The Point, Urban Cafe Commune, Eat.it and The Langham Place's Alibi

What's the Point?

The Point (52 Tang Lung St., Causeway Bay, 2947-3866) will be serving CWBers stone-oven-baked pizzas, fine-grained pastas, salads, and poultry and seafood mains in a neat 1,100-square-foot space on Tang Lung street. The owners of the space were especially inspired by the high-quality, affordable Neapolitan-style pizza joints they encountered in NYC, and decided to try the concept in Hong Kong. Eleven-inch Romano pizzas topped with prosciutto, figs and arugula can be had for $138, and pizza lunch combos start at around $68 per head.

Street Feat

Maxim group’s Urban Bakery Works at the Landmark has been so successful that they’ve launched a spin-off called Urban Cafe Commune (Shop 121-181, 1/F, Moko, 193 Prince Edward Rd. West, Mong Kok, 2346-5828). It’s another all-day-dining space that takes the idea of outdoor European market stalls and translates it into an indoor multi-option enclave. Whereas UBW in Landmark boasts the duck confit wraps that can be found in London’s Borough Market, UCC in Mong Kok’s Grand Century Palace promises juicy burgers, roast chicken and a whole new series of fancy cakes. UCC takes the whole “urban” premise a step further, with the entire venue modeled after a skateboard park: Which apparently means undulating booths that resemble sine waves and seats that look like picnic park benches.

Just Eat It

Eat.It (Shop 1, G/F, 9 Kingston St., Causeway Bay, 2489-8822) might sound like a rude command to stuff your face, but this Fashion Walk restaurant’s name is in fact a direct tribute to Italy, from which it derives its cuisine: many of its ingredients are also directly flown in from Italy. The casual brick-walled resto has a canteen-style setup, offering stations for cold cuts, pizzas and pastas as well as an enticing selection of desserts, displayed right at the counters.

No Excuse for Alibi

The Langham Place has been busy revamping its F&B outlets lately, but Alibi (Langham Place, 555 Shanghai St., Mong Kok, 3552-3028) is something completely new. The 5,500-square-foot space that used to be Portal is now helmed by Kiwi chef Tim Bruges, and will offer diners a variety of all-day, western-style dishes. From fancy charcuterie and cheeses to slow-cooked wagyu to steamed chocolate cakes, all items on the menu are meant for sharing. Guests can sit at the bar seats right by the open kitchen, or get comfy at the low tables lined with cushy chairs. There’s a semi-private section that can be booked for events and special functions.

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