Coast Bistro and Bar

1/F Kinwick Centre, 32-36 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 2544 5888. Signature dishes: mezze platter, kangaroo and pork pies, prosciutto-wrapped tiger prawns. $$$

Gough 40 Cafe Bar

40 Gough Street, Central. Tel: 2851 8498. Signature dishes: seafood soup, linguine with clams. $$$$$

Gusto

41 Yik Yam Street, Happy Valley. Tel: 2838 2689. Signature dishes: macaroni and cheese gratin, Gusto burger, rigatoni Bolognese. $$

Liberty Exchange Kitchen and Bar

G/F, Exchange Square Block 2, 8 Connaught Place, Central. Tel: 2810 8400. Signature dishes: house-made sausages, mussels cooked with sake, miso and yuzu, duck duck goose, pork and apples. $$$$

Lily and Bloom

6/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2810 6166. Signature dishes: roasted bone marrow, onion soup, papardelle Bolognese, Iberico pork chop with smoked ribs, mac and cheese, wild mushrooms with polenta. $$$$$

Pacific Grill

4 Staunton Street, SoHo. Tel: 2522 2128. Signature dishes: Melbourne Greek salad, portobello mushroom stuffed with crabmeat and gorgonzola, rib-eye steak. $$$$

The Phoenix

29 Shelley Street, Mid-Levels. Tel: 2546 2110. Signature dishes: Greek salad, creamy mushrooms on toast, pasta with Serrano ham, cream, lemon and parsley, pan-roasted duck breast with cranberry sauce and pan-roasted thyme potatoes. $$$

Quarterdeck Club

1 Lung King Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 2827 8882. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2735 8881). Signature dishes: seared scallops, Beijing duck in sticky soy, fillet of lamb wrapped in parma ham served with eggplant caviar, tomato and raisin jam, club sandwich, fresh seafood platter, white chocolate and Turkish delight souffl?with espresso sorbet. $$$

Staunton's Wine Bar + Cafe

10-12 Staunton Street, SoHo. Tel: 2973 6611. Signature dishes: classic burger, barbecued chicken breast sandwich, Caesar salad. $$

Tiffin

M/F Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2584 7722. Signature dishes: weekday lunch buffet, evening dessert buffet, Sunday brunch. $$$-$$$$

Wildfire

Shop 201, 2/F Murray House, Stanley. Tel: 2813 6161. (Branches in Mid-Levels, tel: 2540 6669; Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 3690 1598; Airport, tel: 2261 2999; Elements, tel: 2196 8099; Discovery Bay, tel: 2987 8202; Causeway Bay, tel: 2894 8844). Signature dishes: Black Forest pizza, Wildfire kebab. $$$

Vietnamese

Golden Bull

11/F Food Forum, Times Square, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2506 1028. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2730 4866). Signature dishes: roasted chicken, grilled jumbo prawns in garlic butter. $$-$$$

Green Cottage Ching Ting Vietnam Restaurant

2/F, 482 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2832 2863. Signature dishes: fried chicken wings with butter, deep fried spring rolls, beef cubes with red rice. $$

Mekong

Level 2, 15 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2316 2288. Signature dishes: char-grilled assorted seafood with sweet and sour sauce, Cambodian char-grilled marinated seabass steak. $$

Nahm (Vietnamese and Thai)

Shop 1044-45, 1/F Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2810 7575. Signature dishes: braised lamb shank with tamarind curry and poached nashi pear, crisp deep-fried barramundi, prawns in green curry with beans and baby spinach, baked banana toffee pudding. $$-$$$

Nha Trang

88-90 Wellington Street, Central. Tel: 2581 9992. (Branch in Wan Chai, tel: 2891 1177). Signature dishes: prawn salad rolls, pho bo, beef wrapped in pepper leaves, pork and crab spring rolls, cold vermicelli with grilled meat, soft shell crab rolls. $-$$

Nuoc Mam French Vietnamese Cuisine

Shop C, Level 6, One Grand Tower, 639 Nathan Road, Mong Kok. Tel: 2628 0331. Signature dishes: prawn, mango and pomelo salad, Vietnamese king prawns, rice noodles with curry chicken. $$

Pearl Vietnamese

7 Wo On Lane, Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Tel: 2522 4223. Signature dishes: beef cubes with tomato rice, cold noodles with grilled pork. $$

Perfume River

89 Percival Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2576 2240, 2576 2472. Signature dishes: lemongrass pork with prawn crackers, Perfume River fried rice, beef satay in clay pot. $$

Pho

2/F Ashley Centre, 23-25 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2736 7177, 2736 7176. (Branches in Causeway Bay, tel: 2574 1777; Kowloon Bay, tel: 2359 0117). Signature dishes: butter chicken wings, Wagyu beef pho, spring rolls. $$-$$$

Pho Saigon

7/F Island Beverly, 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 3580 1551. Signature dishes: spicy combination vermicelli, Pho Saigon special combo. $$

Pho Tai

4 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tung, Kowloon. Tel: 2345 3081. (Branches in Quarry Bay, tel: 2911 0949; Sheung Wan, tel: 2127 7564; Central, tel: 2815 5520; Wan Chai, tel: 2877 0323). Signature dishes: braised beef in tomato sauce with French bread, shrimp rice paper roll, Vietnamese-style pork vermicelli with fish sauce. $$

Rice Paper

Shop 3319 Level 3, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3151 7801.(Branches in Causeway Bay, tel:2890 3975; Kowloon Tong, tel: 2265 8615). Signature dishes: deep-fried soft shell crabs, pork and cucumber spring rolls, shortbread sandwich with nougat ice cream, almond praline and raspberry sauce. $$$

Le Soleil

3/F The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2733 2033. Signature dishes: Hanoi noodle soup, sliced wagyu beef and tendon (see picture pg 6). $$$-$$$$

Song

LG/F 75 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 2559 0997. Signature dishes: soft shell crab with lime and pepper corn sauce, shredded pork and cabbage salad tossed with cucumber, sprouts and peanut and sweet chilli sauce. $$$

Continental

Harbour Grill

G/F Harbour Grand Kowloon, 20 Tak Fung Street, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom. Tel: 2996 8433. Signature dishes: pan-fried goose liver with fennel puree and sauteed mushrooms flavoured with truffle sauce, lobster salad served with marinated wild mushrooms, fettuccine with prawns, asparagus and tomato concasse $$$$$

Hugo's

Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3721 7733. Signature dishes: lobster bisque, steak tartare, wiener schnitzel, crepes Suzette. $$$$$

Mandarin Grill & Bar

1/F Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 5 Connaught Road Central. Tel: 2825 4004. Signature dishes: lobster bisque, black cod, Wagyu beef fillet. $$$$$

Post 97

UG/F, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Tel: 2186 1816/7. Signature dishes: eggs benedict, Post grill-up, fish and chips, lamb shank. $$

The Promenade

G/F Harbour Grand Kowloon, 20 Tak Fung Street, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom. Tel: 2996 8432. Signature dishes: onion soup, pan-fried lamb cutlets with hollandaise and fresh mint, Thai red curry with roasted duck, Indian curry served with steamed rice. $$$-$$$$

Santa Lucia Restaurant and Sky Bar

38/F Hotel Panorama by Rhombus, 8A Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3550 0262. Signature dishes: wagyu beef-cheek lasagne, lemon-crusted rack of lamb, lemon flan. $$$$$

The Verandah

109 Repulse Bay Road, Repulse Bay. Tel: 2292 2822. Signature dishes: tian of lobster and avocado, Caesar salad, seafood mixed grill, baked Alaska. $$$$$

Watermark

Shop L, Star Ferry Central Pier 7, Central. Tel: 2167 7251. Signature dishes: oven-roasted lamb loin with braised ribs and celery root, burned caramel flan, sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream and candied dates. $$$$$

Fusion

Bo Innovation (modern cuisine with an Asian twist)

Shop 13, 2/F J Residence, 18 Ship Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 2850 8371. Signature dishes: smoked quail eggs with crispy taro crust and caviar, wagyu beef with black truffle cheung fun, cauliflower risotto with black truffles. $$$$$

Cafe Deco (Western and Asian)

Levels 1 and 2, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, The Peak. Tel: 2849 5111. Signature dishes: tandoori seabass fillet, foie gras hand roll for two, grilled chicken breast, crmee brulee. $$$-$$$$

DAP JP.Wine.Dine (Japanese and European)

23/F QRE Plaza, 202 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. Tel: 2572 3228. Signature dishes: poached foie gras with homemade sesame tofu, pasta with sea urchin, chilli and prawn paste, sesame panna cotta. $$$$

Dragon-I (Japanese and Chinese)

UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 3110 1222. Signature dishes: truffle spring roll, deep fried prawn uni ball, toro tartare, Peking duck, deep-fried golden chicken, wok-fried string beans with Chinese black olives. $$$-$$$$

L'Eclipse (Chinese, Asian and Western)

Upper Lobby Level, Langham Hong Kong, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2375 1133. Signature dishes: Singaporean lobster laksa, Peking wok-fried chilli lamb with scallions. $$$$$

I Thai (Thai and Vietnamese)

13-15 Cleveland Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2504 3930. (Branches in Sha Tin, tel: 2693 3128; Tsing Yi, tel: 2433 0848). Signature dishes: Thai-style spicy beef salad, sweet and sour king prawn on sizzling platter, baked seafood rice in coconut shell. $$$

Ka Ma Do (Japanese and Italian)

Unit 802, 8/F One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2269 5051. Signature dishes: uni sashimi, goose liver sushi, spaghetti with uni sauce, raw tuna sushi. $$-$$$

Lotus Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge (Thai-inspired Australian)

5 Staunton Street, Central. Tel: 2543 6290. Signature dishes: seared scallops with pork, young coconut, Thai basil and lime leaf, crispy duck with yellow bean, ginger, tamarind and mandarin, Massaman curry of lamb shank with roasted shallot potatoes, peanuts and tamarind. $$$$

Munch

1/F One Knutsford, 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2317 7887. Signature dishes: smoked duck breast with caramelised apple and strawberry timbale, Cajun chicken and prawn organic buckwheat pizza, double-thick pork schnitzel with wild mushroom and red wine sauce. $$

Pearl on the Peak (modern Australian)

Shop 2, Level 1, The Peak Tower, 128 Peak Road. Tel: 2849 5123. Signature dishes: pearl meat with shiitake mushrooms, chive buds, ginger and soy, peppered seabass with fresh green peppercorns and caramelised onion mashed potato, Valrhona chocolate souffle with caramel tart and coffee bean ice cream. $$$$$

The Place (Mediterranean and Asian)

Langham Place Mong Kok, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 3552 3200. Signature dishes: Hainan chicken rice, lobster tomato angel hair, chef's salad with lavender-marinated salmon. $$$

Prince Restaurant (Cantonese and Japanese)

11/F One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2366 1308. Signature dishes: braised abalone in soy sauce. $$

Soho Spice (Vietnamese and Thai)

47B Elgin Street, SoHo. Tel: 2521 1600. Signature dishes: Grilled beef tenderloin in red coconut curry with okra, seafood in green coconut curry with basil, grilled king prawns with garlic and fragrant tomato broth, deep-fried soft shell crab with coconut tempura. $$-$$$

Spice Restaurant and Bar (Thai, Indian and Malaysian)

2/F, 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2191 9880. Signature dishes: seafood pomelo salad, tandoori Pacific black cod tikka, five-spice lamb shank, Asian okra with green mango. $$$

Suzuki Tokyo Cafe Bistro (Japanese-European)

Level 12, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 2392 3386. Signature dishes: Japanese pork and sliced ginger crispy pizza, pasta with mushrooms and chicken in teriyaki sauce, bite-size rice burger with fresh mushrooms, home-style black sesame tofu. $$

Taj Bar & Restaurant (Indian and Western)

4-5 Wo On Lane, Lan Kwai Fong. Tel: 2522 6061. Signature dishes: chicken kebabs marinated in cashew nut garlic sauce, deep-fried marinated and battered fish, prawn curry with capsicum, onion and tomato, barbecued lamb chops, Indian ice cream. $$

A Touch of Spice (Thai and Vietnamese)

1/F 10 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2312 1118. Signature dishes: Vietnamese barbecued eel with lemon grass, baked curry chicken in fresh bread, charcoal-grilled pork. $$$

Towngas Avenue (European fusion)

59-65 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2367 2710. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2367 2713) Signature dishes: French goose liver with cinnamon apple in balsamic reduction, crayfish bisque, lobster linguine with sun-dried tomato, wild mushrooms, bean sprouts in tomato pesto sauce, grilled Australian wagyu beef with porcini gravy. $$$

Korean

Arirang

Shop 1205, Food Forum, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2506 3298. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2956 3288). Signature dishes: seafood and beancurd soup, barbecued meats, spring onion pancakes. $$-$$$

Chang Won

1G Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2368 4606. Signature dishes: seafood soup, beef ribs hotpot. $$

Chumchummi

Shop 9-10, 2/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2363 1100. Signature dishes: ox intestines, three-layered pork with chilli bean paste, chive mandu. $$$

Han Ah Rum Korean Restaurant

6/F Causeway Bay Plaza One, 489 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay. Tel 2877 7797. Signature dishes: rice with beef and vegetables stone pot, beef with mushrooms in casserole, pan-fried fish fillet with egg batter. $$-$$$

Harubang Korean Cuisine

G402-3, Yuan Kung Mansion, 20 Taikoo Shing Road. Tel: 2539 6398. Signature dishes: barbecued meats, cold noodles with beef, chicken ginseng soup, minced raw beef. $$

Jin Luo Bao Korean Restaurant

6/F Island Beverly Commercial Centre, 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2895 3986. Signature dishes: beef ribs, ginseng and chicken soup. $$-$$$

Kaya

6/F, 8 Russell Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2838 9550. Signature dishes: seared prime beef wrapped with vegetables, barbecued meats. $$-$$$

Kimchee

Shop 363-366, L3 Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward West, Mong Kok. Tel: 2628 0680. Signature dishes: chicken-in-one hotpot, barbecued meats, home-made kimchee. $$$-$$$$

Lee Fa Yuen Korea House Restaurant

UG43-48A Empire Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2367 5674. Signature dishes: barbecued meats, chicken ginseng soup. $$

Myung Ga Korean Restaurant

13/F World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2882 5056 Signature dishes: seafood hotpot, barbecued beef. $$$

Secret Garden

Shop 5, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central. Tel: 2801 7990. Signature dishes: braised codfish with carrot and potato, fried beancurd with onion and beef. $$-$$$

Sorabol Korean Restaurant

17/F Lee Theatre Plaza, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2881 6823. Signature dishes: barbecued meats, soybean paste casserole, kimchee soup. $$$

American

Archie B's (New York-style deli)

LG/F, 7-9 Lower Staunton Street, SoHo. Tel: 2522 1262. Signature dishes: chopped chicken liver, Buffalo chicken wings, cheesesteak hoagie, NYPD Blue (with warm glazed baked ham with honey mustard on hoagie roll. $-$$

Blue Smoke Bar-B-Que

3/F Grand Progress Building, 15-16 Lan Kwai Fong. Tel: 2816 9018. Signature dishes: Mississippi masala fries, cornmeal-crusted catfish goujons with Cajun remoulade, USDA prime beef brisket. $$$

The Bostonian

B1, Langham Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2375 1133 ext 2070. Signature dishes: Boston clam chowder, tomato tartare with seared scallops, duck 'two ways', grilled rack of lamb, lobster fricassee. $$$$

Dan Ryan's Chicago Grill

114 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2845 4600. (Branches in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2735 6111; Kowloon Tong, tel: 2265 8811). Signature dishes: potato skins, nachos, American beef burger with coleslaw and fries, hot apple pie with ice cream. $$-$$$

JW's California

5/F JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2841 3889 Signature dishes: Kagoshima steaks char-grilled with truffled potato puree and merlot glaze, Boston lobster thermidor. $$$$-$$$$$

Magnolia (Cajun and creole)

Shop 5, 17 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan. Tel: 2530 9880. Signature dishes: gumbo, soft shell crabs amandine, jambalaya, pecan pie with chocolate bourbon whipped cream. $$$$

Main Street Deli

Lower Lobby, Langham Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2375 1133 ext 7883. Signature dishes: Reuben sandwich, Brooklyn salad, Gotham City pizza, matzoh ball soup, blue ribbon beef burger. $$$

Red Bar & Restaurant

Level Four, Two IFC, 8 Finance Street, Central. Tel: 8129 8882. Signature dishes: Chilean seabass and crispy prawns with sea urchin sauce, spicy crusted tuna with rocket, fennel and olive salsa, rare tuna spring rolls with wasabi, coriander and lime soy dipping sauce, pure chocolate tower. $$$$-$$$$$

IndianBombay Dreams

4/F Carfield Commercial Building, 75-77 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2971 0001. Signature dishes: tandoori prawns, tandoori platter, lamb masala, prawn biryani. $$-$$$

Chapel

27 Yik Yam Street, Happy Valley. Tel: 2834 6565. Signature dishes: butter chicken in cream and tomato sauce, lamb vindaloo, prawns in a mild cream and coconut sauce, classic lentil dhal, palak paneer of homemade cottage cheese and spinach. $$

Ganga's Fine Indian Cuisine

LG/F, 57-59 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2537 7933. Signature dishes: vegetable samosas, fish tikka, chicken Jalfarezi, aloo gobi. $$-$$$

Gaylord Indian Restaurant

1/F Ashley Centre, 23-25 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2376 1001. Signature dishes: vegetable samosa, fish tikka, tandoori mixed grill. $$$

India Today

3/F Lyton Building, 36-38 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2311 8077. Signature dishes: samosas, onion bhajia, ravi onion dosa, sev puri, butter paneer masala. $$

Jashan

1/F Amber Lodge, 23 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 3105 5300. Signature dishes: fennel-infused pink salmon tikka, sandalwood-enriched chicken breast, prawns with cinnamon and garlic. $$$