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  1. Rank 130. Yue Kee

    Cantonese

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    Address
    9 Sham Hong Road, Sham Tseng, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–4:30 PM, 4:30 PM–10 PM

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  3. Rank 203. Aqua

    Italian

    The harbor views from the 17th floor set the tone before anyone opens a menu. Aqua is a date-night restaurant that splits its personality evenly between Italian and Japanese, so the table beside you might be ordering sushi while yours lands a lobster pizza. The room is low-lit and deliberately romantic, the kind of place where the occasion does half the work. Tasting menus and à la carte both available.

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    Address
    17/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Thursday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–Midnight

    Reserve
    SevenRooms
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  4. The baked pork chop rice, buried under tomato sauce and cheese, has followed this neighbourhood eatery from its original San Wan Ho shopfront to its current Tin Hau home, and so have the regulars. Chef Wong's cooking is resolutely home-style: tea-smoked chicken, dried seafood stir-fries, steamed threadfin with yellow wine. Nothing here announces itself, which seems to be the point.

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  5. Rank 205. Fireside

    Steakhouse

    The only charcoal and wood ovens in Hong Kong anchor the open kitchen here, which means the smell hits you before the menu does. Fireside is a serious steakhouse in Central, with dry-aged cuts ranging from Rubia Gallega to Hanwoo, but the fire applies equally to tuna, prawns, and sourdough with smoked butter. Ranked 18th on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, it earns that with method and restraint rather than theatre.


    Address
    5th floor, H Code (The Steps, 45 Pottinger St, Central, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri noon

    Thursday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  7. Rank 209. Academia

    Huaiyang

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  8. Rank 209. Akira Back

    Contemporary Korean

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    Address
    5F, The Henderson, 2 Murray Road, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11 PM, in 7 min

    Thursday Noon–2:30 PM, 2:30 PM–6 PM, 6 PM–8 PM, 8:30 PM–11 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  11. Address
    38-42 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–7 PM

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  12. Rank 209. Cafe Bau

    Contemporary Brasserie

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  13. Rank 209. Carbone

    American Italian

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  17. Rank 209. Citrino da Yoshinaga Jinbo

    Contemporary Italian

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    Address
    3F, The Mira, 118 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 10:30 AM

    Thursday 10:30 AM–Noon, 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10:30 PM

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  19. A specialty coffee shop in Sheung Wan where the roasting happens in-house and the staff will happily talk you through the bean origins before pulling your shot. The space is pared-back and calm, a minor miracle on a busy Hong Kong street, and the kind of room where people actually sit still for a while. Pour-overs and flat whites are the moves here.


    Address
    Ground Floor, Cafe, 89 Jervois St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11:30 PM, in 37 min

    Thursday 7:30 AM–11:30 PM

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    Coffee


  21. Rank 209. Farm House

    Cantonese

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  24. Rank 209. Hau Tak

    Cantonese

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  25. Rank 209. Heimat

    German

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  26. Rank 209. Hing Kee

    Boat People Cantonese

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  28. Rank 209. Hop Yik Tai

    Cantonese

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  30. Rank 209. Hyde Park Garden

    Cantonese Seafood

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  31. Rank 209. Involtini

    Italian

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  32. Rank 209. Ippoh

    Traditional Tempura

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    Address
    39 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11 PM, in 7 min

    Thursday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

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  35. Rank 209. Jin Jang

    Malaysian

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  36. Rank 209. Ki Tsui

    Cantonese

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  37. Rank 209. Kicho

    Yakitori Japanese

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  38. Rank 209. La Volta

    Italian

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  39. Rank 209. Le Colvert

    Parisian Bistro

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  41. Rank 209. Lucale

    Italian

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  44. Rank 209. Mâm Amis

    Vietnamese

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  47. Rank 209. Mosu

    Modern Korean


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  49. Rank 209. Owl's

    Dessert

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  50. Rank 209. project c

    Coffee


    Address
    29 Hysan Ave, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–6 PM

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  51. Rank 209. Sếp

    Modern Vietnamese

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  52. Rank 209. She Wong Hei

    Cantonese

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  54. Rank 209. Snack Baby (Central)

    Ice Cream Shop

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    Address
    4F, 10 Prat, 10 Prat Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Open now, until 12:30 AM

    Thursday Noon–3 PM, 5:30 PM–12:30 AM

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  58. Rank 209. Té Bo

    Contemporary French

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  60. Rank 209. Teppanyaki Mihara Goten

    Teppanyaki Japanese

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    Address
    25F, Prince's Building, 10 Charter Road, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Thursday 7:30 AM–10:30 AM, Noon–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM, 3 PM–Midnight

    Reserve
    SevenRooms
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  62. Rank 209. The Merchants

    Shanghainese

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  63. Rank 209. Toritama

    Japanese

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  64. Rank 209. Trattoria Felino

    Neapolitan Italian

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  66. Rank 209. Vesu Pizza Bar

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

    A calzone shaped like a dome and named after Vesuvius tells you everything about the mood here. Vesu is a pizza bar on the 30th floor of One Peking Road, and the Victoria Harbour light show runs behind every meal like a screen saver nobody asked for but everyone watches. The menu spans Neapolitan classics and local riffs, with duck-and-orange and char siu pork pies alongside the standards. It ranked on 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific.


  67. Rank 209. Yuan

    Vegetarian Chinese

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  70. Address
    G/F, 97 Jervois St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–6 PM

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  71. Address
    15 St Francis St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
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    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–7 PM

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  72. Address
    26號 Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
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    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–6 PM

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  73. Address
    Shop H, King Sing House, 1A Kennedy St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 9:30 AM

    Thursday 9:30 AM–6 PM

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  74. A minimalist specialty coffee shop tucked into a quiet lane off the Wan Chai bustle, where the pour-over gets the kind of careful attention usually reserved for things that cost a lot more. The room is spare by design, which means the laptops outnumber the menus and no one rushes you out. It's a calm little pocket in a neighborhood that doesn't do calm easily.




  75. Address
    8 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–8 PM

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  76. Rank 279. FINEPRINT

    Coffee


    Address
    Fineprint, 38 Peel St, Central, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 6 AM

    Thursday 6 AM–6 PM

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  77. Address
    Shop 3, 69 Peel St, Central, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 10 AM

    Thursday 10 AM–7 PM

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  78. Rank 279. SonneCAD

    Coffee


    Address
    Hong Kong, Tai Hang, Sun Chun St, 16號號地下 · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–6 PM

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  79. Rank 286. Bakehouse

    Bakery

    The egg tart here splits the difference between Hong Kong classic and Portuguese pastel de nata, which tells you a lot about how this bakery thinks. Grégoire Michaud spent years running pastry teams at the Four Seasons before going it alone, and Bakehouse has since grown into a small local chain. Croissants, hojicha doughnuts, and location-exclusive items fill the cases, making each outpost worth a separate visit.


    Address
    14 Tai Wong Street East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–9 PM

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  80. Address
    G/F, Wo On Building, 9 Wo On Ln, Central, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–2:45 PM, 6 PM–2 AM

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  81. Address
    G/F, Shop B1, 4-6 Morrison Hill Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8:30 AM

    Thursday 8:30 AM–5 PM

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  82. Rank 286. Kamcentre Roast Goose

    Cantonese Barbecue

    Roast goose in a bowling alley is a sentence you don't expect to type, yet here we are. This no-frills Cantonese barbecue spot sits inside a sports club, all bright lights and zero ceremony, and it's run by descendants of the family behind the old Yung Kee institution. The goose arrives lacquered amber with properly gamey meat, and the char siu has the kind of charred, fatty crust that makes everything else on the table feel like a distraction.




  83. A pocket milk tea shop in Wan Chai that has quietly outrun the old cha chaan tengs it grew up alongside. What looks like a to-go counter from the street opens into a small maze of tables inside. The team developed a silk-smooth Hong Kong milk tea, and you'll often spot one of its tea masters still working the counter. Pair it with an egg sandwich in the morning or a pineapple bun thick with butter in the afternoon.



  84. Address
    321 Des Voeux Rd W, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–6 PM

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  85. Rank 286. Ser Wong Fun

    Cantonese

    Snake soup in winter is practically a civic ritual in Hong Kong, and Ser Wong Fun is where residents have been warming up for as long as anyone can remember. The old-school Cantonese restaurant in Central draws a loyal crowd for its signature reptilian broth, but claypot rice with preserved sausage and pan-fried fish cakes with clam sauce keep the rest of the menu busy too. Bring a sweater, or just order another bowl.


  86. Rank 286. Shui Kee

    Food Truck

    Folding tables set up along a sloping Central alleyway announce what kind of operation this is before you've even ordered. Shui Kee is a dai pai dong, a street-food stall, where steaming bowls of soup noodles arrive loaded with beef brisket, meatballs, or fresh offal, all cooked in a clear beef broth that's been going all day. Fresh beef offal is a rarity in the city now, and the difference from the frozen version is not subtle. Bring your balance.



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