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Hong Kong people eat out more than most. We regularly ask some of them – food and beverage insiders, entrepreneurs, and others – about the best restaurants for every day and for special occasions, and the restaurants they like to take visitors from out of town.
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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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Char siu from Dragon State Kitchen Restaurant in Sheung Wan delivers the traditional flavour that Leather Healer founder Wayne Lau says he grew up with. Photo: Instagram/hkfoodiesbite
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Johana Pulat is the executive chef of Milanese-style cafe chain Coffeelin in Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy of Johana Pulat
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Are Hong Kong’s restaurants fighting a losing battle against Shenzhen?

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The microbial science reshaping Hong Kong’s luxury food scene

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6 new cafes and coffee shops to try in Hong Kong in August 2026

Enjoy film-inspired drinks in Yau Ma Tei, visit a coffee shop with old-fashioned vibes, head out to Sai Kung for seafood pastas and more.

The third branch of Islet Coffee Lab is located in Yau Ma Tei. New to the menu are drinks inspired by classic movies. Photo: Instagram/micng.hk
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Holders of August tickets for the “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” exhibition are eligible for shopping discounts. Photo: Edmond So
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‘Hong Kong on a plate’: a German chef’s favourite places to eat in the city

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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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Authentic French, ‘divine’ duck: a Frenchman’s Hong Kong food picks

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After years of people believing that lard is an unhealthy fat, Hong Kong chefs are championing the use of rendered pork fat on their menus.

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