Tatler Hong Kong – June 2026

Summary

The 2026 Tatler Best of the Year winners for Hong Kong and Macau—spanning 12 categories from Best Restaurant to Best Hotel—anchor Tatler Hong Kong June 2026 with a 44-page awards section that accounts for nearly one-third of the 128-page issue. The cover line "Rising to the Occasion" signals a hospitality-sector recovery narrative that also includes a neurodiversity documentary and the Eastern & Oriental Express chef collaboration.

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The Best of the Year awards (p.84-128) cover 12 categories: Best Restaurant (Vea, Hong Kong; Robuchon au Dome, Macau), Best Hotel (The Upper House, Hong Kong; Grand Lisboa Palace, Macau), Best Bar (Penicillin, Hong Kong; The St. Regis Bar, Macau), and 9 more. The neurodiversity documentary "The Invisible Differences" (p.18) profiles 4 Hong Kong families raising children with autism and ADHD. The Eastern & Oriental Express feature (p.110) follows chefs Andre Chiang and Simon Rogan as they collaborate on a 7-course menu aboard the luxury train's Bangkok-Singapore route. Features also include Wallace Chan's Venice exhibition (p.106), an Antarctica voyage diary (p.116), and the Only in Hong Kong essential-experiences list (p.124). The Scene (p.18-34) covers 5 events.

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Regular departments include Editor's Note (p.12), Contributors (p.14), and Postscript (p.128). Style runs 34 pages: Chic in the City (p.38), The Social Fabric costume-designer interview (p.54), Watches Picks (p.60), Jewellery Picks (p.66), Van Cleef's Perlee collection (p.71), and The Wish List (p.76). Advertising density: 35 percent—lighter than usual thanks to the awards section format.

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Content Guide

▸ Cover Feature

p.84 · Pulse Over Pace
Tatler Best of the Year 2026 winners. Hong Kong: Best Restaurant Vea (chef Vicky Cheng, tasting menu HKD 1,880), Best Bar Penicillin (enters 2025 World's 50 Best at No. 8), Best Hotel The Upper House (from HKD 4,200/night). Macau: Robuchon au Dome (3 Michelin stars, tasting menu MOP 2,680), Grand Lisboa Palace (from MOP 1,800/night). All winners listed with their signature dish or service, price and contact.

▸ Features

p.96 · The K-Factor
Daniel Dae Kim, 56, on his documentary "K-Everything" that traces Korean culture's global rise from K-pop to kimchi. The film premiered at Sundance 2026 and streams on Netflix from July. Kim narrates in both English and Korean. Budget: USD 4 million.

p.106 · An Eternal Pursuit
Wallace Chan's Venice exhibition at the Palazzo della Contarina features 28 jewellery sculptures, each combining diamonds with his patented "Wallace Cut" technique. A single lotus-flower brooch took 18 months to carve. Prices range from EUR 80,000 to EUR 2.5 million.

p.110 · Off the Rails
Chefs Andre Chiang (Restaurant ANDRE, 2 Michelin stars) and Simon Rogan (L'Enclume, 3 Michelin stars) created a 7-course menu for the Eastern & Oriental Express' Bangkok-Singapore route. Each dish uses ingredients from both chefs' home regions—sake-cured barramundi and Cumbrian lamb with Thai herbs. The E&O Express departs weekly from June 2026. A 3-night journey costs SGD 4,500 per person.

p.116 · The Ice Holds
A 16-day Antarctica voyage aboard Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot: 180 passengers, departs from Ushuaia. Ice-class ship breaks through 1-meter-thick pack ice. The feature reports 3 species of penguins (Emperor, Adelie, Gentoo) and 2 research stations visited. Prices from USD 15,000 per person. Book 10 months ahead.

▸ Style

p.38 · Chic in the City
Shot at the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, the 8-page spread features sharp silhouettes from Loewe, Bottega Veneta and Prada. The escalator system runs 800 meters from Central to Conduit Road; the shoot was done during 6-8am on Sunday when the system runs downhill-only.

p.54 · The Social Fabric
Costume designer Vera Chow dressed 23 main characters in ViuTV's "The Season." Each character has 12 costume changes across 10 episodes. Chow's budget per character: HKD 80,000. She sourced 40 percent of pieces from vintage stores in Sham Shui Po.

▸ The Scene

p.18 · Seeing the Invisible
"The Invisible Differences"—an animated documentary about neurodiversity—features 4 Hong Kong families. Director Gayle Yuen raised HKD 1.2 million via crowdfunding and received a matching grant from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. The 45-minute film screens at Broadway Cinematheque in July.

p.26 · A Change of Seasoning
Three young Hong Kong chefs—Max Li (22), Chloe Wong (24), Ryan Chan (26)—who each run their own restaurant. Li's Central noodle shop "Wheat" serves 120 bowls of dan dan noodles daily at HKD 68. Wong's "Soil" in Sheung Wan uses 30 percent imperfect vegetables rescued from wet markets.

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Editor's Take

The 44-page Best of the Year awards section is the most practical service feature Tatler Hong Kong has published—12 categories, all winners with pricing and contact info, equally split between Hong Kong and Macau. The Eastern & Oriental Express chef collaboration (p.110) is the issue's most aspirational read, with two Michelin-starred chefs and a specific per-person price. The neurodiversity documentary (p.18) is the surprise emotional anchor. But the self-congratulatory structure of an awards issue means zero critical content—every winner is praised without a single weakness mentioned. The Chic in the City shoot (p.38) at the Central Escalator is well-shot but the location is so overused in Hong Kong fashion editorials that it feels like a cliche by now.

Strengths
• 44-page awards section with 12 categories, all winners priced and contactable
• E&O Express chef collaboration with specific menu and per-person pricing
• Neurodiversity documentary with budget detail and screening schedule

Weaknesses
• Zero critical distance—every award winner praised without a single weakness
• Central Escalator fashion shoot location is a Hong Kong editorial cliche

Verdict: Recommended — Essential reference for Hong Kong and Macau luxury-service consumers; the uncritical format is acceptable in an awards issue.