Summer brunches in Hong Kong

Escape the heat (or the rain) with a decadent Sunday brunch. These are the latest launches this summer

Cantina

Summer brunches in Hong Kong - a slice of Italy with all-you-can-eat 'cicchetti'

This popular Tai Kwun restaurant is relaunching its all-you-can-eat ‘cicchetti’ brunch experience, ‘Exploring Italy, One Bite at a Time’. The brunch traverses Italy with 20 cicchetti (Venetian-style small plates) and a selection of mains. There’s also a tempting-sounding ‘Tiramisu Feast’ for pud. Yummy chichetti include a Bruschetta Spread and an Affettati Feast, showcasing five Italian cured meats. The main menu is filled with Italian classics, like breaded veal cutlet and chef’s ‘Crispy Lasagna’. Finish the brunch with a Timamisu Cone featuring the popular coffee-infused Italian pudding in flavours including Hong Kong-inspired Milk Tea, Black Sesame and Mandarin as well as pistachio and hazelnut.

Exploring Italy, One Bite at a Time, 11am to 3.30pm, weekends and public holidays; $488 per person (alcoholic and non-alcoholic freeflow packages from $90 per person); Cantina, Police Headquarters Block 01, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central; 2848 3000.

Mue Mue

Summer brunches in Hong Kong - Thailand comes to the city at Mue Mue

Tuck into a ‘Thai-Tastic Weekend Brunch’ at this Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant. Explore classic Thai and Southeast Asian dishes, from starters and soups to unlimited Thai snacks, à la carte mains and puds. Think wok-fired prawns, satay skewers, Thai-style shrimp toast, Thai beef curry, grilled fish with lemongrass, mango sticky rice and coconut ice cream. Fancy freeflow? Add-on a drinks package featuring selected beers, house wines and a cocktail for $150. 

Thai-Tastic Weekend Brunch, midday to 4pm, weekends and public holidays; $328 per person ($150 per person for freeflow); Mue Mue, Shop 302, L3, Mira Place One, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui; 9833 0788.

Morton’s the Steakhouse

Summer brunches in Hong Kong - you can't beat a bit of beef for Sunday brunch

The harbour-view ‘Prime Rib Brunch’ feast serves up the best of Morton’s across three courses. Signature starters include a jumbo shrimp cocktail, chef’s selection of fresh oysters and lobster bisque. Tasty mains run from lamb rack with red wine mustard sauce and 10oz New York strip steak with truffle butter, to Chilean seabass with caviar white wine butter sauce. But the highlight of the menu is the 42oz, bone-in, prime rib for two (advance reservation required). Finish with crème brûlée or Morton’s Legendary Hot Chocolate Cake with ice cream.

Prime Rib Brunch, Sunday only; $788 per person ($460 per person for two-hour freeflow package); Morton’s the Steakhouse, The Sheraton Hotel Hong Kong, 4th Level, 20 Nathan Road, Kowloon; 2732 2343.

Casa Sophia Loren

Summer brunches in Hong Kong - A' Tavola brunch at Casa Sophia Loren

Head over to Wan Chai’s Casa Sophia Loren for the 'A’ Tavola' brunch with unlimited pasta and Southern Italian dishes. Moreish starters include freshly shucked oysters, creamy burrata, octopus carpaccio and tuna tartare. Comforting mains feature pasta dishes plus truffle risotto and eggplant parmigiana. The meal concludes with a tempting dessert platter. The elevated three-hour freeflow package ($300 per person) includes unlimited Moët & Chandon champers and a sommelier’s selection of red and white wines, or upgrade to the Ruinart champagne package at $600 per person.

A' Tavola Brunch, midday to 4pm, weekends; $588 per adult and $294 per child; Casa Sophia Loren, 1/F 60-66 Johnston Road, Wan Chai; 3594 6199.

Ming Pavilion at Island Shangri-La

Summer brunches in Hong Kong - celebrate southern Chinese cuisine at Ming Pavilion

Ming Pavilion’s new ‘Sunday Dim Sum Brunch’ pays homage to southern China and features Hokkein flavours, premium ingredients and elegant Fujian cuisine. The brunch showcases more than 20 dishes that blend traditional techniques with regional nuance. Six, eight or ten courses are available, featuring a wide variety of dim sum, hot and cold starters and seasonal greens. Amongst many others, dig into delectable steamed fresh prawn dumplings with spicy capsicum sauce, delicious pan-fried taro dumplings filled with pork and lobster and home-style steamed dumplings with pumpkin, bamboo shoot and matsutake mushroom. A two-hour freeflow package is available at $198 per guest. 

Sunday Dim Sum Brunch, midday to 3pm, Sunday only; $488, $588 or $688 (depending on number of courses); Ming Pavilion, Island Shangri-La, Level 8, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Admiralty; 2820 8580.

Chinesology

Summer brunches in Hong Kong - dig into dim sum at Chinesology's Cantonese Odyssey

The ‘Cantonese Odyssey Weekend Brunch’ launched this summer, featuring more than 20 varieties of dim sum, plus Cantonese puddings. Handcrafted dim sum highlights include steamed shrimp dumplings with Chinese chives, Shanghainese-style xiao long bao, steamed Chinese cabbage dumplings, baked Iberico pork in puff pastry and homemade rice rolls with chilli sauce. Sweet treats feature oven-baked egg tarts, steamed Cantonese sponge cake with caramel and traditional sugar sponge cake.

Cantonese Odyssey Weekend Brunch, midday to 3pm, weekends and public holidays; $648 per person ($288 per person for freeflow); Chinesology, Shop 3101, Podium Level 3, ifc mall, Central; 6809 2299.

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