This small and cozy tapas bar provides a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding streets. It’s decked out with dark wood and driftwood-inspired artwork. Designer bar stools, a few comfy sofas and soft lounge music give the bar a chilled-out vibe.

If your favorite things about Nepal are the food and the feeling of being dwarfed by giant peaks, then the tiny little Kathmandu restaurant in Shek Tong Tsui is the perfect place for you.

This has everything to do with expectations.

The venue’s got the ambience of an inexpensive but stylish izakaya for the youth, with its chic, dim lit interior of dark woods and preppy J-pop boy bands playing energetically in the background.

This is a popular K-Town stopgap for Japanese grub that fills a hole late on a weekday evening.

The constant queues outside Nha Trang Vietnamese restaurant on Wellington Street are a clear sign that we HongKongers just can’t get enough of those hot and zesty Southeast Asian flavors. But what we don’t like is waiting for our food.

Under a giant bird nest-like dome, sits this quirky, offbeat restaurant with patchwork curtains, exploding wineglass chandeliers and recycled, thrift shop artwork.

Located in an odd little cul-de-sac in the newly opened K11 mall, Steik World Meats seems a tad gloomy from the outside, but once you enter its spacious dining area with private booths lining the walls, it’s a friendly yet plush and intimate place for a quiet, linger

Great lunch spots are a rare breed in the Sheung Wan district, which is exactly why we’re so grateful for Fusion Gourmet.

We didn’t have high expectations for this “bistro” located beside the City’Super in Harbour City, but boy were we surprised.