Big Sur

Amongst the list of hot restaurant openings of 2017 was Big Sur, a cool Californian restaurant and bar on Staunton Street that serves West Coast-style barbecue dishes in a casual setting. Big Sur is the creation of Chris Woodyard andRead 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

Mamasita’s Cantina

I’m sure everyone has by now heard the story about Harlan Goldstein and how he abruptly exited his four-restaurant venture in Central after barely opening the third restaurant. Thankfully, ZS Hospitality, the group that owns these restaurants, along with my current favouriteRead 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

RISI e BISI

No city can ever have too many Italian restaurants. Recently, however, it seems that restaurateurs are done with the traditional style trattorias and fine dining Italian restaurants, and opting instead for a much more informal and social kind of dining,Read more

The Diner

We’ve all seen hundreds of American movies. Think, particularly, of those that are based in a small town in the middle of nowhere, and you’ll know what a typical American diner looks like. Now, squash all those images together soRead more

The Chop House

Although our city is doing its best to offer more and more healthy eating options, there are times – and all restaurateurs know this – when all you need is some serious comfort food. Wooloomooloo Group’s latest outlet, The ChopRead more

Fogo Samba, Macau

In every other country I have lived, during summer (and even some winters), barbecues have always featured heavily in our lives. In Hong Kong, however, to have a barbecue is a real luxury, and an invitation to a barbecue comesRead more

LUCQUES tavern

Let whoever wants to judge do so as much as they like, but I will admit that I have always loved Dan Ryan’s for its stereotypical, wholesome American-style comfort food. Taking over the DR space in Harbour City’s Ocean Terminal,Read more

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