Michelin Mania: Hong Kong restaurant winners and losers of the culinary guide’s 2015 results

The Michelin guide has just released its newest ratings for Hong Kong and Macau restaurants, and as usual, there was much consternation and debate that went into the seventh edition of the book. More stars have been awarded than ever before, including several to very new restaurants that have leapt onto the rating ladder.

The five three-star recipients in Hong Kong (Bo Innovation, L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Lung King Heen, 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo, and Sushi Shikon) all kept their vaulted marquee status. A total of 14 establishments in the territory earned two-stars, including the InterContinental Hotel’s Yan Toh Heen, The Principal and Duddell’s.

A further 45 places got the one-star accolade. Among them are new eateries Nur, Akrame, Upper Modern Bistro and very new operator Seasons, by chef Olivier Elzer, which has been open for only three months. Also, getting one star is Kam’s Roast Goose, which has been open barely half a year, while its kitchen team’s previous employer, Yung Kee, in Central, didn’t even make it into the Bib Gourmands section.

Another modestly-priced roasted meat place to score one star honour is Yat Lok. Noodles and congee mainstay Ho Hung Kee likewise received a surprising star.

Among the restaurants that might feel a bit miffed at not getting any stars is Mott 32, a glitzy Cantonese place seemingly designed to earn such accolades. Also shut out were Aberdeen Street Social, Gold, Cafe Gray Deluxe, L’Altro, 22 Ships and Ham & Sherry. All of them, with the exception of 22 Ships, only made Bib Gourmands status.

The Four Seasons’ French fine dining outlet Caprice failed to regain its third star, stalled for another year at two. However, the one chef most likely to be boiling mad at the results is Amber’s Richard Ekkebus. Despite being Hong Kong’s highest ranked restaurant in other internationally recognised juries – such as the S Pellegrino’s The World’s Best Restaurant list – the acclaimed Landmark Mandarin Oriental eatery has been stuck at two Michelin stars since the guide began in Hong Kong in 2009. The Dutch-born culinary director must be wondering what the heck else he can do to break through?

The 2015 guide also gave stars to 11 restaurants in Macau, including Robuchon au Dôme and The Eight, both of which retained their three Michelin star rating.

Here are the full Hong Kong results:

Three Stars  

Bo Innovation,
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon,
Lung King Heen,
8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo – Bombana,
Sushi Shikon

 
Two Stars 

Duddell’s,
The Principal,
Yan Toh Heen,
Amber,
Caprice,
Celebrity Cuisine,
Pierre,
Ryu Gin,
Shang Palace,
Summer Palace,
Sun Tung Lok (Tsim Sha T sui),
T’ang Court,
Tin Lung Heen,
Wagyu Takumi  

 
One Star
Akrame, 

Forum,
Ho Hung Kee,
Kam’s Roast Goose,
Kazuo Okada,
Nur,
Seasons,
Sushi Ginza Iwa,
Tim Ho Wan (Tai Kok T sui),
Upper Modern Bistro,
Yat Lok,
Ah Yat Harbour View,
CIAK – In The Kitchen,
Fook Lam Moon (Wan Chai),
Fu Ho (Tsim Sha Tsui),
Golden Leaf,
Golden Valley,
Guo Fu Lou,
Jardin de Jade,
Lei Garden (IFC),
Lei Garden (Kowloon Bay),
Lei Garden (Mong Kok),
Lei Garden (North Point),
Lei Garden (Sha Tin),
Lei Garden (Wan Chai),
Loaf On,
Man Wah,
Mandarin Grill + Bar,
MIC Kitchen,
Ming Court,
Pang’s Kitchen,
Sai Kung Sing Kee,
Spoon by Alain Ducasse,
Tate,
The Boss,
The Square,
The Steak House Wine bar + grill,
Tim Ho Wan (North Point),
Tim Ho Wan (Sham Shui Po),
Tosca,
Wagyu Kaiseki Den,
Yè Shanghai (Tsim Sha T sui),
Yù Lei,
Yuè (North Point),
Zhejiang Heen



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