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
Italian
8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana
Central, Hong Kong
A stalwart of Hong Kong’s dining scene and a legend in its own right, still unrivalled when truffle season arrives
French
Belon
Central, Hong Kong
This modern French table in Soho enters a new chapter as chef Mina Güçlüer brings her own sensibility to its precise, ingredient-driven cooking
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
Cantonese
Duddell’s
Central, Hong Kong
A Central dining room where Cantonese craft, lively atmosphere and a few standout signature dishes keep the tables perpetually full.
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
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
Indian
Leela
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Fun, vibrant Indian cooking that keeps evolving, and where the tandoor becomes a tool for constant reinvention
Latin American
Mono
Central, Hong Kong
A deeply considered expression of Latin American cuisine, where heritage ingredients are treated with imagination, restraint and unmistakable finesse
British
Roganic
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Reborn in Causeway Bay, Roganic returns to its strength, with a hyper-local, produce-led tasting menu that lets the season speak with clarity and confidence.
2026 BEST DESIGN
Japanese
Ta Vie
Central, Hong Kong
A decade on, Ta Vie still delivers the sort of meal that reminds you why tasting menus exist in the first place—seasonal cooking that moves gracefully between France and Japan, handled with care at every step
Japanese
Torikaze
Central, Hong Kong
A masterclass in fire control and lineage-driven craft, Torikaze elevates yakitori into a rarefied, counter-side experience defined by precision, texture and unwavering discipline
2026 BEST NEW RESTAURANT
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
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
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