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T’ang Court
The
Langham Hotel completed its US$35 million upgrade in 2003, and the food
at T’ang Court continues to astonish. Peerless creativity and an
insistence on wok chi (wok cooking at the highest achievable temperature) are the keys to T’ang Court’s greatness.-
1/F, Langham Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Kowloon
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2375 1133ext. 2250
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The Verandah
From
its epic Sunday brunches, through to the speechless aplomb of its
candlelit dinners, this sleek patrician of the South-side has a stately
lead over the competition. The details are sheer class (when did you
last have Caesar salad made, as it should be, at your tableside?) and
the ambience utterly surfeited with the “wow” factor .
The Verandah
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Gaddi’s
Royalty,
Hollywood stars and heads of state have dined here by the worshipful
score, for in terms of French cuisine east of Suez, Gaddi’s is
unquestionably the holy grail. Expect the big-budget works: from the
aristocratic menu to stratospheric service levels. If you like it haute, you’ve found your heaven . -
Nicholini’s
You
might not foresee yourself travelling to Hong Kong in order to eat
Italian, but you might for Nicholini’s. Awarded the Insegna del Romano
for being the best Italian restaurant outside of Italy, Nicholini’s sits
comfortably at the apex of Northern Italian cooking, each dish an essay
in freshness and charm.-
8/F, Conrad International, Pacific Place, Admiralty
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2521 3838
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Spoon
A special dining experience, this restaurant offers superb, modern versions of French classics, from foie gras to feuillet aux framboises,
in a stunning setting with great harbour views. The vast wine list is
full of surprises; simply put yourself in the hands of the experienced
sommelier .
Entrance to Spoon
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M at the Fringe
The
totality of M’s undeniable quirks – the mismatching cutlery, eccentric
menu, the arty location (above the galleries of the Fringe Club) – come
together in a riotously groovy whole. The food is Mediterranean and
Middle Eastern influenced, although simply stating this does no justice
to its free form improvisation of flavours. Superior stuff .
Fringe Club
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One Harbour Road
Cantonese
cuisine is the most artful of Chinese provincial varieties, and One
Harbour Road is among the most artful of Cantonese restaurants. Be
prepared then for a dining experience of unusual refinement, set off by
the Grand Hyatt’s art deco fantasies. The restaurant endlessly wins
deserved praise.
One Harbour Road
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The Mandarin Grill
So
moneyed, clubbish and upholstered, you could be sitting in St James’s
in London. Except for the food: no London grill room could ever
approximate the exemplary filets and sirloins turned out here. We are
talking consummate mastery of skillet and skewer. No wonder the suits
linger for hours over brandy and cigars .
The Mandarin Grill
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Kung Tak Lam
Vegetarians
unable to face another helping of the slop and swill that passes for
much animal-free cuisine will praise the creator for Kung Tak Lam. This
light and airy Shanghainese does things with mere vegetables that could
not be done, could not even be imagined, by most vegetarian restaurants
elsewhere.
