It’s that time of year again, and coinciding with the excitement of the festive season comes the announcement of the starry recipients of the latest edition of The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau.
At the top of the Michelin mountain this year are two new three-star eateries – Caprice, helmed by Chef Guillaume Galliot (long overdue in our not-so-humble opinion) and, over in Macau, fine-dining Chinese wonder Jade Dragon at City of Dreams – which both gained one star from last year.
There are also four new two-star restaurants including newly opened French-Japanese ÉCRITURE at H Queen’s, the HK outpost of Tokyo’s legendary Sushi Saito and Alain Ducasse at Morpheus in Macau. Cantonese restaurant Ying Jee Club in Central gained another star.
The six new one-star spots include another H Queen’s French-Japanese newcomer that we highly rate, Arbor, Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine, Chef Umberto Bombana’s new Italian sensation, Octavium, and Shanghainese new kid on the block Xin Rong Ji. Black Sheep Restaurants boast two one-star winners: neo-Parisian bistro BELON and – and a surprise to some, but not to Foodie – tandoori grill house New Punjab Club, which also swooped up a Best New Restaurant award at this year’s Foodie Forks. We’re thrilled to see Indian cuisine being lauded in Hong Kong.
Losing a star was Chef Akrame Benallal’s eponymous restaurant, Akrame, in Wanchai, along with the North Point branch of Lei Garden, MIC Kitchen by Bo Innovation’s Alvin Leung, Chef Philippe Orrico’s ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge, the Central branch of Peking Garden and Sing Kee Seafood Restaurant in Sai Kung. Shang Palace at Kowloon Shangri–La dropped from two stars to one.
At the end of the Michelin spectrum come the 80 Bib Gourmand restaurants, a category that signifies an affordable three-course meal worthy of recognition that does not exceed HK$400/MOP400 per person. You can find the full list here.
2019 Michelin-starred restaurants in Hong Kong
• 3 Michelin stars (exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey)
8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana
Bo Innovation
Caprice
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Lung King Heen
Sushi Shikon
T’ang Court
• 2 Michelin stars (excellent cuisine, worth a detour)
Amber
ÉCRITURE
Forum
Kashiwaya
Pierre
Sun Tung Lok
Sushi Saito
Ta Vie
Tenku RyuGin
Tin Lung Heen
Yan Toh Heen
Ying Jee Club
• 1 Michelin star (very good restaurant, worth a stop)
Ah Yat Harbour View (TST)
Arbor
Arcane
Beefbar
BELON
Celebrity Cuisine
Duddell’s
ÉPURE
Fu Ho (TST)
Guo Fu Lou
Ho Hung Kee
Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine
IM Teppanyaki & Wine
Jardin de Jade (Wanchai)
Kaiseki Den by Saotome
Kam’s Roast Goose
Lei Garden (Kwun Tong, Mongkok)
Loaf On
Mandarin Grill + Bar
Man Wah
Ming Court
New Punjab Club
Octavium
Pang’s Kitchen
Qi – House of Sichuan (Wanchai)
Rech by Alain Ducasse
Shang Palace
Spring Moon
Summer Palace
Sushi Tokami
Sushi Wadatsumi
Takumi by Daisuke Mori
Tate Dining Room & Bar
The Ocean
Tim Ho Wan (Sham Shui Po)
Tosca
VEA Restaurant & Lounge
Xin Rong Ji
Yat Lok
Yat Tung Heen (Jordan)
Yee Tung Heen
Yè Shanghai (TST)
Zhejiang Heen
2019 Michelin-starred restaurants in Macau
• 3 Michelin stars (exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey)
Jade Dragon
Robuchon au Dôme
The Eight
• 2 Michelin stars (excellent cuisine, worth a detour)
Alain Ducasse at Morpheus
Feng Wei Ju
Golden Flower
Mizumi
The Tasting Room
• 1 Michelin star (very good restaurant, worth a stop)
8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana
King
Lai Heen
Pearl Dragon
Shinji by Kanesaka
The Golden Peacock
The Kitchen
Tim’s Kitchen
Wing Lei
Ying
Zi Yat Heen
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