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Hong Kong's Cantonese private kitchens are back in the limelight as a new generation of foodies looks for the next exclusive dining experience that the city has to offer—and what better than at these establishments where the wait for a table can be as long as a whole year? Get started with our round-up of Hong Kong's most noteworthy.

Also in this week’s line up:

Gavin Yeung
Senior Dining Editor, Tatler Hong Kong

 

Editor's Picks

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MORE DINING STORIES

The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival makes its highly anticipated return from October 26 to 29. Find out more

This week in dining news, the Young Chef Young Waiter competition crowned its first winners from Hong Kong, Racines welcomes Guillaume Galliot of Caprice, and more

It's white truffle season in Japan, so we've rounded up the best restaurants to savour this delicacy in Tokyo

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Tatler Tidbit 🍡

In celebration of World Shochu & Awamori Day, Mizunara: The Shop has banded together with the five Japanese shochu and awamori-producing prefectures to host a multi-hands guest shift at Yurakucho on November 1 from 6pm onwards, featuring the likes of Argo, Bar Leone and The Old Man.

 

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