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The Chairman

18 Kau U Fong, Central. Tel: 2555 2202. Signature dishes: steamed flower crab with aged Shaoxing wine and fragrant oil, crispy small yellow croaker, pan-fried minced pork cake with salted fish. $$$$

Cheena

2/F Rosedale on the Park, 8 Shelter Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2127 8818. Signature dishes: stir-fried crab with salted egg yolk, minced roast goose with mixed vegetables and pine nuts wrapped in lettuce leaves, braised rice vermicelli with roast duck and preserved vegetables. $$

Chuan Shang Long (Sichuan and Shanghai)

3/F, Zhongda Building, 38-40 Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2377 4567. Signature dishes: fish fillet in spicy oil, crab with glutinous oil, chicken pot with 10 herbs and spices. $$$

Di King Heen

3/F Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok. Tel: 2622 6162. Signature dishes: steamed cucumber rings filled with diced chicken and fungus, baked eggplant stuffed with scallop, bacon and onion topped with black pepper coconut sauce, Royal Plaza roast goose. $$-$$$

Din Tai Fung (Taiwanese)

Shop 130 & Restaurant C, 3/F Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2730 6928. (Branch in Causeway Bay, tel: 3160 8998.) Signature dishes: xiao long bao, hot-and-sour soup, preserved duck's tongue with Shaoxing wine, braised beef brisket with noodle soup (above), egg fried rice served with deep-fried pork chop. $$

Fan Tang (Cantonese and Sichuan)

G/F & 1/F Bright Star Mansion, 93-95 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Tel: 2890 3339. Signature dishes: sauteed minced Chinese spinach with dried shrimp, pan-fried green pepper with minced fish paste, pork ribs in pepper soup, deep-fried chicken, stir-fried lettuce with Tai O shrimp paste in clay pot, sliced beef in Sichuan chilli soup. $$$$$

Festive China

Shop 29, LG1, Festival Walk, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Tel: 2180 8908. Signature dishes: fried chicken with dried chillies, steamed mandarin fish with shredded pork, deep-fried mutton leg in spicy salt. $$-$$$

Fu Sing Seafood Restaurant

1/F, 68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2504 4228. (Branch in Wan Chai, tel: 2893 0881.) Signature dishes: char siu, pan-fried prawns with salted egg yolk, bean curd with pig's tripe in clay pot, 'so good' fried crystal noodles, spinach in superior soup. $$$

The Golden Bauhinia

G/F Expo Galleria, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. Tel: 2582 7728. Signature dishes: deep-fried crab meat and bacon, deep-fried chicken marinated with garlic sauce, sauteed lobster with partridge mash and crispy lobster balls. $$-$$$

Hakka Ye Ye

2/F Parekh House, 63 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2537 7060. (Branch in Causeway Bay, tel: 2577 8018.) Signature dishes: stir-fried pig's stomach with pickled mustard greens, Hakka fried milk balls, stir-fried prawns with braised cucumbers. $$

He Jiang (Sichuan and Huaiyang)

1/F Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong, 387-397 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. Tel: 3167 7833. Signature dishes: sliced pork with chilli and garlic sauce, crispy river shrimp, braised bamboo shoots, crab with salted egg yolk, ma po doufu. $$$

Heaven on Earth

6 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2367 8428. Signature dishes: stir-fried prawns with crab roe and asparagus, marinated sweet and sour spare ribs, wonton with garlic and chilli soy. $$-$$$

Hee Kee

379 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2893 7565. Signature dishes: crab with chilli and garlic, deep-fried squid. $$

Hutong

28/F One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3428 8342. Signature dishes: crispy lamb loin, baby bamboo clams marinated in rice wine, garlic, chilli and soy, baby geoduck in rose wine and soy sauce, fried prawns with salted egg yolk and crab roe sauce. $$$$-$$$$$

Jasmine (contemporary Chinese)

Shop G25, Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong. Tel: 2333 0222. Signature dishes: flaming veal shank with chestnuts and dates, wok-fried eggplant, shrimp on pink soba noodles, squid in salted egg yolk, jasmine creme brulee. $$-$$$

Jiang Shan Xiao

Shop 2B, 1/F Retail Podium, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2810 6921. Signature dishes: double-boiled pig's lung soup with almonds, deep-fried prawn coated with salted egg yolk, chilled Sichuan-style spicy chicken. $$-$$$

Joyous One

20/F The One, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2697 3001. Signature dishes: Chiu Chow loh sui meats, vegetable casserole, egg white skin dumplings with diced scallops and jade vegetable. $$

Kin's Kitchen

9 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau. Tel: 2571 0913. Signature dishes: chicken smoked with rose, duck stuffed with glutinous rice, beans stuffed with minced fish, fried prawns with walnuts (above). $$-$$$

King's Dumpling

Shop 304-305 Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2890 6366. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2489 8066.) Signature dishes: crystal eggs, xiao long bao, shredded water bamboo. $-$$

Loong Yuen

B1, Holiday Inn Golden Mile, 50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 1006. Signature dishes: scrambled egg white with fresh crab claws, steamed bean curd stuffed with whole conpoy, fried rice with shrimps and shrimp paste, Peking duck, sauteed fresh prawns with soy sauce. $$$

Lychee Garden Chinese Restaurant

1/F Metropark Hotel, 22 Lai Chi Kok Road, Mong Kok. Tel: 2397 9609. Signature dishes: dim sum, steamed egg custard with assorted seafood in pumpkin. $$

Nanhai No 1

30/F iSquare, 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2487 3688. Signature dishes: duck's tongue with XO sauce, king prawns with bang sauce, pan-fried chicken with fungus and Chinese herbs. $$$

OVOlogue

66 Johnston Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2527 6088. Signature dishes: braised coral trout in Sichuan sauce, fried eggplant with scallops and preserved potherb mustard. $$$$$

Regal Court (Cantonese and Sichan)

2/F Regal Kowloon Hotel, 71 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2313 8681. Signature dishes: smoked crispy chicken with Chinese tea leaves, sauteed prawns with roasted pork wrapped with chicken liver in honey sauce, deep-fried crispy duck stuffed with glutinous rice and preserved meat. $$

Seventh Heaven Beijing & Shanghai Restaurant

2/F, 15 Knutsford Terrace, Kimberley Plaza, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2316 2288. Signature dishes: Sichuan-style shredded chicken and fun pei with peanut sauce and chilli oil, Shanghainese pan-fried dumplings, red prawns with red chilli, Beijing-style coiled bread (above). $$$

Shang Palace

Lower Level I, Kowloon Shangri-La, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East. Tel: 2733 8754. Signature dishes: lobster, garoupa and scallop dumplings in supreme soup, stewed fresh coral trout with garlic and pork, sauteed sliced lamb and spring onion in preserved bean curd sauce, sauteed scallops and fresh milk with crab roe. $$$$

Sha Tin 18

4/F Hyatt Regency Sha Tin, 18 Chak Cheung Street, Sha Tin. Tel: 3723 7931. Signature dishes: Peking duck, roast pork belly, mustard greens with bean curd and shallots, crisp river sprats with shrimp, chives and peanuts, candied longan peanut brownie with sesame ice cream. $$$-$$$$

Shu Zhai

80 Stanley Main Street, Stanley. Tel: 2813 0123. Signature dishes: eggplant with shallots, garlic and bean sprouts, stir-fried clams with black beans. $$$

Shui Hu Ju

68 Peel Street, Central. Tel: 2869 6927. Signature dishes: crispy lamb shank, vegetarian roll with fresh tofu skin, deep-fried chicken with Sichuan chilli. $$$

Summer Palace

Level 5, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Admiralty. Tel: 2820 8552. Signature dishes: deep-fried dumplings, scrambled egg white with scallops and crab, deep-fried prawns stuffed with shrimp mousse in spicy salt. $$$$-$$$$$

Taiwan Yiping Huadiao Chicken (seafood and hotpot)

2/F Top View Mansion, 10 Canal Road West, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2302 1999. Signature dishes: razor clams in black bean sauce, huadiao chicken stew, preserved egg and coriander soup hotpot. $$$

Tien Heung Lau

18C Austin Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2366 2414. Signature dishes: smoked yellow fish, fried frog's legs, chicken wrapped in lotus leaf, hairy crab roe with noodles. $$$$$

Tim Ho Wan (all-day dim sum)

G/F Phase 2, Tsui Yuen Mansion, 2-20 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 2332 2896. (Branch in Sham Shui Po, tel: 2788 1226; Central, tel: 2332 3078). Signature dishes: baked buns with barbecue pork, Chiu Chow-style steamed dumplings, fresh shrimp dumplings, rice flour rolls with pig's liver, chicken feet with black beans. $

Tsui Hang Village

2/F New World Tower, 16-18 Queen's Road Central, tel: 2524 2012. (Branch in Sai Kung, tel: 2719 4768.) Signature dishes: steamed spotted garoupa with hasma, sauteed lobster with egg white and milk, braised vegetables with Chinese ham and bamboo pith, fried rice with dried conpoy. $$$

Under Bridge Spicy Crab

401 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2834 6818. (Branches in Wan Chai, tel: 2834 6268, 2893 1289, 2834 6818.) Signature dishes: Under Bridge spicy crab (below), typhoon shelter crab, steamed bamboo clams with garlic, milk fish soup with mung bean vermicelli. $$$

Victoria City

2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2827 9938. (Branch in Central, tel: 2877 2211.) Signature dishes: xiao long bao with hairy crab roe, rice noodle sheets with XO sauce, snails with chilli and Chinese rice wine. $$$

Xi Yan Sweets

8 Wing Fung Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 2833 6299. (Branches in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2628 3909 [Xi Yan Flavour]; Taikoo Shing, tel: 2380 0919 [Xi Yan East].) Signature dishes: Japanese greenhouse tomatoes with sesame sauce, Sichuan spicy chicken with mung bean noodles, preserved eggs and peanuts, fried soft shell crabs with plum sauce, glutinous custard rice dumplings, ginkgo ice cream (above). $$

Zen

LG1, Shop 003, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2845 4555. Signature dishes: crispy-skin roast pork, steamed shrimp dumplings. $$-$$$

International

798 Unit and Co

1/F, 9 Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2366 0234. (Branch in Causeway Bay, tel: 2506 0611.) Signature dishes: white wine platter, organic pork with apple and potato dauphinoise, rack of lamb, banoffee pie. $$$-$$$$

Cafe Allegro

B1 Regal Kowloon Hotel, 71 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2313 8718. Signature dishes: Hainan chicken rice, seafood laksa, Japanese roast eel with rice. $$

Cafe Causette

Mezzanine, Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road, Central. Tel: 2825 4005. Signature dishes: Vietnamese beef noodles, pork belly buns, osso buco. $$$

Cafe Kool

M/F Kowloon Shangri-La, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East. Tel: 2733 8753. Signature dishes: smoked salmon with lemon myrtle, salad leaves and coriander grissini, potato patties with asafetida-tempered green peas spiced with ginger and peppercorn, spaghetti with caviar and vodka cream sauce, fresh clams. $$$-$$$$

Cafe Landmark

Shop 107-108, The Landmark, Central. Tel: 2526 4200. Signature dishes: linguine with lobster, baked crab with cheese, matcha cheese souffle cake. $$$$

Cafe Marco

1/F The Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, 3 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2113 3912. Signature dishes: mesclun salad with fried button mushrooms, avocado and camembert, cream of wild mushroom soup, wiener schnitzel with French fries and salad, Hainan chicken rice, Singaporean laksa. $$$

Cafe O

2 Arbuthnot Road, Central. Tel: 2868 0450. (Branches in Mid-Levels, tel: 2111 3131 and 2116 8883; Sheung Wan, tel: 2851 0890; Wan Chai, tel: 3543 0224.) Signature dishes: pizza by the metre, penne with eggplant and sun-dried tomatoes. $-$$

Cafe on the Park

2/F Hotel Wing, The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2738 2322. Signature dishes: Hainan chicken rice, spicy prawn mee soup, char kway teow, Singaporean fried noodles. $$

Cafe One

Level One, The Park Lane, 310 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2839 3311. Signature dishes: Hainan chicken rice, sweet and sour crispy noodles with shredded chicken and shrimp, grilled Tasmanian lamb chop, sizzling chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. $$$

Cafe Too

Level 7, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Admiralty. Tel: 2820 8571. Signature dishes: curry laksa with shrimp, double Tasmanian lamb chop, tandoori chicken, Hainan chicken rice. $$$$

Clipper Lounge

M/F Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road, Central. Tel: 2825 4007. Signature dishes: Oriental salad, lobster bisque, pan-fried codfish, club sandwich, afternoon tea. $$$$

Congress Restaurant

6/F Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2582 7250. Signature dishes: teppanyaki Pacific tiger prawn, roast black cod with yuzu soy sauce, plum wine pear sabayon. $$$

Cucina

6/F Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2113 0808. Signature dishes: golden fried soft shell crabs, diced beef tenderloin with asparagus and wasabi, grilled veal cutlet with prosciutto, sun-dried tomatoes, sage and marsala, konnyaku noodles with kimchee, fresh oysters, pork and poached egg. $$$$$

Feast (Food by East)

1/F East Hotel, 29 Taikoo Shing Road, Island East. Tel: 3968 3777. Signature dishes: sugarcane and tea- smoked ribs with Shaoxing wine, rack of lamb with ratatouille and rosemary jus. $$$$

The Grill at Plateau

11/F Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2584 7722. Signature dishes: grilled filet mignon, lamb chops, coconut salad with shrimp, peppers, cilantro and chilli, creamed cauliflower, roast shiitake mushrooms, key lime pie, pancakes with whipped brandy butter. $$$$-$$$$$

H One

Shop 4008, Level 4, IFC Mall, Central. Tel: 2805 0638. Signature dishes: sauteed red Mediterranean prawns with Italian snails in fresh herb sauce, pancetta-wrapped sea scallop with truffled souffl?and tomato foam, John Dory with clams, white wine and fennel. $$$$$

Hebe One O One

112 Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung. Tel: 2335 5515. Signature dishes: bacon-wrapped chicken with fennel cream sauce, seared rainbow trout with herb mash and beurre noisette, chocolate cappuccino cup, hot apple and blueberry crumble. $$$

Jaspas

28 Staunton Street, SoHo. Tel: 2869 0733. (Branches in Happy Valley, tel: 2575 7730; Sai Kung, tel: 2792 6388.) Signature dishes: Angus burger, chicken fajitas, US baby back ribs, linguine seafood marinara, Aussie pavlova. $$

Jimmy's Kitchen

G/F South China Building, 1-3 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2526 5293. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2376 0327.) Signature dishes: Caesar salad, beef fillet Wellington, prawn madras, baked Alaska (below). $$$

Kitchen

W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon. Tel: 3717 2299. Signature dishes: crisp lobster tacos with green papaya and fresh mint, barbecued chicken burger with Chiang Mai spices. $$$$$

The Lobby

The Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 3069. Signature dishes: char-grilled beef and mozzarella sandwich, Reuben sandwich, chicken broth with wonton and Chinese mushrooms, banana split with walnut brownie and brownie ice cream. $$

The Lounge

Lobby, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central. Tel: 3196 8820. Signature dishes: foie gras confit with endive salad and toasted brioche, Alaskan king crab salad with mango and avocado, grilled wagyu beef sirloin, vanilla cream mille-feuille with apple coulis and toasted almond ice cream. $$$$$

Lucy's

64 Stanley Main Street, Stanley. Tel: 2813 9055. Signature dishes: gruyere and leek souffle with apple, celery and walnut salad, blackened tuna with mango and papaya salsa and coconut-lime sauce, pecan pudding with toffee cream sauce. $$$

Marriott Cafe

Level 5, JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2841 3906. Signature dishes: JW Marriott burger, Hainan chicken rice. $$-$$$

Peak Cafe Bar

9-13 Shelley Street, SoHo. Tel: 2140 6877. Signature dishes: smoked salmon on naan bread with sour cream and pesto, roast duck in red Thai curry, mezze plate, chilli salt and pepper squid. $$$

The Peak Lookout

121 Peak Road, The Peak. Tel: 2849 1000. Signature dishes: Peak Lookout combo platter, tandoori king prawns, grilled beef tournedos rossini with foie gras, truffle and madeira sauce. $$$$

Portal - Work & Play

Level 5, Langham Place Hotel, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 3552 3232. Signature dishes: Mediterranean bento, seafood platter, Asian tapas platter. $$-$$$

Prompt

4/F Le Meridien Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road. Tel: 2980 7417. Signature dishes: cod Mirabella stuffed with garlic butter, escalope of French turkey breast pan-fried with chestnuts and onion confit, veal piccata with tiny capers, caper berries and lemon, buffet (below), US pork chop with caramelised green apples and cider. $$$

Sevva

25/F Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central. Tel: 2537 1388. Signature dishes: Shanghai wonton, clay pot rice with rice cracklings, chicken, abalone, freshwater shrimp and baby peas in broth, free-range roasted chicken, grilled wild salmon with frisee, fennel shavings, cress and matchstick potatoes, wagyu beef cheek and ox tongue pot pie. $$$$$

Spoon by Alain Ducasse

Lobby Level, Intercontinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2313 2256. Signature dishes: duck foie gras with chutney of pears and ginger, and herbs salad, salmon on the spit with salsa verde and vegetable sticks, steamed turbot. $$$$$

TBLS Kitchen Studio

7/F, 31 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 2544 3433. Signature dishes: soup and sandwich, ice cream sandwich (menu changes monthly). $$$$$

Teddy's Cafe

YWCA Lodge, 66 Begonia Road, Yau Yat Chuen. Tel: 2381 6638. Signature dishes: baked oyster with cheese, lasagna, roast lamb rack, rib-eye steak. $$-$$$

Tiffin

M/F Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2584 7722. Signature dishes: weekday lunch buffet, evening dessert buffet, Sunday brunch. $$$-$$$$

Top Deck at The Jumbo

Jumbo Kingdom, Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen. Tel: 2552 3331. Signature dishes: Boston lobster bisque, Thai curry crab, dessert platter (below). $$$$

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