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Our regularly updated guide to the newest restaurant openings in 2024 will cut through the noise and help you find the best places to eat and drink in Hong Kong this month.
Front-row seats to the glittering spectacle that is the Victoria Harbour skyline await at the newly reopened Watermark at Star Ferry’s Pier 7. Guests can look forward to a range of international surf and turf dishes in an expansive space that seats up to 88 diners, and tuck into familiar offerings like the generous seafood platter with catches of the day like oysters, Boston lobster, prawns, scallops, clams, and more. Recommended dish choices include the grilled lobster spaghetti, grilled seasonal whole fish with a Mediterranean-inspired kumquat, fennel, broccolini, tomatoes, and capers mix, and indulgent slow-cooked beef cheek with a buttery mash. Don’t miss the restaurant’s signature dry-aged CAB beef rib-eye, served with a side of grilled broccolini, confit tomatoes, and crispy French fries.
Watermark, Shop L, Level P, Central Pier 7, Star Ferry, Central
A Chinese feast of epic proportions awaits at Sun Moon Place, where a smorgasbord of authentic dishes shine as the glistening centrepieces of the meal. Compromising Beijing, Mandarin, and Jing cuisines, Sun Moon Place’s culinary approach reinvigorates the traditional Peking style of dining through essential recipes that evoke nostalgic flavours. Aside from the highlight barbecued Peking duck, the restaurant’s seasoned chefs apply a wealth of precise, meticulous cooking techniques to create Northern Chinese dishes such as preserved smoked chicken prepared in Shandong style using three-yellow chicken, fried egg rolls with meat and vegetable, mock goose, sizzling mutton with spring onion served on an iron plate, and deep-fried butterfly prawns with pepper salt.
Sun Moon Place, Shop 1, G/F & 1/F, Pao Yip Building, 1–7 Ship Street, Wan Chai
Step inside the world of rare and premium seafood at Drunken Fish, Wynn Macau’s newest restaurant. Overlooking the resort’s Performance Lake, guests can simultaneously enjoy executive chef Henry Zhang Zhicheng’s expert cooking while taking in superb views of the fountain show through floor-to-ceiling windows. Combining Chinese, Southeast Asian, and Western techniques, the menu at Drunken Fish spans Sichuan, Cantonese, Chiuchow, Macanese, Singaporean, and more. Standout dishes include the Malaysian empurau, steamed with soy sauce; Sri Lankan mud crab cooked in a signature black-pepper style; and red-spotted grouper with chilli, pickled tomato, bean sprouts, and moutai. Drunken Fish also boasts Macau’s only moutai bar, offering an expansive collection of over 100 varieties of the Chinese liquor, including rare finds and limited editions.
Drunken Fish, Wynn Macau, Rua Cidade de Sintra, NAPE, Macau
Antonio Oviedo’s 22 Ships has moved premises from Wan Chai to Central, and with the relaunch comes a reimagined menu and interior design by Jia Group. Rustic Spanish cuisine is still the focus of the restaurant, and will feature the all-new marmitako with Spanish mackerel and red pepper sofrito; oyster salpicón in vinaigrette; Segovian roasted suckling pig with apple and vanilla; and quintessential Basque burnt cheesecake. An expanded seating arrangement means 22 Ships can accommodate up to 60 guests, while retaining the convivial atmosphere and laid-back energy that the concept is known for.
22 Ships, S109–S113 Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central
Wooloomooloo Group has launched a youthful, vibrant new steakhouse with its latest Mooo! concept, centred around sharing plates and international contemporary cuisine. Building on Wooloomooloo’s established steakhouse expertise, Mooo! offers casual, indulgent dishes such as baby back ribs, bone marrow and brisket Wellington, and slow-cooked Australian sirloin claypot rice in a Hernan Zanghellini-designed space, featuring art by French artist Elsa Jeandedieu and rotating exhibits by the Hong Kong Arts Collective.
Mooo!, Shop 301 & 305, L3 Mira Place 1, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Debate the finer details of whether a martini should be shaken or stirred at Courtroom, a vibrant, whimsical bar inspired by the same-named legal institution. Helmed by Saan Dhakal, formerly of Penicillin and Lockdown, and Ranjeet Khatri, formerly of Tell Camellia, Courtroom’s dark wood interiors evoke the ambience of a formal judiciary space, replete with a witness stand table, a judge’s bench, and a state of Lady Justice with a balance scale to complete the look. Peruse the menu, presented as an affidavit envelope, and pick from tipples like the earthy gin-based Alimony, the Conditional Discharge with infused and distilled pizza dough tequila, and the Lis Pendens, a milk punch-like cocktail.
Courtroom, 52–54 Graham Street, Central
Savour the flavours of coastal Italy at Onda, led by Sergio Landi, who brings a seafood-driven culinary approach to a new restaurant in Sheung Wan. Drawing on his Pompei roots, the Italian chef balances sustainable produce sourcing with dry-ageing and mindful butchery to champion reducing food waste. Highlights on Onda’s menu include the simple but impactful Italian pink prawns, linguine AOP and abalone, and pickled mussels with colatura di alici vinaigrette—an anchovy-based fish sauce. Inside Onda, the Palomba bar shakes up a mean smoked amaretto sour and tiramisu Negroni.
Onda, 69 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
Rediscover a host of “forgotten” cocktails at The Blind Spot, a timeless speakeasy led by award-winning mixologist Sandeep Kumar, who previously opened The Wise King. Channelling 1920s-style drinking parlours, The Blind Spot transports guests to the golden age of cocktails through classic, now lesser-seen concoctions such as the The King’s Cobbler, a blend of Rabarbaro Zucca, strawberry, lime and sugar with hand-crushed ice.
The Blind Spot, LG/F, 39 Aberdeen Street, Central
Epicurean Group’s new concept, Bistro Maru Maru, brings yoshoku and izakaya cuisines to the Tai Koo neighbourhood, leveraging the diverse expertise that the formidable cooking duo of Omine Sozen and Hotta Tomoyuki brings to the table. Guests can expect to dig into a modern Japanese-Western meld of creative dishes—the menu includes mentaiko potato salad, taco rice, signature deep-fried pork loin, and thick Hokkaido Sangen pork teppanyaki with homemade sauce, which takes a whopping 44 hours to prepare.
Bistro Maru Maru, Shop G1019, G/F, Kam Sing Mansion, Sing Fai Terrace, Taikoo Shing, 3 Tai Yue Avenue, Tai Koo
New home, new look, new menu—Cantonese heritage cuisine restaurant Ship Kee has grown out of its original location on Ship Street in Wan Chai and moved to nearby Hopewell Centre, where its new 6,000-square-metre space now accommodates 240 guests, as well as seven private rooms. Keeping the same traditional approach to regional Pearl River Delta gastronomy, Ship Kee’s refreshed à la carte menu features Shunde classics like fish maw and fish head thick soup and pan-fried stuffed dace in supreme soy sauce, Hong Kong typhoon-shelter-style fried prawns with Longjing tea leaves, bell peppers, and celery, and Chaoshan seafood claypot congee.
Ship Kee, 6/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
Grilled meats and hunky staff—name a better duo. If that sounds like your kind of dining experience, you’ll be pleased to know that Yakiniku Horumon Matchan, a yakiniku restaurant from Nara that deals in exactly that beefy combination, has opened its first overseas location in Hong Kong. Dig into premium rare and cooked Wagyu cuts and a plethora of protein options alongside Japanese beers and whisky sours while buff chefs and servers dish up the delicious goods. If you feel up for a challenge, take on the kensui pull-up competition for a chance to win free orders for your table!
Yakiniku Horumon Matchan, 24 Gough Street, Central
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong’s all-day-dining institution Clipper Lounge has been relaunched, boasting a contemporary look and feel while retaining the timeless charm of the location and diverse culinary programme. From seafood buffets and Chinese favourites like BBQ pork fried rice and xiaolongbao to the property’s famous 1963 Mandarin cheesecake, the Clipper Lounge caters to a variety of tastes. Come on Sundays for the ever-popular Champagne brunch experience.
Clipper Lounge, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central, Central
Born in Hong Kong, raised in Germany, and educated in the US, Jen is an award-winning creative with a background in illustration, communication design, art direction, and content creation. When she’s not getting lost in a good book, you’ll find her doing crosswords, eating dim sum, covering all sides of a “Hamilton” number, and taking naps.
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