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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory

100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory

Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword. Here’s how Hong Kong’s fine dining is improving its green policies: from Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental and Michelin-starred Mono to Vicky Lau’s Mora, Roganic and the Marriott group. Photo: Ting Lung Heen

How Hong Kong’s fine dining scene is getting greener – at last

22 Nov 2023 - 6:13PM

The staff of Socio at the the 100 Top Tables Tables 2025 Unveiling Ceremony and Awards. Photo: Jordan Chan

Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

20 Mar 2025 - 6:15AM

Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

27 Mar 2025 - 8:30AM

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Rice noodle rolls with eggs at Ho Ho Restaurant, one of the places Ryan Leung Chun-hay recommends for classic Hong Kong comfort food. Photo: Instagram/faiz227

What to do in Hong Kong

Where a Cantonese comfort food lover in Hong Kong eats old-school dishes

Marathon swimmer Ryan Leung shares where he eats ‘creative’ Japanese food and traditional Hong Kong fare like macaroni and dessert soup.

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On the Menu | How perilla seed oil, ‘Korea’s olive oil’, could become a global trend

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Nasi lemak, beef rendang prices soar as food inflation bites Malaysians

1 May 2025 - 7:31PMvideocam

India probes snake in school lunch after 100 children fall sick

The food was served to children after the cook removed a dead snake from it, according to a rights commission’s report.

1 May 2025 - 6:58PMvideocam

Free lunches are offered to millions of children in government schools throughout India, seen by authorities as a way to encourage children to continue their education. Photo: AP

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | ‎The Dumpling Queen: founding of a Hong Kong food brand

Andrew Lau’s rags-to-riches biopic streamlines and rather sugarcoats the story of the Wanchai Ferry brand’s Zang Jianhe, played by Ma Li.

1 May 2025 - 5:45PMvideocam

What to do in Hong Kong

9 Mother’s Day events in Hong Kong, from lavish brunch to dinner

Indulge your mother on her special day with a tasting menu, a Cantonese feast, a seafood extravaganza or a leisurely brunch.

1 May 2025 - 5:15PM

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What to do in Hong Kong

12 of the best new places to eat in Hong Kong, Macau in May 2025

Check out restaurants serving Japanese, Thai and Singaporean cuisine, Hong Kong classics, and Italian, French and Vietnamese food.

1 May 2025 - 12:45PM

Yakiniku Sho specialises in tender Kuroge Wagyu beef. It is one of a host of new restaurant openings in Hong Kong to check out in May. Photo: Yakiniku Sho

Drink in Focus: Oyster Shell at Socio

The bar on Staunton Street uses oyster shells discarded by fish eatery Hooked on Caine Road to concoct an effervescent, refreshing drink.

1 May 2025 - 11:00AM

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

‘Exhausted and short of breath’: hidden toll of Hong Kong’s food delivery grind

As part of Greenpeace survey, 33-year-old rider describes intense working conditions and repercussions for taking a break.

1 May 2025 - 7:25PMvideocam

Chefs share their passion for Korean ingredients, show how to use them

A tour of a Seoul market reveals a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs. Korean chefs demonstrate their uses in fusion and homestyle fare.

1 May 2025 - 7:15AM

Fresh perilla leaves at Gyeongdong Market in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Charmaine Mok

Want to protect against cardiac arrest? Drink champagne and eat more fruit

Study identifies 56 risk factors associated with sudden cardiac arrest, finds 63 per cent of cases might be avoidable with lifestyle changes.

30 Apr 2025 - 7:45PM

A Chinese-led study has found a cardioprotective effect associated with champagne and white wine consumption. Photo: Shutterstock

Australian triple-murder suspect accused of killing with ‘special’ mushroom meal

She is accused of three murders – including her parents-in-law – and one attempted murder, all with death cap mushrooms in 2023.

30 Apr 2025 - 5:09PM

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 1-5

From 929’s Cantopop cocktails at Terrible Baby to alcohol-free delights at Mostly Harmless Bar with Coa, we’ve got you sorted.

30 Apr 2025 - 1:39PM

Cantonese culture

Recap | Unveiling the best of Cantonese cuisine

Explore the global influence of Cantonese cooking, from the kung fu secrets of wok hei to Michelin-starred fine dining around the world, to the worldwide embracing of XO sauce and shrimp paste.

30 Apr 2025 - 1:20PM

Cooks working in a dai pai dong in Hong Kong. From such street food stalls to fine-dining Cantonese restaurants, customers savour the effect of wok hei, the “breath of the wok”, in their food. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 1-4

This weekend has it all: the art of Portuguese dining, a journey through Cantonese cuisine, Italian romance and weekend brunch bliss.

30 Apr 2025 - 12:00PM

Watermark’s Weekend Harbour Brunch Bliss. Photo: Watermark

Where to eat in Hong Kong

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, April 27 to May 3

Take in some yakitori at Maison Tori in Central, satisfy your sweet tooth at Poppins in Sha Tin’s New Town Plaza, and indulge in a California smoothie from Jamba in Tsim Sha Tsui.

30 Apr 2025 - 6:15AM

Indonesia’s free meal scheme faces calls for stronger food safety standards

Several food poisoning incidents have led to calls for food suppliers involved in the free meals programme to undergo proper training.

29 Apr 2025 - 6:58PMvideocam

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Wine and Spirits

Let’s drink to that: the real cost of putting sustainability on the menu

What Hong Kong bars really face when it comes to going green.

29 Apr 2025 - 12:29PM

Jack Byrne, manager of Paragon, presents the Rosas Milk Punch. The cocktail is topped with a gummy made from upcycled citrus. Photo: Alexander Mak

Fame and celebrity

Meet Michelin star chef Daniel Boulud’s wife, Katherine Gage Boulud

The brand ambassador for her husband’s The Dinex Group, she was raised in New York, and first opted for a career in politics before giving in to her passion for cooking.

28 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Fancy a Michael Jackson? A ‘tiger bites lion’? Malaysian drinks names, explained

Get the inside scoop on Malaysia’s surprisingly evocative drinks terminology, from a chocolatey dinosaur to a coffee concoction with a kick.

28 Apr 2025 - 9:34AM

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 27-May 3

Cheung Chau Bun Festival returns! Plus, Michelin-starred Cantonese cuisine, New Model Army’s debut gig, and Med-infused cocktails.

28 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM

Decadent cocktails served at The Wise King that will take you back to the Mediterranean. Photo: The Wise King

Expecting export boom, sake brewer develops new flavours

With Unesco heritage listing seen as boosting Japanese sake exports, brewers such as Miho Imada look to widen its appeal and food pairings.

27 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM

Miho Imada, master brewer at Imada Sake Brewing. Photo: Imada Shuzo

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend April 25-27

A Japanese ice-cream parlour’s pop-up, a chance to invest in artistic mini pouches and an opportunity to sample Hong Kong heavy metal await.

25 Apr 2025 - 5:22PMvideocam

All about star anise, how cooks use it in the kitchen, and a recipe idea

Star-shaped and with a strong licorice-y taste, star anise is best used sparingly. Ideal for pork and beef dishes, it flavours desserts too.

25 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

The best souvenir from Korea? It’s rice for some Japanese visitors

Amid a rice shortage in Japan that has seen prices rise 92 per cent in a year, Japanese visitors to Korea are buying the grain to take home.

27 Apr 2025 - 9:47AM

Japanese visitors to Korea are buying rice to take home as the price of domestically grown rice soars. Photo: Getty Images

What to do in Hong Kong

Where a wine expert from France eats French food in Hong Kong

Romain Loriot reveals his go-to French restaurant, a recent fine-dining find and favourite places for dim sum, dumplings and hotpot.

25 Apr 2025 - 11:15AM

Hong Kong French restaurant Nissa la Bella’s tuna tartare. Photo: Alex Chan

Mouthing Off | Call that a pie? Hong Kong version no match for Australian ones

‘Pie’ covers everything from the meat-filled sort that are a meal in themselves to cottage pies, pastilla … and Hong Kong’s tart-size kind.

25 Apr 2025 - 7:45AM

Hong Kong Fine Dining

French bistro classics star at new Hong Kong restaurant Jean-Pierre

Chef John Troupis talks about the new member of the Black Sheep Restaurants family, which pays homage to traditional Parisian bistros.

24 Apr 2025 - 6:29PM

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