As far as Hong Kong food is concerned, there is hardly a city in the world that could compete with its variety, imagination, and level of cooking excellence. Even Michelin restaurants to crowded street-stands and cafes, Hong Kong restaurants present a bright range of cultures and flavours, which says something about the dynamism of the Hong Kong spirit. Hong Kong will definitely leave a lasting culinary impression with its taste of real dim sum, contemporary fusion and international gourmet experience. This 2025 guide outlines 11 of the most outstanding restaurants in the city, the casual ones hidden in the area and high-end dining places, so that every dish turns into a top tasting and cultural celebration.
1. Roganic
Introduced to Hong Kong by Michelin-starred British chef, Simon Rogan, Roganic in Causeway Bay features a fine tasting menu featuring local, sustainable, and seasonal products. This restaurant is a masterpiece in terms of the farm-to-table philosophy, as it features the harmony between nature and the art of food.
Why you have to go: Roganic is one of the best Hong Kong restaurants to visit, as it combines the majesty of exquisite cuisine with the amicable ambience to glorify local delicacies and contemporary British cooking.
What you are supposed to order: The raw bluefin tuna is one of their masterpieces; it mixes the kohlrabi, kombu, cider apple, and apple-marigold juices with the harmony of the system of flavour and texture.
2. New Punjab Club
New Punjab Club is the first Michelin-starred Punjabi restaurant, and it takes the headfirst attitude of North India to the centre state of Hong Kong dining experience. Its tandoor grilled meats, seafood, and aromatic curries represent the richness and warmth that are the hallmark of true Hong Kong food culture- global, diverse and deeply satisfying.
Why you need to go: It is also known as a part of the best dining in Hong Kong, and the dishes served there are sophisticated yet home-cooked to be shared with people as a celebration of the centuries-old cooking habits of the Punjab with a contemporary twist.
What to order: The masalewali chaanp, or spiced lamb chops, will provide you with a smoky combination of North Indian spices in an equilibrium of heat, acidity, and tenderness that delivers one bite after another.
3. Amber
Led by renowned chef Richard Ekkebus since 2005, Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental has long been regarded as an excellent representation of upscale gastronomy amongst Hong Kong restaurants. Exhibiting a fine-dining atmosphere in combination with authentic French cooking principles, Amber represents a high-end, seasonal dining space, with a modern, innovative, and artistic focus on each plate.
Reasons why you need to visit: Amber, the most iconic restaurant in Hong Kong, keeps recreating modern French cuisine but insists on its sustainability and quality cuisine.
What to order: Full Amber Experience, multi-course tasting experience with the masterpieces of the chef, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes kitchen experience.
4. Jean-Pierre
The newest Black Sheep creation, Jean-Pierre, is a tribute to the achievements of chef Marc Hoffman, who lost his late father, enjoying the taste of the soulful food of northern France. It is distinctive among Hong Kong restaurants with its unapologetically rich, buttery, and bold flavours that follow the spirit of real French dining.
Why you must go: It is an appropriate alternative to real Parisian warmth.
What to order: If you happen to order the pate de foie de volaille, you do take pure heed and indulgence on a warm baguette.
5. Fireside
Fireside recreates the primal cooking methods of open fire cooking presenting highly skilled roasted beef, lamb, pork and seafood with the texture of the binchotan charcoal and hardwood (Lychee) smokiness. An iconic veteran of the Hong Kong food industry, this grillhouse fires up the taste buds with its uninhibited, industrial tastes and commitment to high-quality cuts.
Why you will want to go: Excellent place to have steak, and in an elegant making yet savoury way.
What you are to order: The 38-day dry-aged Rubia Gallega rib-eye – thickly marbled and irresistibly smoky.
6. Caprice
Directed by chef Guillaume Galliot, Caprice at the Four Seasons is one of the most exclusive Hong Kong restaurants around the world with three Michelin stars. The restaurant also believes in classic French cuisine with high-quality seasonal European foods being used to prepare dishes full of accuracy and elegance.
Why you need to go: To get a unique fine-dining experience whereby the top of the Swiss culinary art history is mixed with the top of the French culinary that represents its art and masterpiece.
What to make your request: The Land and Sea Tartar is a fancy combination of Australian Wagyu and French Gillardeau oyster and Kristal caviar and it means that you have to indulge.
7. Hong Kong Cuisine 1983
Situated in Happy Valley, Hong Kong Cuisine 1983 recounts the ancient Chinese restaurant cuisine in a sophisticated way with vivid innovation. The Hong Kong food world is dominated by a culinary giant: Chef Silas Li, whose menu takes dim sum and old recipes to the new pinnacle of fine dining.
Why you ought to go: It serves genuine Cantonese flavours in a way that is stylish and widely welcoming.
What to order: The crispy lard, caramelised sweet-and-sour pork of the Iberian origin- a truly perfect, sticky, and incredibly filling classic.
8. CHAAT
Going to Rosewood Hong Kong, CHAAT is a reinterpretation of Indian food, but from a high-end perspective incorporating North and South Indian dishes with a modern twist. It is a hidden jewel of the Hong Kong restaurants with spicy and bold flavours that are satisfying and daring.
Why you should go: CHAAT provides a sophisticated introduction of the Indian cuisine with sophisticated interior design in a hip hop environment that no other fine-dining place in town can compete with.
What you need: Old Delhi butter chicken – full and spicy with giazed fenugreek and tomato- it is the final decadence.
9. The Steak House
The Steak House is believed as the pinnacle of grilled beef selection by other countries located inside the Regent Hong Kong. Being a beacon of the best dining in Hong Kong, it combines traditional and modern with its known charcoal grill and cultured atmosphere.
Why you should be there: To savour Hong Kong longest-tuning charcoal grill, which produces smoky and delicious intensity.
What you ought to order: The Hanwoo striploin: crisp, buttery and juicy is a recipe that one would savour as a real steak lover.
10. Samsen (Sheung Wan)
The essence of the street food in Bangkok is captured in the centre of Sheung Wan by Samsen. This is a vibrant destination that adds dramatic, fragrant Thai recipes, vibrant dynamism and warm noodle dishes which catapult our customers to a different world.
Why you should go: It offers friendly and welcoming ambience, and its real Thai tastes are perfect with groups and when you do not want fine-dining out.
What to order: The khao soi- curry chicken or beef mixed with egg noodles and spices will bring spicy creamy perfection.
11. Racines
Racines in Sheung Wan is a fine-dining restaurant that serves beautiful but simple cuisine of southern France that is highly vegetable in nature. With a single Michelin star, the restaurant presents the aesthetic skills of chef Romain via a menu that constantly changes every two months.
Reason to go: Racines provides a highly personalised dining experience by way of its small dining environment and meticulous attention to service.
What you can see: The Genese tasting menu (HKD1,388 pp.) is a brilliant journey into the flavours of nature and its interpretation of the French nature.
