We’ve had a good year of dining and drinking in 2016. In celebrating the best restaurants, bars and cafes in Hong Kong and Macau, we bring you our annual Bites of Distinction awards. For places that, despite not making the final list, are still worth visiting, we have introduced the Bites of Recognition awards to acknowledge these dining destinations. For more details, check out our December issue. Congratulations to all the winners!
| Bites of Distinction | Bites of Recognition | |
|---|---|---|
| NEW OPENINGS | Frantzén’s Kitchen La Bombance Rhoda Samsen Second Draft |
Cochin Delicatessen Kaum at Potato Head Hong Kong Okra Hong Kong |
| CHINESE – GUANGDONG | Above and Beyond Dynasty One Harbour Road Spring Moon Tin Lung Heen |
Kin’s Kitchen Pearl Dragon (Macau) The Chairman |
| CHINESE – SICHUAN | Chilli Fagara Deng G Chengdu Bistro & Baijiu Bar Qi – Nine Dragons San Xi Lou Yun Yan |
Da Ping Huo Sijie Yu |
| CHINESE – OTHER | Dong Lai Shun Pak Loh Chiu Chow Shung Hing Chiu Chow Solo Zhejiang Heen |
Din Tai Fung Spring Deer Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant |
| JAPANESE – UPSCALE | Godenya Inakaya La Bombance Sushi Shikon Ta Vie |
Kashiwaya Okra Bar Sushi Tokami |
| JAPANESE – CASUAL | 298 Nikuya Room Yakiniku Futago HK Hidden Shugetsu Yardbird |
N/A |
| KOREAN | Goobne Chicken Han Ga Ram Momojein Myung Ga Korean Restaurant Seoul Bros |
N/A |
| SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIAN |
Café Malacca Gaylord Indian Restaurant Kaum at Potato Head Hong Kong Le Garçon Saigon Samsen |
BÊP Chachawan Chor Bazare |
| MIDDLE EASTERN & MEDITERRANEAN |
Bayta Maison Libanaise Mama Malouf Pomegranate Kitchen Zahrabel Dining Club |
N/A |
| AUSTRALIAN, AMERICAN & LATIN AMERICAN |
Alto Bar & Grill Buenos Aires Polo Club Morton’s of Chicago Porterhouse by Laris SW Steakhouse (Macau) |
Beef & Liberty Brickhouse Cafe Deco Cull ‘N Pistol Hong Kong Wooloomooloo Prime |
| FRENCH – UPSCALE | Amber Épure Gaddi’s L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon The Tasting Room (Macau) |
ON Dining Seasons by Oliver E. VEA Restaurant & Lounge |
| FRENCH – CASUAL | Bistro du Vin Cochin Delicatessen La Vache! Le Bistro Winebeast Neighborhood |
Atelier Vivanda La Cabane Le Port Parfumé |
| ITALIAN – UPSCALE | 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Grissini Nicholini’s Ristorante Il Teatro (Macau) Tosca |
Giando Italian Restaurant & Bar Gradini Ristorante E Bar Italiano Sabatini Ristorante Italiano |
| ITALIAN – CASUAL | Cadenza Carbone Mercato Posto Pubblico Trattoria Caffe’ Monteverdi |
Involtini Italian Cuisine Motorino Osteria Felice |
| SPANISH | 22 Ships Catalunya Hong Kong Ham & Sherry The Optimist Timón Seafood Tapas Bar & Restaurant |
Fofo by el Willy La Paloma Zafran |
| BRITISH & EUROPEAN | Aberdeen Street Social Arcane Oyster & Wine Bar Rhoda The Chinnery The Continental |
N/A |
| HEALTHY CONCEPTS | Home – Eat to Live Kasa Central Pure Veggie House Sohofama The Restaurant by the Kinnet |
Grassroots Pantry Mana! Fast Slow Food Pololi |
| CAFES & TEAHOUSES | Artisan Room Elephant Grounds Omotesando Koffee Teakha Kitchen The Cupping Room |
Parc Antique & Lifestyle Sinmei Tea Winston’s Coffee |
| DESSERTS | AnOther Sweet Place COBO HOUSE by 2am:dessertbar Kyo Hayashiya Lady M Patisserie Yamakawa |
Cova Ristorante & Caffe The Mandarin Cake Shop ZUC.CCH.ERO |
| BARS | Butler J. Boroski Mizunara: The Library Ping Pong 129 Gintonería The Woods |
Foxglove Quinary The Iron Fairies |
