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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
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword. Here’s how Hong Kong’s fine dining is improving its green policies: from Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental and Michelin-starred Mono to Vicky Lau’s Mora, Roganic and the Marriott group. Photo: Ting Lung Heen

How Hong Kong’s fine dining scene is getting greener – at last

The staff of Socio at the the 100 Top Tables Tables 2025 Unveiling Ceremony and Awards. Photo: Jordan Chan

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

Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

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Meet artist Rama Duwaji, wife of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

Syrian-born illustrator Rama Duwaji could become the next first lady of New York, with her husband Zohran Mamdani making a bid for the city’s mayor’s office. Photos: @zohrankmamdani;@ramaduwaji/Instagram

Trending in China

Chinese man, 64, finds toothbrush he swallowed at age 12 stuck in intestine

A 64-year-old man in China who swallowed a toothbrush when he was 12 years old has finally had it removed from his stomach in an 80-minute surgical procedure. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards at the film’s premiere in New York on June 23, 2025. The British filmmaker says he was never going to turn down Steven Spielberg’s offer to direct the latest film in his hit franchise. Photo: Invision/AP
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Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards on his homage to Spielberg

British filmmaker Gareth Edwards talks about Steven Spielberg’s offer of a lifetime to direct the new film in his Jurassic World franchise.

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Food and Drinks

5 new coffee shops in Hong Kong to visit in July 2025 for your caffeine fix

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 27-29

Food and Drinks

Where Jay Fung’s twin brother eats in Hong Kong, from goose to beef brisket

Tim Fung, singer Jay Fung’s twin, reveals his top Hong Kong restaurants for beef brisket noodles, steamed pork patty, steak, goose and more.

Tim Fung is a digital creator and twin brother of singer Jay Fung. He reveals his favourite restaurants in Hong Kong. Photo: Tim Fung
Food and Drinks

5 cute cafes to visit in Hong Kong for Jellycat menus, latte art and more

Discover five of Hong Kong’s most adorable cafes, where your coffee comes with everything from 3D latte characters to DIY cheesecakes.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 27-29

Try a brand new tasting menu, visit a limited-time pop-up dai pai dong, and say farewell to yet another Hong Kong restaurant – with a Sunday brunch.

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New Openings

Hong Kong’s new openings, from a Japanese bar to a pastry pop-up

Butterfly Patisserie debuts a pop-up, Next Shikaku gets a makeover, Madara opens with Japanese craft cocktails, and Loveramics launches an expanded space in Tai Kwun.

The Madara craft-cocktail bar in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy Madara
Art

Chinese and Islamic carpets reveal interwoven histories in Hong Kong show

Centuries-old cultural ties between China and places such as Iran, India and Turkey are highlighted at a Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition.

Music

Why South Korean musical collective Balming Tiger love Hong Kong audiences

The 11-piece South Korean collective Balming Tiger are excited to return to Hong Kong, and recall the energy of their last visit.

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Art

Jessica Zoob’s art fires the imagination – see her latest exhibition

A former theatre designer turned fine artist, Zoob now creates multilayered, evocative artworks in her new Hong Kong studio.

British contemporary artist Jessica Zoob poses for a portrait at her studio in Mui Wo, Lantau, Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Chan
On Our Radar

M+ exhibition celebrates evolution of 20th century Cantonese art

The paintings, prints and other visual media of Guangdong show its transformative contribution to 20th century Chinese art.

Sewing for You (1941) by Wong Siu-ling. Photo: courtesy The Hong Kong Museum of Art
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Pop-up afternoon parties in Hong Kong proving a hit for healthier clubbers

Inspired by ‘coffee raves’, which turns cafes into dance clubs, two Hongkongers devised a new kind of party that is held during the day.

Your Perfect Week

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 22-28

Sample sustainable, seasonal dishes at Feuille, enjoy SummerFest on the harbour, hit the Green Room for cocktails and take in the West End’s Life of Pi.

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‘World’s best afternoon tea’ in Hong Kong, plus 9 other summer 2025 sets

With The Rosewood’s Butterfly Room sharing a French award for world’s best afternoon tea, here are other Hong Kong sets to enjoy this summer.

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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend June 20-22

Italian feasts, de-stressing yoga, a One Piece pop-up, new film 28 Years Later and a repurposed Venice exhibition all make this week’s list.

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Global lifestyle brand Miniso has teamed with Japanese anime series One Piece for a pop-up store at the Moko shopping mall in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, organised as part of One Piece’s 25th anniversary and running until July 13. Photo: Miniso
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Fight for Tomorrow: Patrick Tam shines in Hong Kong gangster drama

Patrick Tam plays a washed-up ex-gang boss who reunites with his son (Locker Lam) in this gritty yet hopeful crime story.

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American cinema

As 28 Years Later hits cinemas, how zombie films infected pop culture

From Night of the Living Dead to 28 Years Later via The Walking Dead and The Last of Us, the zombie genre shows no signs of dying.

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Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Argo Martini at Argo

Ahead of World Martini Day, we take a look at the signature from Argo at the Four Seasons Hong Kong – a twist on the classic cocktail that will appeal to first-timers and seasoned drinkers alike.

The Argo Martini is a signature drink of Argo at Four Seasons Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 20-22

New music hub Aer opens, Ella launches a Louisiana-inspired menu, and Osaka’s Craftroom takes over The Opposites for cocktails.

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Best-loved hotpot, Thai, dessert spots in Hong Kong of Lee Kum Kee marketer

Amanda Kwan, who also founded food and film concept Savour Cinema, reveals her favourite restaurants, dessert shops and bars in Hong Kong.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 20-22

Say goodbye to 2 local favourites, experience an exclusive Indian collaboration, and enjoy a Sunday roast with a twist.

Indian Accent’s wholemeal and semolina puchkas; the New Delhi restaurant is collaborating with Hong Kong’s Chaat this weekend. Photo: Handout
New Openings

Hong Kong new openings, from a refreshed Chinese favourite to an iconic teahouse

China Tang re-emerges after a renovation, Lin Heung Lau opens in Tsim Sha Tsui, and Aer brings smooth beats, tipples and comfort food to SoHo.

Interiors at Aer in Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy Aer
American cinema

Review | F1: The Movie – Brad Pitt in fun but clichéd motor-racing drama

Starring Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem, Joseph Kosinski’s F1 dazzles visually but is riddled with corny sporting movie tropes.

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American cinema

Review | Elio: Pixar’s take on E.T. is a rare misfire, despite looking great

The story of an orphaned boy and aliens who believe he is the leader of Earth, Elio paints a pretty picture but lacks the usual Pixar punch.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Pavane for an Infant: Fish Liew in absorbing Malaysian ‘baby hatch’ drama

Fish Liew and Natalie Hsu star in Chong Keat Aun’s film about a centre for abandoned babies in Malaysia that draws violent criticism.

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Fish Liew in a still from Pavane for an Infant.
Hong Kong culture

Hong Kong’s first major Islamic art exhibition set to open at Palace Museum

The show, which runs from Wednesday until October 6, includes Islamic carpets, ceramics and manuscripts.

Shaika Nasser Al-Nassr, director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, says dozens of national treasures will be on display. Photo: May Tse
Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Hi-Five: Korean superhero fantasy with Yoo Ah-in fails to meet its potential

Starring Yoo Ah-in, Ra Mi-ran, Lee Jae-in and with K-pop star Park Jin-young, Hi-Five features a promising premise that it never lives up to.

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Hong Kong’s ‘big 3’ Chinese art collections all featuring in 1 exhibition

Highlights from the three collections of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy make up new Hong Kong Museum of Art exhibition.

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