Wine Spectator Award-Winning Restaurants in Hong Kong

22 Ships

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

22 Ships occupies a corner of PMQ's heritage compound in Central, bringing a Spanish tapas format to a Hong Kong dining scene more accustomed to Cantonese sharing plates and French fine dining. Ranked 40th on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual Asia list, it holds a mid-price position in a neighbourhood better known for formal tasting menus. A wine list of 110 selections with France and California as its anchors completes the picture.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Hong Kong's Italian fine-dining tier has long split between clubby regional cooking, hotel dining rooms and trophy-led tasting formats. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong) sits at the formal end of that spectrum, with Umberto Bombana's classical Italian register, a deep wine program and major guide recognition anchoring its reputation in Central.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Gambero Rosso, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Amber

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Amber has held three Michelin stars continuously and ranked as high as #20 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, making it a fixed reference point for French Contemporary dining in Hong Kong. Chef Richard Ekkebus frames each structured meal around dairy-free technique, Japanese sourcing, and a sustainability program that now extends from rooftop herb cultivation to fermentation-led flavour building. The wine list runs to 11,000 bottles, with Wine Director Dirk Chen steering a Burgundy-weighted program.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Cathay Members’ Choice Awards, Forbes, La Liste

Castellana

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Castellana occupies a considered position in Hong Kong's Italian dining scene, operating from Club Lusitano Building in Central with a wine list of 665 selections and consistent recognition from Opinionated About Dining, including a Top 378 ranking across Asia in 2024. Chef Romeo Morelli leads the kitchen while Wine Director Alan Tse Chi Heng oversees one of the more serious Italian and French cellars in the city.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Cuisine Cuisine

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Perched on the third floor of The Mira Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui, Cuisine Cuisine holds a Michelin Plate and ranks #205 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Asia list, placing it firmly within Hong Kong's serious Cantonese dining tier. A wine list of 1,200 bottles with depth in Bordeaux and Burgundy makes it an outlier among its peers, and the combination of occasion-ready setting and classical technique earns its place on any milestone meal shortlist.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, SCMP 100 Top Tables, Star Wine List

Gaddi's

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Open since 1953, Gaddi's at The Peninsula Hong Kong is the city's defining address for classical French fine dining. Holding one Michelin star and ranked by La Liste and Opinionated About Dining, it pairs a 10,000-bottle cellar with a dining room that houses a 17th-century Coromandel screen. Lunch and dinner run Tuesday through Saturday at the summit of Kowloon's Tsim Sha Tsui.

Also recognized by Forbes, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, SCMP 100 Top Tables

Lung King Heen

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Lung King Heen at the Four Seasons Hong Kong holds two Michelin stars and scores of 99–99.5 points from La Liste, placing it among Central's most decorated Cantonese tables. Chef Chan Yan-tak's menu runs from honey-glazed barbecue pork to wok-fried prawns with black garlic, anchored by Victoria Harbour views and a 3,455-bottle wine list strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Forbes, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Mosu

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Mosu occupies the third floor of West Kowloon's M+ museum, where the harbour view and concrete-and-soft-light room frame a multicultural tasting menu built on Korean culinary traditions. Ranked #86 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2024 and #4 in Asia by Opinionated About Dining the same year, Chef Sung Anh's Hong Kong outpost has earned a place among the city's most critically scrutinised fine-dining addresses.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Opinionated About Dining, Tatler, World's 50 Best

Mott 32

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Housed in a converted 1920s Art Deco bank vault in Central, Mott 32 is Hong Kong's most architecturally considered Cantonese dining room. The kitchen operates under Chef Alan Ji, the wine program runs to 4,500 bottles with particular depth in Burgundy and California, and the Black Pearl 1 Diamond reflects consistent placement among the city's premium Chinese restaurants. Lunch and dinner service run daily.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Opinionated About Dining, SCMP 100 Top Tables

Plaisance by Mauro Colagreco

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying the first floor of a heritage building on Duddell Street in Central, Plaisance by Mauro Colagreco holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking for its seafood-led French Contemporary menu. Under Chef Mitsuru Konishi, the kitchen pairs global premium ingredients with Hong Kong local vegetables, anchored by house-made sauces and a notable wine list. The open kitchen and ocean-themed interior complete a polished, considered dining experience.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Prohibition Grill house & Cocktail bar

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

An American-style steakhouse and cocktail bar positioned inside the Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel in Wong Chuk Hang, Prohibition Grill House brings a transatlantic format to Hong Kong's southern district. The setting draws on Prohibition-era American aesthetics while operating in one of the city's more residential, post-industrial neighbourhoods. It sits at an accessible remove from Central's denser fine-dining corridor.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

SKYE Roofbar & Brasserie

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On the 27th floor of the Park Lane hotel in Causeway Bay, SKYE Roofbar & Brasserie pairs Victoria Harbour views with a contemporary French brasserie menu and a wine program carrying a 2-Star accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Living Awards. The combination of a serious beverage list, creative cocktails, and a full kitchen operation places it above the city's standard rooftop category.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World Culinary Awards, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Smoke & Barrel

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On the upper floor of Wyndham Mansion in Central, Smoke & Barrel brings American-style regional barbecue to one of Hong Kong's most wine-serious dining rooms. Ranked #134 on the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Casual in Asia list, it pairs slow-cooked meats with a 1,250-selection wine list weighted toward California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux — a combination with few direct peers in the city.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Somm

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A modern French bistro on the 7th floor of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Somm pairs a Champagne, Burgundy, and Bordeaux-anchored list of 1,800 selections with French cuisine at lunch and dinner. Wine Director Dirk Chen and Chef Richard Ekkebus anchor the program. Note: Somm is closed through 2025 for renovations and is expected to reopen thereafter.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining, SCMP 100 Top Tables, Star Wine List

The Lounge

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying a dual address within the JW Marriott and The Upper House complex on Queensway, The Lounge is one of Admiralty's more quietly serious wine destinations, with a 965-selection list anchored in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Italian producers across an inventory of 5,000 bottles. European small plates at a mid-range price point make it an accessible entry into one of Hong Kong's better-stocked hotel dining rooms.

The Steak House

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying a prime position inside the Regent Hong Kong on Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront, The Steak House is one of the few fine-dining rooms in the city built around a charcoal grill. The wine list runs to 500 selections with a 2,000-bottle inventory weighted toward Burgundy and Bordeaux, and the room — clad in burgundy, black, copper, and suede — holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025.

Also recognized by Forbes, SCMP 100 Top Tables, World's Best Steaks

Whisk

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Located on the fifth floor of The Mira Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui, Whisk is a European restaurant and wine bar with sustained recognition from Opinionated About Dining, ranking #343 in Asia in 2024 and #412 in 2025. The cellar runs to 1,200 bottles with particular depth in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Italy, supported by a Star Wine List White Star designation earned in December 2021.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Yuan is Here (Western District)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Yuan is Here brings Taiwanese cooking to Kennedy Town at a price point that makes it one of the Western District's more accessible dinner destinations. A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in both 2024 and 2025, it holds its own against the neighbourhood's growing roster of casual but considered restaurants. The wine list, with around 180 selections across 500 bottles, is more serious than the dollar-sign pricing suggests.

Zuicho

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Kappo dining in Hong Kong sits in a narrow tier between izakaya informality and the rigidity of full kaiseki, and Zuicho occupies that space with considerable precision. Chef Yoshinori Kinomoto's daily-changing omakase menus draw on nearly three decades in high-end Japanese kitchens, with ingredients flown directly from Japan. The wine list runs to 1,780 selections, and the restaurant holds an Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia ranking for 2025.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining, World's Best Wine Lists Awards