Kick off a bubbly New Year with a champagne brunch at Oyster & Wine Bar at Sheraton hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Perched on 18/F of Sheraton, Oyster & Wine Bar offers panoramic view of the Victoria Harbour and fresh seafood that will delight mollusc-lovers. On New Year's Day the seafood restaurant will serve a semi-buffet brunch set from 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm at the price of HK$728 per person. The brunch set includes unlimited offer of five types of oysters, salad bar with salads, soups and desserts, a choice of main course, and free-flow selected white and red wines.
With outlets in the Miramar Shopping Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui and New World Tower in Central, Tsui Hang Village has prepared an array of traditional warming dishes for diners to keep themselves warm this winter. With a series of casseroles dishes and double-boiled soups, the heart-warming dishes available includes:
- braised goose web with sea cucumber in oyster sauce - stewed brisket of mutton - preserved duck with taro - braised chicken with chestnuts
For reservations, please call +852 2376-2882 (Tsim Sha Tsui) or +852 2524-2012 (Central).
Celebrating New Year is the most important annual festival in most cultures and the Japanese have unique customs to celebrate this date, which includes having noodle on New Year's Eve, to wish for longevity and good health in the upcoming New Year. This year on New Year's Eve, Sagano at Nikko Hongkong will follow the tradition and offer a Long Life Noodles set meal from 10:30 pm to midnight. The noodle set is priced at HK$208 per person and includes a bowl of Long Life Noodles served with futomaki and dried beancurd sushi. On New Year's Day, Sagano will also be celebrating with traditional osechi meal for breakfast (HK$320) and lunch (HK$570). For diners who would like to experience more Japanese culture, Sagano's Japanese head chef will perform a mochi-making ceremony at 11:00 am and give out the freshly made Japanese rice cake for tasting after the ceremony. Admission tickets to the ceremony will be distributed to diners at Sagano on a first-come-first-served basis.
For those who want to celebrate the New Year with some tropical fun, Lotus, the modern Thai restaurant on Staunton Street in Soho, has got it covered. Lotus will hosting its Full Moon Party that offers two different 3-hour open bar sessions, starting at 8pm and 11pm, where guests can indulge in a selection of house pour spirits and standard mixers, house white wine, house red wine and bottled beer.
In addition, it will also have a special New Year's Eve menu to let you kick off the evening with some Thai spices. The menu includes:
- crispy salmon salad with watermelon - tom kha gai coconut soup with chicken - king prawn green curry with apple, eggplant and ginger - braised beef with Phanang curry - stir-fried soy chicken
For details and reservations, please call +852 2543-6290.
New Year's Eve is a time to cherish your friends and family. Before the new year rolls in, treat your beloved ones with a decadent meal at Harlan's at The One in Tsim Sha Tsui. Alongside the unrivaled harbour view, Harlan's has prepared a magician performance and a six scrumptious dishes including:
- slow cooked lobster with scallop tartar, uni and frisee salad
- winter truffle four ways
- pigeon ragout, confit pigeon breast and pan-fried foie fras
- grilled wagyu M7 rib-eye
End the meal on a sweet note with the deluxe dessert surprise from the chef. The tasting menu is priced at HK$1,388 per person.
Located on the harbourfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, the Lobby Lounge at the InterContinental is one of the best locations to view the New Year fireworks. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the Lobby Lounge overlooks the Victoria Harbour and it will be presenting a delectable New Year's Eve dinner. Priced at HK$2,488 per person, the menu includes:
- baked duck foie gras with mango chutney and herbs - lobster consommé with quail egg and shrimp wonton - grilled wagyu beef tenderloin, lemon and coriander - Boston lobster with creamed potato, charred asparagus, onion marmalade and vintage port wine sauce - gianduja with coffee ice cream
Christmas is a time for parties and social events, yet it is also a time when you spend interminable amounts of time just trying to get around. To escape from crowds and traffic, it is best to find a destination that offers dinner and a good party all under one roof. One of the hottest night club in Lan Kwai Fong, Play, will be serving a four-course Christmas's Eve menu including admission fee to the party. Enjoy a festive meal of Japanese Caesar salad, onion soup, a choice of roasted turkey with yuzu pepper gravy or grilled salmon with black truffle sauce and end on a sweet note with panna cotta. The Christmas Eve dinner set is priced at HK$888 per person and includes one bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne per four persons. The dinner set is available for tables of four or above.
If you want a break from all the Christmas menus around town, why not head to chic Japanese restaurant, Zuma, to try their seasonal menu? Located at the Landmark in Central, Zuma's winter menu combines the best of traditional and contemporary Japanese cuisine. It includes:
- sea eel and oyster grilled on hoba leaf with yuzu miso - amberjack sashimi with fresh ginger soy - grilled Kyushu oysters with lemon miso butter - snow crab and pork dumplings
Christmas is just around the corner, if you are still stumped for a venue to impress your date on Christmas Eve, look no further than the beautiful restaurant Café Gray Deluxe at The Upper House in Pacific Place. Enjoy the panoramic harbour view from Café Gray and chef Gray Kunz's seasonal highlights in the decadent seven-course menu, which includes roast lamb roulade, beef Wellington and traditional Christmas pudding. The Christmas Eve dinner is priced at HK$1,450 per person.
If Christmas Day is the day when you celebrate with the whole family, then Christmas Eve is surely the night you reserve for that certain someone. This Christmas Eve, why not enjoy a romantic Christmas Eve dinner at Shore at L Place in Central? With a modern décor and cosy ambience, the restaurant has designed a special Christmas Eve menu for two. Priced at HK$750 per person, the menu includes:
- an appetiser platter with house-cured salmon, a tartlet of jumbo crab, roast red peppers and asparagus and creamy prawn-oyster ragout with oyster mushrooms - a soup of roasted chestnut with French confit duck, caramelised shallots - turkey breast with bacon, sage and onion stuffing - Mulwarra lamb rack chops - honey mustard glazed gammon ham with parsley sauce - roasted Cedar Farms beef tenderloin - steamed Christmas pudding
