Maxim's was one of the first Western restaurants to open in the capital 27 years ago.

Longing for the strong brew in Hong Kong? Donna Mah points the way to the best places for an aromatic cuppa.

Hidden away on a narrow, steep street in a non-descript commercial building in Central is a long-time tenant that serves spicy Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan Da Ping Huo is a private kitchen that is well-known to many in Hong Kong as the restaurant where the meal ends with a song from the chef.

The Miele Guide to Asia's finest restaurants is written by food experts who know and love the region (www.mieleguide.com).

Hong Kong's chefs are a versatile bunch who can move with ease between different culinary traditions, bringing together not only old and new, Chinese and Western, but haute and humble, coffee and tea.

A piece of warm crusty pie on a chilly winter's day is ultimate comfort food, and for Hong Kong residents, the options are pretty wide when it comes to a nice slice.

When guests arrive from abroad, Cantonese dim sum is almost always on their lists of things to do in Hong Kong.

Years ago when I first arrived in Hong Kong, I used to frequent a tea house in Wanchai called Double Happiness.

In Hong Kong, most companies have a traditional Spring dinner for their employees, and end the work day early on Lunar New Year's Eve so everyone can go home for the reunion dinner.

On a chilly Friday evening in Mong Kok, the spacious open dining room of Ming Court in the Langham Place Hotel is buzzing.

Could it be that I hang with a rather unromantic crowd? Or perhaps, it has more to do with the fact that most of us are still recuperating from the Lunar New Year festivities.

To truly taste authentic Hong Kong food, luxurious hotels are not necessary and neither are the expensive shark fins and abalones.

One of the newest attractions on Wyndham is a new Argentinean steak house, Tango, that opened in the last quarter of 2010. Designed by the prominent Hong Kong architect team Zanghellini and Holt, the restaurant is adorned with distressed timber tables, dimpled bricks and cream-colored tiles.

One of my favorite dumplings of all time is what is commonly known as the little soup dumpling, or xiaolongbao.
As a child abroad, I enjoyed the times when my mother would steam some of these frozen goodies bought from the freezer section of the local Chinese grocery. She always told us to be very careful while eating these little parcels as they were filled with hot soup and could easily scald us. We tried to listen, but they were so tempting, we often did just what she told us not to.

Sandeep Sekhri exploits opportunities in Hong Kong by offering an international platter of food and beverage choices. Rebecca Lo finds out what motivates him.

It's that time of year again when the Easter bunny comes to town and visits many dining establishments in Hong Kong with chocolate eggs for the little ones and photo opportunities for all.

A nice, comfortable restaurant offering safe home-style food may be a better place to celebrate Mother's Day than an expensive posh five-star buffet. At least, you won't have your mother nagging you about the costs. Take her to Kai Xiao Zao - a little restaurant that's just opened, and whose owners are very modest about delivering the goods.

The Bund has always been the premier location for high-end restaurants in Shanghai, and many international restaurateurs have taken advantage of this and prospered.

Sharing a selection of tapas is an ideal way to bond with friends and family, and the Mediterranean treats are not as far away as you think.

The cuisine of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, is more famous for its "small eats" than its main courses. These streetside snacks are about as famous as the city itself, which was the center of government for six ancient dynasties, the earliest dating back to the Three Kingdoms from AD 220-280.