DK Travel : Hong Kong

“A dream of Manhattan, arising from the South China Sea.” For succinctness, modern travel writer Pico Iyer’s description of Hong Kong has yet to be bettered. From opium port to Cold War enclave to frenetic financial capital, Hong Kong has never been boring. This is the hedonistic engine room of cultural fusion: East meets West in high style, and the results astonish and delight. Prepare to experience one of the most dramatic urban environments ever conceived.

One Thirty-One

Accessible by road or private boat, this restaurant serves food from its own organic farm. Seats only 20, so book ahead.
Opiarium Café

Cosy couches, great views, live bands. Only problem is, it closed its doors recently due to licensing problems and its reopening date remains up in the air. Check first if it’s back in business.
Orange Tree Bar and Grill

The latest evidence of Wan Chai’s renaissance. Dutch cuisine and wacky modern Dutch art on the walls.
Oriental Golf City

This is, reputedly, the world’s biggest driving range, with more than 200 bays. Whack away to your heart’s content – unless you’re well-connected or seriously rich, this is as close as you’ll get to a golf course in Hong Kong.
Oskar’s Pub

Typical hotel-style pub with a mix of tourists, locals and the odd exponent of the world’s oldest profession.
Overjoy Porcelain Factory

Dinner service designs run into the hundreds and are made to order.
Overseas Chinese

The surging growth in British-, American- and Canadian-born Chinese (nicknamed BBCs, ABCs and CBCs respectively) has been a characteristic of the last two decades, as the well-educated children of emigrants return in search of roots and white-collar work.
Oyster and Wine Bar

Sublime view and oysters so fresh they flinch when you squeeze a lemon on them.
Pacino Wan

One of Hong Kong’s best-known fashion tyros; the Chinese Vivienne Westwood. Nothing is sacred – not even Her Brittanic Majesty, whose visage can be seen looking most unamused on Wan’s lurid creations.
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Massive branch of Hong Kong’s great bookshop chain. Top marks for stacking books with the covers facing outward, saving readers badly kinked necks. Good coffee shop, too.

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Restaurant price categories

For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal) and extra charges.
- under HK$100
- HK$100-250
- HK$250-450
- HK$450-600
- over HK$600