Restaurants in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is blessed with world cuisines. The smartest places are around Central. Tsim Sha Tsui has Indian restaurants including Branto and the traditional Spring Deer. Most restaurants open daily until 11.30pm. If service is not included, add a 10% tip.
Yè Shanghai
Modern Shanghai recipes
Yè Shanghai in Tsim Sha Tsui offers a contemporary take on Chinese cuisine
from Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The menu is strong on dumplings,
noodles and seafood, with special dishes available during the hairy crab
season. Service is ultra smart and the interior shows 1930s Shanghai and Art
Deco influences. Good for a special occasion.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-12am
Address
Level 3, Pacific Place, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2918 9833
The Peak Lookout
Alfesco dining with views
Location is everything and the Peak Lookout on the summit of Hong Kong
Island's Peak has been a longstanding favourite for balmy evenings and
romantic dining. Breakfast kicks off with eggs Benedict, the tandoori oven
has Asian flavours, and the barbecue grills rib-eye steaks. The seafood
platter of lobster, oysters and mussels is a highlight.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10.30am-11.30pm (from 8.30am Sat & Sun & until 1am Fri & Sat)
Address
121, Peak Road, Peak, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2849 1000
SPOON by Alain Ducasse
Harbourside French cuisine
The classic and contemporary French cuisine at SPOON by Alain Ducasse in
Kowloon is sophisticated and rich in indulgent ingredients. Dine on veal
with chestnut sauce or lobster in a Chardonnay broth while looking out over
Hong Kong's harbour. The low ceilings twinkle with hundreds of spoons made
from hand-blown Murano glass. Reservations are essential.
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Opening Hours
Daily 6pm-11pm; Sun 12pm-2.30pm
Address
InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2313 2257
Hutong
Antique interior
Carved antique dark wood screens, tiny birdcages on every table and dark
stone floors make a stunning entrance at Hutong in Tsim Sha Tsui. With
stunning views of Hong Kong's skyline, attention is firmly placed on
providing top cuisine. Its northern Chinese specialities include wok-fried
sea cucumber and stuffed beggar chicken.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-late
Address
28/F, 1, Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 3428 8342
Aqua Roma and Aqua Tokyo
Two kitchens in one
With two separate kitchens serving Italian and Japanese cuisine, Aqua Roma
and Aqua Tokyo in Tsim Sha Tsui makes the most of its glamourous harbourview
setting. Two separate menus include dishes like scallop and red prawn
ravioli (Roma), or a contemporary sushi platter (Tokyo) which can be enjoyed
up at the sushi bar.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2am
Address
1, Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 3427 2288
Lung King Heen
Luxury Cantonese
Inside the Four Seasons hotel in Central, the exquisite Lung King Heen boasts
wonderful presentation and harbour views. An extensive menu of Cantonese
luxuries includes shark's fin soup with whole abalone, crispy crab claw with
shrimp paste and dim sum. Diners here are as sleekly turned out as the
decor. Reservations are strongly recommended.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 6pm-10.30pm (lunch 11.30am-3pm Sun)
Address
Four Seasons Hotel, 8, Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 3196 8888
Spring Deer
Peking Duck heaven
Locals love the modest dining room of Tsim Sha Tsui's Spring Deer for their
Peking Duck, reputed to be the best in town. The no-frills service is brisk.
Waiters slice the duck at the table, to be rolled into a pancake with hoisin
(plum) sauce, cucumber and spring onion to create the one-dish wonder.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-3pm & 6pm-10.30pm
Address
42, Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2366 4012/2723 3673
Transport
MTR and Star Ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui
Da Ping Huo
Spicy set meal with singing
An unusual dining experience, Central's tiny Da Ping Huo offers a set meal
comprising a dozen fiery Sichuan dishes, rich with chilli, sesame seeds and
sweet and hot spices. The boss brings out each dish separately, after which
his wife, the chef and professional Cantonese opera singer, sings to diners.
Vegetarian dishes available on request.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 6.30pm & 9.15pm sittings
Address
49, Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2559 1317
Transport
Bus or MTR to Central
Sorabol
DIY Korean barbecue
The Hong Kong branch of a successful Korean chain, Sorabol in Causeway Bay is
busy and noisy. There are partitions between the tables and diners do their
own barbecuing on smokeless grills at their table. Savour beef strips of
bulgogi accompanied by kimchee (spicy cabbage).
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Opening Hours
Daily 11:30am-2:30pm (from midday Sun) & 6-10:30pm
Address
Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2881 6823
The Stoep
Beachside barbecue
The Stoep has a near-perfect setting on Lantau Island's Cheung Sha beach. The
South African owner helps create the popular braai (barbecue) at weekends,
with steak and boerewors (sausage). Watch the water buffalo wander the sands
at sunset as you tuck into Mediterranean dips and homemade seedbread. The
restaurant is very popular on sunny Sundays.
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Opening Hours
Tues-Sun 11am-10pm
Address
32, Lower Cheung Sha Beach, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2980 2699
Transport
Ferry to Mui Wo then bus 1
Life
Fresh and healthy vegetarian
Life's fresh bright decor is matched by its vegetarian food, organic when
possible. Located in busy Central, the menu includes a soup and dhal of the
day and Caesar salad with tofu bacon. Heavy tables are made from recycled
wood and walls are lined with bookshelves and photographs. The juice bar and
takeaway are downstairs.
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Opening Hours
Daily 8am-12am
Address
10, Shelley Street, Soho, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2810 9777
Habibi Café
Taste of Arabia
Adjacent to its upmarket sister restaurant, Habibi Café in Central is perfect
for a late lunch, quick meal or late-night snacks. With a bright interior
and old Egyptian film posters on the wall, dishes include Egyptian favourite
koshary, a filling combination of lentils and rice, plus dips and
lamb kofta, washed down with mint tea.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-11pm
Address
112-114, Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2544 3886
Good Luck Thai Café
Down-to-earth Thai dining
Diners eat on plastic chairs down a non-too pristine alleyway, but the
popular Good Luck Thai Café serves up great cheap food. Dishes include Thai
curries in jade, green and red, a great tom yum soup and vegetarian
alternatives on request. Like the other Asian restaurants in the alleyway,
it gets busy at lunchtimes.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 11am-1am; Fri & Sat 11am-1.30am; Sun 5pm-12am
Address
13, Wing Wah Lane, Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2877 2971
Transport
Bus or MTR to Central
Maxim's Palace
Dim sum delights
Central's refurbished City Hall Maxim's Palace, with harbour views, is ideal
for authentic Hong Kong dim sum. Diners choose from the trolleys laden with
baskets of steamed buns and dumplings, trundling through the vast
red-and-gold dining hall. Locals' favourites include cha siu bao (barbecued
pork buns) and siu mai (pork dumplings). Lunchtime reservations are
essential.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-3pm & 5.30pm-11pm (from 9am Sun)
Address
7, Edinburgh Place, 2/F City Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong Island Central, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2521 1303
Branto
Good-value vegetarian Indian
Ignore the grubby entrance hall, Branto in Tsim Sha Tsui is a comfortable
dining room which local Indians love for its good-value tasty vegetarian
food. Rather than decor or style, the emphasis is firmly on cuisine, with
authentic dosas - a crisp pancake filled with spiced potatoes - and a
delicious set lunch.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm
Address
9, Lock Road, Tsim Tsa Shui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2366 8171
Transport
Star Ferry or MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui
