Where to eat and drink in February 

Sunday Sugos at Bar Leone

From February 18 to March 17, Bar Leone will host a late lunch session every Sunday between 1pm and 5pm. The ‘Sunday Sugos’ menu features a rotation of classic and hearty Italian dishes starting at $88 – think meatball paninis, Bar Leone’s famed mortadella focaccia and Roman suppli’ and rigatoni al negroni. The menu is accompanied by classic cocktails including Bloody Marys, Bellinis and Leone’s Signature Filthy Martinis, all priced at $100. Kick back and enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon to the tune of 90’s Italian hip-hop. 

Bar Leone, 15 Bridges Street, Central

Périgord black truffle menu at Mandarin Bar + Grill

Chef de Cuisine Matthew Reuther at one-Michelin-starred Mandarin Grill + Bar has prepared a Périgord Black Truffle menu, available for both lunch and dinner throughout February. 

Périgord is a region in the south of France, highly prized for its black truffles which are in season from December to early March and known to be the most fragrant of all truffles. 

The three-course menu begins with blue lobster accompanied by brown crab and an earthy truffled potato salad and herbs, this is followed by a choice of sea bass served with a light scallop mousse, caviar, Pernod and shaved black truffle or “Anjou” pigeon with pickled blackberries, roasted salsify and a rich and decadent black truffle sauce. The meal ends with a black truffle dessert balanced with a tangy blood orange and mascarpone.

The menu costs $2,288 per person with optional wine pairing at $1,088.

Mandarin Grill + Bar, 1/F, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Rd Central, Central

SOMM at Landmark Mandarin launches new business lunch menu

French neo-bistro SOMM at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong has launched a new lunch offering tailored to business-types. 

During weekdays, lunchtime diners can enjoy two or three courses from Chef Richard Ekkebus’ new SOMMLunch menu, which starts at $498. 

Seasonal dishes on the menu include yellow chicken with black winter truffle and Gold Snake River beef with maple syrup roasted root vegetables. SOMM also offers an extensive by-the-glass wine list with over 100 selections of red, white, sparkling wines and Champagne. 

Seating limited to between noon and 2.30pm weekdays. 

SOMM, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, 7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central

The Mandarin Cake Shop heads to TST

The Mandarin Cake Shop’s first pop-up store at Ocean Terminal, Harbour City is now open and will run until April 14, marking the first time that The Mandarin Cake Shop has set up shop across the harbour. 

The pop-up store at Harbour City offers an array of the hotel’s famed signature items including rose petal jam, home-made X.O. sauce and delectable chocolate treats and seasonal gift hampers. 

Until February 20, the pop-up will house a range of Chinese New Year festive treats including limited-edition supreme goose liver turnip cake, Chinese New Year puddings and luxurious hampers. 

The pop-up store is located at Kiosk J, Level 3, Ocean Terminal at Harbour City (opposite Lane Crawford).

Milan-inspired Coffeelin opens in Fortress Hill

All-day Milanese coffee lounge and bar Coffeelin has opened on historic Oil Street in Fortress Hill. 

Founded in Sai Ying Pun in 2018, Coffeelin specialises in Italian-style coffee, specifically from Milan in the north of Italy. The opening of this homegrown brand’s fourth venue marks the start of a year of expansion, with a fifth opening scheduled for later this year in LHT Tower in Central. 

In Fortress Hill, the new space features an open bar and banquettes clustered around an open kitchen. Espressos are the order of the day and coffees are made using La Storica 1991, the secret signature blend from Torrefazione Il Griso on the outskirts of Milan. There is  also a carefully curated wine and cocktail menu and, in the kitchen, Italian chef Umberto D’Avino focuses on dishes inspired by his grandmother’s cooking with twists based on what he finds at Hong Kong’s local markets. Think sliced roast octopus tentacles, warm potato foam and smoked paprika, Cacciatora-style spring chicken, roast potatoes and watercress salad and homemade tagliolini pasta with butter and Mediterranean anchovies. 

Coffeelin Fortress Hill is open daily from 8am until 6pm.

Coffeelin Fortress Hill, G/F, 228 Electric Road, Fortress Hill

Feather & Bone – Bar & Grill opens in Clearwater Bay

Hong Kong’s much-loved grocer, butcher, and restaurant chain Feather & Bone has opened a new location in Clear Water Bay. Nestled in the Mount Pavilia residential development on Clear Water Bay Road, the new Bar & Grill offers a beautiful terrace area with a cosy, outdoorsy ambience. The restaurant serves a diverse array of grill options such as dry-aged Wagyu picanha, rib-eye sourced from grass-fed cattle, homemade pasta dishes, wood-fired pizzas and a dedicated kids menu. 

Offers running during the opening period include all-day happy hour until February 29 and buy-one-get-one free pizzas on Mondays. 

Feather & Bone – Bar & Grill, Shop 1 on G/F Retail Block of Mount Pavilia, 663 Clear Water Bay Road, Clear Water Bay

One-Michelin-starred ÉPURE unveils new-look alfresco terrace

French restaurant ÉPURE has unveiled an enchanting refresh of its alfresco terrace, The Blooms by ÉPURE. The one-Michelin-starred contemporary restaurant which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year has unveiled a new vibrant terrace with floral arrangements selected by Creative Director of The Blooms by ÉPURE, Natalya J. Ho. There’s also a new refined afternoon tea experience to enjoy on the terrace which includes black truffle & comté cheese sandwiches, and smoked salmon and potato crowned with lavish caviar, priced from $598 for two. 

ÉPURE, Shop 403, 4/F, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui