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Known as the "Demon Chef," Alvin Leung ripped up the rule book to create Bo Innovation, which wowed diners in Wan Chai for half a decade before moving to Central in 2022. Dishes tend to be clever reworkings of Cantonese classics using molecular techniques, and the nightly set menus are themed to help create a unique and thought-provoking dining experience unlike any other.
Celebrated chef Gray Kunz’s restaurant offers expertly prepared modern European fare in a casual and relaxed 49th-floor locale with stunning urban vistas. A fan of fresh, seasonal ingredients, Kunz incorporates local produce into the ever-evolving menu whenever possible, often adding Asian flavors to excellent effect.
This place is good—really, really good. Tucked away in a nondescript building in a hidden alley off Lan Kwai Fong, this reservations-only private kitchen plates up inventive, French-inspired Shanghainese dishes that are prepped in a polished open kitchen.
It’s easy to see why Hutong is a hot spot: it has some of the most imaginative northern Chinese cuisine in town. What's more, the beautifully decorated dining room sits atop H Zentre, overlooking the entire festival of lights that is the Hong Kong island skyline.
A Hong Kong legend, this Four Seasons stalwart was the first Chinese restaurant in the world to be awarded 3 Michelin stars back in 2009, an accolade it retained for 14 years. The elevated Cantonese cuisine on offer emphasizes seasonality and showcases masterful techniques.
Named after the Korean pronunciation of cosmos—a flower that reminds executive chef Sung Anh of his childhood—Mosu is a Korean fine-dining restaurant located in the M+ museum. The tasting menus are populated with dishes that refined and creative, with a clear Korean flair.
This gorgeous restaurant is truly the full package. For starters, the space is gorgeous—cool, classy, and intimate at the same time. More important, though, is that Vasco serves truly inspired Spanish cuisine with global influences. The red Palamos prawns and sea urchin is a standout, as is the incredibly tender roast pigeon, which is balanced by tart apple cream. For dessert, a combination of rice and cardamom rounds off the meal perfectly. Our recommendation is to go for the chef 's tasting menu, which offers the crème de la crème that the restaurant has to offer. If you’re looking for something less formal, head to Vasco’s sister restaurant, Isono, one floor below.
Spearheaded by Umberto Bombana (the former executive chef of the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong), this glitzy haunt is for many the best Italian fine-dining restaurant in Asia. The service is crisp, the wine list is extensive, and the interior is nothing less than glamorous.
Chef Jason Atherton worked at some of the best kitchens in the world before opening the highly successful London restaurant Pollen Street Social in 2011. His culinary empire has since expanded to more than a dozen outlets around the world, with Aberdeen Street Social being one of the more recent additions. This bi-level space is located at the former Police Married Quarters and encompasses a restaurant, café, and bar. Head upstairs to enjoy meticulously plated modern British fare, such as the signature CLT (crab, lettuce, and tomato) and braised ox cheek with roasted bone marrow. You can also grab a table downstairs and try the casual, all-day menu and house special drinks.
This contemporary French fine-dining stalwart in the Landmark Mandarin Oriental has put a greater focus on sustainability in recent years, earning a Michelin green star for its efforts. Interiors are light and refreshed, while Netherlands-born head chef Richard Ekkebus has introduced an entirely dairy-free menu in an effort to emulate the comparative lightness of Asian cooking that does without cream, butter, and heavily reduced sauces. Dress to impress.
Touting itself as Hong Kong's "first authentic Italian steak house," Bistecca has become one of the best places to go for delectable beef. The space is charmingly rustic, decorated with butcher knives, hanging bunches of herbs, and a giant display case that shows off the restaurant’s premium cuts imported from the best suppliers around the globe. The steaks are all aged to tenderness and flavored with flecks of sea salt and peppercorns, then grilled and drizzled with a little Tuscan olive oil and lemon.
The mastermind behind this three-Michelin-starred restaurant is Alvin Leung, who dubs himself the “demon chef” and has the moniker tattooed on his arm. Bo Innovation serves what he calls “X-treme Chinese” cuisine, applying contemporary twists to traditional Cantonese dishes.
Rosewood Hong Kong's lush afternoon tea experience at The Butterfly Room will make you feel as though you're a Disney princess. The fixed set comes with creative welcome bites, finger sandwiches, baked scones, and sweets—not to mention the dramatic chocolate trolley that'll roll by the table when you think you can't physically stomach another pastry.
Only prix-fixe menus are served at this ultra-luxe French restaurant in the Four Seasons, a Hong Kong fine-dining institution which has retained either two or three Michelin stars every year since opening in 2008. The dining room, with its floor-to-ceiling windows framing harbor views, is as spectacular as the food, masterminded with passion and precision by executive chef Guillaume Galliot.
Created by Dario Cecchini, a celebrity butcher famed for championing the nose-to-tail cooking philosophy of utilizing all cuts of meat, Carna is a luxurious Italian steak house located in Mondrian Hong Kong. Its sumptuous, leather-filled space was designed by renowned designer Joyce Wang and offers stunning views of the harbor (reserve window seats, if possible). On the menu, guests can find different cuts of beef, as well as classic Italian appetizers such as insalata caprese, tonnato, beef tartare, and bruschetta.
This buzzing Chinese restaurant specializes in Beijing and Huaiyang cuisine and draws a following for its upscale atmosphere, Mongolian mutton hot pot, and stellar appetizers (the smoked eggs and crispy eel). Try the hand-cut noodles, traditional Peking duck, and award-winning combo dishes such as wok-fried crabmeat, rock lobster, and salted egg yolk served on rice crackers.
This Philippe Starck–designed, preposterously fashionable scene atop the Peninsula boasts breathtaking floor-to-ceiling views of Hong Kong. The dinner menu is equally stunning, and while rooted in European cooking, includes bright Asian touches as demonstrated by items such as the grilled wagyu beef tenderloin. The “Felix Experience” menu features some of the chef’s most creative dishes and changes on a regular basis. The food here is generally good, but expect it to be quite pricey. Many people come just for cocktails or to try out the most celebrated restroom in Asia—the views across Tsim Sha Tsui are superior to those in the restaurant itself. Note that sleeveless shirts and shorts are not allowed for men.
As its name suggests, this restaurant goes back to the basics by focusing on a few key ingredients. Everything that passes through the kitchen is top grade, whether it’s the fresh homemade tagliatelle with chicken and truffle emulsion, or the whole roasted Italian sea bass with fennel. Dishes are categorized into small or large plates, but everything is designed to share. Fish & Meat offers decent cocktails, but if you’re serious about your drinks, check out its sister bar, Stockton, which is located below the restaurant.
The concept at this trendy restaurant is a re-creation of Rome’s Spanish Steps, complete with alfresco seating. The restaurant is particularly popular with the business crowd, many of whom come especially for the excellent antipasti buffet. The authentic pan-Italian fare includes wide pappardelle noodles in rabbit ragout, beef carpaccio with mustard and peppercorns, and the signature thin-crust pizzas topped with everything from hot salami and mozzarella cheese to fresh arugula with prosciutto.
The menu here is inspired by the multicultural flavors chef Harlan Goldstein grew up with while living in New York. Italian preparations take precedence, but you’ll also find things like salmon crudo with a citrus dressing and crispy falafel served with tahini. The handcrafted pastas are easy favorites, but if you’re in the mood to feast, go for the 38-ounce fiorentina (steak Florentine style, designed for two) with a side of black-truffle mash. Gold also has a great wine selection, and you can always enjoy a glass on the restaurant’s open-air terrace.
On the 101st floor of the ICC building, Inakaya flaunts a jaw-dropping, bird’s-eye city view and an equally extravagant interior, the highlight of which is a robatayaki (Japanese equivalent of barbecue) room, where a long counter is adorned with baskets of fresh ingredients. Because robatayaki is served in bite-size morsels, prices can add up, but it’s a fun and unique experience.
Previously named Yan Toh Heen, this renowned Cantonese restaurant located in the Regent Hong Kong has an elegant dining room against expansive harbor views and food that is at the top of its class. Exquisite is hardly the word for the decor, which mixes contemporary with the traditional and encompasses gorgeous details like jade-color place settings. Dim sum is done well here during lunch, and if you’re looking for more extravagant dishes, there’s a vast selection of seafood that includes seasonal crab, poached lobster, and sea whelk. Some dishes, like Peking duck, need to be ordered at least a day ahead. Note that sleeveless shirts, shorts, and sandals are not allowed for men.
This Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Rosewood Hong Kong is spacious and glamorous, serving beloved classics such as Peking duck and char siu, as well as regional Cantonese delicacies like deep-fried pigeon and minced fish soup. Three different eight-course tasting menus are available, as well as a set dim sum menu.
Lobster and steaks top the bill at this classy grill in the Shangri-La Hotel. With a vibe that is at once formal and cozy, the restaurant features live jazz performances Tuesday to Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. For a luxe blowout, go for the seafood platter, where you can find Boston lobster, seasonal oysters, Alaskan crab, prawns, and fresh clams.
In the running for Hong Kong’s most gorgeously-attired restaurant, this elegant eatery is named for its singular location in a grand old courthouse, part of the Central Magistracy block at Tai Kwun, Central’s former police compound-turned-lifestyle hotspot. Serving elegant, old-world British fare with elevated ingredients, meals at Magistracy might open with fresh oysters, smoked salmon or dressed crab, and progress to rare rib of beef, carved tableside and served with Yorkshire puddings. The gin and tonics here are some of the best in the city.
This Terence Conran–designed dining room at the Mandarin Oriental mixes old-school elegance with elevated grill offerings like New Zealand grass-fed wagyu beef and even whole roasted pheasant. Start with fresh oysters and caviar, and finish with classic indulgent desserts.
Head chef Nurdin Topham has made it his mission to bring what he calls "nourishing gastronomy" to Hong Kong. His food—which is heavily influenced by Scandinavian cooking techniques—places emphasis on taste, nutrition, and sustainable eating. Ingredients are sourced from local farms whenever possible and are used in the restaurant’s two tasting menus. Dishes are tweaked regularly to reflect the season’s freshest produce, but dishes like heirloom tomatoes with king crab or Taiyouran egg with whole grains and shiitake mushrooms have become house favorites.
From atop the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, Petrus scales the upper Hong Kong heights of prestige, formality, and price. Luxe French fare is served in a clubby dining room decked out with heavy curtains and glittering chandeliers—this may be one for the dealmakers.
