The best Christmas lunches and dinners in Hong Kong

Feast your eyes on a sweeping view of Victoria Harbour while digging into Vista’s holiday-exclusive Italian plates. Celebrate Christmas Day as you savour the restaurant’s festive lunch menu ($488 per person), which begins with margherita pizza, mini mushroom soup. Then, diners can choose five starters out of nine options, which include mini foie gras tartlets, vitello tonnato, scallop crudo, and grilled octopus, among others. As for mains, Vista will serve timeless Italian flavours in dishes like burrata-filled ravioli, slow-cooked Wagyu beef cheek, as well as offer add-on dishes such as lobster risotto (+$128) or a mixed seafood platter (+$388).

On Christmas Eve and Day, the Italian restaurant presents a holiday-exclusive dinner menu ($1,088 per person), which kicks off with a portion of burrata served with pomegranate and grilled artichoke heart, followed by red prawn carpaccio with yuzu gel and sea urchin dressing. The menu continues with entrees such as octopus pasta in lobster bisque, slow-cooked herb-crusted lamb loin, and seabass filet in lobster bouillabaisse. Be sure to leave room for the restaurant’s mixed berry panettone for dessert! 

Available on December 24 and 25

Head to Mandarin Grill + Bar this December to delight in sumptuous plates while celebrating with your loved ones. On December 24, diners will be presented with a set menu ($2,288 per person) full of surf and turf entrees, with highlights like oven-roasted M9 Australian Wagyu tenderloin, line-caught seabass with squid risotto, and more. Whereas on December 25, Mandarin Grill + Bar offers diners an indulgent roast menu ($2,888 per person), featuring a starter, egg dish, soup, an array of roast meats, and side dishes of choice, along with a jaw-dropping selection of sweet treats from the restaurant’s dessert trolley. If you can’t stomach that much in one meal, the restaurant also offers a set menu ($2,288 per person) on Christmas Day, complete with hearty dishes that will leave you satisfied. 

Available on December 24 and 25

Looking to spice up your holiday feast? The Murray’s festive dining menus offer a diverse palate of flavours. Garden Lounge kicks things off with festive lunches between 2 and 4 courses, and weekend dim sum brunch. Sweet tooths can dive into Penhaligon’s British Winter Afternoon Tea. The Tai Pan is turning up the holiday cheer with a line-up of festive feasts. From 24 to 26 December (and New Year’s Eve), the bistro-inspired grill restaurant, featuring an outdoor terrace, is serving up brunches packed with delicacies from land and sea. Think juicy grilled delights, indulgent classics, and the star of the show: the mighty OP Prime rib. When the sun goes down, the party moves to The Tai Pan and Garden Lounge for buffet dinners that are nothing short of lavish. Expect a spread of gourmet delights, sizzling grill favourites, and festive trimmings. Book here.

Looking to enjoy something other than roast turkey and stuffing during the holidays? Aqua in Tsim Sha Tsui is rolling out a plentiful all-you-can-eat sushi menu ($388 per person for 60 minutes, $488 per person for $120 minutes), which allows guests to feast on unlimited portions of appetisers such as grilled edamame, pan-fried pork gyoza, spicy negitoro rolls, and premium sashimi sliced to order. Then, diners can choose their desired main course from options including simmered Wagyu beef don, slow-cooked short ribs with warm focaccia bread, charcoal-grilled miso black cod, and others. Alternatively, the modern Japanese-Italian restaurant has also created a festive dinner menu ($1,388 per person), complete with dishes such as Italian red prawns risotto, Chilean sea bass in minced prawn dashi, as well as beef tenderloin with winter chestnuts and black truffle sauce. Plus, diners can also opt for a wine pairing option (+$788 each) to enjoy sommelier-selected wines along with their festive culinary creations. 

Sushi menu: Available from December 22 to January 2
Festive dinner: Available from December 19 to January 4

Drop into Salon Lanson at Lanson Place Causeway Bay for a touch of sophistication this December. Up until Christmas Eve, the hotel’s French-inspired restaurant presents a casual yet hearty lunch menu ($450 per person), which offers plates such as sous-vide turkey breast paired with stuffing, pan-fried French pollock fillet with creamy risotto and olive oil sauce. Finally, the meal finished up with a portion of aromatic pan-fried beetroot gnocchi served in roasted butternut squash puree. Planning to go out for dinner to celebrate with your loved ones? Salon Lanson is prepared to please with its Jazzy Christmas Dinner ($1,180 per person), which promises a night filled with soulful jazz for extra holiday ambience. This candlelight dinner begins with Balik salmon and caviar, followed by sous-vide turkey breast. Other main options include pan-roasted French sea bass and grilled Japanese wagyu ribeye steak. Plus, each diner will also receive a complimentary festive cocktail and Christmas wreath for extra holiday merriment. 

Holiday lunch menu: Available from now until December 24
Jazzy Christmas Dinner: Available on December 24 and 25

Dine amongst the clouds at one Michelin-starred Italian restaurant, Tosca di Angelo, for a special holiday meal you won’t forget. Guests of the refined Italian eatery can choose from a four-course set lunch (from $1,388 per person), a Minuetto four-course dinner (from $2,188 per person), or a lavish eight-course festive dinner (from $5,788 per person) if you plan on going all out. Regardless of which option you choose, Chef Angelo Aglianó and his team have expertly used seasonal ingredients to whip up exquisite Italian fare that’ll tantalise your taste buds, such as lobsters with Mediterranean scallops and white truffle, busiate with sea urchin, Alaskan king crab with Champagne soup, ravioli ossobuco, and plenty more. No holiday meal is complete without dessert, and Tosca di Angelo’s team have created a decadent hazelnut tart that’ll be the perfect end to your meal. 

Festive set lunch: Available from December 24 to 26 and December 31, January 1
Minuetto dinner: Available on December 26 and January 1
Vittoria dinner: Available from December 24 to 25, and December 31