23 Best restaurants in Hong Kong with epic views

There’s no point in a restaurant boasting a great sky-high view if it doesn’t have great dishes to match. Above & Beyond at Hotel Icon doesn’t disappoint. Sink your teeth in delectable classic and contemporary Chinese dishes and scrumptious dim sum, which is available daily from 11.30 am to 2pm. 

Sitting pretty on the top floor of Causeway Bay’s V Point building, Alto is a contemporary steakhouse designed by the legendary Tom Dixon and boasts sophisticated and extraordinary interiors. However, its best feature is probably the breathtaking view over the city. Diners can enjoy the meal accompanied by clouds, the vast Victoria Harbour vista and many of Hong Kong’s landmark skyscrapers. 

Cruise is a hidden rooftop oasis to enjoy social connections from lunch to afternoon drinks and dinner to late-night tipples. The food and drink menus draw inspiration from South East and North-East Asian cuisine – approaching traditional items in an unorthodox and reimagined way. Soak up the views and drink and dine while overlooking Victoria Harbour.   

The Peninsula is home to Felix, a European-inspired restaurant created by renowned avant-garde designer Philippe Starck. There are jaw-dropping views from the 28th-floor venue, where you can catch the lights of TST and Central reflected on the harbour waters during dinnertime. 

Rosewood's Asaya Kitchen has extended its space with a new intimate restaurant that seats up to 22 people during dinner. Perfect for private gatherings and romantic date nights, the restaurant overlooks the lovely Victoria Harbour from Rosewood's Asaya pool. Guests can enjoy a tasting menu featuring Mediterranean flavours curated by chef Fabio Nompleggio. Each dish is inventive, rustic yet refined, and beautifully plated, allowing guests to interact creatively with the food.  

This spacious modern Australian restaurant in the renovated Hong Kong Museum of Art brings together great food and amazing views. With gastronomic innovation from down under and quality ingredients sourced from around the globe, diners can experience a culinary showcase of Aussie fare, paired with a panoramic view of the harbour. The pre-dinner drinks lounge area even has a set of floor-to-ceiling glass windows that gives you the illusion of being right by the waterfront.

Owned by Aqua Restaurant Group, Hutong invites you to step into a world of old Peking. The Chinese restaurant is located on the 18th floor of H Zentre and showcases stunning views of Hong Kong harbour and skyline. Feast your eyes on intricately handcrafted wood panels and doors, a striking display of red silk lanterns on its infinity wall, and a traditional wishing tree while you savour Northern Chinese cuisine inspired by the imperial palaces.  

This al fresco dining space offers lovely views from its location by the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront. The menu is inspired by casual Australian cuisine, and in line with its waterfront location, all things seafood dominate. The seafood platters are a particularly mouth-watering option to share amongst friends whilst sipping the food bar's selection of beers that include everything from local brews to imports from New Zealand.

A spin-off of Catalunya, La Rambla is a wilder sibling, offering more avant-garde Catalan and Mediterranean cuisine that plays daringly – and deliciously – with a multitude of different flavours and textures. La Rambla's chef - Rafa Gil - was previously a finalist on Netflix's The Final Table, and he infuses Asian-inspired flavours into his classic Catalan dishes. The restaurant itself occupies a pleasant and modern space, with a 4200 square-foot deck outside on which diners can enjoy food and drinks whilst taking in arresting views across Victoria Harbour. 

Located in the Harbour Grand hotel in North Point, Le 188° Restaurant & Lounge has one of the best views in Hong Kong. Here, one can have wine inside or out, snack from a raw bar, and dine with 188-degree views – hence the name. The entrance is grand, lined with the earth’s finest stones, stunning chandeliers, and double-height floor-to-ceiling glass, showcasing a stunning world city from three sides. Indulge in modern European dishes and cocktails in a very romantic environment. 

Oro is one of the latest restaurants to open on Stanley Street in Central. Inspired by memories of the owner's nonna and his ancestors who moved from Italy to America, the restaurant offers a slice of Manhattan complemented by Italian family traditions. Enjoy elevated American-Italian cuisine presented in Manhattan elegance with stunning skyline views in the background. Book a table near the restaurant's expansive windows and enjoy your meal with lovely views of the harbour and Central's glistening cityscape.    

Nestled within West Kowloon Art Park, complete with incredible cross-harbour views of Hong Kong's skyline, Pano offers an Asian-French fine dining experience where diners can enjoy top-quality fare surrounded by the park lawns. Sunsets are remarkably peaceful and enjoyable here, and its romantic setting makes the venue perfect for a date night.  

This restaurant has stood the test of time, and its classic style interior has remained too. Though in more recent times the cuisine showcases some really rather innovative contemporary fare, thanks to chef Uwe Opocensky. Pair this with excellent wine, impeccable service, great views of the city, and you have yourself a quintessential spot for a rather special occasion. 

Modern Italian-Japanese restaurant Pleka is a part of the same group that operates Pano and Palco. Their location on the fourth floor of IFC Mall offers guests lovely views of the harbour whether you want to dine al fresco or indoors. Led by chef Ken Lau, Pleka offers a unique dining experience where guests can observe the cooking process. One of Pleka's most popular menus is an eight-course tasting menu, which draws inspiration from chef Lau's travels around the world. 

When it comes to rooftop spaces in this city, the widely accepted rule is if you've got it, flaunt it. That’s what The Murray hotel does with Popinjays, the crowning gem of its F&B portfolio. Accessible by a private elevator, the penthouse venue has a bar on one side and the restaurant on the other. It's encased in floor-to-ceiling windows with a wraparound terrace that looks out in all directions to surrounding high-rises. The space is a stunner, a cool blend of class and playfulness, with plenty of Kaws artwork embellishing the walls.

Salisterra, the Mediterranean restaurant at the The Upper House, offers a menu that highlights the coastal cuisines of France and Italy. The boldly coloured restaurant space, much like the rest of the luxury hotel, has also been designed by Hong Kong architect André Fu and boasts impeccable views of the city, making breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner a very easy-to-enjoy experience.

Sunset Grill is a rooftop bar and restaurant on the 19F of Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung. Overlooking the Hong Kong International Airport and Tung Chung, the venue offers a different view of the Hong Kong skyline with unobstructed ocean views. Come here to enjoy a delicious meat and seafood-centric menu and sip on cocktails and wine while enjoying the sunset in the afternoon. 

The Lobby Lounge is one of the newly opened dining destinations at Regent Hong Kong. It takes advantage of the gorgeous panoramic view of Victoria Harbour through its floor-to-ceiling windows. The restaurant offers all-day dining in the venue’s calming atmosphere, where guests can start their day with homemade breakfast classics, lounge in the afternoon with tea sets and various decadent dishes, and end their day with supper amidst glistening views.  

The Merchants is one of the first of four dining concepts inside Central’s all-new multi-experience space, Forty-Five. Decked out with opulent decors like embroidered wallpaper and custom cherry wood banquettes, the restaurant lets diners enjoy a meal amidst a lovely interior and scenic harbour views. The 80-seater restaurant offers four private rooms accommodating up to 20 guests, so you can book it for special occasions with family and friends. Enjoy contemporary Shanghainese cuisine led by chef Chen Tian Long (formerly of Michelin-starred restaurant Jardin de Jade), featuring new interpretations of classic fare from Shanghai and neighbouring provinces like Jiangsu and Zhejiang. 

A perfect choice for special occasions, Tosca di Angelo is a stunning Italian restaurant inspired by one of the most famous operas in history. In a theatrical space featuring flowing fountains and chandeliers, guests can enjoy refined takes on Italian favourites. Not forgetting the view, Hong Kong's stunning cityscape is definitely a sight for sore eyes.

Taking up the spacious and picturesque spot of Aqua at One Peking in Tsim Sha Tsui is Vista the latest Italian restaurant from the Aqua Restaurant Group. Vista is sitting on a two-storey penthouse spot that overlooks the lovely harbour. Helmed by executive chef Andrea Mura, the restaurant presents dishes like Venetian cicchetti, handcrafted pastas and pizzas, risotto, grilled seafood, and more. Guests can also sample a range of classic Italian cocktails from Negroni, Garibaldi, and spritzes, as well as modern twists to punches and Paloma.

Another Causeway Bay location offering epic views is Zeng, a restaurant and bar that blends influences from the East and the West in its cocktails and cuisine. Zeng also offers shisha and boasts a large balcony and lounge space to enjoy the mesmerising 270-degree view of Hong Kong’s skyline.