1. Pumpernickel (1A Lau Li St., Tin Hau, 2578-0854). “This small café has a homemade feel and great coffee. There’s an old piano there and customers are free to play it. They also have a lot of music books as well.”
2. Habitu The Pier (OT G63, Zone OT, Harbour City, Tsim...
Speakeasies. Guerilla gourmets. Si fang cai. Like an undercover double-agent, this lucrative underground business takes on many names. But no matter what you call it, private kitchens have certainly made their mark on the face of Hong Kong dining. Small, homey, and exclusive, these eateries don...
1. Pacific Coffee (G/F, Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, 2537-1688) “Situated among the memories of the city – the antique shops and old buildings on Hollywood Road. It’s the best place to think about your life.”
2. Kosmo Coffee (G/F, 18, D’Aguilar St., Central, 2868-2001...
It was supposed to be a tour de force of Italian food, but “Italian June” largely passed us by without teaching us much about one of the world’s greatest cuisines and one of Hong Kong’s favorite imports. Part of the reason? Ask any Italian about the greatest dish they’...
1. Lumiere (Shop 3101-3107, Podium Level 3, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central, 2393-3933). “This restaurant creates a comfortable ambience delightful for eating.
I love how they present Sichuan cuisine in a western manner.”
2. Yung Kee Restaurant (32-40 Wellington Street, Central,...
1. Dynasty Restaurant (4/F, New World Renaissance Hotel, 22 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2734-6600). “It serves authentic home-cooking Cantonese cuisine, so go for a splurge. The pork and the pork belly with shrimp paste are their signature items: delicious!”
2. Zenzuru (8/F, Harbour...
Argentina
Food is a funny old game where anything can happen. Take Argentinean food. It’s a result of a pretty diverse mixture of influences. Welsh, for example. In the 19th century, about 4,000 Welsh immigrants settled in Chubut in Argentina’s Patagonia region, bringing with them...
1. Kam Chiu Kitchen (G/F, Shing Wah Building, 25 Shing Fong Street, Kwai Chung, 2610-0488). “This restaurant makes simple food into exceptionally delicious delicacies, such as chicken congee and fish skin.”
2. Cococabana (2/F, Beach Building, Deep Water Bay, Beach Island Road, 2328-2138...
Adam Tihany, arguably the world’s foremost restaurant designer, pokes his head through the bars of the “deconstructed rice bowl” in the eclectic entrance to the Pudong Shangri-La’s new flagship restaurant, Jade on 36. Flashes pop as the bombastic designer mugs for “...
1949- late 1970s – Most restaurants in Shanghai close, and are replaced by state-run cafeterias and mess halls.
1980s – Ushered in by Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, private restaurants flourish. A golden age for street food, tiny Jia Chang Cai (homestyle restaurants) and huge...
