Luxe Dining Edit: Celebrate the flavours of autumn in Hong Kong with special promotions at these 6 restaurants, from Japanese at Sushi Taka and Tempura Uchitsu to French at Vivant
- As the summer heat begins to cool, Hong Kong’s restaurants are gearing up to entice diners to wine and dine their way through autumn with dishes that’ll sate every craving
- These restaurants are inviting diners to indulge their taste buds in the season’s best produce with enticing dining offers, from Golden Valley and the W Hong Kong’s Kitchen to Yakiniku Jumbo
As the weather turns cooler with the approach of autumn, thoughts of fine dining bring a warm glow. If you’re looking for that little extra something next time you book a table, then the Celebrating Flavours with Standard Chartered: Bliss with Every Bite in Fall promotion could be just the thing.
Running until November 30, the campaign spotlights a variety of cuisine, from regional Chinese to Japanese and French, meaning there might be no better time to savour the freshest ingredients prepared by top chefs in Hong Kong.
Golden Valley
In Wan Chai, The Emperor Hotel’s Cantonese restaurant, Golden Valley, will sizzle taste buds with its succulent menu, Exquisite Sichuan and Cantonese Culinary Delights. Delectable dishes include braised bird’s nest soup with Jinhua ham and minced chicken, braised South African 32-head dried abalone with sea cucumber, deep-fried stuffed queen crab claw with shrimp paste, and fried rice with prawns wrapped in lotus leaf. The meal ends with traditional desserts like deep-fried sesame balls and steamed red date pudding. Although the menu is priced at HK$1,380 per person, Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard holders can take advantage of a buy one, get one free offer when they make reservations at least two days in advance and indicate the promotion at the time of booking.
1/F, The Emperor Hotel, 373 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, tel: 2961 3330
Kitchen
Take a culinary trip around the globe at Kitchen’s Flavours of the World buffet at the W Hong Kong. Along with international fare, the buffet promises to heighten your sense of taste with sour, spicy, bitter and sweet dishes. For spice lovers there’s the green Sichuan pepper pot featuring chicken, fried shrimp, mussels and whelk meat, while sour dishes include pickled pepper sour soup with yellow croaker. For a touch of bitterness, try Xinjiang delicacies like cumin lamb rack and cumin lamb leg, then finish the buffet with sweet treats like mixed fruit millefeuille, matcha red bean Basque burnt cheesecake, strawberry cream roulade, and durian crème brûlée. In addition, gourmands can enjoy two exclusive dishes – fish maw and duck palm with supreme sauce, and pan-fried foie gras with home-made fig jam. Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard holders can benefit from a buy one, get one free promotion by making reservations at least a day in advance and mentioning the offer at the time of booking.
6/F, W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon, tel: 3717 2299