The best new restaurants to try in Hong Kong this November

Stretch your legs after a full day of shopping in Causeway Bay at Bame Inn, a modern dim sum eatery. Upon entering this restaurant, you’ll be surrounded by traditional Chinese elements in their decor, such as lantern-like light fixtures and ancient Chinese relics displayed around the venue. Aside from the usual suspects that you’ll find at dim sum restaurants like siu mai and shrimp dumplings, Bame Inn’s menu also offers a selection of dishes that spotlight indulgent and umami-packed crab roe, such as baked cakes, dipping noodles, and soup dumplings. Wash everything down with Bame Inn’s unique drinks, like classic coffee beverages and non-alcoholic tea beer served in mini clay pots, or stewed pear tea for something light and refreshing.

Hong Kong welcomes another popular Japanese hamburger steak-centric eatery with NikuNiku Oh!! Kome. This venue churns out countless hefty hamburger steaks made with a blend of Japanese black Wagyu and American beef, and they’re all expertly grilled on large teppan pans in front of diners. Customers can choose to enjoy NikuNiku’s steaks as they are to savour the rich beefy flavours or have them covered in melted and freshly grated cheddar cheese for an extra-indulgent experience. Regardless of which option you choose, each hamburger steak set will come with side dishes like soup, veggies, white rice, and a raw egg yolk in teriyaki sauce to dunk your steaks in. Feeling adventurous? Pair your steaks with NikuNiku’s selection of sauces like barbecue, onion, shacha, or aurora – a blend of ketchup and mayonnaise.

Celebrated Cantonese restaurant Ship Kee has moved across Wan Chai’s neighbourhood and relocated to Hopewell Centre with a spacious new venue that is double the size of its previous home. Since its launch in November 2021, the Bib Gourmand recipient has churned out time-honoured Cantonese recipes that span from wok-fried dishes and charcoal-grilled delights, to skillfully made dim sum. Expect to enjoy sumptuous plates like fish maw and fish head stew, chicken oil and pigeon clay pot rice, double-boiled pork tripe stuffed with whole chicken, as well as Ship Kee’s signature honey-glazed barbecue pork. Be sure to leave room for nostalgic Chinese desserts like sweet almond soup with egg white, black sesame rolls, steamed buns filled with lotus seed paste, or double-boiled bird’s nest in almond milk.

Planning to watch the races during Happy Wednesday? Grab a bite to eat with your gang at Happy Valley Racecourse’s latest dining venue, Vantage. This swanky eatery provides diners with a sweeping view of the racecourse from their terrace and also has several flat-screen TVs throughout their stylish dining space that play live streams of the races. Begin with appetisers like jet-fresh oysters, caviar with blinis and creme fraiche, or yellow chicken popcorn with roasted garlic aioli. Then, move on to entrees such as Thai spicy fish fillets, roasted bone marrow, or Australian Wagyu beef tomahawk steak. Don’t forget to try Vantage’s signatures inspired by some of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s best-performing horses.

Hong Kong’s renowned waterfront dining destination, Watermark, has reopened at Pier 7 along the Central Harbourfront. The revamped eatery sports a sophisticated look with blue accents throughout the venue for a pop of colour, as well as an impeccable 270-degree view of Victoria Harbour from its floor-to-ceiling windows. Diners can dig into a bountiful selection of jet-fresh seafood dishes, such as chilled seafood platters, grilled Boston lobster marinated in saikyo miso, risotto with semi-dried squid, and plenty more. If you’re not big on seafood, Watermark’s menu also provides options like tender beef cheek served with mashed potatoes, dry-aged beef ribeye, or a melt-in-your-mouth M7 Wagyu flat iron steak with maitake mushrooms and rich jus. Should you still have room for more, try the restaurant’s Asian-inspired mango coconut pavlova or poached pear with toffee pudding and vanilla ice cream.

Japanese fashion icon and streetwear brand Kenzo’s artistic director, Tomoaki Nagao (affectionately known as Nigo), has opened the first overseas location of his Curry Up restaurant in Hong Kong. This restaurant serves a unique blend of Japanese and Indian-style curries, all made with fresh ingredients and original spice blends. Curry Up’s menu provides five curry options at varying spice levels – vegetable, butter chicken, gyusuji (beef tendon), chicken keema, and spicy beef. Find more information about the restaurant by reading our blog here.

Beloved Spanish restaurant 22 Ships has relocated across Hong Kong Island and opened in an all-new location at PMQ in Central. Seating up to 60 guests in a rustic yet elegant setting, their new dining venue provides ample space for customers to enjoy their crowd-pleasing Spanish fare. Chef Antonio Oviedo has added 12 new creations to 22 Ships’ menu, ranging from light bites like oysters dressed in traditional vinaigrette or Spanish mackerel with red pepper sofrito, to showstoppers like carabineros XXL – a Spanish prawn-topped paella that’s perfect for sharing. Along with the revamped food offerings, 22 Ships has expanded its beverage program to showcase a diverse range of Spanish wines, as well as libations like sangria, beers, and vermouth-based cocktails.  

Onda is the latest culinary addition to Sheung Wan’s bustling neighbourhood. Here, visitors will be treated to contemporary Mediterranean seafood dishes created by chef Sergio Landi. Begin with crudo such as pickled mussels with vinaigrette and aged organic salmon with raspberries, before moving onto entrees like linguine with abalone, homemade potato gnocchi cacio e pepe, and paccheri with braised Wagyu beef cheek ragout. Wash everything down with Onda’s selection of cocktails like tiramisu martini, smoked negroni, and smoked amaretto sour; or check out the restaurant’s bar, Palomba, for classic cocktail options as well as an extensive range of Italian wines.

Visit Sun Moon Place on Ship Street to enjoy a sweeping variety of nostalgic and comforting Chinese dishes. Taking over the former location of Cantonese restaurant Ship Kee, this new eatery prides itself on Peking cuisine, whipping up signature creations like hot and sour soup, preserved smoked chicken, as well as Peking duck roasted to achieve paper-thin skin while remaining juicy on the inside. Additionally, diners can look towards northern Chinese creations such as sliced pig knuckles, fried egg rolls with meat and vegetables, and sizzling mutton with spring onions. Wrap up with Sun Moon Palace’s desserts like caramelised apples covered in spun sugar, or opt for soufflé balls with mashed red beans and banana, generously dusted in caster sugar.