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What to do in Hong Kong

What to do in Hong Kong
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
Indulge in leisurely brunches in Hong Kong with PostMag’s curated list of 11 top spots, from chic Western fare to traditional Cantonese dim sum. Photo: Handout

11 best brunch options in Hong Kong for 2025

The Cigarette cocktail at Hong Kong’s Bar De Luxe. Photo: Handout

Drink in Focus: Cigarette at Bar De Luxe

The L’Orgeat, a cocktail from La Petite Maison’s Une Petite Pause menu in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 9-11

Watermark’s Harbour Bliss Afternoon Tea menu is served from 3pm to 5pm daily.

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 10-12

Cruise Restaurant & Bar’s Feast of Fortune afternoon tea set at the Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong hotel. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 3-5

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Running clubs, such as the She Runs Collective, are putting people through their paces all over Hong Kong. Photo: She Runs Collective
Wellness

Run clubs have arrived in Hong Kong to combine exercise and community

This booming subculture is attracting runners of all abilities and from all walks of life to join up and enjoy a workout together – and buy the merch.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Remember What I Forgot: nostalgic tale of a Hong Kong cinema geek

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Cézanne and Renoir expo explores 2 friends’ strikingly different styles

Wellness

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

Indulge in some self-care, do yoga in a museum, get inspired by a Hong Kong ultra-running film and stock up on some half-price sports gear.

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An Acme Wellness contrast therapy suite in Hong Kong featuring a cold plunge tub and sauna. Experience both and discover their benefits by joining a New Year Self Love Ritual on Saturday, January 11. Photo: Acme Wellness Hong Kong
Food and Drinks

Where a home cooking lover eats in Hong Kong, from dim sum to pizza

‘Big fan of soup’ Joyce Yung shares where in Hong Kong she eats ramen, Peking duck, dim sum from a cart and pizza with coffee.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Burning Blood: stars of Young and Dangerous back for awful police thriller

Jerry Lamb, Jason Chu, Jordan Chan and Michael Tse reunite in Wilson Chin’s posthumous final film that is just as bad as his others.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 9-11

This weekend, enjoy a night of disco hits and dumplings, an afternoon of Aperol, and indulgent cocktails (or mocktails) at La Petite Maison.

The L’Orgeat, a cocktail from La Petite Maison’s Une Petite Pause menu in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 10-12

Prep your taste buds for a flavourful 2025 with Friday night pizzas, an exclusive kitchen takeover and harbourside afternoon tea.

Mental health

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 3-5

Catch some bargains at a Hong Kong products expo, see a Korean artist’s pop-up show of paintings, learn how to map your body, and more.

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Wellness

We tried HBOT, infrared sauna and red light therapy at Hong Kong’s 10x Longevity

The Circuit at 10x Longevity has taken cutting-edge treatments out of the laboratory and the domain of elite athletics to make them part of everyday wellness routines.

The Circuit at 10x Longevity in Hong Kong offers treatments like hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), infrared saunas and red light therapy. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Food and Drinks

Bento to fine dining, a nutrition specialist’s top Hong Kong restaurants

Tricia Yap reveals her sushi treat spot, and where to find the best tsukemen outside Japan and ‘fantastic’ beef clay pot rice in Hong Kong.

A roast pork and vegetable bento from Karui Bento. Photo: Instagram/@karuibento
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 3-4

Planning to dial down on the alcohol for the first month of 2025? Try these zero- or low-ABV cocktails, and tea-inspired or tea-infused libations.

Hong Kong dining & recommendations

Luckin to Blue Bottle, 5 new Hong Kong cafes to try in January 2025

Coffee lovers looking for new places to drink some in 2025 can choose between home-grown independents and imports from China and the US.

Art

Update | 12 Hong Kong art exhibitions in 2025, from Picasso to Renoir and Cézanne

Hong Kong art lovers have an exciting year in store, to judge by a slew of recently announced exhibitions. Here are 12 to look forward to.

Portrait de Dora Maar by Pablo Picasso. Photo: Handout
Veganism and vegetarianism

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 27-29

The AIA Carnival is back, a beloved cafe closes, you can learn about vegan cooking and there’s some Thai jewellery to shop – Lisa’s a fan.

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People enjoy a ride at the AIA Carnival on the Central Harbourfront Event Space, one of our picks of the best things to do in Hong Kong on the weekend of December 27-29, 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

AIA Carnival super fans, including one who moved house to fit all her prizes

Running from December 20, 2024 to February 16, 2025, the much-loved event featuring rides, games, even a circus attracts dedicated visitors.

Food and Drinks

Where a plant-based chef eats in Hong Kong, including ‘fun’ burgers

Christine Wong, vegan cookbook author, shares her favourite places to eat in Hong Kong and New York, from burgers to egg tarts to sushi.

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11 new restaurants in Hong Kong to try in January 2025

Chinese cuisines including Cantonese, Sichuan, Fujianese and Hunanese are represented, as well as Korean barbecue, Japanese and Basque fare.

Chrysanthemum-cut tofu soup, a traditional Chinese dish, served in newly opened Hong Kong restaurant Hopewell Inn. Photo: Hopewell Inn
Food and Drinks

7 of the most luxurious afternoon tea sets in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is known for its indulgent afternoon teas, but these elegant hotels and cafes – from The Tiffany Blue Box Café to Rosewood – take them to new heights

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 27-29

This weekend, say farewell to a popular speakeasy, make the rounds of Hong Kong’s brightest new bars, and welcome the new year with booze-free tipples.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 27-29

Make the most of festive feasts, holiday treats and limited-time brunch menus before the end of 2024.

À Poêle festive dishes. Photo: Deadly Rabbits Concepts
Art

Hong Kong art show homage to Wong Kar-wai asks: can we be happy together?

In How to Be Happy Together, artists consider the human connections economic migrants make and the sense of homelessness engendered by exile.

Fireflies (Lucciole), a video piece featured at the exhibition. Photo: Pauline Curnier Jardin & Feel Good Cooperative
Wellness

Year of the Snake retreat in Hong Kong to feature snake-themed exercises

The day-long fitness retreat taking place on Lamma Island before Lunar New Year will include strength-building, yoga and Muay Thai classes.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Hidden Face, a Korean erotic thriller, serves up scandalous fun

This sexy K-movie follows a conductor who sleeps with the replacement player for his cellist fiancée, who seems to have disappeared.

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Food and Drinks

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, December 23-28

Indulge in Michelin-starred Christmas fare at Petrus, drink classic cocktails at Darkside, enjoy the harbourside AIA Carnival, and check out MGM Macau’s new show.

Darkside’s new cocktail menu features classic recipes from the 1920s and 1930s. Photo: DarkSide
Art

Chinese-American artist Walasse Ting’s vibrant, flamboyant paintings

A new Hong Kong exhibition shows how Ting’s artistic tendencies evolved and how he married both Chinese and Western influences in his works.

Detail from Charming Ladies (1990s), by Walasse Ting. Photo: Alisan Fine Arts
Food and Drinks

8 Hong Kong New Year’s Eve dinners, a January 1 brunch to ring in 2025

Whether you want to party at the Mondrian, sail in style on the Aqua Luna, or nurse your hangover at Nicholini’s, we have the place for you.

Art

Artistic attractions with designs on tourism make districts worth a look

Often overlooked by tourists, Tsuen Wan and Sha Tau Kok might just rise up the bucket-list rankings thanks to outdoor artworks by En Iwamura and Vivian Ho.

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