EATING
In Hong Kong you can eat food from
around the world: Thai, Indian, British,
Italian, Chinese and not least, Cantonese.
You can eat well for a little or a lot – it is
often the decor that determines the price
tag. Cantonese cuisine comprises
delicacies such as shellfish and fish. Most
restaurants display their delicacies in the
window.
Café Deco
Enjoy Hong Kong’s best view while you eat
dinner at Café Deco. Here, high up on
Victoria Peak, you can eat fish, seafood
and grilled dishes. From Thursday to
Saturday there is a live jazz band. They
also do an inexpensive brunch on public
holidays for 250 HKD.
Address: Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road
Underground: The tram from Garden Road or Cotton Tree Drive.
Bus 15 from Exchange Square.
Phone: +85-2-28495111
Spring Deer
This is a good choice for those who want to
sample rustic, northern Chinese cuisine.
Spring Deer has the best Peking duck in
Hong Kong (280 HKD for a whole duck).
The only problem is that it is so popular
that you have to book in advance.
Address: 42 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Underground: Tsim Sha Tsui
Phone: +85-2-23664012
Open Kitchen
This bistro has a reasonably priced menu
consisting of Indian, Malay and Italian food. The slightly Bohemian atmosphere
and the fantastic view over the harbour
make Open Kitchen a very good alternative
for lunch, dinner or an afternoon drink.
Address: Sixth floor, Hong Kong Arts Centre,2 Harbour Rd, Wan
Underground: Wan Chai
Phone: +85-2-28272923
Petrus
Petrus is without a doubt Hong Kong’s best
French restaurant and, although it is in The
Island Shangri-La hotel complex, it offers
traditional French cuisine and a
magnificent view of the harbour.
Address: Seventh floor, Island Shangri-La Hotel, Pacific Place, 88
Queensway, Admiralty
Underground: Admiralty
Phone: +85-2-28208590
Che’s Cantonese Restaurant
This restaurant serves exquisite Cantonese
home cooking. Ask for the special menu of
the season which has a dozen special
dishes depending on the time of year.
Address: Fourth floor, The Broadway, 54-62 LockhartRoad, Wan
Chai,
Underground: Wan Chai
Phone: +85-2-25281123
Jumbo Floating Restaurant
Jumbo Floating Restaurant may look like a
glorious mixture of Forbidden City and Las
Vegas, but it is the right choice if you want
to try out the floating restaurants of
Admiralty. The menu comprises a mixture
of traditional Chinese food – with dim sum
every Sunday morning.
Address: Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen
Underground: Free boat leaves from Aberdeen Promenade.
Phone: +85-2-25539111
Hong Kong’s cosiest restaurant was given
a lift when it was refurbished by the
designer Philippe Starck. At this fantastic,
Art Deco-inspired restaurant you can eat
anything from barbecued spareribs to
lobster nachos.
Address: 28th floor, Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, Tsim
Sha Tsui
Underground: Tsim Sha Tsui
Phone: +85-2-23153188
Yi Jiang Nan
At this pleasant Chinese restaurant
delicious Shanghai and northern Chinese
cuisine is served on good-sized, black
wooden tables. The trendy atmosphere is
mellowed by attentive waiters and cosy
lighting from lamps made of old bird cages.
Address: 33-35 Staunton Street, Soho
Underground: Central
Phone: +85-2-21360886
M At The Fringe
Australian restaurant-owner Michelle
Garnaut has become a Hong Kong
institution since she opened the high-class
restaurant M at the Fringe in the nineties.
High-class, international cuisine is served
here on starched table-cloths. Book a table
in advance.
Address: 2 Lower Albert Road, Central
Underground: Central
Phone: +85-2-28774000
Internet: www.m-atthefringe.com