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.
Top-end
Expand all1. Yè Shanghai - Modern Shanghai recipes
Show moreYè 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-12am
Address
Level 3, Pacific Place, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2918 9833
2. The Peak Lookout - Alfesco dining with views
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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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
3. SPOON by Alain Ducasse - Harbourside French cuisine
Show moreThe 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 6pm-11pm; Sun 12pm-2.30pm
Address
InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2313 2257
4. Hutong - Antique interior
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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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-late
Address
28/F, 1, Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 3428 8342
5. Aqua Roma and Aqua Tokyo - Two kitchens in one
Show moreWith 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2am
Address
1, Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 3427 2288
6. Lung King Heen - Luxury Cantonese
Show moreInside 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
Mid-range
Expand all7. Spring Deer - Peking Duck heaven
Show moreLocals 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
8. Da Ping Huo - Spicy set meal with singing
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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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
9. Sorabol - DIY Korean barbecue
Show moreThe 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).Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
10. The Stoep - Beachside barbecue
Show moreThe 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
11. Life - Fresh and healthy vegetarian
Show more 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 8am-12am
Address
10, Shelley Street, Soho, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2810 9777
Budget
Expand all12. Habibi Café - Taste of Arabia
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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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-11pm
Address
112-114, Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2544 3886
13. Good Luck Thai Café - Down-to-earth Thai dining
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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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
14. Maxim's Palace - Dim sum delights
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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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
15. Branto - Good-value vegetarian Indian
Show moreIgnore 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.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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
