From trailblazing newcomers to enduring icons, we spotlight the Tatler Best 20 restaurants that have shaped the year in food, alongside our Best-in-Class winners who represent the pinnacle of their craft.
Best Restaurants Hong Kong 2026
French
Amber
Central, Hong Kong
At Amber, chef Richard Ekkebus continues to refine an influential vision of modern haute cuisine that is precise, produce-driven and unmistakably forward-looking
Spanish-Japanese
Andō
Central, Hong Kong
A deeply personal tasting menu where Spanish heritage, Japanese discipline and meticulous hospitality come together seamlessly
French
Caprice
Central, Hong Kong
This harbourfront dining room is where French gastronomy is executed with the sort of consistency that keeps it among Hong Kong’s most reliable special-occasion tables
Cantonese
The Chairman
Central, Hong Kong
A defining reference point for Hong Kong Cantonese cooking, built on uncompromising sourcing and seasonality that makes everything taste more like itself
2025 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
French
Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic
Central, Hong Kong
A restaurant where Anne-Sophie Pic’s unmistakable language of flavour—built on infusions, perfume-like aromatics and remarkable precision—finds one of its most elegant expressions in Hong Kong
2025 BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Italian
Estro
Central, Hong Kong
A rare balance of personal narrative, technical precision and unwavering consistency defines Estro’s standing among Hong Kong’s most compelling Italian restaurants
French
Feuille
Central, Hong Kong
Vegetables are not supporting players but the main narrative on an evolving tasting menu that treats the garden with the same seriousness most kitchens reserve for meat or seafood
2026 SPOTLIGHT
Cantonese
Forum
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Almost half a century on, Forum remains one of the city’s clearest expressions of Cantonese mastery, where patience, precision and ingredient-led cooking continue to set the standard
Cantonese
Ho Lee Fook
Central, Hong Kong
A Cantonese kitchen that refuses to sit still, where classic flavours meet swagger, smoke and a dining room that thrives on energy.
2026 SPOTLIGHT2025 BEST SERVICE
Indian
Leela
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Fun, vibrant Indian cooking that keeps evolving, and where the tandoor becomes a tool for constant reinvention
Indian
Prince and the Peacock
Central, Hong Kong
A richly imagined tribute to India’s royal kitchens, where chef Palash Mitra revives recipes with depth and fragrance
2026 SPOTLIGHT2025 BEST DESIGN
French
Racines
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
An 18-seat Sheung Wan dining room that explores the flavours of Southern France through a tasting menu shaped by travel, memory and Mediterranean roots
2026 SPOTLIGHT
French-Chinese
Tate Dining Room
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
One of Hong Kong’s most distinctive tasting-menu restaurants, where chef Vicky Lau’s French-Chinese cooking balances technical precision with a quietly expressive sense of refinement
2026 SPOTLIGHT
French-Chinese
VEA
Central, Hong Kong
Chef Vicky Cheng has created one of Hong Kong’s most distinctive tasting menus, where Chinese culinary heritage and French technique meet in a language entirely his own
2025 BEST INNOVATION
Southeast Asian
Whey
Central, Hong Kong
Singaporean memory meets modern craft in a fine dining experience that feels thoughtful, personal and consistently rewarding
2026 SPOTLIGHT
Modern Chinese
Wing
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Few kitchens in Hong Kong express modern Chinese cuisine with the clarity and ambition of Wing, where chef Vicky Cheng continues to refine a style entirely his own
2026 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR2024 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Chinese
Xin Rong Ji
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
A benchmark for Taizhou cuisine in Hong Kong, where pristine seafood and restraint in the kitchen allow ingredients to speak with remarkable clarity.
2026 SPOTLIGHT
