BED OF ROSEWOOD

This glamorous skyscraper at Victoria Dockside is in a class of its own in a city full of five-star hotels. Rosewood Hong Kong is the global brand’s crown jewel, with 11 restaurants and bars, including Michelin-starred Indian and Cantonese options, and the city’s best afternoon tea in the jewel box Butterfly Room. Ultra-wide hallways feature art and antiques reflecting Hong Kong’s history and no expense was spared in the details, including rich wood paneling, dazzling marble bathrooms with double rain showers, and sumptuous carpets. Arrive early to Asaya Spa’s apothecary to create a custom oil for your massage, then glide over to Rossano Ferretti hair spa next door for a fabulously coiffed night out. The 40th floor Manor Club is well worth the upgrade, with lavish breakfast, afternoon tea and hors d’oeuvres, plus champagne poured by the magnum to enjoy on the terrace with panoramic harbor and city views.

18 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, rosewoodhotels.com/hong-kong.

HOUSE OF HEALING

Upper House boasts the largest entry level rooms in Hong Kong, with a calm and quiet residential ambiance and modern minimalist design by André Fu. Spacious studio suites feel more like a sophisticated friend’s pied-à-terre than a typical hotel room, with spa-like bathrooms and floor-to-ceiling views of Hong Kong’s bustling skyline from curved window sofas and oversized soaking tubs. Although the 117-room boutique hotel does not have a spa, wellness residencies featuring local businesses bring a dynamic suite of holistic therapies and activities to guests, including Family Form’s mat-based heated sculpting class, functional nutrition consultations, yoga, guided meditation, and crystal energy healing with Stone & Star. 88 Queensway, Admiralty, thehousecollective.com/the-upper-house.

NEAPOLITAN EXCELLENCE

Hong Kong is home to many excellent Italian restaurants, and chef Antimo Maria Merone’s intimate Michelin-starred dining room at Estro, designed by André Fu to evoke an old-world Neapolitan salotto, is one of the best. Merone showcases his Neapolitan roots with six- and eight-course tasting menus, plus a la carte options. From the first perfect twirl of tagliolini with tomato consommé, you’re in for a treat. Aori-ika squid thinly sliced into noodles is dressed with a light but luxurious almond, lemon, and caviar sauce, while bottoni (Italian for button, and Merone’s version of ravioli) burst in your mouth. 2/F, 1 Duddell Street, Central, estro.hk.

JOIE DE VIVRE

Located in a two-story heritage house in the gardens of Hong Kong’s PMQ, a mixed-use arts and design venue that was formerly the Police Married Quarters, Louise is a vivacious French restaurant that walks the line between fine dining French upstairs and casual bistro downstairs. Chef/owner Julien Royer is the mastermind behind Odette in Singapore and executive chef Loic Portalier also has extensive experience cooking in Asia, bringing a distinctly Asian touch to French classics – think delicately diced baby ginger accompanying Basque sardines, and share plates like roasted Hong Kong chicken and red gurnard bouillabaisse. Weekend bottomless brunch is always a fun time too, sipping espresso martinis on the upstairs balcony.

Staunton, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, louise.hk.

TRADITION, REIMAGINED

Chef Vicky Cheng is a global ambassador for Chinese fine dining at Wing, where he transforms esoteric Chinese delicacies like sea cucumber and fish maw into delicious dishes with universal appeal. Ultra-crispy spring rolls stuffed with thick jelly-like sea cucumber takes seven days to prepare. Cheng is classically French trained, and sister restaurant VEA upstairs serves French-Chinese fusion, but here he focuses on traditional Chinese techniques, serving nourishing double-boiled soups and house-cured century eggs, while creatively redefining modern Chinese food. Dessert ends on a light note with peak season fresh fruit. Wing is currently #20 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

198 Wellington Street, Central, wingrestaurant.hk