The best new restaurants in Hong Kong, summer 2025

Tuck-in at the hottest new tables in Hong Kong this summer. By Carolynne Dear and Gayatri Bhaumik

Sichuan Rouge

The best new restaurants in Hong Kong summer 2025 - a taste of the hot stuff at Sichuan Rouge

Get ready to tickle your tastebuds at this new venue in Causeway Bay, helmed by Sichuan chef, Hu Taiqing, and Hong Kong local, Kenny Chan. The raison d’être for this new eatery is to showcase affordable, fine Sichuan cuisine. Ingredients are sourced from Sichuan province and Chongqing and the culinary team will be challenging the notion that Sichuan food is solely about numbing spiciness. Instead, they’ll be introducing diners to a complex array of flavours. A bouquet of more than 40 spices and herbs infuses a feast of appetisers, soups, classic hot dishes, authentic rice and noodle preparations and desserts.

Décor is inspired by the glamorous nightlife hotspot of Shek Tong Tsui in 1930s Hong Kong (rewind to when the area was a bustling hub of restaurants, opera houses and opium dens). Chinese lanterns, traditional Sichuan architecture, Chinese hard-wood cabinets and neon signs complete the look.

Diners can tuck-in in the dining room or head out to the harbour-view terrace of sister restaurant, A Smoking Affair.

Sichuan Rouge, 27th Floor, Soundwill Plaza II, Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong; +852 9370 6345.

The Lasagna Factory

The best new restaurants in Hong Kong summer 2025 - Italian home comforts at The Lasagna Factory

Hong Kong Italophiles rejoice, another Italian-style eatery is coming to the territory. The Lasagna Factory is opening on Hollywood Road in August, featuring comfort food and communal dining from the team behind Flat Iron. 

The Lasagna Factory is inspired by the recipes of one Italian nonna; the venue's executive chef channels his childhood afternoons spent in the kitchen with his grandmother, pulling together wagyu beef meatballs in tomato ragu, tortellini alla ragu tossed in butter sauce with bolognese, parmesan cheese and fresh organo, nonna’s moreish garlic bread - and (natch) three signature lasagnas.

The wagyu short rib lasagna is layered with 24-hour slow-braised beef and silky sheets of pasta, while the sand crab lasagna in vodka sauce is sweet and rich with a tangy taste. The organic mushroom lasagna is packed with the earthy depth of mushrooms and fresh herbs. If you don’t fancy lasagna, sharing steaks are also available.

For pud, tuck into classic tiramisu scooped straight from the serving bowl and dished out tableside, or there’s housemade gelato and vanilla panna cotta. 

The Lasagna Factory, 208 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong; +853 2598 1080.

Torikizoku

The best new restaurants in Hong Kong summer 2025 - a taste of Japan at Tai Po Mega Mall

The popular Japanese yakitori joint has opened its second Hong Kong location following the success of its debut restaurant in Tuen Mun Town Plaza which launched last December. The new restaurant has soft-opened in Tai Po with an official launch scheduled for August. This is the largest Torikizoku branch worldwide. 

The Tai Po spot will feature signature items such as Torikizoku’s popular Kizokuyaki chicken skewer dish, served in a cosy, izakaya-style setting. The Tai Po branch will offer the same menu as its Japanese counterparts, overseen by the Japanese team to ensure an authentic Osakan yakitori and izakaya experience. 

The opening coincides with the brand’s 40th anniversary and Torikizoku is celebrating with a special, limited-time ‘From Osaka’ menu featuring all-new dishes. Highlights include Osakan street food favourite ‘Takoyaki with Crackers’, ‘Grilled Fluffy Grated Yam' and a variety of kushikatsu featuring shrimp, beef, chicken breast and pork belly. The official opening is scheduled for August 18 and Torikizoku founder, Tadashi Okura, will be flying in to mark the event. 

Diners who check in at the dining spot or post a view on Torikizoku’s social media platforms during the promotional period will receive two tokens to use at the claw machine in the Tai Po branch to win a limited-edition Torikizoku soft toy.

Torikizoku, Shop 126-127, 1/F, Zone B, Tai Po Mega Mall, Tai Po, Hong Kong.

Jean-Pierre

The best new restaurants in Hong Kong summer 2025 - dig into French classics at Jean-Pierre

Step into the golden age of Parisian bistro dining at Black Sheep Restaurant’s latest launch.

Jean-Pierre aims to pay homage to French culture, dining and joie de vivre and is named for founder Marc Hofmann’s father, the ultimate host and bon vivant, according to Hofmann. The space draws on Art Deco cues paired with contemporary comfort, with dark mahogany and velvet drapes oozing warmth and sophistication, while an elegant cocktail bar takes centre stage in the main dining room.

Expect classic French bistro fare, like steak tartare, onion soup and beef bourgignon, to reimagined dishes like poulet de Simone, the restaurant's own take on poulet rôti. Puddings include profiteroles, rum baba, crêpes suzette, mousse au chocolat and a creamy tarte de Saint-Tropez. 

Jean-Pierre takes the space perennially-popular western restaurant Oolaa used to occupy on Bridges Street; big boots to fill, but Jean-Pierre appears to be taking it all in its stride.

Jean-Pierre, 9 Bridges Street, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2154 6101.

Read our review of Jean-Pierre here.

Shoo Loong Kan Hot Pot

The best new restaurants in Hong Kong summer 2025 - hot pot heaven in Causeway Bay

The Sichuan hot pot brand from Chengdu has opened its first Hong Kong location in Causeway Bay’s Lee Theatre Plaza. Famous for its eponymous hot pots, the dining spot also offers a menu of beef cuts, including hand-sliced short ribs, premium beef tenderloin, sliced ribeye and brisket and its famous 'Volcanic Spiced Beef' coated in dried chillies.

Seafood options include king prawns, fresh oysters and sliced fish, and there are also more than 20 vegetable dishes offered.

The famous hot pots feature the brand’s signature Tianfu yeast-preserved soup base, a complex blend of nine spices to create a broth with depth. Try supreme beef tallow spicy broth with a secret blend of chilies and spices, Xinjiang yellow tomato broth (a refreshing blend made with sun-dried Xinjiang tomatoes), Yunnan wild mushroom broth, Chengdu pig trotter broth and a nourishing bone broth hot pot with a rich savoury flavour.

Shoo Loong Kan Hot Pot, 17A Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong; +852 9071 1207.

Shake Shack

The best new restaurants in Hong Kong summer 2025 - Dubai chocolate heaven at Shake Shack

The popular burger joint is launching three new menu items for the summer. Head over for the vibrant Paradise Crunch Salad, the Roasted Garlic Mushroom Burger (don’t forget to add garlic parmesan fries) and, trailing the viral trend for all things Dubai-style chocolate, the Chocolate Pistachio Shake.

The items will be available in Shake Shack locations in Hong Kong and Macau until the end of August.

The Paradise Crunch features lettuce, kale, crispy chicken bites, watermelon radish, corn tomato, pickled red onions, red cabbage and wonton crisps. Add creamy avocado green goddess dressing or lemon vinaigrette. The Roasted Garlic Mushroom Burger is making a return, with Angus beef, provolone cheese, shallots, portobello ‘shrooms and a roasted garlic mayonnaise.  

And the Chocolate Pisachio Shake blends vanilla frozen custard with Italian pistachios mixed with toasted kataifi-shreded phyllo and encased in a shell of dark chocolate. 

Shake Shack, various locations throughout Hong Kong and Macau.

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