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The annual, much contested Michelin Guide for 2016 came out today, listing the best fine dining restaurants in Hong Kong.

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Whether anyone pays attention to these comments, other than the French, is yet to confirmed, but no one can deny the collective breathe that was held as the results were released in Hong Kong today, November 5th, 2015.

Without further ado, here’s who made the list for 2016:

New One Michelin Star

Qi
Peking Garden (Central)
Lei Garden
On Dining
Serge et le phoque
Ta Vie

New Two Michelin Stars

Forum
Ming Court

New Three Michelin Stars

T’ang Court

Who Lost a Star?

STEAK HOUSE wine bar + grill
Upper Modern Bistro
NUR Restaurant
Sushi Ginza
The Square
TIm Ho Wan (Tai Kok Tsui)
The Principal (closed early 2015)

See more: The LOWDOWN on the Michelin Guide for 2015

The 2016 Hong Kong Michelin List of Starred Restaurants:

3 Michelin Stars (Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey)

8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA
Bo Innovation
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Lung King Heen
Sushi Shikon
Tang Court (new)

One Michelin Star (A very good restaurant in its category)

Ah Yat Harbour View Restaurant
Akrame
CIAK – In The Kitchen
Fook Lam Moon
Fu Ho Restaurant
Golden Leaf
Golden Valley
Guo Fu Lou
Ho Hung Kee
Jardin de Jade
Kam’s Roast Goose
Kazuo Okada
Lei Garden (Central, Kowloon Bay, Mong Kok, North Point, Sha Tin, Wan Chai
Loaf On
Man Wah
Mandarin Grill + Bar
MIC Kitchen
ON Dining (new)
Pang’s Kitchen
Peking Garden (new)
Seasons by Olivier E.
Serge et le phoque (new)
Sing Kee Seafood Restaurant
Spoon by Alain Ducasse
Ta Vie (new)
Tate Dining Room & Bar
The Boss
THE STEAK HOUSE winebar + grill
Tim Ho Wan, the Dim-Sum Specialists (North Point, Sham Shui Po)
Tosca
Yat Lok Restaurant
Yu Lei
YUE
Yè Shanghai (TST)
Wagyu Kaiseki Den
Zhejiang Heen

The 2016 Michelin Stars for Hong Kong