Seven three-star rooms, a rooftop opening above Central, and vegetarian menus worth asking for early
Hong Kong dines on two levels. There are rooms that have held their standard for years, and there are new restaurants in Hong Kong that open or return each season, so a good table starts with the kind of evening you want. The best restaurants Hong Kong has to offer include Cantonese dining rooms, French restaurants above the harbour, and a sushi room with three stars.
This guide follows the 2026 Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau, announced on 19 March 2026, and the official page of each restaurant. It covers the three-star rooms, the openings and returns of 2026, romantic tables, and vegetarian menus. We name an opening only when the restaurant or its operator gives the date, and we flag any venue that has not opened yet.
Seven Hong Kong restaurants hold three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide: 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Bombana, Amber, Caprice, Forum, Sushi Shikon, Ta Vie, and T’ang Court. No two of them are alike.
Caprice, on the sixth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel on Finance Street, serves French cuisine under chef Guillaume Galliot. The Michelin Guide notes the harbour views and says only prix-fixe menus are served. Amber, at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, is chef Richard Ekkebus’s French restaurant, known for dairy-free cooking and a Michelin Green Star for sustainability.
For Cantonese cuisine, Forum in Causeway Bay is the home of the braised abalone created by the late Yeung Koon-yat, and T’ang Court at The Langham in Tsim Sha Tsui is a dining room of plush fabrics and Chinese art. 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Bombana is chef Umberto Bombana’s Italian restaurant on Chater Road, and Ta Vie, in The Pottinger Hotel, follows chef Hideaki Sato’s idea of cooking that is pure, simple, and seasonal. For another Asian city with a deep starred scene, see our guide to Michelin star restaurants in Singapore.
One of the new restaurants in Hong Kong this year is Terrace Boulud by Mandarin Oriental, on the 25th floor of Landmark Prince’s and linked to the hotel. It is Daniel Boulud’s first dining concept in the city, and the hotel group’s press release dates its grand opening to 12 March 2026. The menu is French, with lunch, dinner, and drinks on a rooftop terrace above the harbour.
The same hotel lists The Pizza Bar by Daniele Cason, a chef-led pizza omakase counter, with an opening from 2 November. It has not opened at the time of writing, so confirm the date before you plan around it.
Several well-known names also changed in the 2026 guide. L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon returned after a refurbishment and holds two stars, and Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic was promoted to two stars. China Tang is a new one-star entry, with Beijing and Sichuan dishes added to its Cantonese menu after a refurbishment.
The romantic restaurants Hong Kong does best are tables with a view. Caprice offers harbour views in what the Michelin Guide calls one of the city’s most glamorous rooms, and Terrace Boulud has a rooftop terrace, with drinks from 15:00 until midnight and a smart casual dress code, according to the hotel.
At Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic, the Michelin Guide describes mirrors, an oversized crystal chandelier, and city views, with a six-course tasting menu rooted in French tradition. The restaurant is open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, and it asks for formal or smart casual dress.
For the best vegetarian restaurants Hong Kong offers at fine-dining level, look for tasting rooms that plan a vegetarian menu in advance. Mora, a one-star restaurant on Upper Lascar Row, builds its menu around soy and lists a vegetarian menu that needs two days’ notice.
Terrace Boulud lists a vegetarian menu on its page, and the Michelin Guide says Amber offers vegetarian versions of its set menus. Feuille, a one-star French restaurant in Central, serves a vegetable-forward tasting menu that also uses sustainably sourced meat and seafood, so ask about a vegetarian version. Amber, Feuille, and Mora all keep a Michelin Green Star in 2026.
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Seven restaurants hold three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide: 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Bombana, Amber, Caprice, Forum, Sushi Shikon, Ta Vie, and T’ang Court
Start with one three-star room and one harbour-view table, such as Caprice and Terrace Boulud, and add a Cantonese lunch at Forum or T’ang Court
Yes. Terrace Boulud by Mandarin Oriental has a grand opening dated 12 March 2026 in the hotel group’s press release, and China Tang is a new one-star entry in the 2026 Michelin Guide
Mora and Terrace Boulud list vegetarian menus on their pages, and Mora asks for two days’ notice, so ask each restaurant before you book
We request the table on your behalf, confirm the details with the restaurant, and tell you plainly if it cannot be arranged
