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What to do in Hong Kong

What to do in Hong Kong
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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
Some of Hong Kong’s F&B leaders, including the team at Tell Camellia (pictured), talk about their resolution for 2025. Photo: Handout

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B experts on their resolutions for 2025

Bar Q88’s new Flavours menu is inspired by the tangram puzzle. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 16-18

Black Sheep’s Chalet des Alpes is back, offering cured meats, raclette and fondue. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 17-19

The dressed Brighton Beach crab dish at Magistracy Dining Room elevates British cuisine with a twist. Photo: Magistracy Dining Room

Dish in Focus: Dressed crab at Magistracy Dining Room

Indulge in leisurely brunches in Hong Kong with PostMag’s curated list of 11 top spots, from chic Western fare to traditional Cantonese dim sum. Photo: Handout

11 best brunch options in Hong Kong for 2025

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Wonton noodles from Hong Kong restaurant Tsim Chai Kee. Photo: Ji Siqi
Food and Drinks

Where a French chef in Hong Kong goes for dumplings, tastes of home

Feuille head chef Joris Rousseau shares his go-to places for pan-fried buns, wontons, goose, crab and French food by a chef with ‘the touch’.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 16-18

Asian cinema: Korean films

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Hong Kong

This ‘grandma’s game’ is taking Hong Kong – and all ages – by storm

Once a niche sport, pickleball has captivated the city and players of every age – even Taylor Swift and Michael Phelps are fans.

Pickleball players Ryan Lam (left) and Wong Hong-kit at Go Park Sai Sha in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Food and Drinks

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, January 12-18

Chef Wu Chun-pui’s delicacies at Daai Zaak, a new-look Tsui Wah in Lan Kwai Fong, yakitori delights at Torikizoku, and Truffle Bakery’s first store outside Japan.

Food and Drinks

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, January 12-18

Try spirit-free cocktails at The Opposites or The Legacy House’s tangerine peel tasting menu, and see new stage play Homecoming or sculptor Alicja Kwade’s solo show.

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Wellness

Run clubs have arrived in Hong Kong to combine exercise and community

This booming subculture is attracting runners of all abilities and from all walks of life to join up and enjoy a workout together – and buy the merch.

Custom merch at DOP Training Club allows people to resonate with the brand. Photo: Kin Ho Photography
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Remember What I Forgot: nostalgic tale of a Hong Kong cinema geek

Philip Keung and Fish Liew star in Keian Chui’s directorial debut that indulges the audience with memories of Hong Kong cinema.

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Art

Cézanne and Renoir expo explores 2 friends’ strikingly different styles

Hong Kong Museum of Art’s exhibition, ‘The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Cézanne and Renoir Looking at the World’, will feature a collection of 52 late 19th century works from the Impressionist masters.

Wellness

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 10-12

Indulge in some self-care, do yoga in a museum, get inspired by a Hong Kong ultra-running film and stock up on some half-price sports gear.

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An Acme Wellness contrast therapy suite in Hong Kong featuring a cold plunge tub and sauna. Experience both and discover their benefits by joining a New Year Self Love Ritual on Saturday, January 11. Photo: Acme Wellness Hong Kong
Food and Drinks

Where a home cooking lover eats in Hong Kong, from dim sum to pizza

‘Big fan of soup’ Joyce Yung shares where in Hong Kong she eats ramen, Peking duck, dim sum from a cart and pizza with coffee.

Funghi Pizza at Emmer Pizzeria & Cafe, Pacific Place, Hong Kong. Photo: Emmer Pizzeria & Cafe
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Burning Blood: stars of Young and Dangerous back for awful police thriller

Jerry Lamb, Jason Chu, Jordan Chan and Michael Tse reunite in Wilson Chin’s posthumous final film that is just as bad as his others.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 9-11

This weekend, enjoy a night of disco hits and dumplings, an afternoon of Aperol, and indulgent cocktails (or mocktails) at La Petite Maison.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 10-12

Prep your taste buds for a flavourful 2025 with Friday night pizzas, an exclusive kitchen takeover and harbourside afternoon tea.

Watermark’s Harbour Bliss Afternoon Tea menu is served from 3pm to 5pm daily.
Mental health

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 3-5

Catch some bargains at a Hong Kong products expo, see a Korean artist’s pop-up show of paintings, learn how to map your body, and more.

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Somatic body mapping allows you to take a deep dive into your unconscious mind, according to Adriana Reixach Garcia, who will lead a workshop about it in Hong Kong on January 4. Photo: Instagram.com/mybodytalksnow/
Wellness

We tried HBOT, infrared sauna and red light therapy at Hong Kong’s 10x Longevity

The Circuit at 10x Longevity has taken cutting-edge treatments out of the laboratory and the domain of elite athletics to make them part of everyday wellness routines.

Food and Drinks

Bento to fine dining, a nutrition specialist’s top Hong Kong restaurants

Tricia Yap reveals her sushi treat spot, and where to find the best tsukemen outside Japan and ‘fantastic’ beef clay pot rice in Hong Kong.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 3-4

Planning to dial down on the alcohol for the first month of 2025? Try these zero- or low-ABV cocktails, and tea-inspired or tea-infused libations.

For a lighter take on the classic negroni, try Saicho’s Bittersweet Beginnings. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong dining & recommendations

Luckin to Blue Bottle, 5 new Hong Kong cafes to try in January 2025

Coffee lovers looking for new places to drink some in 2025 can choose between home-grown independents and imports from China and the US.

Art

Update | 14 Hong Kong art exhibitions in 2025, from Pharoahs to Picasso

Hong Kong art lovers have an exciting year in store, to judge by a slew of recently announced exhibitions. Here are 14 to look forward to.

Veganism and vegetarianism

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 27-29

The AIA Carnival is back, a beloved cafe closes, you can learn about vegan cooking and there’s some Thai jewellery to shop – Lisa’s a fan.

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People enjoy a ride at the AIA Carnival on the Central Harbourfront Event Space, one of our picks of the best things to do in Hong Kong on the weekend of December 27-29, 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

AIA Carnival super fans, including one who moved house to fit all her prizes

Running from December 20, 2024 to February 16, 2025, the much-loved event featuring rides, games, even a circus attracts dedicated visitors.

People play booth games at the AIA Carnival, at the Central Harbourfront Event Space, on December 22, 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Food and Drinks

Where a plant-based chef eats in Hong Kong, including ‘fun’ burgers

Christine Wong, vegan cookbook author, shares her favourite places to eat in Hong Kong and New York, from burgers to egg tarts to sushi.

Food and Drinks

11 new restaurants in Hong Kong to try in January 2025

Chinese cuisines including Cantonese, Sichuan, Fujianese and Hunanese are represented, as well as Korean barbecue, Japanese and Basque fare.

Food and Drinks

7 of the most luxurious afternoon tea sets in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is known for its indulgent afternoon teas, but these elegant hotels and cafes – from The Tiffany Blue Box Café to Rosewood – take them to new heights

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

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 27-29

This weekend, say farewell to a popular speakeasy, make the rounds of Hong Kong’s brightest new bars, and welcome the new year with booze-free tipples.

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
Food and Drinks

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.

Art

Hong Kong art show homage to Wong Kar-wai asks: can we be happy together?

In How to Be Happy Together, artists consider the human connections economic migrants make and the sense of homelessness engendered by exile.

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