As the festive season rolls in, Hong Kong’s culinary scene embraces the Christmas spirit with a twist, offering an array of unique dining experiences. Moving beyond traditional roast turkey and Yule logs, several restaurants in the city are curating unconventional menus that blend festive cheer with innovative cuisine.
1. A German Christmas at Heimat by Peter Find
Heimat, led by Chef Peter Find, presents a German Christmas with lunch and dinner menus that blend hearty dishes and traditional flavors. The four-course festive lunch (HK$480) features chestnut soup with black truffle and a traditional German oven-roasted duck leg. The six-course festive dinner (HK$1,380) offers dishes like blue lobster with beetroot and wild boar ragout. The Weihnachtsmenü (HK$1,680), available from December 24 to 26, includes delicacies like pan-seared Hokkaido scallop with German potato foam.
2. Italian Flavors at Pici
Pici, a pasta bar, transforms into a winter wonderland with seasonal dishes. Starters like truffle mushroom cappuccino (HK$120) and baked Tomino cheese (HK$140) set the stage for mains like Christmas cannelloni and cavatelli sea urchin. The dessert highlight is the pistachio fondue (HK$160), and their panettone (HK$390) is available for takeaway.
3. Asian Fusion at Cornerstone
Cornerstone offers a contemporary Australian-Asian fusion four-course Christmas dinner (HK$888). The menu includes unique canapés, shared starters like beetroot salad with green curry purée, and mains such as “char siu” glazed octopus. The meal concludes with a spiced chocolate cake.
4. East Meets West at Lai Heen
In Macau, Lai Heen, a one-Michelin-star restaurant, presents an eight-course dinner (2,688 patacas) combining Cantonese dishes with Western influences. Highlights include foie gras jelly, pan-seared Australian scallop, and roast turkey rolled with tamarind paste.
5. Indian Festivities at Chaat
Chaat offers a Christmas lunch menu (HK$988) and dinner menu (HK$1,588) filled with Indian flavors. The lunch features salmon dill tikka, while dinner adds Parsi prawn pav and tandoori Wagyu beef cheek. Both meals end with Christmas pudding kulfi.
6. Mexican Celebrations at Te Quiero Mucho
Te Quiero Mucho brings Mexican festive flavors with sharing plates (HK$698) featuring beef taquitos, mini quesadillas, and the parrillada northeña, a sizzling meat platter. The Ponche Navideño, a traditional Christmas punch, completes the meal.
7. Whimsical Cocktails at Singular Concepts
Singular Concepts presents “Willy Wonka and the Cocktail Factory,” offering unique cocktails inspired by Roald Dahl’s novel. Choices include the Oompa Loompa martini at Barcode, the scrumdiddlyumptious rum-ish coffee at The Daily Tot, and the whipple-scrumptious martini at Barkada.
These seven dining experiences in Hong Kong offer a delightful departure from traditional Christmas fare, infusing the holiday season with global flavors and creative culinary twists. Whether craving German, Italian, Australian-Asian fusion, Cantonese, Indian, Mexican, or whimsical cocktails, Hong Kong’s festive dining scene has something uniquely joyful for everyone.
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