Michelin unveils new Hong Kong, Macau restaurant guide

The Golden Peacock at The Venetian Macao has been awarded a Michelin one-star rating – the fourth year in a row the Indian restaurant has received

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2017 was unveiled in Hong Kong yesterday, recognizing nine newly starred restaurants in Hong Kong and five in Macau.

The esteemed restaurant guide features 238 restaurants in Hong Kong and 68 in Macau, including 80 starred restaurants – 61 in Hong Kong and 19 in Macau – along with 75 Bib Gourmand-rated eateries serving three-set menus for a maximum of HKD300.

In this selection, the entirety of three-star restaurants, of which six are in Hong Kong and two in Macao, maintain their stars – a distinction enjoyed by around 100 restaurants worldwide.

Nineteen restaurants were awarded two stars, including two new entries each from Hong Kong and Macau.

Meanwhile, the guide awards 53 restaurants with one star, including 41 in Hong Kong and 12 in Macau, representing all styles of cuisine. Ten of the restaurants were awarded for the first time.

“I’m pleased to tell you that Hong Kong and Macau remain among the finest, most exciting and dynamic dining destinations in the world today,” Michael Ellis, international director of the Michelin Guides, told a press conference held yesterday morning.

Twenty-one addresses in Hong Kong and 12 in Macau are featured in this year’s street food category, reflecting the local gastronomic landscape and lifestyle.

The Michelin guides, first published in France more than a century ago to promote automobile travel, now cover three continents and spotlight diverse cuisines. The first Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau was released at the end of 2008. MDT/Xinhua