China’s largest online shopping platform, Meituan, has released its annual Black Pearl Restaurant Guide for 2025 – and Hong Kong nabbed a whopping 37 spots on the list! This year, the guide is comprised of 370 restaurants from 34 cities around the world, and destinations such as Changzhou, Quanzhou, Wenzhou, and Sanya made their first appearance on the list.
For those who aren’t aware, restaurants named in the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide are categorised into three diamond tiers – similar to Michelin star ratings. For the 2025 ranking, our city gained six more venues compared to last year’s total of 31 venues. Most notably, refined Cantonese restaurant The Chairman gained an additional diamond, making it one of two restaurants in the city to earn the prestigious ranking of three diamonds.
Find the complete list of Black Pearl Restaurant Guide-recognised restaurants below:
Three diamonds (Two venues)
The Chairman
Howard’s Gourmet
Two diamonds (11 venues)
8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana
Amber
Caprice
L’Atelier del Joël Robuchon
Ta Vie
VEA Restaurant
Seventh Son Restaurant
Lai Ching Heen
Lung King Heen
T’ang Court
Sushi Shikon
One diamond (24 venues)
Andō
Arbor
Chaat
Estro (new entry)
Hansik Goo
L’Envol (new entry)
Sep (new entry)
Tate Dining Room
The Chinese Library
Bo Innovation
Hong Zhou Restaurant
Spring Moon
Ming Court
Rùn (new entry)
Mott 32
Chinesology (new entry)
Tin Lung Heen
The Legacy House (new entry)
Celestial Court Chinese Restaurant
Xin Rong Ji
Stellar House (new entry)
Wing
Yong Fu
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