Five best Hong Kong restaurants to check out this month

Rech

Rech, a seafood concept by Alain Ducasse, opens early March in the same space where the renowned chef’s contemporary French eatery, Spoon, stood. The first Rech was originally opened in Paris in 1925 by Adrien Rech, and grew from being a grocery store to become a stylish cafe-restaurant famed for its oysters. In 2007, Alain Ducasse revitalised this well-loved restaurant, and has now brought the concept to Hong Kong.

The menu offers the freshest oysters and fish from France, with appetisers that include quick-sautéed baby squid with sea-scented herbs, blue lobster, “courgettes and currants”, and thinly sliced sea bream, cucumber & ginger. Entrées highlights include pan-seared line-caught sole, new potatoes (a Rech signature dish), baked John Dory, baby Swiss chard and confit lemon, and oven-baked gilt-head bream, tomatoes with pesto. The signature dessert is XL éclair, chocolate or coffee.

Open Tues-Sun 6pm – 11pm. Where: Lobby Level, InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

Dynasty Garden

Although slightly off the beaten track – a 15-minute walk from Kowloon Bay MTR station, or a short shuttle bus ride from exit A (of the same station) in the evening – the restaurant is helmed by Michelin two-star chef Tsang Chiu-king, so it is worth the trip. Tsang, previously with Ming Court, where he held on to his two Michelin stars for four consecutive years, is known for his creative take on Chinese cuisine.