Forget wrestling a turkey out of the oven on Christmas Day, book ahead and enjoy a festive feast on the town. Here's where to eat Christmas lunch in Hong Kong in 2024
Island Shangri-La
Live music entertainment will accompany the family-style brunch at Petrus
Enjoy jet-fresh seafood at Island Shangri-La's Lobster Bar 'Raw Seafood Bar' on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including oysters, lobster and caviar. Follow with a classic plate of Christmas turkey and ham with all the trimmings and finish with a selection of yummy puds including sticky toffee pudding and pavlova. Meanwhile, fine dining Petrus will be hosting a Night of Culinary Delight and Festive Elegance on Christmas Eve with an eight-course feast. On Christmas Day, the restaurant is serving a four-course family brunch style menu with the chef's renowned Roast Butterball Turkey and with live music entertainment from 3pm. On Christmas Day night, a five-course dinner menu is available.
Lobster Bar Raw Seafood Bar (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), $1,688 per person; Petrus, eight-course menu (Christmas Eve), $3,488, family-style brunch (Christmas Day lunch), $1,588 per person, five-course menu (Christmas Day evening), $2,488.
Island Shangri-La Hotel, Supreme Court Road, Admiralty; 2877 3838.
Rosewood Hong Kong
Tuck into perfectly carved ham and other treats at Henry
Sit down to an Indian festive feast at one-Michelin-starred Chaat. There’s a Christmas Eve Set Lunch and Set Dinner as well as a Set Lunch on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Meanwhile, contemporary American steakhouse Henry will be welcoming guests with a set dinner with all the trimmings on Christmas Eve and a brunch on Christmas Day. Or head to modern Hong Kong tea house Holt’s Cafe for a set dinner on Christmas Eve and a sumptuous Christmas Day brunch and dinner.
CHAAT Christmas Eve Set Lunch & Dinner, $898 & $1,288 per person, Christmas Day Set Lunch, $898 per person, Boxing Day Set Lunch, $898 per person; Henry Christmas Eve Set Dinner, $1,688 per person; Holt’s Cafe Christmas Eve Set Dinner, $1,280 per person, Christmas Day Set Brunch & Set Dinner, $1,280 per person.
Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; 3891 8888.
JW Marriott
Enjoy a festive feast at JW Cafe
JW Marriott will be laying on a festive feast in all dining spaces. Enjoy a festive brunch at The Lounge including fresh lobster, caviar, Iberico ham, sashimi, Teppanyaki station, roast beef, rack of lamb and, natch, roast turkey. Or opt for a dinner buffet at JW Cafe, with all-you-can-eat-seafood plus roasted M5 Wagyu ribeye or tomahawk and roast turkey. Flint and Fish Bar will also present plenty of seafood along with traditional roast turkey.
The Lounge Festive Brunch Buffet (December 24 & 25), $1,188 per adult, $828 per child; The Lounge Festive Dinner Buffet (December 24 & 25), $1,488 per adult, $988 per child.
JW Cafe Festive Dinner Buffet, December 24 $1,318 per adult, $919 per child, December 25 $1,168 per adult, $818 per child, December 26 $998 per adult, $698 per child.
Fish Bar Four-Course Lunch and Dinner (December 24, 25 & 26), $1,088 per guest.
Flint Five-Course Dinner (December 24 & 25), $1,288 per guest.
JW Marriott, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; 2810 8366.
The Hari Hong Kong
Italian-style festive dining at The Hari
The Hari’s Lucciola Restaurant & Bar is serving up a festive feast on December 25 with a semi-buffet lunch and a set Christmas Dinner. Enjoy a buffet of seafood and cold dishes before tucking into a soup entree followed by a choice of hot mains and an Italian-style ‘dolce’. The festive set dinner includes ribeye steak, Wagyu beef cheek, halibut and roasted porchetta.
Semi-buffet lunch, HK$888/adult, HK$488 per child (five to 11 years); Christmas Dinner from HK$568 per person.
The Hari Hong Kong, 330 Lockhart Raod, Wan Chai; 2129 0388
Dorsett Kai Tak Hong Kong
Sichuan Spanish festive flair at Siete Ocho
Enjoy Christmas lunch at one of Hong Kong’s most recently opened hotel restaurants. Siete Ocho at the brand new Dorsett Kai Tak hotel is serving a yuletide feast with a Christmas Semi-Buffet Brunch on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and a Christmas Set Dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Siete Ocho specialises in Sichuan Spanish fusion. Tuck into treats including stuffed turkey roll with cranberry sauce, seafood paella, sichuan-spiced wagyu ribeye and Spanish suckling pig. And for pud there's chocolate yule log with churros.
Siete Ocho Christmas Semi-Buffet Brunch (Christmas Day and Boxing Day), $528 per person; Christmas Set Dinner (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), $768 per person.
Dorsett Kai Tak Hong Kong, Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak; 3528 8200
Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel
All the trimmings at Marco Polo Hong Kong
The chefs at this Tsim Sha Tsui hotel will be laying on a festive feast to remember. Cucina will be offering an Italian-inspired menu for its Christmas Harbourview Brunch, with seafood and Christmas turkey. The Christmas Set Dinner runs to six courses. Cafe Marco will also offer a festive lunch and dinner buffet with seafood, roasted Australian rib eye, turkey, steollen and Christmas cookies. Meanwhile, the hotel’s Lobby Lounge has a three-course festive set lunch and dinner including turkey and Christmas pud.
Cucina Christmas Harbourview Brunch, $788 per adult, $448 per child; Christmas Set dinner, $1,288 per person.
Cafe Marco Lunch Buffet, $628 per adult, $478 per child; Dinner Buffet $838 per adult, $488 per child.
Lobby Lounge set lunch, $388 per person; four-course dinner, $558 per person.
Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; 2113 3919.
The Murray
Make it a Christmas to remember at Hong Kong's The Murray hotel
Enjoy The Murray Christmas Super Brunch in the Garden Lounge and Tai Pan restaurant, including salads, cold cuts, seafood and a carving station featuring organic turkey and beef. The Festive Buffet Dinner Menu is served from 6.30pm and includes grilled barbecue items such as King Prawn, Lamb Rack and Short Ribs with festive sides like Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Chestnuts with Maple Syrup. The Kids Selection includes mac & cheese, nuggets and pizza. Popinjays is also serving a festive brunch at lunchtime, as well as a six-course Festive Dinner in the evening, with Wagyu Beef Rossini and Reindeer Tiramisu.
Garden Lounge and Tai Pan, Murray Christmas Super Brunch, $888 per adult, $498 per child; Murray Christmas Buffet Dinner, $1,288 per adult, $699 per child, December 24 & 25.
Popinjays, Festive Fiesta Brunch, $988 per adult, $588 per child; Six-Course Festive Dinner, $1,288 per adult, $628 per child, December 24 & 25.
The Murray, 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central; 3141 8888.
The Regent Hong Kong
The Regent will be laying on plenty of lavish brunch options
Tuck into a festive lunch or dinner buffet at Harbourside .For extra sparkle add-on a two-hour wine or champagne free-flow package. Or enjoy a Christmas Brunch or five-course Christmas Day Dinner at The Steak House. The Christmas Dinner menu includes plenty of steak options as well as roast turkey with cranberry sauce, gravy and mashed potato with a not-so-traditional sticky date pudding to finish.
Harbourside, Festive Lunch Buffet, $888 per adult, $538 per child; Festive Dinner Buffet, $1,388 per adult, $838 per child.
The Steak House, Christmas Brunch, $1,488 per adult, $988 per child; Christmas Day Dinner, $2,588 per adult, $1,588 per child.
The Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; 2721 1211.
Cordis Hong Kong
Enjoy seafood and Christmas cuts at The Place
The hotel’s all-day dining restaurant, The Place, will be serving a festive lunch and dinner throughout the Christmas season including on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Enjoy a seafood station, cold dish station and carving station with roast turkey and beef wellington. Alibi - Wine Dine Be Social offers a Festive Set Lunch throughout December including roast turkey and other options and a festive pistachio white chocolate & mulled wine mixed berry cake to finish. The Christmas Dinner Buffet is available on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day only with seafood, roast turkey and beef and free-flow Christmas-themed cocktails and mulled wine.
Festive Feast at The Place Lunch (December 24 & 25), $568 per adult, $408 per child, Festive Feast at The Place Dinner (December 24 & 25), $888 per adult, $708 per child.
Alibi Christmas Dinner Buffet (December 24 & 25), $698 per adult and $438 per child.
Cordis Hong Kong, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok; 3552 3200.
Landmark Mandarin
Festive sparkle at Landmark Mandarin
Indulge this year at the two Michelin-starred Amber French fine dining restaurant at Landmark Mandarin. Enjoy free-flow bubbles and a four- or six-course meal on Christmas Day with festive highlights including Normandy scallops, truffle and foie gras. A three-course children’s menu is also available. Meanwhile, SOMM will offer a bistro-style event with a signature brunch featuring pan-fried duck foie gras, tenderloin, almond frangipane and strawberry tart and more. SOMM will also be offering four- and six-course suppers with free-flow wines.
Amber Festive Lunch, four-course & six-course with free-flow (December 25), $2,398 & $2,698 per adult, $898 per child; Amber Festive Dinner, eight-course (December 25), $3,498 per adult, $898 per child.
SOMM Festive Brunch (December 25), $1,198 per adult, $678 per child; SOMM Festive Dinner, four- & six-course, $1,398 & $1,798 per adult, $898 per child.
Landmark Mandarin, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central; 2132 0086.
Regal Airport Hotel
Regal Airport Hotel will be hosting Santa Claus over the Christmas period
Enjoy a Christmas feast on Lantau Island at Regal Airport Hotel. The hotel will be pulling out all the stops with a festive brunch at Cafe Aficionado with a Nordic themed feast, featuring salmon gravlax, baked raclette cheese, slow cooked pork, roast turkey and festive sweet treats. Guests can also enjoy a complimentary welcome cocktail and a visit from Santa. Or head to China Coast Bar + Grill for a cheese fondue (vegetarian fondue menu also available).
Cafe Aficionado, lunch and dinner buffet (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day), prices from $458/per adult and $308/child; China Coast Bar + Grill, Cheese Fondue, $588 for two people.
Regal Airport Hotel, 9 Cheong Tat Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island; 2286 6898
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Sweet treats at the Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula Express is back this year for the final time. Paying tribute to vintage rail travel, the Grande Dame takes pride of place in the hotel from which diners can enjoy plenty of festive fare. When guests stayed at The Peninsula when it opened in 1928 they would have travelled from long-haul journeys at Tsim Sha Tsui station opposite the hotel. This year the rail carriage will be whisking passengers to China and is inspired by Peninsula hotels in Shanghai and Beijing. It's all aboard for a Christmas Day Lunch Buffet or Christmas Dinner Buffet on December 25, or head to The Lobby for a Christmas Set Dinner.
The Peninsula Express, Christmas Day Lunch Buffet, $1,960 per adult, $1140 per child (two-hour free-flow champagne package $698 per person); Christmas Day Dinner Buffet, $1,960 per adult, $1,140 per child (two-hour free-flow champagne package $898 per person).
The Lobby, Christmas Set Dinner with live band, $1,860 per person.
The Peninsula Hong Kong, 22 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; 2920 2888.
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
There are heaps of festive flavours at Grand Hyatt's Christmas dinner buffet
Festive dining at Hong Kong’s harbourside Grand Hyatt hotel includes buffet options at Grand Cafe and Tiffin as well as set dinners with traditional Italian festive fare at Grissini and roast turkey, steaks and salmon at Grand Hyatt Steakhouse. If you fancy enjoying the cooler weather with an al fresco celebration, head to The Grill by the pool which will be serving seafood barbecue dinners.
Grissini Italian Christmas five-course dinner menu (Christmas Day), $1,380 per person; Grand Cafe festive dinner buffet (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), from $1,350 per adult, $675 per child.
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai; 2584 7722.
Le Meridien Hong Kong
Seasonal delicacies at Umami at Le Meridien Cyberport
The Cyberport hotel will be hosting a four-course Festive Menu at its Southside Bistro. Highlights include Alaska King Crab, Pan-Roasted Barramundi, Fillet of Beef Rossini and a traditional Butter-Roasted Turkey Breast. Finish with a Mascarpone Yule Log. A two-hour free-flow package is also available. Japanese restaurant Umami is offering a huge six-course Festive Set Dinner Menu with curated Japanese specialities with a festive touch, including sashimi, black cod, Teppanyaki Wagyu and chocolate puds.
Southside Bistro Four-Course Christmas and Festive Feast Menu, $790 per person; Umami Six-Course Festive Set Dinner Menu (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), $698 per person.
Le Meridien Hong Kong, Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport; 2980 7788.
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