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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
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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Even the most delicious meals, such as this one at La Terrace at Louise, can occasionally be marred by rude or entitled guests, Hong Kong’s F&B professionals share. Photo: Nicholas Wong Sixteen Photography

Word on the StrEAT: the F&B scene’s pet peeves about customers

Chef Vicky Cheng at Estuary, at Capella Macau. Photo: Handout

Celebrity chef Vicky Cheng brings his French culinary dream to Estuary

Fermentation jars at Feuille. Photo: Handout

The microbial science reshaping Hong Kong’s luxury food scene

Hope & Sesame in Guangzhou took top spot on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 list, as well as the Best Bar in Mainland China Award, at a ceremony in Macau on July 28. Photo: Handout

Hope & Sesame leads mainland China’s rise on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list

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Helen Goh talks about combining the two sides of her life in her cookbook ‘Baking and the Meaning of Life’, which won a James Beard award.

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A Swiss diplomat’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from spicy fare to fondue

A lover of bold flavours, Francoise Killias Zillweger reveals her go-to spots in the city, and the best place to eat fondue in her hometown.

The cheese fondue at newly opened Stubli in Kennedy Town, one of Swiss diplomat Francoise Killias Zillweger’s recommended restaurants in Hong Kong. Photo: Stubli
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‘My age is part of my story’: meet China’s youngest Michelin-recognised chef

He lied about his age to become a chef at 15. At 24, Andre Li is showing diners great dishes don’t need meat at his Plant-Based Kitchen.

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This chef turns down-to-earth Cantonese recipes into luxury diasporic gastronomy

Eva Che draws on her Chinese heritage and luxury experience for her catering brand whose clients have included Saint Laurent and Adidas.

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How top chefs are modernising Chinese cuisine globally

Chefs Vicky Cheng, Huang Jinghui and Lee Man-sing on championing Chinese cuisine overseas, balancing time-honoured techniques with fresh ideas.

Japanese Kobe beef A5+ with grilled leeks and home-made black bean paste at Mott 32. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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Total tofu: discovering the secrets of the Chinese and Japanese staple

Tofu is healthy and versatile, say chefs at Hong Kong eateries Ta Vie, The Chinese Library and Mott 32, and Vancouver’s Cofu Chinatown.

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‘Piece of history’: old cookbook exhibition traces Hong Kong’s culinary past

‘Treasured Recipes’ at PMQ Taste Library features food-themed books and magazines spanning decades to show how the city’s food scene evolved.

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Dish in Focus: Iberico pork three-ways at Whey

Chef Keith Teo gives Singapore’s bak kut teh a polished new form in the Iberico pork three-ways: a tender pork rack, slow-braised belly and house-made sausage.

Whey imagines the Singaporean classic bah kut teh with its Iberico pork three-ways. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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‘Hong Kong on a plate’: a German chef’s favourite places to eat in the city

Peter Find of Heimat shares his Hong Kong picks for beef brisket noodles, clay pot rice, reinvented classic French cuisine, and more.

Clay pot rice at Lai’s Kitchen in Wan Chai, where Peter Find of Hong Kong-based German restaurant Heimat goes for Cantonese food with “a great vibe and energy”. Find also shares where he goes in the city for Southeast Asian brunch with free-flow appetisers, fishball noodle soup and more. Photo: Michelin Guide
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Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces jail for ant-topped sorbet

Prosecutors demand prison term and fine for serving unapproved imported insects to diners.

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Meet the Chinese-Indonesian baker transforming Mumbai’s bread scene

Shannen Alexandra talks about overcoming injury to bake for Mumbai-based Mag St. Bread Co. and how her breads and pastries honour her past.

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How 3 Hong Kong chefs reimagine classic beef dishes

The culinary minds behind Carna, Moo-Lah and Duddell’s share how they bring their unique childhood traditions to the table.

A charcoal grilled steak at Carna. Photo: Gary Jones
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Authentic French, ‘divine’ duck: a Frenchman’s Hong Kong food picks

Champagne house Billecart-Salmon’s sales manager, Thibault Casoli, shares where he enjoys fancy French, Italian, Spanish and Cantonese food.

Roasted yellow chicken at French fine-dining restaurant Louise, in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood. Thibault Casoli, of French champagne house Billecart-Salmon, shares why he enjoys eating here. Photo: Nicholas Wong Sixteen Photography/courtesy of Louise
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Cantonese home cooking meets fine dining at Melbourne restaurant Dom

Dominic Li takes his memories of home-made food and combines them with his Japanese culinary experience at the progressive restaurant.

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Granola for breakfast but make it Chinese. An American digs deep into her heritage

Cindy Lam’s Umami Granola brand blends Cantonese flavours with an American breakfast staple, offering unique savoury and sweet options.

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New generation of grill masters: why people are joining China’s barbecue academy

China’s first dedicated barbecue school offers its students a sizzling opportunity to become grill masters and entrepreneurs.

A trainee makes barbecue skewers at Yueyang Barbecue Academy in Yueyang, in China’s Hunan province. With China’s economy slowing and well-paying jobs in traditional sectors harder to come by, interest in joining the academy is high. Photo: AFP
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On the Menu | It’s goodbye to chef Vicky Lau’s Tate Dining Room, but not for long

Hong Kong’s Tate Dining Room, which has closed its Hollywood Road space and will reopen nearby, has felt like a steady presence in the past 14 years.

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Swiss-Hong Kong chef Jacques Kagi brings his ‘world of fusion’ to new role

Anthony Wong’s self-professed Swiss doppelganger talks about serving haute fusion food to reflect his diverse past as he leads CulinArt 1862.

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‘Don’t become a chef’: Napoli Matfia on Hong Kong, time off and more

Korean chef Kwon Sung-jun, winner of Culinary Class Wars season one, reveals why he bought a building in Seoul and his future Hong Kong plans.

Chef Kwon Sung-jun, champion of Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars season one, at Pici in Central, Hong Kong. He talks about Hong Kong, being shy and why “every chef works and dies in the kitchen”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Instant ramen vs glass noodles – which is healthier if you want to lose weight?

Glass noodles contain less fat than ramyeon but are high in refined carbohydrates. For weight loss, focus on portion control and add vegetables and protein.

Budae jjigae (left) with instant ramen, and japchae, a savory and slightly sweet dish of stir-fried glass noodles. But which noodles are better for weight management? Photos: Getty Images, Shutterstock
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10 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in July 2026, from Wagyu to focaccia

Two outlets offering prime Japanese beef, an Italian flatbread specialist and a cult Spanish yogurt brand are among new offerings in July.

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A London restaurateur, driven by maternal instinct, created a gluten-free dim sum menu, ensuring coeliac diners can enjoy Chinese cuisine.

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Once nicknamed ‘har gow’, a French-American shares her favourite eats in Hong Kong

Camille Glass, the French-American co-owner of Brut and Crushed Wines, loves noodles, Hainanese chicken, Myanmese food and har gow, of course.

French-American restaurateur Camille Glass moved to Hong Kong in 2012 and earned the nickname har gow after her love for the steamed shrimp dumplings. Photo: Camille Glass
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How this chef built one of Vancouver’s most authentic Taiwanese restaurants

Despite the authentic Taiwanese flavours at A.Bento, chef and owner Aaron Jian Zhou actually hails from Wenzhou in mainland China.

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Aaron Jian Zhou, 32, chef and owner of A.Bento, stands outside the Taiwanese restaurant in Vancouver, Canada. Photo: A.Bento
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for July 3-5

Dive into a meat feast at Chef’s Cuts, brunch on the terrace at The Hari Hong Kong’s Zoku, or take it slow this Sunday at The Orient Steakhouse.

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How traditional Chinese medicine found its way onto fine-dining and bar menus

At Man Ho Chinese Restaurant, Table by Sandy Keung and Clan & Co, chefs and bartenders are leaning into ancient wisdom and giving TCM a tasty makeover.

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