Edition:
HIGHLIGHTS
Donald Trump’s China policy
NEW
US-China relationsHong Kong economy
News
Hong KongChinaEconomyAsiaWorldSportThis Week in AsiaUS Elections
Business & Tech
BusinessTech
Opinion
Latest
Lifestyle
LifestylePeople & CultureStylePostMagK-popOutdoorCooking
More +
VideoTalking PostSCMP FilmsInfographicsPicturesPodcastsSCMP SeriesExplainedSCMP SpotlightNewslettersSpecial Reports
Topics
Donald Trump’s China policyUS-China relationsHong Kong’s Article 23 national security lawChina’s militaryChina's economic recoveryTrending in ChinaTaiwanChina’s Communist PartyUkraine warWellness
Focus
Greater Bay Area
Advertisement
avatar image
TOPIC

Hong Kong chefs

Hong Kong chefs
Get to know Hong Kong’s best chefs, from icons of Michelin-starred fine dining restaurants to talented young chefs in the kitchen.
highlights from
100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2024 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

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

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

Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

More from 100 top tables
Content from SCMP's Specialist Publications
Chef Salvatore Fiata at his pizzeria, Fiata by Salvatore Fiata, in Central, Hong Kong, one of four in the city to make the 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific 2025 list. Fiata and fellow chefs reveal what goes into making a great pizza. Photo: Fiata by Salvatore Fiata
Food and Drinks

What can Hong Kong’s top pizza chefs learn from Asia-Pacific’s No 1?

4 Hong Kong pizza parlours have been ranked among the best in Asia-Pacific. What they do well and what sets Tokyo rival in first place apart.

Food and Drinks

The secret to great pizza? It’s how you ferment the dough, chef says

Food and Drinks

The XO factor: international appeal of a famed Cantonese sauce

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 4-6

March madness is finally over! Celebrate cheese, sustainability and seasonality with our first April weekend dining guide.

Uma Nota’s trio tartare of prawns, salmon and hamachi with yuzu kosho and gyoza chips. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

13 of the best new places to eat and drink in Hong Kong in April 2025

From cheese omakase and Mongolian hotpot to Japanese skewers and limited-edition pastries, here’s what to look forward to in April.

Food and Drinks

Where a Hong Kong Italian chef eats seafood and late-night snacks

Marco Antonio Li Voti of Sabatini Italian restaurant shares his favourite places for Cantonese and Korean food, hotpot and after-work bites.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Food and Drinks

Cantonese meets Catalan: Spanish cuisine in Hong Kong

To the untrained eye, Cantonese and Catalan cuisines might seem a world apart, but with their focus on the freshest ingredients cooked simply and for sharing, they are more alike than they are unalike.

A cured sardine dish from La Rambla. Photo: La Rambla
Food and Drinks

Profile | ‘If you survive, you’ve succeeded,’ says chef on hard-to-please Hong Kong

Daisuke Mori was sad to close Michelin-star restaurant Takumi, but relishes the freedom of cooking for members at private club Carlyle & Co.

Food and Drinks

Liquid gold: why leading restaurants are buzzing over making their own honey

From Ukraine to England, famous chefs and their eateries are keeping their own hives to maximise honey’s flavour and health benefits.

Food and Drinks

Profile | Chinese food? Hong Kong-born chef Tony Mok is redefining it

After working at lauded Michelin-star Hong Kong restaurants including Amber and Mono, young chef is finding his own voice.

Tony Mok at Path. He has worked at both Amber and Mono. Photo: Sun Yeung
Food and Drinks

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

The awards highlighted the industry’s dedication to quality, creativity and responsible practices, and recognised exceptional restaurants, bars and individuals.

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

‘Excellent’ rice, ‘heavenly’ pasta? Food Instagrammer’s top Hong Kong spots

Designer and branding strategist Sonia Lui shares her top eateries in the city, as well as an ‘experience that is hard to beat’ in Japan.

Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | 50 Best? The Michelin Guide? It’s one popularity contest after the other

The Michelin Guide and the 50 Best lists involve no objective, measurable criteria – instead, they favour places backed by deep pockets.

Food and Drinks

Amber finally gets third Michelin star in 2025 Hong Kong and Macau guide

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2025 sees Amber’s Richard Ekkebus finally achieve the ultimate accolade for his restaurant.

Amber culinary director Richard Ekkebus. The restaurant in Hong Kong’s Central business district received its third Michelin star in the Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2025. Photo: Discovery
Food and Drinks

Roganic reopens with a new look and fresh menu

Roganic in Hong Kong’s Lee Garden One turns over a new leaf with not just its interior – it’s also scrapped tasting menus in favour of family-style courses.

Simon Rogan (centre) with chefs Adam Catterall (left) and Oli Marlow, at Roganic. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Food and Drinks

How a fine-dining menu comes together at Hong Kong’s best restaurants

Chefs from award-winning Hong Kong restaurants share how they plan their menus, taking seasonality, ingredient availability and quality, and their own tastes into account.

Food and Drinks

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, March 9-16

From traditional Indian cuisine with a modern twist and southern Thai specialities, to signature sandwiches and Vietnamese cold cuts.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Food and Drinks

Dish in Focus: Sweetcorn tempura at Yardbird

The signature sweetcorn tempura at the cult-favourite yakitori restaurant is proof that Yardbird is loved for more than just its chicken.

Yardbird’s Sweetcorn Tempura. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

100 Top Tables 2025: unveiling Hong Kong and Macau’s best restaurants and bars

The 2025 edition saw awards presented for best chef, best new restaurant, chef’s choice, best new bar and best bartender, among others, highlighting the city’s dynamic F&B scene.

Food and Drinks

A French chef in Hong Kong’s go-to places for a taste of home, and char siu

Loïc Portalier of one-Michelin-star Louise reveals his favourite places to eat beef buns, barbecued pork, Spanish, French and Italian food.

Food and Drinks

On the Menu | Is 90-minute wait to eat worth it? For food made with love and care, yes

Waiting for food can be a joy when it is made with love, as it is at Yue Hing in Hong Kong, where patience is rewarded with a humble meal.

Yue Hing’s signature corned beef, cabbage and peanut butter sandwich. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Food and Drinks

2025 Hong Kong, Macau Michelin guide adds 10 ‘value for money’ restaurants

Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition has been extended to 77 restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau in dining guide’s 2025 edition.

At Juno, chef Jordi Vallés Claverol from Barcelona serves a concise Mediterranean-inspired menu. Photo: Instagram/junohongkong
Food and Drinks

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, March 1-8

From a 14-course taste of sushi heaven and bakery delights, to delectable Japanese bar fare and a new-look Spanish food haven.

Food and Drinks

The art of perfume-making whet this top chef’s appetite

Why eight-Michelin-star chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s philosophy of ‘suffusion’ is inspired by perfume-making, and she believes fine dining is ‘culturally important for your soul’.

Style Edit

Luxe Dining Edit: More great offers on spring dining in Hong Kong

Savour the seasonal delights of contemporary Japanese at Zoku, and both teppan and binchōtan cooking at Kaen Teppanyaki, or sample the fine flavours of Korea at Hansik Goo.

Spring into the new season’s flavours with great deals on fine dining. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Luxe Dining Edit: Great offers on spring dining in Hong Kong

As the weather turns warmer, celebrate spring by tantalising your taste buds at tempting prices, with dining opportunities at Monkey Café, Nicholini’s, Unkai and Lucciola.

Spring into the new season’s flavours with great deals on fine dining. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Hong Kong Italian chef’s go-to places for noodles, Thai food, yakiniku

Sicilian-born Giuseppe De Vuono gives a Thai place ‘a 100 score every time’ and reveals his spots to eat fishball and beef brisket noodles.

Food and Drinks

What do Hong Kong’s dining scene stars have in common? Japanese resto Zuma

Japanese restaurant Zuma boasts impressive alumni – think Yardbird and Pirata Group co-founders – and its success stems from its commitment to employee development.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement