In its fifth year running, Crave’s annual Bites of Distinction awards celebrate exceptional restaurants, cafes and bar Hong Kong and Macau have to offer. Awarded in 20 categories based on cuisine, our winners have shown consistency in delivering excellent dining experiences.
Introduced last year was Bites of Recognition, which acknowledges restaurants and bars that, despite not making our final list, are still worth visiting. Heartiest congratulations to our winners, and our taste buds cannot wait for what’s to come next year!
For more details, check out our December issue (available in stores from December 8, 2017).
| Bites of Distinction | Bites of Recognition | |
|---|---|---|
| NEW PLAYERS | 11 Westside Cô Thành HAKU Happy Paradise New Punjab Club |
Beet Gough’s on Gough Paper Moon |
| CHINESE – CANTONESE | Dynasty (Hong Kong) Howard’s Gourmet Sha Tin 18 Spring Moon The Chairman |
Duddell’s Imperial Treasure Lai Heen (Macau) Man Ho (Macau) One Harbour Road |
| CHINESE – SICHUAN | Chilli Fagara Deng G Qi – House of Sichuan San Xi Lou Sijie |
N/A |
| CHINESE – OTHERS | Chiu Tang Bistro Manchu Golden Flower (Macau) Zhejiang Heen Liu Yuan Pavilion |
Dynasty 8 (Macau) Pak Loh Chiu Chow (Times Square) Shung Hing Chiu Chow Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant Xin (Macau) |
| JAPANESE – UPSCALE | Godenya Sushi Masataka Sushi Sase Hanare Sushi Shikon Sushi Tokami |
I M Teppanyaki & Wine La Bombance Sushi Gin Sushi Love Sushi Tsubomi |
| JAPANESE – CASUAL | Kitcho Sushi Okra Hong Kong Sake Bar Ginn Toritama Yakiniku Great |
N/A |
| KOREAN | Bib N Hops Refined Chibee Chicken and Beer Jinjuu Momojein Seoul Bros |
N/A |
| SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIAN |
BlackSalt Le Garçon Saigon Kaum at Potato Head Hong Kong Thai Brasserie by Blue Elephant Samsen |
Apinara Golden Peacock (Macau) Mak Mak |
| FRENCH – UPSCALE | Amber Caprice Gaddi’s Tate Dining Room and Bar VEA Restaurant and Lounge |
Aux Beaux Arts (Macau) Le 39V Restaurant The Tasting Room (Macau) |
| FRENCH – CASUAL | Belon Cochin Delicatessen The Lighthouse Metropolitain On Dining Kitchen & Lounge |
N/A |
| ITALIAN – UPSCALE | 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana Giando Italian Restaurant and Bar Gradini Ristorante E Bar Italiano Nicholini’s Tosca |
Grissini Locanda dell’Angelo Sabatini Ristorante Italiano |
| ITALIAN – CASUAL | Carbone Mercato Hong Kong Osteria Marzia Pici Mother of Pizza |
La Piola Operetta PizzaExpress Posto Pubblico |
| AMERICAN & LATIN AMERICAN | Alvy’s Beef & Liberty Beefbar Hong Kong Buenos Aires Polo Club Uma Nota |
Cafe Deco Chino Morty’s Delicatessen Porterhouse TokyoLima |
| AUSTRALIAN, BRITISH & EUROPEAN | 12,000 Francs Aberdeen Street Social Arcane Frantzén’s Kitchen Rhoda |
Mirage Bar & Restaurant Oyster & Wine Bar The Manor (Macau) The Salted Pig Wooloomooloo Prime |
| MIDDLE EASTERN & MEDITERRANEAN | Awtar Terrace Maison Libanaise Mama Malouf Pomegranate Kitchen Zahrabel Dining Club |
N/A |
| SPANISH | Ham & Sherry La Paloma Olé Spanish Restauarnt The Optimist Zafran |
N/A |
| HEALTHY CONCEPTS | Grassroots Pantry Kasa Central Nood Food Pololi Pure Veggie House |
N/A |
| TEAHOUSES & COFFEE SHOPS | Amber Coffee Brewery Espresso Alchemy Halfway Coffee Plantation by teakha Urban Coffee Roaster |
N/A |
| DESSERTS | Lady M Plumcot Poem Patisserie Sevva Sift |
N/A |
| BARS & PUBS | Bar De Luxe Employees Only Hong Kong Mizunara: The Library Sake Central The Old Man |
Foxglove Lilya Moroccan Lounge & Bar The Woods |
*Oops, our bad! We’ve made a few mistakes in Crave‘s Issue 90 (December 2017): page 30, One Harbour Road’s chef should be chef Chan Hon-cheong; page 81, Sevva’s signature cake should be named Marie-Antoinette Crave cake, and the image on the top right is Sevva’s The Original Caramel Crunch Cake.
