Food & Drink

Times are exceptionally difficult for our city's restaurants right now, with the spread of the coronavirus, and the unfortunate but necessary social distancing requirements, currently providing many obstacles for Hong Kong's stellar eateries. In light of the current situation, we feel that recognition and support of our restaurant scene is particularly important right now. We've done that by updating this list with restaurants around the city that have been doing great things, even if current events have led to a temporary halt in operations. Read on, then as we present our pick of Hong Kong's 50 best restaurants, and get some inspiration for where your next meal could be when the time's right or click on the restaurants with an 'order for delivery' button so you can have their dishes delivered to your door. 

It seems as though Hong Kong's stellar food scene is making a healthy comeback from all the troubles that befell us earlier in the year, with new openings around the city offering the latest and greatest cuisine trends. This month we see the opening of a new yakiniku restaurant in Central, a refined Korean eatery, a nostalgically themed teppanyaki joint, an exciting new food hall under one of the city's most iconic skyscrapers, and more! Read on to get your mouth watering. RECOMMENDED: Looking for food to beat the summer heat? Check out our list of the best cold dishes for summer.

When you’ve finished slurping up the best ramen, you’ve tried all the best omakase restaurants and you’re tired of takeout sushi, it’s time for some yakitori. Found at dedicated yakitori shops, street stalls and izakayas throughout Japan, these barbecued skewers are traditionally made with chicken but can involve other meats and veggies, too.  Yakitori skewers should be smoky, well-seasoned, crunchy on the outside and succulent within. The tradition is to use the whole animal, so you’ll find gizzards, hearts, livers, intestines and crispy chicken skin all cut into equal pieces for even cooking.  The popular tradition has become a firm Hong Kong favourite, spurred on by the legendary Yardbird. But don’t fall fowl to the misconception that there’s only one player on the yakitori scene. Here are the best Japanese barbecue spots in the SAR. By Sam Sinha and Holly Graham RECOMMENDED: For our most comprehensive guide to the Land of the Rising Sun, check out the best Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong.

As celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme once put it: you don’t need a silver fork to eat good food. In honour of that adage, the Time Out Hong Kong food team has trawled the islands to sniff out the 51 best bites under 50 bucks. This summer, celebrate the noodle vendors, skewer sellers and eggette experts that make Hong Kong such a wonderful place to eat.  RECOMMENDED: Sink your teeth into a spread at some of Hong Kong’s best restaurants.

Whenever the temperature drops and the weather gets chilly in our city, a good hotpot is the go-to-method to warm up. But unlike claypot rice and snake soup, which tend to be seasonal delights, Hongkongers crave hotpot all year round. From Taiwanese stinky tofu to painfully delicious spicy soup broths, follow our guide to the best and most unique hotpot spots in town.RECOMMENDED: Need to hunker down somewhere to avoid the cold? These cosy Hong Kong bars and cafés might be just what you’re looking for.

Much like French toast and lai cha, egg waffles/eggettes – or gai daan zai – are a street food staple in Hong Kong. While you can never go wrong with the classic style, local food stalls have continuously rolled out new and unconventional combos to keep things fresh and original. From one based on the current craze for salted egg to an Instagrammable star patterned variety, we pit the most popular egg waffles against one another in order to crown the best in Hong Kong.

Hongkongers have always had a soft spot for Japanese cuisine. We’ll fly all the way to Tokyo for some authentic Japanese food, drop thousands of dollars on omakase dinners, indulge in all types of matcha desserts, and gorge on $10-a-plate conveyor belt sushi just to satisfy our craving for Japanese cuisine. To save yourself the overseas trip, we scoped out some of the best Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong. From ramen joints to Michelin-starred eateries, this list has got ’em all.  RECOMMENDED: Looking for something a little more exotic? Check out these vibrant Mediterranean restaurants in Hong Kong. 

It's no secret that Hongkongers love Taiwan. Graduation trip? Go to Taiwan. Weekend getaway? Go to Taiwan. And most importantly, one of the things we love most about this place is its incredible local cuisine (and all the amazing bubble tea shops it has brought us). Yet, with that being said, authentic Taiwanese food is surprisingly the unicorn of the HK foodie scene – it’s rumoured to exist, but difficult to substantiate. So, we did the homework for you and gathered some of our favourite Taiwanese restaurants in Hong Kong that most certainly deserve your attention. RECOMMENDED: Looking for more places to eat? Check out our selection of the best new restaurants this month, or dig into these all-you-can-eat dim sum spreads.

Thanks to the diverse population of Hong Kong and its proud reputation as a food paradise, the city is home to incredibly varied international cuisines. One of the most prominent being Indian food. Known for its bold flavours and distinct range of choices, this cuisine is no stranger to our SAR's shores. Whether you’re dining on a budget, or spending the big bucks at some of the more prestigious restaurants on this list, like Michelin-starred New Punjab Club, these restaurants will surely satisfy your curry cravings. By Elaine Lok and Sam Evans  RECOMMENDED: Fancy Thai food instead? Check out our list of the best Thai restaurants in the city that will delivery to your door. 

Italian cuisine comes in many different forms. There’s intricate Michelin-starred fine dining, rustic family-style spreads and huge, comforting pizzas for friends to share. Instead of settling for just any old eatery that serves Italian food, we went armed with our forks to pick out the 13 best Italian restaurants in Hong Kong.RECOMMENDED: Want more meat than carbs? Head to one of these steakhouses to satisfy your carnivorous cravings. Or try a Japanese restaurant if you’ve got a hankering for some Asian flavours. 

Thai cuisine is among the most celebrated in the world, with its diverse range of flavours from dreamily aromatic to burn-your-tongue spicy, and from stodgy and meaty to light and bouncy – looking at you, pad Thai. There's no cuisine on earth like it, and that's the reason so many of us Hongkongers love a good yellow curry, or a crunchy, soupy khao soi. We've got more than our fair share of Thai spots dotted around the city, but in times like this when eating out may be off the table – forgive the pun – for some, we can all take comfort in the fact that some of our very favourites are doing delivery and takeaway. Here are some of the best in the city that are offering dishes for you to eat in the comfort of home. RECOMMENDED: Inspired by your binge watching sessions of the latest K-dramas on Netflix? Well, you might want to check out our list of Korean restaurants doing delivery, instead. 

What's not to love about bread, olive oil and wine, the holy trinity of Mediterranean cuisine? This comforting coastal fare is not boxed in by a single culture, rather, it is influenced by a variety of flavours as the Mediterranean basin touches parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. From Egyptian to Levantine, Ottoman to Greek, Italian to Spanish and Balkin to Provençal, here are some of our favourite spots in Hong Kong that will transport you to the home of sun and sea. RECOMMENDED: If your taste buds prefer to keep things in Asia, check out our list of the best Taiwanese restaurants in Hong Kong.

Deciding on the best bar in Central is a contentious issue. While we can’t scientifically prove it, there’s probably nowhere on Earth with as many quality drinking dens just around the corner from one another as our cramped CBD. Sure, the ’hood might not have the underground kudos belonging to Hong Kong’s most hipster neighbourhoods like Sheung Wan and Sai Ying Pun, but who cares when the area is home to some of the best cocktail bars and whisky bars on the planet.Whether you’re interested in the latest meticulously made cocktail at Bar De Luxe, a fine selection of wine at La Cabane, local craft beer by the bottle at The Globe, or one of the best rooftop bars in Hong Kong like at Popinjays, you can find whatever you desire in Central. The only trouble is knowing where to start. That’s why we’ve rounded up 28 of the best bars from the neighbourhood that provide Central’s finest libations. You need never go thirsty again.

Causeway Bay doesn't immediately elicit visions of great nightlife. Shopping malls, tucked-away restaurants and heaving crowds, yes, but neighbouring districts Wan Chai and Central tend to get all the attention when it comes to bar life. Things are changing, though. The crowded neighbourhood has heaps to offer to bar hoppers, from Belgian beer specialists The Artist House and sky-high Alto to humble sports pubs like Ruggers. Draw inspiration for your next night out with this rundown of the best bars in Causeway Bay. RECOMMENDED: Once your liver has recovered, hop across the harbour and explore the best bars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Once infamous for being the seedy heart of Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai has shed much of its sleazy reputation. Sure, it’s still not entirely wholesome – there remains a good number of bars on Lockhart Road that don’t count as ‘family friendly’ – but the neighbourhood has come a long way and is now home to an increasing number of top-tier bars complete with brilliant cocktails and amazing rooftop views, not to mention some awesome cheap eats too. Admiralty next door is no slouch either when it comes to offering good places to drink, so join us as we bring you our round-up of 20 of the best bars in these adjoining neighbourhoods.RECOMMENDED: While you're here, you might want to consider checking out the winners of our second annual Time Out Bar Awards!

It may be a whole lot quieter than its neighbours to the east, but Sai Ying Pun still has plenty of places where you can get a good drink. Indeed, Hong Kong's residential oasis even has a couple of top cocktail spots, including one of the best gin joints on the island in Ping Pong 129 and an outpost of Bali's coolest beach club, Potato Head. Who would've thunk it? Actually, if you've spent any amount of time in Sai Ying Pun at all, the answer to that (rhetorical) question would be you. From colourful street art to high-quality coffee to a measure of authenticity in the form of bustling wet markets and dried seafood shops, this neighbourhood has it all. If you're looking for an alternative to the nightlife in Central and Sheung Wan, head out to Sai Ying Pun and see what this district has to offer.   RECOMMENDED: Don't stop at Sai Ying Pun. Drink your way across our SAR, seeing how many of our favourite bars you can visit without going broke or battering your liver into oblivion.  

Love it or hate it, Lan Kwai Fong is increasingly home to a number of great bars as well as clubs. In recent years there’s been a concerted effort to raise standards in the neighbourhood – places like the departed Hong Kong Brewhouse, its floor littered with peanut shells and sticky with spilt beer, clearly represent the past. Ignore the mob out on the street or the teenagers hanging outside ‘Club 7-Eleven’, and find out for yourself by visiting one of these best bars in Lan Kwai Fong.RECOMMENDED: If you want more great drinks, check out our guide to Hong Kong’s 50 best bars. Or in case you need to sober up, try one of Central’s best coffeeshops.

The best bars in Central may grab all the headlines and awards but that doesn’t mean you should neglect going to the other side of the harbour for a tipple or two. From basement bars like Time Park to sky-high venues like Ozone and Aqua Spirit, Tsim Sha Tsui has no shortage of truly great places to enjoy a drink. In this bustling district, you’re bound to find something to satisfy all sippers, whether it’s world-class cocktails at Butler, premium whiskies at Tiffany’s New York Bar or delicious craft beers at the likes of Kowloon Taproom or Zhang Men Brewing Company. Oh, and if you’re just in search for a really good time, there’s even a darts bar. RECOMMENDED: Be sure to check out our Tsim Sha Tsui neigbhourhood guide for the best things to see, eat and do while you’re here.