The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2024 saw no surprises during the awards ceremony held on Mar. 14 at the glitzy Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau.
A record number of 79 restaurants in Hong Kong were awarded Michelin stars, with five new additions to the guide for Hong Kong in 2024, including Feuille, Mora, Racines, The Legacy House, and Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic.
Crowned as the most decorated Michelin-starred female chef in the world, Anne-Sophie Pic’s latest venture in Hong Kong serves as Anne-Sophie’s 11th Michelin star and a testament to the elegant and delicate French cuisine served at her second restaurant based in Asia.
It took only 117 days from soft-opening on Nov. 17, 2023 to yesterday’s MICHELIN Guide awards ceremony for Anne-Sophie to receive a Michelin star for her palatial fine-dining venue.
It can take chefs years to earn their stars and white Michelin coat. However, for some fine-dining restaurants worldwide, a crowning of Michelin success has been unusually quick, expedited for chefs in a matter of mere months or even weeks.
Here are four more restaurants earning the quickest Michelin stars worldwide.
Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms, Ormskirk, UK – six months
Located deep in the north of England inside Moor Hall house, dating back to the 16th century, Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms opened officially after a hotel renovation in March 2017 and clinched its first Michelin star six months later. The classic British venue has maintained two Michelin stars for three years, in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark – four months
Studio, serving a modern portrayal of Nordic gastronomy fusing elements of local and wild ingredients found in Denmark, opened in October 2013 and was awarded one Michelin star only four months after chef Christopher Sørenson – who also won the MICHELIN Young Chef Award in 2021 – first welcomed guests to the Copenhagen-based restaurant.
the K by Mauro Colagreco, St Moritz, Switzerland – six weeks
Opening at the glam Kulm Hotel St Moritz and operating only during the winter season, Michelin-star-studded chef Mauro Colagreco earned one Michelin star at the K only six weeks after opening on Dec. 22, 2020. The restaurant serves fine French fare with Swiss touches.
BEHIND, London, UK – 20 days
Awarded a Michelin star in the Great Britain & Ireland 2020 guide after just 20 days, fish-focused fine-diner BEHIND won its credit after trading for less than three weeks in between national lockdowns during the early days of the pandemic. The tasting-menu-only restaurant is located in the trendy neighbourhood of London Fields, Hackney.
