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5 must-have Mid-Autumn Festival food and drink experiences in Hong Kong, September 13-19

Check out our restaurant and bar picks for Mid-Autumn Festival feasts, from traditional Chinese meals to lobster and cocktails

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The St. Regis Hong Kong’s “Exquisite Moonlit Afternoon Tea”, which celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival 2024, is one of our restaurant and bar picks for the celebrations in September. Photo: The St. Regis Hong Kong

As we approach the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 17, some people might be looking to celebrate early with family this weekend.

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Whether it is a traditional Chinese meal or an alternative you are seeking, here are our picks of places to gather your loved ones for a feast.

1. The Chinese Restaurant

From now until November 15, head to The Chinese Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong for its new “Sustainable Specialties – Ocean Treasures” menu featuring seafood certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), or sourced from an aquaculture improvement project.

Marinated king crab meat with termite mushroom and Kenya bean, from The Chinese Restaurant’s “Sustainable Specialties – Ocean Treasures” menu. Photo: The Chinese Restaurant
Marinated king crab meat with termite mushroom and Kenya bean, from The Chinese Restaurant’s “Sustainable Specialties – Ocean Treasures” menu. Photo: The Chinese Restaurant

Chef de cuisine Wong Ho-kan has created six seafood dishes for the menu, including MSC-certified live Boston lobster with milk, egg white, pine nuts and ham.

Level 3, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui

2. The Farmhouse

This North Point restaurant is featuring a special collaboration with Grand Hyatt Hangzhou’s 28 Hubin Road restaurant to create the “Journey to Hangzhou” lunch and dinner buffets, which will be served from September 12 to November 30.

Steamed flower crabs with 20-year yellow rice wine, from The Farmhouse’s “Journey to Hangzhou” menu. Photo: The Farmhouse
Steamed flower crabs with 20-year yellow rice wine, from The Farmhouse’s “Journey to Hangzhou” menu. Photo: The Farmhouse

Highlights include Zhejiang-style pork belly, wok-fried shrimp with longjing tea leaves, and dinner-only exclusives such as hairy crab marinated in 10-year yellow rice wine, and steamed flower crabs in 20-year yellow rice wine.

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