Hong Kong's best places to eat
The teahouses, trolley spots and modern takes on yum cha worth queuing for.
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CHIU San opened 19 August 2026 in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong's first Chiu Chow-Japanese fusion restaurant. Address, teishoku menu and prices inside.
Hokkien House opens 5 September 2026 at H Queen's, Central, led by Michelin Fujian Young Chef Award winner Levi You. Address, chef background and prices.
A walk-in coffee lounge has opened at the reopened Mandarin Oriental, The Landmark — Hazel & Hershey beans, no reservations, from HK$101.
A new Korean-inspired cafe has opened on Davis Street with a Pink Matcha, a tiramisu latte and a pet-friendly outdoor area.
A new Cantonese restaurant at Cityplaza brings back rolling dim sum trolleys inside a Song dynasty-styled dining room.
Bangkok's premium Karun Thai Tea opens its first-ever overseas store at Airside, Kai Tak, expected October 2026.
Bangkok's viral gelato brand Blendies has chosen K11 Art Mall for its first store outside Thailand, with an exclusive Napoleon egg tart flavour made just for Hong Kong.
A new contemporary Thai restaurant has opened on Cameron Road, named after Bangkok's historic Song Wat Road, with dishes like a Thai-spiced meat sauce farfalle and reinterpreted khao soi.
Osaka's flat-price yakitori chain lands at Grand Plaza with tablet ordering, a claw machine and chicken cuts new to Hong Kong — everything HK$19.90 or HK$29.90.
Michelin-starred Whey in Central hosts Chef Hiep Truong of Ho Chi Minh City's Upstairs Tasting Room for two nights only, 7-8 September 2026, HK$1,888 per person.
Jeju's cult cream-doughnut bakery opens its first Hong Kong shop on Mody Road from 13 September, with a doughnut giveaway on opening weekend.
A Victoria Harbour terrace tucked inside Lane Crawford at ifc mall — brunch, Sunset Hour cocktails and dinner from chef Gianni Caprioli.
Burgundy stripes, glossy red tables and a dog-friendly terrace — Kai Tak's newest opening brings proper Parisian bistro cooking to Cullinan Sky Mall.
Six handcrafted flavours, 12-hour rested batter, baked fresh in an open kitchen on Lyndhurst Terrace.
Vicky Lau's two-Michelin-starred TATE has relocated to Lok Ku Road with a new ceramics-led “Porcelain” tasting menu.
Flat Iron Steak's Quarry Bay branch pairs its usual value steaks with the brand's first-ever bakery counter — a London-style all-day concept.
Ex-Écriture chef Toni Au's first solo restaurant serves an eight-course French tasting menu with Cantonese flavour cues, eighteen floors above Jardine's Bazaar.
Lai Sun Dining's Quan soft-opens at CCB Tower with a Min (Fujian) cuisine menu from chef Justin Yang — address, hours and signature dishes.
Hong Kong's bagel authority opens its biggest shop yet, and first in Kowloon, at 2 Austin Avenue — menu, prices and address.
Trattoria Felino's founders open a 1980s-glamour Italian restaurant and cocktail bar in Central, opening mid-September 2026.
Pici's first New Territories branch has opened at YOHO MALL I, Yuen Long — address, MTR exit, hours and menu prices.
Former Tozzo chef Fabio Bardi opens a low-sugar Italian pastry and gelato shop on Queen's Road East this summer.
A new charcoal-grill izakaya has opened at Two Exchange Square, Central — skewers, tempura and shiso or yuzu highballs.
A new Japanese restaurant built entirely around thick-cut lemon-grilled beef tongue has opened in Causeway Bay.
Chin Teng, an offshoot of Tai Hang's popular Chin Jor Fan Tong noodle shop, has opened on Wood Road, Wan Chai — address, hours and what to order.
Santa Nata's first Hong Kong shop has opened on Lyndhurst Terrace, Central — prices, address and what to order at the London bakery's Asian debut.
A new 47th-floor Italian restaurant at The Royal Garden Kowloon East brings coastal cooking and sunset views to Kowloon East.
Twelve stalls, three Michelin Bib Gourmand names, one Victoria Harbour-inspired room in Tsim Sha Tsui.
A second Hong Kong branch lands in Soho, Central — pho, bun rieu and banh mi from HK$78.
The vegetarian Indian chain opens its first Hong Kong Island branch at The Centre, with dosas from HK$55.
Flat Iron Steak's newest branch debuts the brand's first bakery counter — a Wagyu sausage roll and a viral dot cake.
A moody Knutsford Terrace hideaway serving momos, sukuti and Nepal-inspired cocktails until 2am.
A contemporary Korean spot opening in Prince's Building in August, built around anju food and sool drinks.
An eight-seat Central counter serving rare Matsusaka beef from Tokyo chef Satoru Tanaka.
Kazakh and Uzbek cooking arrives in Soho — baursak, plov, beshbarmak and (yes) horse meat.
Ex-TATE chef Chris Ma cooks odd cuts over live fire on Lee Tung Avenue — only until 31 August.
Six top all-you-can-eat spreads — harbour-view seafood at Hotel ICON and the Regent, plus a wagyu bargain in Causeway Bay.
From three-Michelin-star Caprice to a HK$350 plate of steak frites at La Vache — five of the city's best, at every price.
From two-Michelin-star Octavium to glam Carbone and casual Pici pasta — five of the city's best, at every price.
Silky Cantonese rice porridge done right — five shops from Bib Gourmand Trusty Congee King to copper-pot Mui Kee.
Every bowl cut and boiled to order in Tai Kok Tsui — plus the 4pm break almost every listing gets wrong.
Three banquet halls in one TST tower, all selling dim sum from HK$7 — who serves what, on which floor, and when to turn up.
Award-winning tea-house dim sum, a Buddhist garden dining room and a twelve-course tasting menu — the city's best meat-free eating, with prices and MTR exits.
Laksa, bak kut teh, Hainanese chicken rice and a Michelin-starred tasting menu — five of the city's best, from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai.
Two Michelin stars, a legendary lunch buffet and the city's best vegetarian dosas — six Indian kitchens worth crossing the harbour for.
Michelin-starred crab, typhoon-shelter feasts and pick-your-own tanks — seven of the city's best, from Central to Sai Kung.
Ten of the city's best steakhouses — hotel grills, Wagyu specialists and affordable local diners, with addresses and prices.
Shizuoka's grilled-eel specialist picks Tuen Mun for its first-ever overseas branch — binchotan charcoal unagi steamed into the rice.
From Bib Gourmand Ăn Chơi to Chôm Chôm and takeaway bánh mì — eight standouts, with addresses and prices.
Eight standouts from Michelin-starred Hansik Goo to Busan BBQ and 3am soju — with addresses, MTR exits and prices.
Eight standouts from Isaan grills to Bangkok boat noodles — Chachawan, Samsen, Siaw, Thonglor and more, with addresses and prices.
Seven counters worth booking — Cantonese, Sichuan, Taiwanese, Japanese shabu and Beijing copper-pot, with prices and MTR stops.
Seven bowls worth the queue — tonkotsu, shio, shoyu, miso and tsukemen, from Central to Causeway Bay, with prices and MTR stops.
Chef Rania Hatoum's luxury patisserie opens its first Hong Kong flagship at THE SOUTHSIDE — home to a HK$188 caviar egg tart.
Hong Kong's favourite Texas smokehouse opens a second branch on Third Street from 3 July — 16-hour brisket, lamb ribs and tableside smoked cocktails.
Elite Concepts opens Avalon on the 2/F of H Queen's, Central — lobster rolls, a weekday Blue Plate lunch and a serious wine list.
The cult Beijing hotpot brand opens a second Hong Kong outpost at H Zentre, Tsim Sha Tsui — thin-cut lamb in a clear broth, swished in gleaming copper pots.
The Spoon's new Central spin-off makes the Italian flatbread the star — lighter, airier focaccia on Graham Street, open daily from 9:30am.
A new YOHO MALL curry counter with Indian, Japanese and Thai curries on vegan-friendly bases — Indian recipes by a MasterChef India judge, combos from HK$55.
The two-star Cantonese room at the Ritz-Carlton lands Hong Kong's first Michelin Mentor Chef Award — the chef, the food and how to book.
The 31st-floor dining room at iSQUARE has dropped its members-only rule — modern Cantonese, skyline views and Chef Ben's Omakase, now open to all.
A mid-range, share-friendly trattoria from JIA Group and Michelin-starred Estro chef Antimo Merone, open since 20 June.
The affordable-steak specialist brings its signature Black Angus flat-iron to Kowloon for the first time.
The century-old trolley dim sum tea house has a new two-storey home beside Sheung Wan MTR — with the menu unchanged.
A customisable omakase built on in-house smoking and Edomae ageing, high above Wellington Street.
A Beijing dining-and-music brand makes its Hong Kong debut at H Queen's — Spanish-Mediterranean plates, a vermuteria and live music.
A polished new Cantonese fine-diner has landed at Landmark Atrium in Central, with an inventive take on yum cha classics.
A new Sichuan bistro at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour with customisable spice levels — from Baby Spice to Spice Master — and wide Victoria Harbour views.
Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee has opened a 24-hour, suitcase-shaped branch at HKIA Terminal 2 — with Chickenjoy and a Hong Kong-exclusive Calamansi Tea Soda.
A ZS Hospitality passion project in the old Testina space — Vietnam's classics reimagined with refined technique and a Vietnamese-Chinese accent.
A new Central kimbap specialist doing classic seaweed rolls plus keto lettuce rolls, plant-based wellness kimbap, bibimbap and Korean comfort food.
Chef Natalie Ngan's basement Soho spot plates playful Canto-American fusion — squid toast, Yu Kwen Yick fried chicken and mapo mac & cheese.
Manila's Pocofino brings AVPN-certified Neapolitan pizza and deep-fried pizza fritta — durian and egg tart included — to a Ship Street counter.
One of Tokyo's top-rated ramen shops has opened its first overseas branch in Causeway Bay — refined tanrei broths, handmade noodles and a tiny counter.
Hand-pushed dim sum trolleys, a live roast suckling pig station and a Dim Sum Academy — inside Maxim's Palace's new MOKO branch in Mong Kok.
A nature-inspired all-day restaurant with calla-lily lighting and an international menu has opened at Nina Hotel Causeway Bay — design, menu and how to visit.
A new all-day restaurant on the 3/F of Landmark Atrium — Southeast Asian plates, live-tank seafood and a bakery counter, from breakfast to dinner.
Tiffany & Co.'s Blue Box Café is open daily, 11am–9pm, at its Lee Garden Three flagship, with a menu overseen by one-Michelin-starred Andō chef Agustin Balbi and Head Chef Omar Agostini — how to book.
An intimate 12-seat kappo yakiniku counter has soft-opened at CUBUS in Causeway Bay, grilling premium Omi and Oita wagyu to order — menu, prices and how to book.
Rosewood Doha's Bib Gourmand Levantine restaurant takes over Botanical Kitchen at Rosewood Hong Kong, 15 July–9 August 2026 — dates, menu and how to book.
Bangkok's cult premium boat-noodle brand picks Wan Chai for its first outpost abroad — an 8-hour Wagyu broth, five Hong Kong-exclusive dishes and bowls from HK$98.
A cosy Swiss steakhouse and fondue restaurant in Kennedy Town from the team behind Nocino — bubbling Gruyère, Alpine steaks and a 36-seat chalet-style room.
ZS Hospitality's Snøhetta-designed venue stacks three concepts on Lyndhurst Terrace: SOL's Korean fine dining, the casual Uncle Quek, and a hands-on cooking studio.
Korean-style sashimi (hoe), sushi and spicy seafood — a popular Korean chain opens its first overseas branch on Electric Road.
Naples' world-champion pizzaiolo brings his airy 'cloud' pizzas to Lee Tung Avenue, Wan Chai — cut at the table with golden scissors.
An Argentinian steakhouse and wine bar on Second Street — in-house dry-aged steaks and a Malbec-led list.
An Indian army-mess bar on Lyndhurst Terrace — charcoal grills, draught IPAs and 30+ gins.
Tiffany's Blue Box Café lands on Hong Kong Island, with a Michelin-chef menu by Agustin Balbi.
Where to eat well with kids in tow, playgrounds included.
Nine just-opened and about-to-open tables worth booking this month.
The teahouses, trolley spots and modern takes on yum cha worth queuing for.
The tables with stars — and whether they're worth the splurge.
Sushi counters, ramen shops and izakayas — the Japanese dining scene is exceptional.
Michelin-starred Yat Lok and Kam's, plus Yung Kee and the char-siu classics.
Five iconic bowls, from Mak's and Tsim Chai Kee to Michelin-starred Ho Hung Kee.
Roast goose, wonton noodles, typhoon shelter crab — the Cantonese dishes you need.
The iconic Hong Kong-style diners serving milk tea, pineapple buns and nostalgia.
Weekend brunch done right — the cafes and restaurants worth waking up early for.