Amuse Bouche has now been in Hong Kong for almost 10 years. This is one of my favorite places when…read moreit comes to French food. It is located in buzzing Wan Chai, in the Hennessy building. I'd call the interior simple chic. The staff is friendly, knowledge and attentive. Ken, one of the owners has been the sommelier at Island Shangri-la's Petrus for sometime and is really a knowledge base when it comes to wine. Their wine list is just huge, focusing on France. There are so many hard to find gems and vintages. If you're not into French, they still have a decent selection of other countries. And for Hong Kong very reasonably priced! Their food selection is excellent. They have 4/5 courses menu's at excellent price. You can switch the dishes as to your liking. A la carte selection is excellent as well. And don't forget to ask for the seasonal specialties. We came here for the white truffle from alba. I always go for the classics, scramble eggs and tagliolini with white truffle. Their scrambled eggs is just to die for, still haven't found out the secret behind it, so creamy. Their tagliolini is made from eggs, again so good. The price per gram for the truffle is reasonable. Duck breast which I had for main is cooked to perfection, I especially love the koriander seeds as crust. My other favorites main include bresse chicken, duck confit and their lamb chops. If you have room for dessert go for the Mont Blanc and their classic apple tart. Imho Amuse Bouche is excellent value for money.

I studied abroad in Paris and was missing its classic bistro fare. This place was perfect! I had a…read moresalade Nicoise, which was done in the traditional way. They were packed on a Monday evening at 9:30. We cozied up on a table up front by the street, but stayed toasty thanks to the heaters around. The restaurant is great for unwinding with a glass of red and people watching- especially trendy French folks. I'll be coming back to try their croque Monsieur, which they were out of.

My favorite spot for happy hour. They have great deals on their wine- I go just for the Rose wine…read more The restaurant is very small, but it's perfect. You can sit facing the street and be half inside, half outside. Great spot for drinks and small snacks.

A rather small dining room that offers a cozy dining experience. Nothing special about its…read moreenvironment, food and service so a hkd828(+10%) 5 course set dinner is quite pricey even under Hong Kong fine dining standards. The French style cuisine doesn't taste bad, probably because it uses my favourite ingredients (i.e caviar, oysters which were very fresh, sea urchin, Porcini mushroom), but in terms of cooking and presentation it merely meets the standard. Because there aren't that many tables waiters were always standby to make sure the next course was served right after our plates were emptied so we were happy that we could finish our meal in around an hour, and we felt very full, but don't come with high expectations for quality of food.

My all time favourite place for breakfast, brunch and lunch . It is a company under the giant…read morefranchise Maxim. (Excuse the nerd in me). Since its opening, simply life has always been strategically located near the buzzing commercial districts. Be it central or quarry bay, It has forever been in the proximity of my work. Each branch may differ in the food that they offer, being either a "salad bar" and "restaurant" stream or both. I mostly feast on their salad, bakery and coffee. In my opinion , simply life offers relatively high quality food for the price that you pay. salad bar choice is relatively unique and tasty ! If you opt for a small salad (~55hkd) you can choose up to 4 types of salad from the bar ( large salad you can choose up to six choice , ~hkd75) Most common salad choice include : corn, cucumber salad, quinoa with mixed fruits, mixed green, beets , Caesar salad, pesto pasta, tomato mix, garlic mushroom. In case you pass by during breakfasts time on weekdays , simply life offers a special breakfast set (27 for a choice of bakery with small coffee). Coffee is strong and very decent . Now you know why there is always a queue 8 am in the morning ....

Carbonara is one of the most popular pasta dishes. The traditional Italian version omits the…read morecream, because Italians believe that Carbonara's delicate taste of egg would be ruined with cream, lots of Parmigiani cheese, bacon, garlic and egg. There's good reason pasta is high on nearly everyone's list of favorites. Pasta is versatile, healthy, tasty and easy to work with; or just served plain with a fine glass of red wine at home, this simple food can be great for your heart after the crazy working hour after home during weekday. However I tried the carbonara in Simplylife and I felt the challenge on how to describe the taste here, yes it as tasteless and flavorless! I wont order again here!

I tried simplylife twice: once during dinner time and once during afternoon tea time (available…read more3:15pm onwards). I would definitely recommend giving a try during the afternoon tea time, the afternoon tea menu has a variety of choices , each set cost only HKD48 (includes coffee/iced tea, n you can pick the type of coffee you want!). The portion and taste are good as well. For dinner: meals are more expensive . I tried the bacon spaghetti (Hkd118), and added extra hkd30 for soup and iced tea. Frankly speaking the spaghetti and soup were so-so, nothing special, a bit disappointing.

There are lots of restaurants in this condensed area but this one is probably the best. Great…read morequality for value, authentic western food (unlike Burgeroom which is just a very unsuccessful attempt at western cuisine), good food options (esp weekend brunch), good service, and ambience. I love their tea sets especially. Coffee is good but can be even better ;) I love their fries the best. But their beef burgers are great, so is their risotto, smoked salmon on farmer's bread, and beer-battered fish and chips! Haha as you can see I've eaten here many times! This is one of the few places in HK where the line to get in makes sense!

Love love love Kyoku! Probably my go to spot for a good night out. I've only had their sushi here…read moreand it's super fresh and well priced! Head Chef Wai does an incredible job. Will def try their teppanyaki one of these days!

We were here a few months ago and it has seriously FRESH high quality fish flown in. Really it…read moredoesn't get any better. Every dish tasted like it was just caught a couple of hours ago. The toro was unbelievable - substantial and silky at the same time. Grilled cod the best ever. We were in a private room which enhanced the ambiance. Unbelievable service. The mushroom fried rice was so scrumptious it could be a meal in and of itself. Uni like it just exited the waters. Conch was crunchy and delicious beyond belief. Pana cotta just complete this meal. This is probably my favorite restaurant ever.

Lovely decor and staff. We fully enjoyed this place. Some plates were not to our palate but overall…read morethe food was good. They have some quality aged wines as well. We were there for lunch at 12:30 and finished close to 4pm.

Superb restaurant! Tucked away in the newly opened St. Regis hotel in the Wan Chai area, this high…read moreend restaurant did not disappoint. From the start of the dining experience to end, the staff was attentive and also provided good seasonal recommendations. To help pair the seasonal items L'Envol's sommelier was on hand to guide us through the entire dining experience. For a busy evening chef Olivier Elzer also came out to greet us and to explain his creations, very nice touch. Overall this was an excellent experience but the only comment I would have is the view. Since the restaurant is located on the lower levels of the hotel there is not much to see of the HK skyline, but this can be a good thing as your focus can be on L'Envol itself. Come experience the seasonal French creation by chef Olivier and see for yourself this Michelin worthy restaurant!

I've known of the legend of Joel Robuchon for many years, being the most decorated French chef in…read morethe Michelin guide with over 30 Michelin stars to his name. Luckily for me, the L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong is 3 Michelin stars and also affordable (relative to its reputation). I decided to come here for lunch with my wife as my first ever 3 Michelin star experience. I reserved a lunch reservation about a month in advance. The restaurant is very romantic and fancy. We were seated at a bar style counter, and we were escorted to our seats. The staff were all very attentive. Many were multi-lingual in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. We ended up each ordering the lowest cost lunch tasting menu with one amuse bouche, one appetizer, one soup, one entree, and a dessert. We also each got a drink. I got a mocktail with lychee and mint which was an amazing palate cleanser between courses. The amuse bouche was a cracker with uni on top. The uni was very soft like Hokkaido uni and the cracker went well with the soft texture of the uni. We had a complimentary bread basket with a variety of different breads, all of which were amazing. I loved the croissants. For my own appetizer I chose the salmon caviar. I've never had that much caviar in my life in one sitting, it was amazing. My wife got the yellowtail carpaccio which was also amazing. The soup was a mushroom style soup with foam and a single matsutake mushroom. Soup was savory, rich, and a delight to the senses. We both got the pigeon entree. I'd never had pigeon before, my wife did but said she did not like it before. She loved this pigeon though, which was cooked slightly on the rarer to medium rare side. The pigeon was super soft. It was also wrapped with foie gras which made it decadent and rich. For dessert I chose coffee and also the coffee ice cream dessert with gelato, coffee crumble, and coffee jelly. Super rich but quite tasty. The coffee also came with a variety of small sweet snacks. Joel Robuchon truly lived up to its hype, and was well worth the cost. I will definitely come back.

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon is definitely one of my favorite store in Hong Kong. When I used to…read morelive and work here, I remembered if I work an early shift, I will come by at 7 am to get their freshly bakes croissant. It is one of the best croissant I have around the world. I love dessert. I was a bit disappointed when they change the Earl Grey Cream Dome to the new square version. The cake layer distribution in the new cube version is just now as good as the dome version. There are more cream than cake/chocolate ball crunch ratio. It is still good, I just prefer the dome version. I also tried their green tea red bean roll cake and that is not my cup of tea. Speaking of tea, I also tried their latte. Not my cup of tea again. It is below average for a latte drink. I mean it is better than Starbucks (and way better than McDonalds), but not up to the average latte level for a coffee shop. I could hand whisk a latte better than theirs, and given they have the machine... I have higher expectations. BTW I have been there 3 times during my Hong Kong visit, and by the 3rd time, they have a promotion where basically the drink combo is like HKD$20 cheaper (roughly). Not a driving force for me to buy their drink. I will opt'ed for the drink downstairs instead. Service is great. I will return.