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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 2026 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2026 Restaurant Directory
Tourists crowd Bangkok’s Chinatown. Photo: Reuters

Bangkok’s culinary stars dim as costs rise and tourists dwindle

Auspicious symbolism is thoughtfully woven throughout The Eight dining room.

Cantonese cuisine gets a contemporary makeover at The Eight in the Grand Lisboa Macau

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Sea cucumber, tofu fish mousse and Mapo minced pork represent different cultural traditions all brought together in a single dish at Hong Kong Cuisine 1983. Photos: Handout

What truly defines the melting pot that is Cantonese cuisine?

Lavitt Ko and Theo Ko are revitalising their family cha chaan teng in Tai Wai with milk tea raves and beatbox parties. Photo: Sam Tsang

From milk tea raves to night tea: how Hong Kong restaurants fight to survive

Sandi is a modern bistro in Milan that offers a different take on Italian cuisine. Photo: Handout

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat in Milan

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Kang Myonghi in her Jeju studio. The Korean artist’s solo exhibition runs at the Villepin art gallery in Central, Hong Kong, until November 15, 2026. Photo: Villepin, Kang Myonghi
Art

Nearly 80, Korean artist Kang Myonghi talks about ‘What Remains to be Seen’

Kang Myonghi explores time and emotion in her Hong Kong exhibition through her abstract interpretations of natural landscapes.

Architecture and design

Designer Ed Ng on Hong Kong’s shift away from ‘performative luxury’

Chinese culture

Why the Dajiao Festival on Hong Kong’s Kat O island is held once every 10 years

Food and Drinks

From milk tea raves to night tea: how Hong Kong restaurants fight to survive

As the city’s Cantonese restaurants vanish at a rate of nearly one a week, a new generation of chefs and restaurateurs asks what can be saved – and what must change.

Lavitt Ko and Theo Ko are revitalising their family cha chaan teng in Tai Wai with milk tea raves and beatbox parties. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 9-11

A story-led exhibition, a fundraising cabaret and a mental health awareness campaign are just a few things to look out for this weekend.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Mage: Josie Ho scavenges lost souls in supernatural detective thriller

Josie Ho stars as a former fortune-teller who crosses paths with a policeman investigating gruesome murders in this Pang Brothers film.

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Food and Drinks

French chef’s Hong Kong restaurant picks for ‘stylish’ Italian and Xinjiang

Guillaume Sejourne of Le Colvert shares where he eats steak and regional Chinese lamb dishes, and an Indian spot he keeps returning to.

Prawn linguine at BluHouse, an Italian restaurant in the Rosewood Hong Kong that Guillaume Sejourne recommends taking visitors to the city. Photo: BluHouse
Art

Singapore-born British artist Kim Lim’s legacy explored in Hong Kong exhibition

At the show’s opening, Kim Lim’s sons reflect on her minimalist sculptures and photography, and growing up with two artist parents.

Hong Kong culture

Broadway Cinematheque at 30: celebrating Hong Kong’s best art house cinema

Opened in 1996 in Yau Ma Tei, Broadway Cinematheque continues to defy the streaming era with independent classics and fresh local voices.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Mastermind: Louis Koo plays detective in ludicrously bad mystery thriller

Viewers expecting a gritty whodunit will be sadly disappointed in Mastermind, riddled as it is with hollow tropes and zero forensic logic.

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Louis Koo in a still from Mastermind (category IIB, Cantonese), directed by James Hung. Ci Sha, Simon Yam and Tse Kwan-ho co-star.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Josie Ho is diving back into the macabre for her new film The Mage

Ho, who plays a spirit medium in the film, talks about non-traditional horror, her doctor-turned-co-star, and taking on atypical roles.

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Josie Ho in a still from The Mage. Photo: 852 Films
Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 2-4

An ice cream festival, yoga by the pool and a photo exhibition on Hong Kong’s neon lights are among the picks this weekend.

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Food and Drinks

Opinion | Disgusting Food Museum launches Hong Kong pop-up, but is it in good taste?

The Swedish museum’s pop-up in Kai Tak features everything from bovine genitalia to insects. Is it educational or a ‘freak show’?

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Food and Drinks

14 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to visit in October

From pizza and exotic cheeses to Korean pot rice and a modern British gastropub, Hong Kong foodies have a lot of new choices this October.

Korean street comfort food is paired with premium ingredients such as caviar and Wagyu at Tienmo in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Tienmo
Food and Drinks

5 new Hong Kong cafes and coffee shops to try in October, plus must-visit events

International Coffee Day on October 1 kicks off a month of new openings and fun events for coffee obsessives and casual drinkers alike.

Rikuto Tanaka is the head barista of Philocoffea in Japan. Photo: Rikuto
World of performing arts

Review | German artist Anne Imhof’s Hong Kong show is as ambitious as it is disjointed

Imhof’s solo show at Tai Kwun – her first in Asia – blends ballet and art in an intense and ambiguous statement of self-discovery.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Cyclone: Philip Yung’s transgender drama is bold, lyrical and divisive

Yung’s tale about a transgender mainland Chinese immigrant woman who finds sanctuary in a Hong Kong brothel is spellbinding if flawed.

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Food and Drinks

A wine writer’s Hong Kong restaurant picks for seafood, dim sum and more

Cecilia Wong takes her food seriously and loves Shanghainese, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Chiu Chow flavours, as well as classic Italian.

Cecilia Wong is a wine and spirits expert based in Hong Kong who dines for precision, texture and flavour harmony. Photo: Cecilia Wong
Hong Kong culture

Video | Disgusting Food Museum comes to Hong Kong

Visitors are handed a vomit bag upon entry and can taste selected foods at the end of the exhibition.

Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Oh My Ghost! Oh My God!: Naomi Watanabe gets lost in dismal horror comedy

Naomi Watanabe reunites with Soda Voyu, Esther Huang and Sakinu for this arduous folk horror story set in the mountains of Taiwan.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Hats off! Viral Korean dance group brings high-energy show to Hong Kong

More Blackpink than Balanchine, Yunbyul Ballet Company’s Gat is a lively production that shines during its group numbers.

Scene 9, the grand finale in the ballet Gat by South Korea's Yunbyul Ballet Company. The quirky ballet features nine scenes inspired by different types of classic Korean headgear. Photo: Lee Wai Leung
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Godzilla Minus Zero: Japanese monster sequel an action-packed visual marvel

A new beast joins the chaos in Takashi Yamazaki’s film with Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe that looks good but falls flat towards the end.

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A still from Godzilla Minus Zero (Japanese). Directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe.
Hong Kong tourism

Over 1,000 visit Po Pin Chau trail as Mid-Autumn Festival holiday begins

First major holiday test for real-name reservation system as crowds stream towards popular section of High Island Geo Trail on Friday morning.

Mid-Autumn Festival

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 25-27

Lantern carnivals, fire dragon dances, a Korean food extravaganza and more await Hongkongers this Mid-Autumn Festival weekend.

World of performing arts

Could hit musical Hamilton be coming to Hong Kong in 2027?

Crossroads Live UK is recruiting for a tour of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, while social media posts point to Hong Kong as one stop.

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and other cast members perform during a scene of the hit musical at the 2016 Tony Awards in New York. Producer Crossroads Live says that an upcoming global tour will visit Asia, while social media posts point to a possible Hong Kong stop. Photo: Invision/AP
Hong Kong society

From moongazing to bus tours: how to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong

Here’s a round-up of things to do and see for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday this year.

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The World Lantern Boulevard at Victoria Park. Photo: Dickson Lee
World of performing arts

Metal meets Mongolian throat singing and instruments in Uuhai’s Hong Kong debut

In Hong Kong for the Asia+ Festival, Uuhai want to expand the world’s understanding of Mongolia and its culture beyond Genghis Khan.

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Food and Drinks

Beef brisket, dim sum, Thai curry: an editor’s Hong Kong restaurant picks

Research journal editor and Instagram content creator Yuen Yiu doesn’t need anything swanky. He reveals his go-to restaurants and bars.

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