New openings
Jean-Pierre
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Get a taste of la vie en rose at Black Sheep’s latest opening, Jean-Pierre. Named after co-founder Marc Hofmann’s father, the restaurant is a jubilant homage to the golden age of Parisian bistros and the spirit of French hospitality they represent. Lush velvet banquettes, antiqued mirrors, and a glamorous bar counter ooze charisma while artifacts from Jean-Pierre’s life invite warmth and celebration into the dining room. Heading up the kitchen is chef John Troupis with a triumphant menu of iconic French bistro favourites like a perfectly medium rare steak au poivre, buttery escargots, beef bourguignon that melts in the mouth, and crêpes suzette—a tableside spectacle.
9 Bridges Street, Central; @jeanpierrehongkong
Primo Posto Ristoro
Cosy, intimate, and communal, Primo Posto Ristoro is a lively new spot boasting hearty Milanese flavours. Nestled along the steps of 9 Shin Hing Street, the restaurant sets the stage for just-because date nights and heartwarming gatherings with friends old and new. The menu embraces authenticity and heritage with Milanese specialties and other regional classics that stay true to tradition. The crispy bone-in veal cutlet, chicken cacciatora and pumpkin gnocchi doused in a luscious parmesan sauce have become fast favourites among Primo Posto’s early crowd.
9 Shin Hing Street, Central; @primo.posto
BaseHall 02 welcomes Fete Up and Meshiya
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The BaseHall family expands once more. This time, health-conscious eatery Fete Up has set up shop at BaseHall 02, offering meals that nourish the mind, body and soul. Alongside the customisable nutrition-packed Fete Boxes are dishes like sous-vide wagyu beef, coconut rice Asian coleslaw and yakiniku sauce or a flavourful garlic soy tofu steak with brown rice, quinoa, and a medley of greens. Meanwhile, Meshiya cooks up Japanese home-style set meals consisting of a main course, rice, soup, and pickles. Lunch offerings include classic beef or chicken rice bowls and a pork cutlet curry, while dinner transitions into heartier options like a sukiyaki set featuring premium 298 Nikuya Room beef slices.
BaseHall 02, LG/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central; @basehallhk
New menus, collaborations and pop-ups
LMO Freshly Baked launches The Tastemaker Series
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Just two months after opening at the LANDMARK Atrium, LMO Freshly Baked is introducing The Tastemaker Series! A thrilling celebration of five culinary establishments who have truly helped to shape the local dining scene, this new project will welcome a monthly rotation of new collaborative menus from May until September. Chef Richard Ekkebus of Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong has called upon Yardbird, Bar Leone, The Chairman, TATE Dining Room and Little Bao to craft exclusive grab-and-go dishes—think sandwiches, salads, soups or pies with the distinctive identities of each tastemaker. Yardbird has kicked off the series with the likes of a chicken katsu sando, caesar salad, and chicken meatball soup.
Shop 233-234, 2/F, LANDMARK, 15 Queen’s Road, Central; @mo_landmarkhk
Yong Fu refreshes seasonal set menus
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Chef Liu dreams up a new lineup of springtime Ningbo delights with flexible lunch and dinner set menus for the main dining room. Lunch is a feast of ten dishes, including enticing favourites like boneless chicken feet bathed in a fragrant spicy sauce and seasonal additions such as umami oyster soup and poached spotted Spanish mackerel. The eight-course dinner set menu is just as wide-ranging with the likes of smoked frogs, fermented sour chili soup with yellow croakers, and inventive creations like ‘Pan-fried Flathead Grey Mullet from Hangzhou Bay with Pickled Mustard Stems”.
Shop 2, G/F&1/F, Golden Star Building, 20-24 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai; @yongfuhk
LPM launches CINQ Á SEPT
From 5 pm onwards, LPM is officially the spot to revive our joie de vivre. As a nod to the French tradition of an evening aperitif hour, LPM has launched the “CINQ Á SEPT” menu available from 5 pm-7 pm daily. While the term refers to the French version of ‘happy hour’, it’s also a euphemism for romantic secret affairs. Thus, the menu dances between cocktails named “Elle” meaning ‘her’, “Lui” meaning him, and “La Sucette” for darling. Rather than an LPM coaster, “Lui” is served on a white napkin playfully marked with a kiss. Accompanying these cocktails are complimentary bar bites, including the refreshing burrata and tomato toast and the buttery garlic snails reimagined with a wafer shell.
23-29 Stanley Street Shop 1, UG, H, Queen’s, Central; @lpmrestauranthk
Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic introduces a la carte dining and Le French GourMay specials
In a move towards greater flexibility, Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic presents a new à la carte menu for both lunch and dinner. Offering patrons the opportunity to customise their own meals at a minimum of three courses, the new menu includes a spirited range of dishes like frog legs meuniere reinvented with Laksa and lapsang souchong tea, eucalyptus-smoked bresse pigeon stuffed with foie gras, and the latest iteration of Les Berlingots ASP that use a mushroom consommé infused with coffee and sobacha. Meanwhile, the restaurant is also partaking in Le French May festivities with an exclusive Le French GourMay menu throughout the month. Available Mondays through Thursdays, the four-course meal begins with a bright asparagus and Sichuan pepper-infused bavaroise, followed by Les Berlingots ASP, tonka and cherry-blossom infused lamb, and cheffe Anne-Sophie’s iconic white millefeuille cube.
43/F Gloucester Tower, LANDMARK, 15 Queen’s Road Central; @cristalroombyasp
Shogun Burger at Regent Hong Kong
If Tokyo’s Shogun Burger has long been on your to-go list, check it off with a visit to their week-long pop-up at Regent Hong Kong’s Lobby Lounge. The award-winning Japanese burger sensation is known for its mouthwatering premium black wagyu smash patties which are coarsely ground and never frozen. From May 21 to 27, Hong Kong burger enthusiasts can pick between four Shogun Burger signatures—Cheese Burger, Double Cheese Burger, Teriyaki Burger, and Chili Meat & Cheese Burger—to try, which all arrive as a set with fries and a trio of housemade sauces or a mixed salad, a choice of beer or soda, and a dessert. There’s limited availability daily so run, don’t walk!
The Lobby Lounge, Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui; @hongkongregent
Courtroom unveils Guilty Pleasures Happy Hour
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Courtroom is taking a stand for the post-work drinking culture. The playful judiciary-themed bar has launched a new happy hour menu carefully curated to strike a balance between classic and modern signatures across four distinct categories. Take your pick of refreshing apritifs like the sparkling ‘White Negroni Sbagliato’, highballs such as a sunset-hued Garibaldi, spirit forward signatures including a summery ‘Kiwi Old Fashioned’, and sours like a classic Gimlet.
52-54 Graham Street, Central; @courtroomhk
Clarence expands, introduces new bar bites
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Clarence gets bigger and better. The casual French fine dining destination has renovated its bar side to accommodate its growing popularity, creating more seating areas that retain the restaurant’s cosy yet polished atmosphere. “At the end of the day, our mission at Clarence is to make excellent French food accessible across Asia, debunking stereotypes many have about the cuisine, particularly in the region,” Founder Oliver Elzer says. Going hand in hand with the bar expansion is a bar menu that echoes Chef Elzer’s sentiments. Besides French fries with black truffle mayo and Carodet oysters are a range of options, including the Clarence hot dog and hot camembert. As for set menus, which are also available in the new area, the new tomato salad stands out with its refreshing pesto and tomato sorbet. The tender BBQ octopus with za’atar hummus injects a Middle Eastern flair into the menu, while the dover sole filet is moreish without being too heavy, complemented by its generous dotting of peas and other greens.
25/F, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central; @clarencehkg
A Father’s Day celebration at Heimat
Get ahead with Father’s Day plans and reserve a table at Heimat’s lively June 15th celebration. Their “Vatertag Lunch” presents a seasonal four-course menu brimming with chef Peter’s favourites. Each course of the meal offers a choice between two dishes; you could begin with a citrusy smoked salmon with fennel starter and white asparagus cream soup before diving into a plate of smoked pork belly stuffed with sauerkraut, or opt for a Brittany lobster herb salad, pork cheek with sauerkraut, and a generous serving of the prized white asparagus alongside a veal schnitzel. The dessert course paints a delicious portrait of German summertime with a scoop of organic ice cream and summer berries compote, or a dark chocolate mousse with sour cherries and cream.
8/F, 33 Wyndham Street, Central; @heimathk