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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
The new marmitako dish at 22 Ships in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Nicholas Wong

Dish in Focus: Marmitako at Spanish restaurant 22 Ships

Afternoon tea at the Lobby Lounge at The Peninsula Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

7 of the most luxurious afternoon tea sets in Hong Kong

The Opposites’ spirit-free menu, which includes this Apple Custard Pie tipple, is perfect for welcoming the new year with a healthier mindset. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 27-29

À Poêle festive dishes. Photo: Deadly Rabbits Concepts

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 27-29

From Amber and Aqua, to The Upper House’s Salisterra and Morton’s The Steakhouse, check out our list of the seven best New Year’s Eve dinners in Hong Kong for 2024. Photo: Handout

The 7 best New Year’s Eve dinners in Hong Kong for 2024

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À Poêle festive dishes. Photo: Deadly Rabbits Concepts
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 27-29

Make the most of festive feasts, holiday treats and limited-time brunch menus before the end of 2024.

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Tired of turkey? The best roast goose in Hong Kong for Christmas

Read on for a delectable trio of experiences, with each restaurant showcasing distinctive techniques and flavours in the making of the Chinese culinary highlight.

Roast goose has long been a favourite with local diners, in part because it has often been cheaper than chicken. Photos: Jocelyn Tam
Asia travel

Planning a Chinese family’s multigenerational holiday to Hokkaido, Japan

Keeping everybody happy on a multigenerational holiday to the Japanese island proved to be far simpler than feared.

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New York Korean restaurant Jungsik’s third Michelin star a milestone

Jungsik the US’ first Korean restaurant with 3 Michelin stars, and the first place in New York in 12 years to be raised to guide’s top rank.

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Indonesia’s smallest city offers beaches, boat rides and seafood galore

Sibolga may not feature on the international tourist trail – unlike the nearby Nias and Mentawai Islands – but there is enough to do to make a short stop-over in Indonesia’s smallest city worthwhile

Pantai Pandan is one of the best known beaches in Sibolga, Indonesia. Photo: Aisyah Llewellyn
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Hong Kong’s two-dish rice, but make it fancy

Can upscale versions of the city’s famous working-class comfort food succeed?

Asia travel

Recap | Discover Thai gems, from Bourdain food favourites to spirit houses

See what Thailand has to offer, such as its Golden Triangle opium history, colourful spirit houses and teak heritage, in five PostMag travel articles on the Southeast Asian tourist favourite.

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Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars seeks contestants for season 2

Reality cooking competition series that was a global hit with its passionate chefs and intense battles invites applications to join season 2.

A still from Culinary Class Wars sesaon one. Photo: Sangwoo Kim/Netflix
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Dish in Focus: smoked butter chicken at Leela

Every Indian restaurant has a rendition of murgh makhani – Michelin-starred chef Manav Tuli talks through his version, which you can even order cooked with Laphroaig whisky, flambéed tableside.

Leela’s smoked butter chicken, an innovative take on an Indian classic. Photo: Nicholas Wong
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How Fukuoka’s yatai street stalls are adding zest to the city’s foodie culture

The best yatai include those that are hipsterish, specialise in mentaiko or are halal-friendly – even one owned by a French chef

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Sushi school opens overseas branch to train chefs in Japanese cuisine

Culinary school in London will teach how to prepare sushi and other traditional foods, with its graduates certified by Japanese government.

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7 Seoul restaurants of Culinary Class Wars chefs, and how to book

The must-visit restaurants of finalists in the hit Korean cooking competition show on Netflix, and how to make reservations.

Whole wheat noodles at Trid in Seoul. Photo: Instagram /tridseoul
Chinese culture

What is XO sauce? All you need to know about the Chinese condiment

Chefs talk about the sauce’s ingredients, uses, how to make it and why it’s called ‘XO’, plus its Hong Kong origins and link to Lee Kum Kee.

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XO sauce is typically made with expensive ingredients such as dried scallops, shrimp roe, dried shrimps and Jinhua ham. Photo: Catty & Tael
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Asian-American brand backs Simu Liu on boba tea, and gets to pitch to him

The co-founders of Twrl are invited to pitch to Simu Liu after supporting Marvel star for calling out cultural appropriation on Dragons’ Den.

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Lin Heung Lau returns: how the 100-year-old teahouse adapts to the times

Lin Heung Lau, the famous diner on Wellington Street in Hong Kong, has now reopened in place, keeping the handwritten wall menus and dim sum trolleys.

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Banh mi for US$1 or US$100, now luxury tourists in Vietnam can eat both

Vietnam’s fine-dining scene is blossoming in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and beyond as tourism spend is expected to hit a record high in 2024.

A dish from Akuna, a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Akuna
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Why pumpkins are versatile enough to be on the menu all year round

How to cook pumpkin in different cuisines – beyond pumpkin pie: chefs share their favourite dishes, from soups to curry, just in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving

Asia travel

How to experience Yangshuo, China, like a local – beyond its famous mountains

The mountains of Yangshuo need no introduction, but the picturesque Guangxi county offers much more – from the Tiger Mountain Waterfall to delicious beer fish.

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How Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars has made stars of the chefs competing

The Korean cooking show, the most-watched non-English series globally for two weeks, pits prominent chefs against unknown ones.

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Culinary Class Wars, the most-watched non-English series globally on Netflix for two weeks, pits prominent South Korean chefs against unknown ones. Photo: Netflix
Chinese culture

What’s so special about Hong Kong-style milk tea? Where to begin?

Hong Kong-style milk tea has a rich history dating back to the British colonial era. We look at what makes it so special and a cultural icon.

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Hot milk tea served at Cheung Hing Coffee Shop in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Photo: Instagram/@maru_seki
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The locals’ guide to Chiang Mai, Thailand – from where to eat, to what to do

Sample local delicacy khao soi – recommended by Anthony Bourdain’s Thai food guru, hike to the temples of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, or catch some Muay Thai or live music.

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In Singapore, Chinese eateries get a taste for expansion in bid to go global

As Chinese tourists – and migrants – flock to Singapore, restaurants are capitalising on the city state’s diverse palate and culinary openness.

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How Asian brunch fusion food ‘creates conversations’ in the US

Asian-American chefs in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond are giving Western brunch an Asian twist with dishes such as sake-soaked steak and eggs, to represent their roots and spark conversations.

Resting Brunch Face, featuring a pandan waffle, fried chicken and Vietnamese coffee syrup, at brunch spot Breaking Dawn. Asian-American chefs are cooking up twists on traditional Western dishes to give the midmorning meal new meaning. Photo: AP
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Michelin Guide Taiwan 2024 awards 10 restaurants a first star; full list

Restaurant A, recently opened by Raw’s former head chef Alain Huang, is a notable addition to the ranks of one-Michelin-star restaurants in Taiwan, which now number 40.

Three-Michelin-star JL Studio’s Ikan assam pedas with assam made with fermented Taiwanese star fruit, hamachi, starfruit and jackfruit salsa and homemade assam oil. Photo: JL Studio
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5 food and cooking podcasts to whet your appetite

This week’s round-up is all about enhancing food, whether it’s through appreciation, sharpening your technique, widening your knowledge or throwing in a little MSG magic

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As Asians in Europe they grew up waiting tables. Now they own a restaurant

The co-founders of Rice Service, a Cantonese siu mei (roast meat) restaurant in Berlin, Germany, talk about growing up in restaurants and telling their stories of identity and community through food.

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