Bizou American Brasserie

I have always had a slight aversion to eating a fancy meal inside a shopping mall. In Hong Kong, of course, this can’t always be avoided and indeed many great restaurants can be found in Hong Kong’s shopping centres. AsRead more

Lily & Bloom has a brand new chef and a brand new menu!

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Lily & Bloom, one of my favourite pre-dinner, or post-dinner drink spots, has recently welcomed a new chef to the kitchen. Chef Chris Grare, who joined from The American Club and has also worked at Café Gray Deluxe and CaféRead more

Commissary

Yenn Wong of JIA Group seems to be unstoppable this year. After adding Mak Mak and Rhoda to her collection of successful restaurants, she has most recently opened Commissary, a Southern Californian restaurant in Pacific Place. On the concourseRead more

The Ribcage

Having watched the construction and waited in eager anticipation for The Ribcage to open, it took us a while to actually get round to trying it once it finally did open. Although I want you to read until the endRead more

The Parish

If any cuisine could claim to be the definition of comfort food, it would be Southern American food. Enoteca Group quickly realised their Drunken Duck wasn’t to everyone’s liking, and has now replaced it with The Parish, an authentic SouthernRead more

CaliBurger

Everybody loves burgers. If there’s one food trend that keeps coming back year after year, it’s burgers. On one side of the spectrum, we have fast-food burgers and on the opposite side of the spectrum, we have gourmet burgers; somewhereRead more

Battle of the Balls - who has Hong Kong’s tastiest balls?

Have you ever wondered who has the tastiest balls in Hong Kong? Balls of the meat variety I mean, before you start to get any other ideas. Since meatballs are a favourite comfort food dish all over the world, everyoneRead more

The Mac Attack: which is Hong Kong’s best mac ‘n’ cheese?

Ask any American to name their perfect comfort food, and, chances are, many will vote for mac ‘n’ cheese. That’s why this hearty dish is a staple at every American restaurant the world over. Yet, these days, mac ‘n’ cheeseRead more

Artisan Café

Albeit a lot slower than the rest of the world, Hong Kong is beginning to gain a bit of a coffee culture. More and more coffee shops are opening up that place a real importance on coffee – where itRead more

Mano Café

In its short lifetime, the ground floor space of The L. Place has seen more restaurants come and go than I can count. The last three have kept the same name, whilst offering rather different concepts. However, this time, itRead more

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