The food and drink happenings that you should know about in the run-up to the long weekend
Easter is just around the corner, and you'd best believe that Hong Kong's restaurant scene is pulling out all the stops for the long weekend the festival falls on. Whether it's Sunday roast, chocolate fountains or brunch ideas you're looking for, we've split all the gastronomic treats available this holiday into sections below—all the easier for you to decide on what to feast on for Easter.
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Easter Brunches
Zuma
Famed for its free-flow brunch, Zuma Hong Kong is upping the ante from April 2 to 4 by extending the brunch seating to three hours of feasting on seasonal tempura, sushi, sashimi, yakitori and more. Make sure to save room for the Easter-themed dessert platter, featuring molten chocolate cake and Japanese Hokkaido milk cheesecake.
Zuma Hong Kong, Level 5 & 6, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central
La Rambla
Bring along the entire family to La Rambla By Catalunya to celebrate Resurrection Sunday, or Pascua de Resurrecion, from April 3 to 4 with a seafood-focused brunch spread inspired by the cuisine of Catalonia. Encompassing hot and cold tapas, made-to-order paella, Segovian-style roasted suckling pig, gamberoni prawns, and ending on churros with chocolate dip, the menu is offered at HK$780 per person, HK$390 for children aged 8 to 12, and free for kids 7 or under.
La Rambla, Shop 3071–73, Level 3, ifc mall, 8 Finance Street, Central
Pirata
Longstanding classic Italian restaurant Pirata is bolstering its brunch menu over Easter with new dishes such as the signature My Mamma's Meatballs, handmade tagliatelle with black truffle, and slow-cooked beef cheek. There's also the option of adding free-flow G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon champagne to elevate your holiday bliss.
Pirata, 30/F, 239 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
Rajasthan Rifles
Providing the weather is amenable, Rajasthan Rifles' Easter offering of a picnic hamper for HK$498 might be just the thing those with a penchant for the outdoors are looking for. Reserved for three hours at a time, the hamper completes replete with Anglo-Indian dishes like samosa chutney, club sandwiches, chocolate brownies and toffee pudding. Blankets, plates and a flask are included for a seamless picnic at the nearby Victoria Peak Gardens.
Rajasthan Rifles, Shop G01, G/F, The Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, The Peak
TokyoLima
Welcome the Easter weekend at Nikkei restaurant TokyoLima with chef Arturo Melendez's 'Ohayou' brunch menu. The meal begins with a coffee cocktail to lift the spirits, before a medley of Peruvian-Japanese-inspired dishes such as mango ceviche, slow-cooked teriyaki pork belly, lobster acevichada, and a dessert of lime mousse and pastry platter. A free-flow packages adds bottomless champagne, sake, wine, beer, and cocktails of the week.
TokyoLima, G/F, Car Po Commercial Building, 18-20 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
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