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Seven award-winning chefs and four master mixologists from Asia team up in Hong Kong for five days of collaboration and takeover experiences
Mark your calendars, clear your schedules, and prepare your taste buds for something extraordinary. From April 22 to 26, 2026, the Tatler Best Takeover Series, presented by Mastercard, returns to Hong Kong to present the most compelling talents from the Tatler Best community to celebrate the region’s evolving gastronomic identity.
Across five days, seven chefs and four mixologists come together for new collaborations that are available exclusively to Mastercard cardholders through priceless.com, with benefits including guaranteed window seating and complimentary welcome drinks across select experiences. Plus, this year, the series ventures beyond the plate with two new ‘Diversity’ experiences that invite guests to explore the parallel disciplines of wellness and watchmaking, pairing them with exceptional dining.
This is not a culinary and mixology festival in the traditional sense; it is a series of deliberate encounters between kindred spirits, each bringing their distinct philosophies and craft to the table.
The Talent
Ryu Shunsuke of Fumée Yakitori, Taipei
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From Taipei comes Ryu Shunsuke of Fumée Yakitori, whose command of fire and precision has put Japanese yakitori on the map in Taiwan; Kim Hock Su of Restaurant au Jardin in Penang translates modern French technique through an Asian lens with quiet mastery; Hangzhou’s Wang Yong of Jin Sha brings the refined traditions of Jiangnan Chinese cooking; and Shantanu Mehrotra of Indian Accent in New Delhi continues to showcase contemporary Indian cuisine.
Manav Tuli of Leela, Hong Kong
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From Hong Kong, Manav Tuli of Leela, whose contemporary Indian cooking has become one of the city's most compelling tables, and Oliver Zee of Harbourside, a master of Western cuisine who transports guests to the world’s local markets through his culinary creations. Liu Zhen of Yong Fu Hong Kong lends his distinguished stage for Ningbo cuisine to the series.
Tug and Porepiang of Messenger Service, Bangkok
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Behind the bar, we’ll see Taipei’s Under Lab, led by Green Liu, who will be crafting cocktails with the precision of an artist. Bangkok’s Messenger Service, with Tug and Porepiang, bring their Thai warmth and ingredient-driven creativity, and at Qura Bar in Hong Kong, Gennaro Pucci opens his sanctuary of spirits to host these guest shifts.
The Gastronomy Experience
Above Harbourside at Regent Hong Kong will host a chef-driven buffet
Harbourside at Regent Hong Kong will host a chef-driven buffet
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The buffet that breaks the rules
April 23-24 at Harbourside, Regent Hong Kong
Three Tatler Best award-winning chefs: Ryu Shunsuke (Fumée Yakitori), Shantanu Mehrotra (Indian Accent) and Kim Hock Su (Restaurant Au Jardin) come together with Hong Kong’s own Oliver Zee of Harbourside to cook live at stations that bring their cuisines into direct, dynamic conversation. Japanese precision, progressive Indian depth and modern French elegance, each chef presents a dish that speaks their language, and guests move freely between worlds. The room becomes a living kitchen, alive with heat, sound, and the energy of creation.
Those who book through priceless.com enjoy guaranteed window seating and a complimentary welcome drink upon arrival, an invitation to settle in, take in the view and begin the evening with ease. Limited availability. First-come, first-served.
The Mixology Experiences
Above Qura Bar welcomes Messenger Service from Bangkok and Under Lab from Taipei
Qura Bar welcomes Messenger Service from Bangkok and Under Lab from Taipei
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A message from Bangkok with Messenger Service
April 23 and 24 at Qura Bar, Regent Hong Kong
Messenger Service, hidden in Bangkok’s old town and cherished by those who know, takes over Qura Bar for an evening of flavour-driven cocktails built for balance and flow. Every serve reflects the warmth of Thai hospitality, translated into a Hong Kong setting for one night only.
The art of precision with Under Lab
April 23 and 24 at Qura Bar, Regent Hong Kong
Under Lab brings its methodical, concept-driven approach to the bar. Here, cocktails reward attention; layered, intentional and built around structure. Where some bars lead with immediacy, Under Lab invites you to slow down, taste closely, and engage with the thinking behind each creation.
Guests who book through priceless.com for any of the mixology experiences are welcomed with a complimentary drink upon arrival. Limited availability. First-come, first-served.
The Diversity Experience
Above Leela will host a dining experience with Indian Accent
Leela will host a dining experience with Indian Accent
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Wellness and dining in conversation
Leela, Hong Kong
This experience features a four-hands menu inspired by the principles of Ayurveda, by Shantanu Mehrotra (Indian Accent) and Manav Tuli (Leela), and the menu will offer contemporary Indian cooking rooted in this ancient philosophy of balance and nourishment.
Above Yong Fu Hong Kong welcomes Jin Sha, Fumée Yakitori and Restaurant Au Jardin for a watchmaking experience
Yong Fu Hong Kong welcomes Jin Sha, Fumée Yakitori and Restaurant Au Jardin for a watchmaking experience
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Where craft meets craft
Yong Fu Hong Kong
In collaboration with Hong Kong watchmaker John Ng of Montres, this intimate encounter, presented by Mastercard and Bank of China, of fine watchmaking precedes an eight-hands dinner that unites four culinary traditions. Then, Wang Yong (Jin Sha), Ryu Shunsuke (Fumée Yakitori) and Kim Hock Su (Restaurant Au Jardin) come together around a single menu at Yong Fu Hong Kong with Liu Zhen. Here, Jiangnan Chinese cuisine, Japanese yakitori, modern French cooking and Ningbo cuisine are shaped by Asian ingredients, each dish a meditation on precision, timing and balance. The shared language is craft itself.
A series like no other
Each experience within the Tatler Best Takeover Series was conceived exclusively for this moment. The formats, from the live chef-driven buffet to the wellness-dining crossover and the watchmaker’s table, are designed to never be repeated.
The Tatler Best Takeover Series returns to Hong Kong this April. For those who understand that the most memorable meals are not merely eaten but experienced, the invitation awaits.
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