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What to do in Hong Kong

What to do in Hong Kong
Your ultimate guide to what’s on in Hong Kong, including insider tips, weekend round-ups, curated guides, plus unique happenings across the city.
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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

Taipei remains a premier foodie destination, home to an evolving culinary scene that includes the likes of Chicken Bar by Weekend. Photo: @chickenbar_taipei

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat and drink in Taipei

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

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Located on Tai Hang Road above Causeway Bay, Haw Par Mansion was built in 1935 and was once the site of the Tiger Balm Garden, a sprawling estate and theme park built by the Tiger Balm family. Photo: Edmond So
Art

How Hong Kong’s 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion will transform into new cultural hub

Once the anchor of the iconic Tiger Balm Garden, the restored Grade 1 historic building will start a new chapter as Villa Haw Par this year.

Food and Drinks

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

Explore Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong on Labour Day weekend, May 1-3

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Food and Drinks

5 new cafes and coffee shops to try in Hong Kong in May 2026

From new branches of established coffee brands to newcomers offering comfort and even flowers, these 5 new Hong Kong cafes are worth a visit.

A coffee from Tai Ping, a new coffee shop on Sheung Wan’s Tai Ping Shan Street that doubles as a florist. It is one of five new cafes opening in May 2026 that offer something exciting for caffeine fans. Photo: Instagram/taiping.hk
American cinema

Review | The Devil Wears Prada 2: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update

The Devil Wears Prada 2 tackles journalism’s digital shift and changes within the fashion industry since the first film came out in 2006.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 30-May 2

Mandarin Oriental The Landmark opens a new champagne bar, Artifact brings us the best of Rome, and Cruise at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour transports us to Mexico.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Cold War 1994: Hong Kong crime thriller prequel is a star-studded blast

Terrance Lau leads this unrealistic but fun 1990s-set actioner that’s stuffed with stars including Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-fat and Louis Koo.

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Louise Wong and Terrance Lau in a still from Cold War 1994 (category: IIB, Cantonese, English), directed by Longman Leung and co-starring Daniel Wu and Tse Kwan-ho.
Food and Drinks

‘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.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Yo-Yo Ma, Gustavo Dudamel among stars of HK Phil’s 2026-27 season

Nobuyuki Tsujii and Eric Lu also feature in a top line-up for Tarmo Peltokoski’s first season as the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s music director.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Incredible works of Wu Guanzhong reimagined in Hong Kong dance crossover

Featuring music by Cantopop star Ivana Wong, the Hong Kong Dance Company’s new cross-disciplinary production explores Wu’s visual language.

“Grand Dance Poem In Between – Wu Guanzhong’s Ink Odyssey” from the Hong Kong Dance Company reimagines Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong’s famous dots, lines and planes as dynamic movement. Photo: HKDance
Your Perfect Week

Our cheat sheet for the best things to do in Hong Kong, April 26-May 2

Enjoy French-Cantonese fare at Racines and a stroll around the Hong Kong History Museum’s latest exhibition before a sundowner cocktail at Jean-Pierre.

A scene from “Hong Kong Story”, a new permanent exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History. Photo: Elson Li
Food and Drinks

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.

Hong Kong

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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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 23-25

Parisian bistro Jean-Pierre launches new cocktails, Qura at the Regent is doubly taken over, and Osaka’s Craftroom heads to The Aubrey.

The Bleu Martini, one of the new cocktails at Jean-Pierre’s Le Bar, in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

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
Food and Drinks

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.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, East Asia’s thriving art hub – from Art Basel to West Kowloon

The city’s multicultural and hybrid nature, and stunning spaces like M+, help retain its position at the heart of the region’s art world.

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American cinema

Review | Michael: ‘King of Pop’ biopic features all the hits, none of the controversy

While the film is packed with great performances, it is an utterly sanitised view of Michael Jackson’s life and the allegations he faced.

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Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in a still from Michael (category IIA), directed by Antoine Fuqua. Juliano Krue Valdi and Colman Domingo co-star. Photo: Glen Wilson/Lionsgate
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Vietnamese-American’s war-themed art stirs painful parallels with clashes today

A Hong Kong exhibition dedicated to the late artist Dinh Q. Le highlights his commentary on US military force and the human cost of conflict.

Food and Drinks

Hong Kong’s famous Oi Man Sang dai pai dong opens dessert shop

At Oi Sweet by Oi Man Sang, a former Michelin-star-restaurant pastry chef makes sweet treats that honour Hong Kong culinary heritage.

Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Wattleseed cocktail at Bourke’s

Peel Street’s Bourke’s has just launched a new drinks menu, with the Wattleseed cocktail paying tribute to the native Australian ingredient.

Bourke’s Wattleseed cocktail is part of the Australian bar’s new drinks menu, in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Explore Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 17-19

Trying to avoid the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend? Check out an exhibition by Marino Funahashi, then enjoy a rave or two.

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Artworks in an exhibition by Japanese artist Marino Funahashi at JPS Gallery in Central. The exhibition runs until April 18, 2026. Photo: JPS Gallery
Food and Drinks

Want an authentic farm-to-table experience in Hong Kong? Here’s one

A weekend event in rural Hong Kong teaches guests the true meaning of sustainability through mindful activities and delicious seasonal food.

Art Basel

How Wong Chuk Hang became Hong Kong’s answer to Beijing’s 798

Affordable rents and expansive spaces have attracted galleries to the southside district, fostering a vibrant art community beyond Central.

Food and Drinks

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
Food and Drinks

‘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.

Scialatielli pasta at Trattoria Felino in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai neighbourhood, where Michael Larkin goes for “fantastic” Italian food. The co-founder of Lala French Bistro also shares his favourite restaurants in the city for ramen, authentic Vietnamese, wonton noodle soup and more. Photo: Trattoria Felino
Food and Drinks

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.

Explore Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 10-12

Travel back to the Han dynasty, visit an eco-conscious market, mix cocktails and make-up, or enjoy poolside yoga this weekend in Hong Kong.

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