Where to eat and drink in Hong Kong this December: new restaurant openings and festive afternoon tea
The city’s ‘first digital restaurant’, American, Australian and sushi fare and an afternoon tea collaboration between Mandarin Oriental and Shanghai Tang are on the menu this month
We’re ending the year with a bang. With an array of new restaurants and a fabulous afternoon teas to try before the new year, we’re finding this a great month for eating out in Hong Kong.
New opening: Uncle Desi Food & Sons
The Black Sheep Restaurants family is expanding again, with the addition of Uncle Desi Food & Sons. The concept for this one is digital. Marketed as “the city’s first digital restaurant”, there isn’t a physical restaurant to speak of; it’s all about the delivery experience, from Kennedy Town to Tai Hang and The Peak.
The menu is inspired by dishes in your favourite Indian takeaway, so expect to see hearty items. Highlights include aloo samosa and chicken tikka masala. It’s a tribute to all the desi uncles and aunties who migrated to foreign countries and set up their own restaurants and shared a little bit of India with their new communities.
Opened: late November
Tel: 6085 2656
New opening: Henry
The latest restaurant to open at Rosewood Hong Kong is Henry, an American grill, smokehouse and butcher concept led by Nathan Green. The menu is designed to express the best of the best in terms of butchery, meat-curing and charcoal grilling techniques.