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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
Shelley Tai of Mius is 100 Top Tables 2026’s best bartender. Photo: Sun Yeung

100 Top Tables 2026: the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong

Pictures from 100 Top Tables 2026 award event/ceremony at The Murray. Photo: SCMP / Jocelyn Tam

The best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the GBA, revealed

Fxxcking Peace Out Mapo Tofu at Golden Gip in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

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

Fireside’s fridges for dry-ageing meat and fish in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Beyond steak: 3 Hong Kong chefs share dry-ageing tips for fish, lamb, poultry

Dieci’s co-founders in Hong Kong worked with Dix Design + Architecture to bring its interiors to life. Photo: Handout

How Hong Kong’s new restaurants are using thoughtful design to draw crowds

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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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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.

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‘Exceptional’ steak, Chiu Chow cuisine: wine lover’s Hong Kong food picks

New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel’s Sam Chong shares where he goes for Chiu Chow-style dim sum, charcoal-grilled meats and more.

Dry-aged bone-in ribeye at Prohibition Grill House & Cocktail Bar. Photo: Prohibition Grill House & Cocktail Bar
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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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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.

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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.

Beef tenderloin and braised short rib with celery and Bordelaise sauce from Terrace Boulud in Central, Hong Kong, part of its Mother’s Day celebration menu on May 10. Photo: Terrace Boulud
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 24-26

Take part in a yoga session doubling as a dog adoption day, explore Chinese fashion at an exhibition and indulge in desserts.

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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.

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Top Macau dining spots for an F&B boss, from soup noodles to Portuguese ribs

Galaxy Macau’s Sammy Wu reveals his favourite Macau restaurants for everything from Portuguese to Cantonese to Shunde cuisine.

Abalone and fish maw noodles from Coloane Pier Ribbon Soup Shop in Macau, one of Sammy Wu’s favourite restaurants in the city. Photo: Instagram/joyfoodie_hk
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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.

Saicho afternoon tea at Tiffin, and a Chocolatier x Saicho takeaway gift box, at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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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?

Architecture and design

How Hong Kong’s new restaurants are using thoughtful design to draw crowds

At Dieci and Yurt, 2 of Hong Kong’s newest restaurants, thoughtful interior design creates breathing room and improves the guest experience.

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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 17-19

Artifact celebrates its third year, Peridot launches a new mezcal menu, and The Green Door unveils 15 new cocktails in collaboration with indie band Mr Koo.

The Green Door’s Mina Sue cocktail features in the Hong Kong establishment’s latest menu. Photo: Handout
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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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‘Best’ pasta, ‘brilliant’ Japanese: restaurant boss’ Hong Kong food picks

Michael Larkin, co-founder of Lala in Central, shares where he enjoys Hanoi flavours, ‘fantastic’ Italian, seafood, ramen, beef and dumplings.

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How Hong Kong’s best bars and mixologists embraced spicy cocktails

Spicy cocktails – think jalapeño-infused liquors or drinks spiced with peppercorns – are still niche, but they’re increasingly seen on menus across the city.

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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
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 10-13

Indulge in caviar tastings in Happy Valley, fragrance-inspired teas at W Hong Kong hotel, and innovative Vietnamese cuisine in Central.

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Chicken Egg Boy founder’s top Hong Kong food spots, from dim sum to sandwiches

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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.

Dry-aged duck served three ways at Le Le. Photo: Le Le
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Your Hong Kong drinks guide for Easter weekend

Asia’s 50 Best Bars No 22 winner St Regis Bar Jakarta is heading to the city, while cocktail creations made for the warmer weather await.

Bourke’s Wattleseed cocktail. Photo: Handout
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Architect firm boss Richard Wood reveals where he goes for local Hong Kong food as well as his Italian, Japanese and French go-tos.

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Your Hong Kong food guide for Easter weekend

Indulge in The Ritz-Carlton’s four-hands Valrhona afternoon tea set, The Mira’s six-course brunch featuring unlimited carvings, and a sourdough take on the classic festive hot cross bun.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurateurs revamp traditional dining as closures reshape industry

Shifting dining habits and cross-border competition are forcing legacy brands like Maxim’s to reinvent themselves to stay relevant.

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Martin Lee, chief operating officer for Chinese and Western restaurants at Maxim’s Group, says challenges facing the sector are opportunities for innovation. Photo: Edmond So
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10 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in April 2026, and a bonus one in Macau

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Miso ramen from Happy Samurai, in Central. Photo: Happy Samurai
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Now you don’t have to go to Bangkok for a boat noodle fix. ThongSmith is here

ThongSmith has more than 25 locations in Bangkok. Luckily for Hong Kong’s Thai aficionados, it has opened its first overseas outlet here.

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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.

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