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East meets West culinary capitals

Hong Kong Area has 94 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide and 128 Michelin stars in total across the cities covered. Central has French, Italian and French-Japanese tasting menus at Amber, 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong) and Ta Vie. Amber's Burgundy-weighted wine list runs to 11,000 bottles. Wan Chai has French dining at L'Envol and Cantonese cooking at Rùn inside The St. Regis Hong Kong, while T'ang Court in Yau Tsim Mong South serves Cantonese tasting menus and dim sum. Cotai has Cantonese tasting menus at Jade Dragon and contemporary French dining at Alain Ducasse at Morpheus, whose wine program spans 1,645 selections and 20,000 bottles with depth in Burgundy and Bordeaux. In Sé, Robuchon au Dôme holds a Wine Spectator Grand Award and serves contemporary French cuisine at Grand Lisboa Hotel. Wing Lei in NAPE holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and serves seasonal Cantonese cooking and dim sum.

Michelin-starred dining

Central and Cotai hold many of the area's most decorated dining rooms. The strongest names combine tasting menus, Cantonese technique and serious wine programs.

Amber
Central contemporary French fine dining with three Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The wine list runs to 11,000 bottles, with Burgundy-weighted depth, while the tasting menu and set menu frame Richard Ekkebus's dairy-free, gluten-free cooking.
Caprice
Central contemporary French haute cuisine with three Michelin stars and tasting menu and prix fixe formats. The program is exceptional, and the room pairs French regional sourcing with an open kitchen and panoramic Victoria Harbour views.
Jade Dragon
Cotai Cantonese fine dining with three Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The room works across à la carte and tasting menu service, with an exceptional wine program and imperial-inspired decor.
T'ang Court
Yau Tsim Mong South Cantonese fine dining with three Michelin stars and a tasting-menu side of the menu. It combines an extensive wine list, sommelier-led service and classical technique inside two floors of The Langham.

Serious wine lists

The deepest cellar programs sit in Hong Kong and Macau hotel dining rooms. Several of these rooms also carry Wine Spectator recognition and sommelier-led service.

Robuchon au Dôme
Sé contemporary French fine dining with three Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Grand Award. The program is exceptional, with a large wine collection and tasting menu, a la carte and prix fixe formats in a formal hotel setting.
Alain Ducasse at Morpheus
Cotai contemporary French fine dining with two Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The wine program runs to 1,645 selections and 20,000 bottles, with depth in Burgundy and Bordeaux.
Lung King Heen
Central fine dining Cantonese with two Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The 3,455-bottle wine list is strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux, and the menu runs across à la carte and set menu service.
Wing Lei
NAPE modern Cantonese fine dining with two Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The room pairs it with premium seasonal ingredients and considered dim sum.

Cocktail bars

Central is the densest drinking corridor in our guide, with award-winning bars across agave, umami-driven and classic cocktail styles. Wan Chai and Yau Tsim Mong South add specialist whisky and dark-spirits rooms.

Bar Leone
Central Roman-inspired cocktail bar with craft cocktails. It placed first on both the World's 50 Best Bars and Asia's 50 Best Bars lists in 2025. The format includes small plates and counter dining alongside the drinks list.
Coa
Central agave spirits bar focused on craft cocktails, mezcal and tequila. Its food menu was developed with Mexican restaurant Chicano. The agave spirits list spans forty pages, and the cocktail program introduces a new drink every week.
Penicillin
Central closed-loop cocktail bar built around craft cocktails, low ABV, zero proof and punch. Its scrap-less approach uses local waste and by-products in drinks and fermentations, with foraging also part of the bar's zero-waste program.
Mizunara: The Library
Wan Chai whisky bar with craft cocktails and a specialist whiskey focus. The collection runs to over 600 whiskies, with rare Japanese varieties aged in Mizunara casks and a Japanese-style setting.

Hotel dining and wine

Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong in Central and The St. Regis Hong Kong in Wan Chai have Michelin-starred restaurants. Rosewood Hong Kong in Yau Tsim Mong South has food and beverage venues including Darkside.

Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Central hotel with harbour views, home to Caprice's contemporary French dining and Lung King Heen's Cantonese cooking. Caprice holds three Michelin stars, while Lung King Heen holds two and has a wine list strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux.
The St. Regis Hong Kong
The St. Regis Hong Kong in Wan Chai combines Michelin-starred dining with André Fu's residential interiors. L'Envol and Rùn anchor its restaurants, while select suites have panoramic harbour views. The hotel holds a Michelin Key.
Rosewood Hong Kong
Rosewood Hong Kong in Yau Tsim Mong South holds three Michelin Keys and the number one position on the World's 50 Best Hotels list. The vertical private estate has harbour-view rooms and 11 food and beverage venues.

Planning FAQ

Which neighbourhood has the strongest concentration of serious wine lists?

Central has wine lists at Amber, Lung King Heen and Caprice. Amber's Burgundy-weighted list runs to 11,000 bottles, while Lung King Heen has a 3,455-bottle list strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux. Caprice has an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in the Hong Kong Area guide?

There are 94 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide for the Hong Kong Area. The total Michelin star count is 128. These counts cover Hong Kong, Macau, Central And Western, Cotai, Aberdeen and Tai Po.

Where should I look for tasting menus?

Central and Cotai have tasting menus at Amber, Ta Vie, Jade Dragon and Alain Ducasse at Morpheus. Amber serves contemporary French cuisine, and Ta Vie combines French and Japanese cooking. In Cotai, Jade Dragon serves Cantonese cuisine, while Alain Ducasse at Morpheus serves contemporary French menus.

Which places in the area hold Wine Spectator awards?

Amber, Jade Dragon, Robuchon au Dôme, Lung King Heen, The Eight, Wing Lei and Alain Ducasse at Morpheus hold Wine Spectator awards. Robuchon au Dôme in Sé holds a Grand Award. Best of Award of Excellence holders include Amber and Lung King Heen in Central, Jade Dragon and Alain Ducasse at Morpheus in Cotai, The Eight in Sé and Wing Lei in NAPE.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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