There is no polite way to eat durian in Hong Kong. The king of fruit smells like a gas leak in a fruit bowl, splits opinion inside families, and — for six more nights this July — is being served by the trolley-load in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel ballroom, complete with a live auction. Here is what is actually on, what it costs, and the dates that have already gone.
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The Mira Durian Extravaganza — six nights left
First, the bad news: three of the nights have already gone. The Mira's Durian Extravaganza: The Golden Era of Nyonya was scheduled across two blocks — 13–15 July and 21–26 July 2026 — and the first block has passed. That leaves six evenings, from Tuesday 21 to Sunday 26 July. When they are done, the event is done.
The Mira bills it as the city's largest durian tasting event, which is the hotel's claim rather than ours, but the shape of it is unusual enough to be worth the sentence. Each night combines three things: an unlimited buffet of Nyonya cuisine — the Peranakan cooking of the Straits Chinese, which is a genuinely under-served style in Hong Kong — a freshly opened Malaysian durian theatre with at least eight in-season varieties on all-you-can-eat, and a curated tasting platter. Add nightly live durian auctions, cultural showcases and celebrity performances, and it is closer to a night out than a dinner.
Durian Extravaganza: The Golden Era of Nyonya
Dates, prices and inclusions per the Mira eShop, checked in July 2026. The hotel's Chinese-language listing places the event in the hotel's ballroom (宴會廳). Mi+ is Miramar Group's free membership programme. We have not attended — this is a guide to what is published, not a review.
What is actually on the platter?
This is where the money goes, and it is worth understanding before you book. The tasting platter carries five varieties: Black Thorn (D200), Musang King (D197), and three selections the hotel does not announce in advance — a blind-box flight, essentially. Across the whole event The Mira says more than twenty varieties rotate through.
Musang King is the cultivar most people mean when they say premium durian: thick, bittersweet, closer to custard than fruit. Black Thorn is the connoisseur's counter-argument, usually rarer and often dearer. Getting both on one plate, opened in front of you, is the pitch — and the reason a durian dinner costs what a decent omakase costs.
A word of realism: durian is not for everyone, and an all-you-can-eat durian room is an extremely committed way to find out whether you are in the club. If you have never tried it, the HK$788 buffet is an expensive place to discover you hate it. Start smaller — see below.
Yamm Durian Delights — every weekend to 27 September
The longer, gentler, cheaper option, and the one still standing after July. Yamm, the buffet restaurant at the same hotel, runs Durian Delights, an all-you-can-eat durian afternoon tea built around five types of the fruit, worked into a spread of desserts and treats rather than served whole.
Yamm Durian Delights — the essentials
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Runs until | 27 September 2026 |
| Days | Every Saturday and Sunday |
| Time | 3:30pm – 5:45pm |
| Price | HK$382.80 list · HK$348.00 net on the Mira eShop |
| Booking | eVoucher only · dine-in only · book at least 48 hours ahead |
| Venue | Yamm, The Mira Hong Kong, 118–130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui |
Per the Mira eShop, July 2026. The 48-hour rule is the one that catches people out — this is not a walk-in.
Two things to flag. The 48-hour advance booking is not a suggestion, and it is dine-in only — you cannot take the voucher and turn up on the day. And note the run ends on Sunday 27 September, which is the weekend immediately after the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday 25 September. If you are already planning around the festival, the two line up neatly; our guide to Hong Kong hotel mooncakes for 2026 covers the ordering deadlines that land first.
Which one should you book?
If you already love durian, take the July buffet; if you are curious, take the afternoon tea. The Extravaganza is the deeper experience — whole fruit, opened in front of you, eight-plus varieties, auctions — and it is gone after 26 July. The Yamm tea is half the price, runs for another two months, and folds the fruit into desserts, which is a considerably softer landing for a first-timer or a mixed group.
The one genuine trap: both are sold as eVouchers on the Mira eShop, and both list a Mi+ member price below the public one. Registering for Mi+ is free, so paying the non-member price is simply a choice. On the Extravaganza that gap is HK$46 a head — not enormous, but it is the difference between two prices for the same seat.
The cheaper way to eat durian in Hong Kong
You do not need a ballroom. Durian King on Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei has been doing this for years — a small sweet shop given over entirely to the fruit, from cheese-pull durian pizza to chilled pastes and pancakes. No booking, no voucher, no auction, and a fraction of the outlay. It is the sensible place to find out whether you are a durian person before committing HK$788 to the question.
For the wider context, the Nyonya cooking at the heart of the Mira event belongs to the same tradition we mapped in our round-up of the best Malaysian and Singaporean restaurants in Hong Kong. If it is the buffet format you are after rather than the fruit, the best afternoon tea in Hong Kong and the 50 best restaurants in Hong Kong are the better starting points. You can also browse every venue we have checked in the Yum Cha Now venue directory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Six Nights Left
The Durian Extravaganza ends on 26 July 2026. Yamm's weekend tea runs to 27 September. Book the eVoucher before the fruit runs out — and register Mi+ first.