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The 8 best new restaurants to try in Hong Kong this March

Satiate your appetite for new eats with our roundup of the hottest restaurant openings in town

Cherry Chan
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Cherry Chan
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As we welcome a new month, we’re taking you on a journey to eat your way through Hong Kong and try the city’s latest openings. This March, check out all the best additions to the city's dining scene, from a DIY Korean ramen restaurant, to Japan's popular curry restaurant opening in Hong Kong, and more!

Think we missed a new great dining place in Hong Kong? Shoot us an email at editor.hk@timeout.com so we can check it out!

RECOMMENDED: Take a look at our roundup of the 50 best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong.

The best restaurants to try in Hong Kong this March

  • Restaurants
  • Japanese
  • Central

Japan’s popular curry restaurant Caligari opens its first overseas branch in Hong Kong this March. Caligari’s curries are cooked under high pressure and temperatures for eight to 12 hours, which results in the sauces boasting rich flavours unlike any other. Currently, customers can select between Caligari’s coconut-based curry (from $138 to $168) or premium spices curry (from $158 to $188) to enjoy them with toppings like chicken breast, pork cutlet, Wagyu meat cutlets, or assorted seafood. Caligari’s menu also offers an Akiba combo ($188) where customers can enjoy both curry sauces in the same dish.

  • Restaurants
  • Chinese
  • Admiralty

Island Shangri-La gains a new dining venue with the opening of Hokkien eatery Ming Pavilion. This poolside restaurant breathes new life into traditional dishes from the Fujian province by using modern culinary techniques. Here, diners can expect to enjoy bites like deep-fried five-spice pork roll and deep-fried prawn rolls. For those who want to enjoy a heavier meal, Ming Pavilion also provides classic dishes that range from Fujian-style Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Singapore-style wok-fried Hokkien mee, to steamed mud crab with glutinous rice. Additionally, the Hokkien restaurant features a curated selection of Chinese teas to pair with their dishes, including lapsang souchong from southern Fujian, or Fuzhou jasmine dragon pearl.

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  • Restaurants
  • Korean
  • North Point

Noodle Bridge in North Point takes instant noodles to the next level. This shop invites customers to prepare their own bowl of instant noodles (from $24 to $30) on induction cookers, as well as jazz them up with add-ons (from $4 and up) like spam, cheese sausages, scallions, and kimchi. Currently, Noodle Bridge’s menu has a large selection of Korean noodles that come in varying spice levels, and can be enjoyed with or without soup. If you’re not sure what toppings to add, they’ve helpfully provided topping suggestions for each instant noodle on their menu, so you’ll always end up with a great bowl of ramyun.

  • Restaurants
  • Fish and chips
  • Sheung Wan

Casual eatery Fish & Chick has opened a new location in Sheung Wan’s bustling neighbourhood. To ensure the freshest produce for their diners, the restaurant works together with local fishermen to source their catches of the day. This modern chippy’s menu has various types of fish which can be battered for their signature fish and chips, with options like sea bass ($155), cod ($150), halibut ($150), and even a vegan-friendly ‘fishless’ alternative ($110). Fish & Chick also offers dishes such as slow-roasted chicken ($100 for half, $200 for whole), salads (from $80), and spaghetti aglio olio ($108). What’s more, customers who pick up their own takeaway orders of fish and chips can enjoy an exclusive buy one, get one free deal (until stocks last).

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  • Restaurants
  • Cafés
  • Tai Hang

Grab a coffee with your four-legged friend out at Bogu, Tai Hang’s latest opening. This pet-friendly venue is a cafe and a pet groomer all in one, so customers are more than welcome to hang out with their furry friends, or relax as their fur baby gets spruced up. When it comes to food offerings, Bogu provides diners with plates such as toasts loaded with toppings like garlic prawn ($115) or avocado and salmon ($115); or hearty all-day breakfast dishes like pasta in tomato and potato soup with grilled chicken thighs ($105). For desserts, Bogu sells chubby macarons or, as they like to call them, fatcarons ($45 each). Available in three flavours – black sesame, milk cap with raspberry sauce, and peanut butter with condensed milk – these fatcarons are decorated to look like adorable puppies.

  • Restaurants
  • Italian
  • Causeway Bay

After a short hiatus, Italian restaurant Casa Cucina & Bar has moved from Sai Ying Pun to Causeway Bay. The venue boasts a pale pink interior as well as as quirky artwork hanging from their walls, making this spot perfect for Instagram-worthy photos. Helmed by executive chef and Amber alumnus Anthony Cheung, this restaurant specalises in Cicchetti-inspired dishes. Think clams with kaffir lime leaf oil in a charred carrot broth; oxcheek pappardelle topped with aged parmigiano; lamb rack dressed in honey lemon butter; rustic tiramisu and loads more.

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  • Restaurants
  • Bistros
  • Central

Grab a bite to eat with your mates at French and Italian bistro Bambino. Located on Peel Street, this casual eatery serves a small selection of nibbles that pair wonderfully with wine or classic cocktails. Try sharing plates like cheese ($350) or charcuterie boards ($350), spinach fritters and ricotta ($110), or opt for sumptuous mains like sea bass and veggies ($180) as well as eggplant parmesan ($140). On Thursdays, customers at Bambino can enjoy half a dozen oysters for just $160 (until stocks last). Don’t miss out on live DJ sets taking place every Friday for a night full of groovy beats and great tunes. 

  • Restaurants
  • Burgers
  • Central

Flat Iron Burger is the latest joint that’s set to open on Elgin Street this March. As the brainchild of chefs Aarik Persaud and Johnny Glover, this pop-up venue will dish up piping hot burgers fresh off the grill to hungry diners. Try mouth-watering creations like Pigalle N Cheese with truffle jam and melted raclette cheese, Shinjuku Surf n Turf with tempura lobster tails and a miso BBQ glaze, or the Buffalo Bill which features a crispy chicken breast topped with chilli crisp instead of a burger patty. Still feeling hungry? Flat Iron Burger’s menu also consists of fries piled high with toppings and sauces, as well as frozen custards and concrete shakes for a sweet ending.

In case you missed these last month

  • Restaurants
  • Cafés
  • Tsim Sha Tsui

Head to Tsim Sha Tsui to find Aga Restaurant and Bar, a laidback industrial style resto-bar. Aside from their spacious indoor dining area, Aga also has an outdoor terrace that allows customers to enjoy al fresco dining, drinks, and shisha. Signature dishes here include salt and peppered poplar mushrooms, garlic bread sticks, pistachio-crusted lamb rack, and strawberry croffles topped with strawberry and cream cheese sauce. Don’t forget to pair your meal with Aga’s creative beverages like honey latte topped with honeycomb, espresso smoothie, as well as osmanthus-oolong tea infused with pineapple and topped with a salted cheese cap.

  • Restaurants
  • Thai
  • Tsim Sha Tsui

Innovative Thai restaurant Mue Mue is the newest addition to Tsim Sha Tsui’s Mira Place.
Here, customers can enjoy classic Thai dishes reinterpreted with Chinese culinary influences, including tom yum with roasted crispy chicken, Thai curry lobster with rice cakes, red curry Wagyu beef cheeks, and beetroot-infused deep fried tofu. Mue Mue’s panache for creativity also extends to their bar, Mue Bar. The bar’s mixologists have created an array of cocktails with Southeast Asian flavours, such as Spiced Lemongrass Fizz – gin fizz combined with Thai chilies and lemongrass oil – or the Basil Paloma made with basil-infused agave, lime, and Chinese pomelo.

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  • Bars and pubs
  • Wine bars
  • Sai Ying Pun

Leading wine retailer Crushed Wines has relocated their wine bar to a new and larger space in Sai Ying Pun that’s opposite their sister venue Brut!. On Crushed’s ground floor, guests can enjoy a casual bar experience with their favourite sips, or opt for wine flights as they nibble on light plates like braised leeks with almond and garlic puree ($88), aubergine with whipped roast chilli topped with chocolate chilli crisp ($98), or peanut butter pie ($78). Those seeking more filling options can head to Crushed’s second floor to enjoy a meal in the venue’s spacious dining room and browse through their menu, which includes hearty dishes like roast acorn squash with burrata and hazelnut brown butter ($248), scallop risotto with sumac beurre blanc ($298), and Roquefort mac & cheese ($148).

  • Restaurants
  • Grills
  • Tsim Sha Tsui

Lubuds Group’s newest venture, Charcoal Bar, is the brainchild of talented chef Bjoren Alexander. Diners can delight in a wide array of surf and turf dishes prepared on Charcoal Bar’s open-fire grill, such as lychee wood-smoked whole OP rib ($780), Josper grilled local yellow chicken ($668), Boston lobster with chilli butter crust ($698), and more. Aside from offering grilled desserts like charred pineapple with coconut ice cream ($148), the restaurant also provides irresistible treats like chocolate lava cake ($108), baked Alaska ($108), and shiso lemon tart with chilli meringue ($98).

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  • Things to do
  • Kowloon City

Groundswell is Hong Kong’s first in-mall surfing destination that is both an indoor surfing facility, and a restaurant that specialises in Southeast Asian cuisine. Led by chef Heri Raharjo – former head chef of Indonesian venue Potato Head Hong Kong – this restaurant churns out flavourful dishes like fresh razor clams ($310), Singapore style soft shell chilli crab ($168), beef rendang ($188), pad thai noodles ($128), and more. The Southeast Asian flavours also extend to Groundswell’s dessert offerings, which include mango sticky rice ($78), iced pandan jelly parfait ($88), and coconut pandan crepe roll ($88).

  • Restaurants
  • Street food
  • Causeway Bay

Chungchun Rice Hotdog joined Causeway Bay’s vibrant food scene towards the end of 2023. This popular Korean street food stall has over 200 branches in 10 different countries around the world, which now includes Hong Kong. Their menu has a wide variety of crispy Korean-style hotdogs that are fried to crisp perfection. Try the gamsung potato hotdog ($39), mozzarella hotdog ($39), or the ramen chip-topped hotdog ($38) for a crispy alternative. Additionally, the fast food joint also offers side dishes like tteokbokki ($25) and french fries ($25). If you want to share these fried treats with your friends, Chungchun’s menu also has a set box ($180), which contains five of their best-selling hotdogs.

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  • Restaurants
  • Italian
  • Kowloon City

Savour authentic Italian flavours at The Cipollini Pizzeria in Kai Tak’s Airside. This restaurant’s colourful and welcoming environment makes it the perfect location for customers to tear into rustic Italian dishes. Begin by indulging in antipasti such as beef carpaccio ($138), meatballs ($88), or prawn popcorn (from $62), before moving onto handmade pastas in sauces like vongole with garlic and herbs ($128) or pesto prawn and cherry tomatoes ($128). Whether you intend to stick with classic pizzas like four cheese ($158) and pepperoni ($168), or want to try artisan pizzas topped with wagyu sirloin ($248), The Cipollini Pizzeria offers plenty of options. Additionally, this Italian spot provides al taglio (sold by the slice) pizzas, which allows customers to savour multiple styles of pizza in one go.

  • Restaurants
  • Japanese
  • Central

Airside’s Edomae sushi specialist Uogashi Nihonichi has crossed the harbour and opened a second location in Central Market. Unlike its first standing sushi bar location, the Central Market branch has a vibrant and playful vibe, which can be seen in decor like colourful wall hangings and ceiling lamps modelled after fish-shaped soy sauce bottles. What’s more, the new location provides tall stools by the sushi bar, so guests can have the option to sit or stand as they enjoy their meal. On Uogashi’s menu, guests can find sushi omakase courses (from $398), sashimi sets ($228), and various donburi with indulgent toppings like Wagyu beef with uni ($268) or king crab ($228).

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