Hong Kong opens restaurants the way other cities open umbrellas — constantly, and usually right before a downpour. June arrives sticky and grey, the rainy season properly settled in, and the dining scene answers with a fresh wave of newcomers determined to give us somewhere dry and delicious to be.
This is the first edition of our monthly round-up of new restaurants opening in Hong Kong, and it is a strong one. There is an Argentinian steakhouse sourcing beef from Don Julio's farms, a Swedish baker finally going bricks-and-mortar in Central, two serious Neapolitan pizzaioli squaring off across the harbour, and a contemporary Cantonese room landing inside Landmark. Every venue below is genuinely new — opened in the last few weeks, or confirmed to open around June.
In This Round-Up
How We Choose What Makes the List
Every entry here is a restaurant that has genuinely just opened, or is confirmed to open around June 2026. I cross-check each one against established Hong Kong food press before it goes in — pop-up rumours and unverified social posts do not qualify.
I have grouped this month's nine by the thing that actually matters when you are deciding where to eat: what kind of meal it is. From a HKD 40 cinnamon bun to a HKD 328 rib-eye, there is something here for a casual weekday lunch and for the kind of dinner you book a fortnight ahead.
The New Hong Kong Restaurant Openings, One by One
Don Pedro
This is the opening I would book first. Don Pedro is a 35-seat, candlelit Argentinian steakhouse from chef and restaurateur Chris Mark and business partner Vidur Yadav, and its headline claim is a serious one: beef sourced from the same farms that supply Don Julio in Buenos Aires, a parrilla many regard as the best steakhouse on earth. The format is tight — two dry-aged, grass-fed cuts, the boneless ojo de bife rib-eye (HKD 328 for 340g) and the bife de lomo tenderloin (HKD 298 for 228g) — backed by house-made charcuterie, beef empanadas and a deep pour of Malbec. A small, focused room with a clear point of view. Exactly my kind of dinner.
Joyn
Landmark has a new contemporary Chinese room, and it is a polished one. Joyn leans into wild-caught seafood and a refined yum cha selection that treats dim sum as a canvas — the beef meatball wrapped in caul fat with lemon and honey (HKD 48 for two), a seafood-and-basil spring roll, a pandan glutinous rice dumpling. The service comes with proper tableside flair, the kind that used to be the preserve of old-guard Cantonese banquet halls. If you care about where the city's Cantonese cooking is heading, this is a useful afternoon. For the classics that Joyn is riffing on, see our guide to the best Cantonese restaurants in Hong Kong.
Fugazzi Pizzeria Napoletana
Kai Tak keeps growing into a genuine dining destination, and Fugazzi is one of the better reasons to make the trip. From the Savor Hospitality group, this trattoria bakes well-blistered, properly chewy 12-inch Neapolitan pies in a hand-built Stefano Ferrara wood-fired oven. Go classic with the pizza Napoletana (HKD 158) — San Marzano, fior di latte, basil, olive oil — or modern with the tomato-free pizza al carbonara (HKD 178). The al-fresco garden terrace is the spot to sit, and it is pet-friendly, with a dedicated pet menu. It makes a neat double-act with Wan Chai's recently opened Vincenzo Capuano across the harbour.
Sichuan Verandah
Tucked into Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour, Sichuan Verandah is the casual, heat-forward sibling to the hotel's One Duck Lane — both helmed by veteran chef Jack Chan. The clever twist is control: you pick one of five spice levels per dish, from "baby spice" to "spice master," so the table can share without anyone weeping into their tea. Crowd-pleasers include boiled beef in mala sauce (HKD 318), Sichuan boiled mandarin fish with pickled vegetables (HKD 368) and deep-fried chicken with dried chilli and Sichuan peppercorn (HKD 248). Bold, bistro-style, and a smart pick for a North Point dinner.
Helen's Konditori
After years of building a loyal following as an online-only Swedish bakery, Helen's Konditori finally has a bricks-and-mortar home, hidden down Tit Hong Lane in Central. The case is the draw: handmade cinnamon buns (HKD 40), semla (HKD 50) and princess cake (HKD 55), all properly Scandinavian and not over-sweet. There is a tidy savoury menu too — sourdough open sandwiches from HKD 78, and Swedish meatballs (HKD 128) with a genuinely good lingonberry jam. A cosy, low-key spot for a quiet Central morning. It would slot neatly into a lazy weekend; for more, see our best brunch spots in Hong Kong.
Obongzip
June's Korean entry is Obongzip, an established South Korean brand with more than 300 shops across Asia and Australia, now landed in Tsim Sha Tsui. The signature is unapologetically generous: a fire-grilled spicy octopus and pork belly bossam combo (HKD 458) built for sharing, with a spread of banchan and Korean staples around it. It is the kind of loud, sociable table you want with a group after a TST shopping crawl — pace yourself, because the portions do not mess about.
Blue Box Café by Tiffany & Co
Tiffany & Co's robin's-egg-blue café has packed up its Tsim Sha Tsui home and reopened in Causeway Bay, inside Lee Garden Three. The food is overseen by chef Agustin Balbi of the Michelin-starred Andō, which lifts this well above the usual brand-café fare — think a considered all-day menu spanning breakfast, brunch and afternoon tea. The interiors are, predictably, built for photographs, all that signature blue. Whimsical, polished and squarely a treat-yourself outing rather than an everyday one.
Kinmokusei
Kinmokusei takes a different angle on the crowded omakase market with a build-your-own concept built around smoked and aged seafood. Rather than a fixed procession, you customise — from a pickled mackerel and seaweed roll with smoked cheese (HKD 70) to a generous omakase seafood donburi (HKD 380) loaded with 15 pieces of sashimi. It is inventive without being gimmicky, and the à la carte flexibility makes it an easier first omakase than the formal counters. For the established names it is competing with, see our best Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong.
Lazy Suzy
The name is the only lazy thing about this Soho newcomer, tucked down Tsun Wing Lane off Staunton Street. Lazy Suzy plays Cantonese flavours against American comfort food with real cheek: squid toast (HKD 78 a piece), fried chicken (HKD 118) laced with Yu Kwen Yick chilli sauce and a fermented-bean-curd ranch, Sichuan-spiced barramundi (HKD 198) and a mapo mac & cheese (HKD 138) that has no business being as good as it sounds. A fun, fusion crowd-pleaser, and the kind of spot that captures where young Hong Kong kitchens are playing right now — a theme we explore in our look at the Hong Kong food scene renaissance.
June 2026 New Openings At a Glance
The Quick Comparison
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Neighbourhood | Price (per person) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Pedro | Argentinian steak | Sai Ying Pun | HKD 350–650 |
| Joyn | Contemporary Cantonese | Central | HKD 250–500 |
| Fugazzi Pizzeria Napoletana | Neapolitan pizza | Kai Tak | HKD 200–350 |
| Sichuan Verandah | Sichuan | North Point | HKD 300–500 |
| Helen's Konditori | Swedish bakery | Central | HKD 60–160 |
| Obongzip | Korean grills | Tsim Sha Tsui | HKD 250–400 |
| Blue Box Café | All-day dining | Causeway Bay | HKD 300–600 |
| Kinmokusei | Japanese omakase | Central | HKD 250–500 |
| Lazy Suzy | Canto-American | Soho | HKD 200–350 |
Planning Your Visit — What to Book and When
Book the small rooms first. Don Pedro's 35 seats and the buzzier hotel and mall openings fill fast in their opening weeks. If a date matters, reserve online the moment booking goes live.
Save the casual spots for walk-ins. Helen's Konditori, Obongzip and Lazy Suzy are easier on a quiet weekday. Go early at the bakery — the cinnamon buns and semla sell through.
Plan around the rain. June is peak wet season. Mall and hotel venues — Joyn, Sichuan Verandah, Blue Box Café — keep you dry; Fugazzi's terrace is best saved for a clear evening.