Dining news: Little Bao welcomes Big JJ, Bangkok’s Margo partners with La Terrace by Louise, and more

On September 8 and 9, La Terrace by Louise is set to welcome Bangkok’s Margo for a two-night-only collaboration. The evenings are led by an à la carte menu of modern French bistro cuisine, presented through seasonal ingredients and bold flavours. Starters feature the likes of figs carpaccio with fennel and pistachio pesto, and amberjack with basil granité and strawberry. Mains lead with shrimp tortellini in broth with ginger oil, while desserts come in a selection that includes a chocolate tart and a crêpes suzette made with figs. 

Little Bao’s Baodown series returns this month with a collaboration that features Big JJ’s Seafood Hotpot, the city’s cult-favourite hotpot destination loved for its quality ingredients, delicious broths and nostalgic atmosphere. Founder Peter Pang and a team from Big JJ will join chef May Chow at Little Bao to present a one-night-only menu guided by distinctive Hong Kong flavours. Think cold tomato beef consommé with pickles, shrimp toast, and fried rice with beef char siu, spring onion and egg. The six-course menu is available on August 24 from 5.30pm, priced from HK$680 per person.

Summer evenings are meant for champagne, and Veuve Clicquot has launched a vibrant collection that captures the spirit of the season. Created in collaboration with British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori, the Chasing the Sun collection features a series of holders and accessories designed to complement the champagne house’s Yellow Label and Rosé cuvées.

Each item features bright, joyful patterns in dynamic shapes, adding a touch of whimsy to every pour. The Sun Holder is a calabash-shaped champagne bucket crafted from upcycled materials, in which Ilori’s Hands Embracing the Sun pattern wraps around the shape. The Sun Totem is a portable drinking vessel that is gourd-shaped and built for the Brut Yellow Label, keeping bottles fresh for up to 90 minutes. Meanwhile, the Arrow Rose Sun gift box is designed for Brut Rosé in the shape of the brand’s road sign-like Clicquot Arrow, showcasing Ilori’s sun motifs in yellow hues and pink accents.

Veuve Clicquot
Available online and at designated retailers across Hong Kong

We have good news for pet owners in Hong Kong: dining venues at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong will soon be dog-friendly, with an afternoon dim sum ‘paw-ty’ to mark the switch on September 6.

Taking place at Sichuan Verandah, the experience begins with a six-course menu featuring the likes of steamed crab and chicken dumplings with fish maw in superior broth, and sautéed scallop and fresh mushrooms in XO sauce for pet owners, while pets can enjoy dog-friendly dim sum such as steamed meatballs, braised cod with fish maw, freeze-dried sliced duck breast and more. A series of photo opportunities, games and etiquette sessions follow, while pets and owners are welcomed to relax at the hotel’s Upper Farm Doggy Playground outdoor terrace.

From September 6 onwards, pets can enjoy a complimentary six-piece basket of dog-friendly dim sum as owners dine at One Duck Lane and Sichuan Verandah.

The dim sum ‘paw-ty’ will take place from 3pm to 5pm on September 6 from HK$388 per person, with early bird tickets priced from HK$310 per person until August 23.

One Duck Lane and Sichuan Verandah
Address: 2/F, Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, 1 North Point Estate Lane, North Point, Hong Kong

Gelateria Teemtonfai will be opening at a permanent address this month, bringing its locally-inspired flavours to Upper Lascar Row in Sheung Wan. To celebrate the opening, and the brand’s tenth anniversary, guests can savour a new collection of flavours inspired by Chinese teas, spices and beloved local flavours. Highlights include peach oolong, Da Hong Pao tea with Sichuan chilli peppercorn and black sesame, and lemon ginger tea sorbet.

During its soft-opening period, Teemtonefai will give out a limited-time gelato spoon to the first 100 customers.

Teemtonefai
Address: G/F, Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Tatler Best Spotlight honouree New Punjab Club is set to welcome Manish Mehrotra, one of Indian’s most influential chefs and founder of New Dehli’s Nisaba, for a three-night collaboration. Chef Palash Mitra will join Mehrotra in curating a menu that celebrates the vibrant culinary traditions of the subcontinent, where regional flavours and heritage recipes guide the experience.

The menu moves across the spectrum of Indian cuisines with Mehrotra’s samosa with dal moradabadi (a soup-like legume dish), buknu (Uttar Pradesh spice blend) and chutney, and aab gosht Kashmiri lamb shank, while Mitras hones in on Punjabi comfort classics with pumpkin and coconut sorba served with aloo papad (crispy potato papadum), and tandoori cobia fish with green mango kadhi (yoghurt and gram flour curry). Exclusive to the collaboration is the tandoori Wagyu short ribs served with Kasundi potato and monsoon corn malai (Indian clotted cream), a dish that marries the smoke of Punjabi tandoori with the bright flavours of Mehrotra’s cooking.

The collaboration menu is available from 6pm, August 28 to 30 at HK$1,288 per person.

Vibes at The Mira Hong Kong is set to host a one-night-only guest shift on August 29 that features talents from two of Mainland China’s emerging cocktail capitals. Tommy Wong and Anlu Chen of CMYK, Changsha (a Tatler Best Bar Asia-Pacific 2025 honouree) will bring the bar’s technical pours to Vibes, while Pony Ma from Wuhan’s Happy Go Lucky will showcase the bar’s creative mixology to a Hong Kong crowd.

The guest shift menu features four exclusive cocktails, including the fruit-forward Super Charged and eucalyptus-infused Hangover Fizz by CMYK, as well as a peach-led Lillet Vitality and tropical Spring Morning by Happy Go Lucky. Local DJs Ink and Ballshing of Beat Friday will also be spinning an energetic track of Cantopop classics, setting the vibe for an evening of rhythm and booze.

Hennessy has launched a Mid-Autumn Festival collection that explores the meeting of tea and cognac. The VSOP and XO limited editions come with recipes to craft your own tea-inspired creations at home, including a VSOP-based oolong iced tea and XO-led pu’er tea. For more tea-infused inspiration, Hennessy will host the Under the Moon Truck pop-up at K11 from September 10 to 13, where visitors can savour tea-led pairings through a tasting experience that includes a VSOP bubble tea cocktail.

Hennessy Under the Moon Truck
Address: G/F, The Piazza, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Mahjong is the trendiest tabletop game right now, and Hutong has introduced a way to discover this traditional pastime with minimal strategising. The Northern Chinese restaurant will serve a mahjong-inspired cocktail menu with four distinct chapters of play: Qi, shuffling the tiles; Cheng, drawing a tile; Zhuan, forming the hand; and He, winning the hand. Even the presentation nods to mahjong rituals, where cocktails are served with guests drawing a bespoke tile that corresponds to their drink.

Qi features 0 ABV pours led with tea infusions and fruit-forward profiles, followed by the Cheng, a chapter of reimagined recipes that includes the Moonlight, a milk punch infused with goji berries, coconut and hibiscus, finished with an almond-flavoured lollipop. Next, Zhuan delivers stronger blends such as the Dual Bloom, a salted plum gin-based cocktail with umeshu, apricot liqueur and hawthorn bitters, while bold and vibrant flavours lead the He chapter with blends such as the White Dragon, a tangerine peel-mezcal and tequila cocktail with apricot liqueur and chilli-pineapple syrup. 

The Tale of Mahjong menu is available from August 24.

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