11 new Hong Kong restaurants for January 2025 from Korean barbecue to Chiu Chow and Basque

11 new Hong Kong restaurants for January 2025 from Korean barbecue to Chiu Chow and Basque

Get ready for a new year of eating opportunities. After a challenging 2024 that nevertheless saw a consistent stream of restaurant and bar openings, 2025 looks poised to begin with a bang, with plenty of newcomers on the horizon. With Lunar New Year falling at the end of January, it’s also a good time to … Read more

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 13-15

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 13-15

There is no end to the things you can do over the Christmas and New Year holidays in Hong Kong, but this weekend you most certainly need to check out a big photo exhibition at M+ and a new Japanese bakery in Causeway Bay. 1. Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades At M+ museum in … Read more

Pop-up grocery sells Hong Kong specialities, from instant noodles to an exclusive beer

Pop-up grocery sells Hong Kong specialities, from instant noodles to an exclusive beer

At Kellett Island Grocery, a pop-up store in Causeway Bay’s Hysan Place on Hong Kong Island, the words “Joy at First Bite” are more than a catchy slogan. For Fred Cheng, the driving force behind the venture, the slogan harks back to his childhood memories of exploring markets at weekends and enjoying a good meal … Read more

Po Leung Kuk headquarters tour shows Hong Kong charity’s history of caring for children

Po Leung Kuk headquarters tour shows Hong Kong charity’s history of caring for children

The building is open to visitors keen to learn more about the organisation’s long history of protecting the young and innocent – the only out-of-bounds area being the children’s residential area on the second floor. The entrance to Po Leung Kuk’s headquarters in Causeway Bay is a traditional Chinese “paifang” gate. Photo: Jonathan Wong Enter … Read more

Bruce Lee movie Game of Death remembered in exhibition of photos, film clips in Hong Kong

Bruce Lee movie Game of Death remembered in exhibition of photos, film clips in Hong Kong

Despite never being completed, Game of Death is remembered as one of Bruce Lee’s most iconic films. Lee wrote, directed, produced and starred in the martial arts film, which was left unfinished when he died in Hong Kong unexpectedly on July 20, 1973, from a fluid build-up in the brain. The storyline of Game of … Read more

When a bomb exploded in a Hong Kong cinema, injuring 11 and sending 400 stampeding out of the building

When a bomb exploded in a Hong Kong cinema, injuring 11 and sending 400 stampeding out of the building

When a bomb exploded in a Hong Kong cinema, injuring 11 and sending 400 stampeding out of the building “Fifty-one-year-old Mr Wong Lu-ming was sitting back in his front stall seat inside the Hoover Theatre, bursting into laughter at the comic characters of a film satirising the police, ‘Supremo’, when a bomb went off, making … Read more

10 of the best new Hong Kong restaurants to try in May 2024, from Japanese and Korean to Singaporean and Malaysian

10 of the best new Hong Kong restaurants to try in May 2024, from Japanese and Korean to Singaporean and Malaysian

Read on to see what else might tantalise your taste buds this May. Wagyu and sea urchin clay pot rice at Sukiyaki Nakagawa, in Causeway Bay. Photo: Sukiyaki Nakagawa 1. Sukiyaki Nakagawa Opening in Causeway Bay’s Cubus building, Sukiyaki Nakagawa brings the rich tradition of Kansai-style sukiyaki to the heart of Hong Kong. Under the … Read more

Hidden bar named for sci-fi film Cloud Atlas, Corsican Stars in Hong Kong is an invitation-only back room wreathed in myth

Hidden bar named for sci-fi film Cloud Atlas, Corsican Stars in Hong Kong is an invitation-only back room wreathed in myth

Now comes Corsican Stars, a novel, members-only concept with an elaborate mythological narrative, immersive artwork and a seasonal cocktail menu designed to entice a specific type of curious drinker. A patron waits for the bartender to finish making a cocktail at Corsican Stars. Photo: Corsican Stars The hidden bar is inspired by the line “Find … Read more