Hong Kong Restaurants

  1. Hometown Teahouse

    This wonderfully relaxed place run by an amiable Japanese couple serves lunch and dinner, but the afternoon tea - sushi (around HK$10 to HK$15 each), pancakes and tea - is what you should come for. It's convenient to Tung Wan Beach.

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  2. Nobu

    This restaurant attracts the Hollywood set whenever they are in town, just as it would in London, New York and Los Angeles. The tiradito (scallop, white fish, live octopus or razor clam; from around HK$200 ) with spicy lime dressing that highlights the seafood is world famous, and other Nobu dishes such as black cod saikyo yaki (black cod in sweet miso; around HK$270 ) are also served here.

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  3. Tokio Joe

    This place serves some of the freshest sushi and sashimi in Hong Kong, though there's also a full range of hot dishes (including yakitori ) available. There are set lunches for around HK$130 to around HK$190 . Joe's flashier kid brother, Kyoto Joe (2804 6800; Ground fl, 21 D'Aguilar St), just down the hill, is somewhat more expensive and modern, and a venue for drinking as much as dining. There's a robotayaki (barbecue) bar in back.

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  4. Tomokazu

    One of the longest running Japanese haunts in town, this restaurant, considering its location and well-prepared Japanese food, is a bargain. It's also the place to go for a fix of noodles or sushi in the wee hours.

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  5. Zuma

    This uberchic dining import from London markets itself as authentic but not traditional Japanese cuisine, and has miles of space in which to serve it. There are robata counters, a sushi bar and a terrace. Up the game with sashimi omakase of rock lobster, Dungeness crab, sea urchin, monkfish liver, abalone, oscietra caviar and tuna belly, each of which will set you back around HK$880 .

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