The best new restaurants in Hong Kong 2025

Award-winning barista Gary Au has opened a new location of his cafe chain Urban Coffee Roaster on Hollywood Road. It won’t be hard to spot this cafe in Central, as it’s got a pastel yellow and dark wood façade as well as vintage-inspired hand-painted decals on its windows. On their menu, you’ll find a wide variety of coffees to choose from, which can be made with lactose-free milk or oat milk for free. Additionally, all their hot coffees are served in 2-WayCups – a special cup designed with two differently shaped edges to create unique flavours depending on which side you drink from. What’s more, the cafe also offers some signature coffee-based cocktails and mocktails, such as pandan cake Irish coffee or the indulgent soufflé mokka martini. As for food, Urban Coffee Roaster offers everything from light bites like grilled coffee spice rubbed flat iron steak, to more filling options such as creamy mentaiko sauce spaghetti.

Casual Italian trattoria Ciak has relocated across Hong Kong Island and found a new home at Ocean Park Marriott Hotel in Wong Chuk Hang. Under the strict supervision of esteemed chef Umberto Bombana, this Italian restaurant churns out all sorts of handmade pasta and pizzas. Expect to enjoy classic pies like five-cheese or prosciutto with cheese – or maximise your enjoyment and opt for two flavours on one pizza. As for pasta, Ciak whips up comforting options like Sicilian red prawn and Datterino tomato fettuccine, as well as pecorino cheese mezze maniche with sausage and mushroom.

Chef Franckelie Laloum and hospitality figure Michael Larkin have teamed up to launch Lala, an exciting French eatery in the heart of Central. Unlike traditional French restaurants which serve dishes made with indulgent ingredients like cream or butter, Lala offers lighter options which are just as flavourful, such as parsley garlic frogs’ legs, duck and poultry paté en croute, and charcoal-grilled turbot with hollandaise sauce, among others. Additionally, this casual bistro also whips up delectable pastries and classic cocktails – all of which will elevate your meal.

Step inside Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong to find Teppanyaki Tempura Shun, a Japanese fine-dining concept which offers traditional Edomae-style tempura and exquisite teppanyaki fare. Helmed by teppanyaki chef Nobuyasu Kamiko and tempura chef Masashi Hongo, this Japanese restaurant uses seasonal ingredients to offer elaborate omakase courses that showcase both distinctive styles of Japanese cuisine. Customers can choose between teppanyaki- or tempura-focused lunch tasting menus ($1,380), whereas during the evening, it is the lavish dinner menu ($2,680) that offers a feast with appetisers, soups, sashimi, as well as teppanyaki and tempura. 

Signatures at Shun include chef Kamiko’s expertly grilled Kumamoto Wagyu Chateaubriand, served with crispy garlic flakes. For seasonal ingredients, the Ise ebi (Japanese spiny lobster) paired with grilled matsutake mushrooms and a homemade sauce Américaines is not to be missed. As for chef Hongo’s tempura creations, customers can look forward to sea urchins, Japanese tiger prawns, and amadai (tilefish) – all of which are fried in a blend of sesame and cottonseed oil that imparts a light aroma without being greasy. 

Chiu Bistro is an all-new casual concept opened by time-honoured restaurant, Chiu Tang. This new opening specialises in authentic Chiu Chow-style fare at affordable prices, such as lunch sets that offer noodles paired with meatballs, seafood, or various cuts of beef; or home-style dishes such as wok-fried sliced chicken with crispy kale. For more filling options, the restaurant offers Chiu Chow-style hot pot sets, which come in three broth options: beef offal in clear soup, pig stomach with preserved vegetables in pepper soup, and coriander with century eggs.

Omaroo Grill is the latest addition to local dining collective Wooloomooloo Group’s collection of steak-centric restaurants. Meaning ‘a beautiful view’ in Aboriginal language, Omaroo offers a gorgeous view of Victoria Harbour from its floor-to-ceiling windows. Here, diners can expect to sink their teeth into showstopping Australian-style steaks (fired on the barbie) like Wagyu tomahawk, short bone-in ribeye, or irresistible beef Wellington. But aside from steaks, this Aussie restaurant also offers other entrée options such as pan-seared king salmon, chilli lobster, and even potato pithivier pie for vegetarian diners.

Head to Central to find Babette, an intimate French dining venue nestled along Des Voeux Road. As the brainchild of Remi Brunet and Clement Jacquel (the folks behind casual sandwich joint Croque), this restaurant is helmed by chef Cédric Tsia, who’s curated a range of inventive takes on French classics. Start with light bites like deep-fried soft-boiled eggs with corn sauce or beef tartare, before diving into sharing plates like poached yellow chicken with koshihikari rice, or grilled ribeye steak with bearnaise sauce. But if you can’t hack those, Babette’s menu also has main course options like gnocchi pasta with chicken jus and comté or grilled pumpkin with miso cream. If you’re in the mood for a drink, be sure to flick through the restaurant’s extensive wine collection as well.