80 restaurants shine with 2017 Michelin stars

The stars were out on Wednesday as Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macao 2017 announced the winners of stars in the prestigious French dining guide. All of the eight three-starred restaurants from last year's guide preserved their ranking, and the newly starred restaurants were generally applauded without the hailstorm of controversy that followed last year's announcements. Three-star honorees in Hong Kong are Bo Innovation, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Lung King Heen, 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo - Bombana, Sushi Shikon and T'ang Court; three-star winners in Macao are Robuchon au Dome and The Eight.

"Our craft has been recognized on a global scale of the highest standard in the culinary world," says Kwong Wai Keung, the Langham Hong Kong hotel's executive chef for Chinese cuisine, who has been with the restaurant since it opened in 1988. "Cooking is a labor of love and we look forward to welcoming our guests to taste the delicate intricacies of quality Cantonese cuisine." T'ang Court is one of four Cantonese restaurants in the world to receive three Michelin stars.

The Hong Kong/Macao guide has abandoned, at least for now, its listings for street food, which last year generated positive buzz for Michelin's cultural savvy - and jeers from critics who cherish the guide's white-tablecloth aura.