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2 new Hong Kong restaurants to replace Hutong, Aqua, which are moving – founder David Yeo explains why, and what to expect from their replacements
- Hutong and Aqua have been in One Peking for 18 years, but restaurateur David Yeo says the new location in H Zentre ‘gives us a chance to showcase more things’
- A second branch of The Chinese Library and a yet-to-be-named Italian concept - which was meant to open in London first - will move in behind them
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Restaurateur David Yeo is executing an ambitious plan. The London-based Singaporean is, having completed 21 days of hotel quarantine to enter Hong Kong, trying to open four restaurants in the city – almost all at once.
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The founder of Aqua Group is moving the Hutong and Aqua restaurants from One Peking to H Zentre in Tsim Sha Tsui. In their place, Yeo will introduce The Chinese Library to Kowloon-side diners, as well as a new, yet-to-be-named Italian concept, later this month.
On the 29th floor at One Peking, Aqua has commanded stunning views of Hong Kong Island below and the clear blue skies above for 18 years. During an interview with Yeo there, we wondered why this Italian-Japanese restaurant, and the Chinese one a floor below, were moving out. The answer, Yeo says, is because it’s time to refresh them.
“For these two fairly iconic restaurants, it will be great to have something really exciting, plus [the new location] has something this place doesn’t have: it’s got three outdoor terraces. It’s bigger and it just gives us a chance to showcase more things, really.”
Hutong is aiming to open in mid-November, with Aqua following about two weeks later. These dates are, however, subject to change – and the state of power in China. Power cuts in the country, mandated by Chinese President Xi Jinping because of the short supply of coal, have led to factories curbing or stopping production.
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