Neighbourhood guide · Hong Kong
The Mandarin Oriental and the Four Seasons, Amber and Caprice, Tai Kwun, PMQ, LANDMARK and the Star Ferry.
Neighbourhood guide
The banks, the grand hotels, the MICHELIN tables and the old lanes above them.
The back story
Cantonese dining rooms with harbour views, roast goose and wonton noodles in the lanes of Central, and seven restaurants with three MICHELIN stars: how Hong Kong eats.
The old Central Police Station
The old police station, prison and magistracy, now galleries, restaurants and courtyards.
On Central Pier 8
The story of the harbour, from junks to container ships, on the pier.
Central Pier No. 8, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Since 1962
The city’s first multi-purpose cultural complex, for classical music.
The oldest park in Hong Kong
Greenhouses, a fountain garden and aviaries on the slopes above Central.
Three MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Contemporary French cooking at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental.
7F, Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Three MICHELIN Stars (2026)
French cooking with a harbour view at the Four Seasons.
6F, Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Three MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Italian cooking in Alexandra House.
Shop 202, 2F, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Road, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Three MICHELIN Stars (2026)
A sushi counter at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental.
7F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Three MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Inventive tasting menus at The Pottinger.
2F, The Pottinger Hotel, 21 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Cantonese cooking and dim sum at the Four Seasons.
4F, Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Contemporary Italian at the Four Seasons.
5F, Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
French cooking on the 44th floor of Gloucester Tower.
44F, Forty-Five, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
The counter dining of L’Atelier in the Landmark Atrium.
Shops 403–410, 4F, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Italian cooking in One Chinachem Central.
8F, One Chinachem Central, 22 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Inventive cooking on the 25th floor of H Queen’s.
25F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Refined Cantonese cooking on Connaught Road Central.
Shop G05, 107–108, GF & 1F, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
Creative cooking on Pottinger Street.
1F, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Cantonese cooking on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental.
25F, Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Cantonese cooking in The Wellington.
3F, The Wellington, 198 Wellington Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Dim sum and art on Duddell Street.
Level 3 & 4, 1 Duddell Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Italian cooking at 1 Duddell Street.
2F, 1 Duddell Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Cantonese cooking in the Landmark Atrium.
Shop 411–413, 4F, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Roast goose on Stanley Street.
GF, Conwell House, 34–38 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Punjabi cooking on Wyndham Street.
GF, World Wide Commercial Building, 34 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
French cooking at PMQ.
PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
Beef brisket noodles on Gough Street.
21 Gough Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
Wonton noodles on Wellington Street.
98 Wellington Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
Congee and noodles in IFC Mall.
Shop 3016–3018, 3F, IFC Mall, 1 Harbour View Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Roast goose since the old days
A Central institution for roast goose on Wellington Street.
32–40 Wellington Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
“Silk stocking” milk tea
The Gage Street stall where the city’s milk tea is strained through a cloth bag like a silk stocking.
Tomato soup noodles
A semi-outdoor stall in Central, famous for tomato soup noodles.
At the Mandarin Oriental
The Mandarin Oriental’s own cake shop.
5 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
At the Mandarin Oriental
An izakaya-style bar at the Mandarin Oriental.
5 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Multisensory cocktails
Cocktails as theatre on Hollywood Road.
56–58 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
In the old Dairy Farm depot
Bands, comedy, poetry and jazz in a Grade I historic building.
The old Police Married Quarters
Design studios and pop-up shops in the old Police Married Quarters.
The heart of Central
The luxury atrium of Central, joined by walkways to Prince’s Building and Chater House.
Bauhaus and Art Deco
The 1930s market hall, now pop-ups, craft shops and casual dining.
In the heart of Central
The Mandarin Oriental on Connaught Road Central: Man Wah on the 25th floor, the Mandarin Grill + Bar, The Krug Room and the Cake Shop.
5 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Amber and Sushi Shikon
A contemporary hotel inside the LANDMARK complex, with two three-starred restaurants and a spa.
The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
Caprice and Lung King Heen
Beside IFC on the harbourfront, with three of the city’s starred restaurants under one roof.
8 Finance Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
A government tower reborn
A former government office tower, now a hotel, with Popinjays on the roof.
Ta Vie, three MICHELIN stars
A small hotel in the lanes of Central, home to Ta Vie.
21 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
In Central
A city spa in The Landmark Mandarin Oriental.
The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map
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