#legendeats: 5 Christmas dining deals
Dec 22, 2022
Looking for some last-minute Christmas dining options? Here’s where to book
8 1⁄2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana
Three-Michelin-starred 8 1⁄2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana helmed by executive chef Umberto Bombana has dreamed up a spectacular Christmas Eve Dinner for HKD3,880 that begins with fresh Gillardeau oysters followed by roasted premium kinmedai, warm chestnut gnocci, poularde from Bresse and a hearty main of Mayura beef sirloin. For a final festive finish in a true Italian fashion, indulge in marinated wild strawberries and a soft, airy traditional Christmas panettone.
Where: Shop 202, 2/F, Landmark Alexandra House
Ami / Wood Ear
Get your dose of French Christmas spirit with Ami / Wood Ear’s festive menus that span lunch and dinner as well as holiday brunch and afternoon. At lunch, which comes at either HKD598 for three courses and HKD688 for four courses, appetisers such as lobster royale with scallop ceviche, heritage beef tartare and foie gras with clementine and caramel jus, and mains from both land and sea like tarragon turbot and whisky gravy venison will have you rejoicing. For something more extensive, their tasting menu dinner of either six or eight courses that comes with a Mortlach pairing for the main will be a good choice.
Where: Shop 302, 3/F, Landmark Alexandra House
Giacomo
This holiday, contemporary southern Italian restaurant Giacomo is all about spreading the Christmas warmth we all crave for. Marinated red prawn with yuzu cream and Oscietra caviar, foie gras dressed in chestnut emulsion, sea urchin handmade Sardinian gnocchi and Mayura beef tenderloin with braised celery root and winter black truffle are just a few of the many scrumptious offerings available on their festive menus. As for the sweet notes, diners can expect the classic winter dessert of Mont Blanc chestnut with rum and vanilla ice cream and clementine and vanilla cakissime tivoli with meringue, clementine sorbet and vanilla ice-cream.
Where: G/F Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay, 8 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Hong Kong
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Hong Kong is setting the table with all the French Christmas classics this year such as le foie gras, a delicacy of duck foie gras paired with chicken consommé jelly and black truffle; la œuf de poule; la langoustine; and la foret noire, a black forest cake with griottine and chocolate cream flavoured with kirsch. Cooked up by executive chef Julien Tongourian and his team with finesse and passion, the two specially curated festive menu on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will for sure keep your spirits up.
Where: Shop 401, 4/F, Landmark Atrium
Fortnum & Mason
No one does it better than the British fine food brand when it comes to Christmas menus. And this year is no exception, with three delectable menus that promise a festive firework of sensations on your tastebud on offer. Highlights include the Christmas must-haves of the confit Kelly Bronze turkey leg with cranberry stuffing, pigs in blankets, beef fat potatoes and sautéed Brussel sprouts and roasted chestnuts; 30-day dry-aged rib of beef with truffle mash potato and baby spinach served with Diane sauce; and mushroom wellington with dauphinoise potato and sherry sauce.
Of course, no Christmas is complete with sweets, and Fortnum & Mason’s understands this, presenting a selection of delights like their signature F&M King George Christmas pudding with brandy cream, chocolate and orange torte with crème fraiche and homemade mince pies to conclude the meal.
Where: Shop 022, G/F, K11 Atelier, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
