Hong Kong Restaurants

  1. Bayside Brasserie

    This waterfront eatery offers a splendid view and an enormous menu, including everything from oysters (from around HK$88 for three pieces) and pasta and pizzas (around HK$68 to HK$160 ) to international and Indian main courses.

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  2. Boathouse

    All aboard for nautical overload. Salads, bruschetta and Med-inspired mains make up the bulk of the Boathouse's fleet. Steer for sea views; a table on the roof garden is something to covet.

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  3. Café Too

    This immensely popular, beautifully designed food hall has a half-dozen kitchens preparing dishes from around the world and one of the best buffets in town. There are à la carte options and lighter fare such as sandwiches as well.

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  4. China Beach Club

    This pleasant bar/restaurant has a large rooftop and an open-air balcony overlooking Silvermine Bay Beach. The staff are friendly and helpful and the food is good. There are salads and sides, a large BBQ section, other mains including moussaka and Thai curry and puddings too. Reservations are recommended, particularly on Sundays. The two for one cocktail 'hour' can go on well into the night.

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  5. China Tee Club

    This civilised tea house-cum-restaurant serving both Asian and Western favourites is perfect for a meal or a cuppa after finishing your shopping at Shanghai Tang or Blanc de Chine below. The food is only passable but you can't beat sipping tea or diving into laksa or Hainan chicken rice in an ambience that makes you feel like you had travelled back to 19th-century Hong Kong. Pasta and vegetarian dishes are around HK$90 to HK$105 .

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  6. Deli Lamma Café

    This relaxed café-restaurant serves everything, and that means everything. The menu features everything from continental fare leaning towards the Mediterranean, with a fair few pasta dishes and pizzas. It has an excellent bar and views of the harbour.

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  7. Felix

    Felix has a fantastic setting, both inside and out. You're sure to pay as much attention to the views and the Philippe Starck-designed interior as to the fusion food (think lobster nachos, hoisin grilled ribs). Towering ceilings and copper-clad columns surround the Art Deco tables and even the view from the men's is dizzying. A special lift will whisk you up directly. If you can't afford dinner just try a drink in the swanky bar.

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  8. Gallery

    This Middle Eastern(ish) restaurant, on a terrace with an arbour overlooking South Lantau Rd, has some good international dishes and, at the weekend, a decent barbecue, with seafood from Australia, kebabs and other grills, such as the signature black Angus. Oven-baked pizzas are another must-try.

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  9. M at the Fringe

    This palace of creative gastronomy is one of the best restaurants in Hong Kong so it's no surprise that no one seems to have a bad thing to say about Michelle's. The menu changes constantly and everything is excellent, be it lobster soufflé or slow-baked salted lamb. Save room for dessert, if you have that kind of self-restraint. Reservations are a must.

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  10. Peak Cafe Bar

    The fixtures and fittings of the much-missed Peak Cafe, established in 1947, have moved down the hill to this comfy restaurant and bar with excellent nosh and super cocktails. The only thing that's missing now is the view. There are also sandwiches.

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  12. Post 97

    Since its renovation, this all-day brasserie and café above the Fong has lost a little of that bohemian charm and become a little nondescript, but it still offers a view of the bustling Lan Kwai Fong. The all-day breakfast items such as egg benedict are still there, and new items such as detox salad are welcome additions. Weekend brunch (around HK$150 ) with bottomless coffee and pick-me-ups such as bloody Mary is a draw.

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  13. Sauce International

    This very stylish restaurant on a narrow pedestrian path in the centre of Sai Kung town has outside seating. There is a range of pasta dishes and the sticky toffee pudding is divine.

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  14. Top Deck

    Alfresco dining in a Chinese courtyard setting and with a view of the sea - you can't beat that. The seafood brunch with free-flowing champagne on Sunday (around HK$330 ; to ) is a dream.

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  15. Towngas Avenue

    This is an odd concept in a Hong Kong restaurant, where the cook is usually to be heard and not seen. This restaurant, operated by a Hong Kong gas utility, allows you to watch chefs at work through a glass screen. You get to keep the recipe of the dish(es) you order and you may even spot the cooker or fridge of your heart's desire: it's also a kitchenware showroom.

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  16. Verandah Restaurant

    In the new-colonial bit of the wavy Repulse Bay condos, the Verandah is hushed and formal, with heavy white tablecloths and demurely clinking cutlery. The Sunday brunch is famous (book ahead); the afternoon tea is the south side's best. Set dinner starts at around HK$580 .

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