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The 10 best restaurant openings in Hong Kong in 2023 ranked – Indian and French fine dining, a food court, and more

  • While there were some high-profile closures like Écriture in 2023, hundreds of new restaurants opened in Hong Kong to keep diners on their toes
  • From fantastic noodle bars to bastions of fine dining, these are the newcomers we found most memorable

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From excellent Indian food that lets the chef’s personality shine through to the Shanghainese dishes at The Merchants (pictured), the Post picks its 10 best restaurant openings in Hong Kong in 2023. Photo: The Merchants
Charmaine Mok

Each month, the Post recommends the best new restaurants to visit in Hong Kong. There has rarely been a month where we have listed fewer than a dozen noteworthy venues, such is the speed at which restaurants open in the city.

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While there have been plenty of losses and closures of beloved restaurants too, from humble char siu and egg specialists and noodle dai pai dong to those that quiet-quit us (like Écriture and Ramato), we are hopeful that a 2024 free of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions will see Hong Kong’s dining scene on the up.

Below we rank our top 10 restaurant openings in Hong Kong in 2023, based on a somewhat subjective process takes into consideration not only the quality of the food and drink but how it enriches Hong Kong’s culinary map.

As always, taste is subjective.

10. Francis West

The original Francis in the Star Street precinct in Wan Chai is an old favourite, and it was a pleasant surprise to hear it would open a fresh venture in the heart of Soho.
Spanner crab with chraime at Francis West in Hong Kong. Photo: Francis West
Spanner crab with chraime at Francis West in Hong Kong. Photo: Francis West

The second branch is geared more towards the flavours of the Maghreb – a region of North Africa that takes in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Morocco – with stellar dishes including crab challah toast with chraime (spicy fish stew) flavourings and its house-made merguez (lamb sausage).

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