Dear Lilly

If you’ve been to The Iron Fairies or Ophelia, you’ll have seen the amazing interior design for which Ashley Sutton is famous. His latest masterpiece, also in conjunction with Dining Concepts, is Dear Lilly, a romance-inspired bar and restaurant onRead more

The Envoy’s New Colonial Brunch Menu

We certainly aren’t short on weekend brunch choices in food-obsessed Hong Kong, with each restaurant finding exciting ways to fill hungry tummies with as much food and drink as they can. Elegant bar and restaurant The Envoy in The PottingerRead more

Kale

If you want to leave people in no doubt that your restaurant serves healthy food, you’ll call it Kale. The association with this leafy green, however, might scare many a kale-fearer away, so it’s important to note that cute littleRead more

Chotto Maki

When browsing through the lanes in Central looking for some kind of fancy dress accessories, as we do all too often in Hong Kong, I came across Chotto Maki, a brand-new grab and go sushi place. It caught my eye,Read more

MEATS

The guys behind Pirata, The Optimist, TokyoLima and Pici have a winning formula when it comes to opening Italian, Spanish or even Japanese-Peruvian restaurants. Their newest concept, however, does not fit the mould of any particular country’s cuisine. MEATS, whoseRead more

The New and Improved Casa Lisboa!

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The closure of restaurants happens all too often in Hong Kong, but it’s still never nice to hear that a good restaurant such as Casa Lisboa has closed its doors. In this case though, thankfully it was only a temporaryRead more

Olé’s New Saturday Spanish Brunch

For a restaurant to survive Hong Kong’s crazy rental prices and strong competition, it needs to be pretty solid. When a place reaches even the five-year mark, I think that’s impressive enough. Olé first opened on Ice House Street in 1998.Read more

The Envoy’s New Colonial-Inspired Small Plates

The Envoy at The Pottinger Hotel has always been a popular drinking spot for the after-work crowds, particularly due to its beautiful and spacious outdoor terrace. It has now also revamped its food menu to offer “colonial-inspired” small plates toRead more

Aloha

If you think Hong Kong is a small place, I bet restaurant owners think it is even smaller. Poke bowls are still a relatively new and niche concept in Hong Kong, so for there to be two restaurants serving pokeRead more

Dr. Fern’s Gin Parlour & Afternoon Tea

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A trip to a the doctor’s in Hong Kong is often quite an amusing experience, as, no matter your ailment, you will likely walk out with a bag full of countless different medicines decanted into separate little plastic bags thatRead more

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