porichettu at Prince and the Peacock in Hong Kong is inspired by the cuisine of Kerala in South India. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for February 21-23

We’ve got you covered for drinks as we welcome the Year of the Horse, from Chinese New Year cocktails to a special night at Qura with Singapore’s Side Door.

Kinsman’s Neen Go-Lada, exclusive to Lunar New Year 2026. Photo: Handout
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Where a Hong Kong chef loves to eat dim sum, hotpot, pizza and more

Keith Yam of Tuber Umberto Bombana and Cannubi reveals his Hong Kong restaurant hotspots for Italian, Japanese, Chinese and more.

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Word on the StrEAT: 6 F&B power couples on what love looks like after service

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Hong Kong diners bid farewell to 80-year-old Honolulu Coffee Shop in Wan Chai

Dozens pack cha chaan teng known for its egg tarts and milk tea ahead of March 1 closure.

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Honolulu Coffee Shop in Wan Chai. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Where to go for the most luxurious Lunar New Year menus in Hong Kong

Ring in the Year of the Fire Horse in style at these top Chinese restaurants, where festive menus feature premium takes on auspicious dishes.

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Hotel chef’s Hong Kong picks for Italian fine dining, French food and more

Genoa native Fabio Mariella shares his favourite restaurants for top Italian dishes, French chicken, dim sum, Peking duck and Indian.

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Your Hong Kong food guide for Valentine’s Day weekend

This Valentine’s weekend has everything from Japanese comfort food and classic Italian romance, to 4 courses bookended by oysters and pavlova.

Hong Kong restaurant La Taverna is ready to tempt you this Valentine’s weekend with La Mela del Peccato (Apple of Sin) dessert. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong’s hottest openings, from Ébauche to the Hilton’s new Motto hotel

The team behind Mt. Yotei launches high-level izakaya Kyanbasu, while Dieci serves thoughtful Italian cuisine in a space reminiscent of a 1970s trattoria.

Kinmedai with lemon leaf and zucchini at Ébauche. Photo: Ébauche
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Our cheat sheet for the best things to do in Hong Kong, February 8-14

Try two new menus at Michelin-starred Hansik Goo, combine alcohol and tattoos at Cordis Hotel’s Alibi bar, or enjoy retro-futuristic neon art at Tai Kwun.

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Fireworks views, fortune tosses – and the city’s most wanted tables

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Dish in Focus: Ga quay Hoi An at Sep

Chef Dobee Lam reimagines Hoi An’s free-range chicken salad as a wood-fired roast at Hong Kong’s Sep, blending Vietnamese street soul with live-fire precision.

Ga quay Hoi An at Sep in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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‘Excellent’ oysters, ‘deeply satisfying’ congee: where a chef eats in Hong Kong

Eric Chan of Pedder Chinese shares his favourite Hong Kong restaurants for Spanish food, chicken congee and his ‘guilty pleasure’.

Spanish whole seabass at Aire in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay neighbourhood, where Eric Chan enjoys casual Spanish food. The chef also shares where he goes in the city for Cantonese comfort food and flavours from his childhood. Photo: Aire
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for February 6-8

Sip on single-origin matcha, sink into a black sesame flan afternoon tea at Rosewood, then feast on an Italian-led Sunday roast at Island Shangri-La.

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10 romantic Hong Kong restaurants for the perfect Valentine’s Day dinner

From Michelin-starred dining to vibey Spanish tapas and Italian fare, here are some of the best restaurants to visit this Valentine’s Day.

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