With all the Christmas decorating, gift shopping and party planning going on, we don't blame you if you've still haven't got plans on where to have your Christmas dinner.
But, it's time to stop procrastinating because the restaurants are filling up. Before you're left with a microwave meal from 7-11 as your only option, book yourself a table at these five fine restaurants that still have space for Christmas (for now)!
1. FINDS
Transport yourself to Scandinavia this Christmas with FINDS' festive menu, which is currently still available for booking on 25 December.
Hong Kong's only Finnish chef Jaakko Sorsa has prepared a seven-course Christmas dinner (HK$788), including the Christmas tasting platter, featuring salmon pastrami and smoked mousse on black bread, foie gras and duck pate with Waldorf salad, thinly sliced smoked and roast venison fillet with lingonberry Cumberland, and mustard-marinated Danish herring on a dill potato. Don't forget to leave room for the Nordic dessert platter!
FINDS, 1/F The Luxe Manor, 39 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, +852 2522 9318, www.finds.com.hk
2. W52
Enjoy an Italian Christmas with W52, who are still open for Christmas dinner bookings on 24 December.
The five-course menu (HK$680) includes a rare-cooked veal with a caper and tuna condiment, creamy risotto with roasted chestnuts and sauteed scampi and a special ravioli stuffed with Capon and coated in marscarpone cheese and rich black truffle. The main course is pan-roasted duck breast, and dessert is Italian panna cotta with roasted chestnut ice cream.
W52, 52 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 6768 5252, www.w52.com.hk
3. Café Gray Deluxe
There's still space on 24 December for a decadent seven-course Christmas menu at Café Gray Deluxe, the 21st century grand cafe located on the 49th floor of luxury hotel The Upper House.
The seven-course menu (HK$1,450) includes oscietra caviar and beet salad, beef wellington and traditional Christmas pudding and comes with exceptional views of the Victoria Harbour. Children’s and vegetarian options are also available.
Café Gray Deluxe, 49/F, The Upper House, Admiralty, Hong Kong, +852 3968 1106
4. Lily & Bloom
There's still room at Lily & Bloom for a Christmas celebration to remember! Start with a four-course Christmas menu for HK$880 (plus an additional HK$200 for wine pairing), and then continue the Christmas countdown at Lily with an open bar and live DJ from 11pm onwards (for HK$320 plus 10 percent per person).
Those with smaller appetites can simply party it up at Lily from 7pm till 3am with canapes and free flow open bar. Tickets are HK$450 pre-sale and HK$550 at the door.
Lily & Bloom, 5-6/F, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, +852 2810 6166
5. Sushi Take
If you're not a fan of traditional turkey meals, Sushi Take still has space on the 24 and 25 December for their Christmas set menu.
Priced at HK$1,680, you'll start with mackerel rolls, Japanese spinach with Shimeiji mushroom and crab meat and fresh oysters with Japanese vinegar as appetisers, followed by fresh sashimi, simmered Japanese kinki, and grilled Japanese Wagyu beef. A salad, miso soup and sushi platter comes next, and dessert is chocolate pudding with chestnut.
Sushi Take, 12/F, Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, +852 2577 0511, www.sushitake.com.hk
Need more recommendations? Try your luck with our other recommended Christmas dinners in Hong Kong.
