Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2025 awards 7 Hong Kong spots diamond ratings for first time

Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2025 awards 7 Hong Kong spots diamond ratings for first time

The Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2025, published by Meituan – China’s largest shopping platform – was unveiled at a ceremony held in the Chinese city of Nanchang on January 6. Compared to last year, the number of restaurants selected in Hong Kong and Macau in the 2025 guide has increased. There are 37 Hong Kong … Read more

Hong Kong and Macau Christmas menus with a twist: Mexican, Indian, Italian, German, East-meets-West – wash them down with Willy Wonka cocktails

Hong Kong and Macau Christmas menus with a twist: Mexican, Indian, Italian, German, East-meets-West – wash them down with Willy Wonka cocktails

The restaurant’s four-course festive lunch menu (HK$480) includes chestnut soup with black truffle; traditional German oven-roasted duck leg with apple, red cabbage and mashed potato; and hazelnut spiced cake with vanilla custard and plum compote. The Indian cookbooks preserving ‘a legacy’ by recording old family recipes Meanwhile, the six-course festive dinner menu (HK$1,380) features Heimat’s … Read more

Authentic Indian dishes that ‘sing the songs of olden times’ in Hong Kong: ex-Chaat chef on how restaurant Leela tells a history of India

Authentic Indian dishes that ‘sing the songs of olden times’ in Hong Kong: ex-Chaat chef on how restaurant Leela tells a history of India

“I was presented with an opportunity to open my own place with shared ownership,” Tuli explains. “So it was a mutually beneficial agreement. I wanted something of my own, so I was happy to do that.” The inside of Leela in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Leela Designed by JIA’s long-time collaborator André … Read more