HONG KONG Sun Hung Kai Properties' repositioned hotel, formerly Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East, held its grand opening on October 13. The Royal Garden Kowloon East has officially opened its doors in Tseung Kwan O, completing a hotel repositioning that Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) describes as one of the most significant the district has seen in recent years. The property, previously Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East, was renamed on January 1 and finished a full renov

HONG KONG Founded in 2023, ACME Wellness is Hong Kong's first private contrast therapy studio nestled in the heart of Central, built around the idea that real recovery comes from extremes: heat, cold, and the deliberate rest in between. What Is ACME Wellness? ACME's philosophy is rooted in duality — the idea, borrowed from ancient traditions, that opposing forces (heat and cold, stimulation and stillness) are what create balance. In practice, that translates into a spa built

Find out the best places to eat and drink in Hong Kong this October 2026, from our guide list of new menus and cocktails.

Created together with Hongkong Land and LANDMARK, OPEN by HE.R – Halloween in Central is the opening move of Hong Kong's Halloween season. It's conceived as an epic city-centre masquerade, inviting families, friends, and music lovers to encounter Central from a new perspective. Expect HE.R's most powerful sound system to date, its most ambitious stage design yet, and the opportunity to explore "A Place to Chater". A New Kind of Hong Kong Moment For those unfamiliar with HE.R

INTERVIEW With 13 years of experience in the UK before returning to Asia, Roderick Tong has helped establish and grow design practices across the region, including Make’s Beijing office and Conran and Partners’ first Asia office in Hong Kong. At HBA Hong Kong, he oversees architecture, façade design, master planning and large-scale lifestyle developments, bringing together strategic leadership and a people-focused approach to design. In this interview, Roderick shares his per

HONG KONG Halloween week at The Hive Hong Kong is less about one big party and more about a run of them. From Wednesday, October 21 to Sunday, October 25, the co-working and community space is hosting four themed evenings across its Wan Chai, Sai Kung and Lai Chi Kok spaces, covering wine and painting, a spooky social, a family-friendly haunted hangout and a group sing-along to a pop classic. Here's your guide to each night. Dracula's Paint & Delight — Wednesday, October 21

HONG KONG Hong Kong has no shortage of nail salons, but very few manage to be as easy on the eye as they are on the hands. Nail Jolly has been quietly doing both since 2010, and with three branches across Central, Taikoo Place and Tsim Sha Tsui, each with its own distinct look and mood, it makes a surprisingly strong case for the title. Three Branches, Three Moods The Central flagship is the one most likely to end up on your feed. Set on the first floor of Shama Central on Pe

Looking for new places to eat in Hong Kong? Check out our top picks of the best new restaurants to try this 2026.

HONG KONG Hong Kong's Halloween calendar is stacked this year, spanning Y2K rap nostalgia, gothic rooftop raves, a novel-inspired DJ night and a handful of unhinged costume parties in between. Here's where to spend the spookiest night of the year. No Curfew Club Vol. 4: East Coast vs. West Coast On AER's viral late-night series returns with a Halloween edition aimed squarely at clubbers in their 30s who want a big night without the sunrise cab ride home. The four-hour format

HONG KONG Few experiences feel more quintessentially Hong Kong than spending a hot day out on the water. Yacht and junk boat charters are undeniably one of the season's most enduring traditions, and we've collated some of the best charters to power your summer day at sea. Whether you're planning a birthday celebration or looking for a polished option to host your next corporate event, there's no better way to experience Hong Kong's breathtaking coastline than from the deck of

On Saturday, 24 October 2026, Midnight Espresso and The Blended Agency are co-hosting Hong Kong's first Y2K-themed junk — a full six hours on the water dedicated to the music, fashion and general chaos of the early 2000s. A Theme You Can Actually Commit To The best parties give people something to do. A dress code does that better than almost anything else, and this one is pleasingly specific. We're talking low-rise jeans, baby tees, cargo trousers, velour tracksuits, metalli

HONG KONG Hong Kong's autumn is a strange, in-between kind of season — the humidity finally breaks, but the air conditioning stays on full blast in every mall, office and MTR carriage, and skin ends up caught between the last of summer's sweat and the first of the season's dryness. YINA, the skincare and wellness brand built on Traditional Chinese Medicine, has built its entire philosophy around exactly this kind of seasonal transition. Its Fall Hydration Edit is worth paying

HONG KONG There's something a little charming about the fact that the world's favourite bitter red drink also happens to power one of the drinks industry's biggest charitable pushes. Negroni Week lands for its 14th edition this year, running globally from September 21 to 27, and Hong Kong and Macau's stretch of it is a genuinely good one — a Bangkok-fronted opening night, a free-flowing Thursday party, a guest shift down in Macao, and a workshop for anyone who'd rather learn

HONG KONG Welcoming a newborn is a moment of joy, and choosing the right gift is a way of showing you care. Hong Kong offers a wide range of baby gifts, from beautifully curated hampers to organic cotton essentials, from practical must-haves to design-led toys. Whether you are visiting a friend who has just given birth or attending a full-moon or 100-day celebration, this guide will help you find the perfect gift. Tips for Choosing a Baby Gift in Hong Kong When shopping for a

HONG KONG Sense of Touch Southside, the oceanfront spa at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, is celebrating one year since opening its doors on the Aberdeen coastline with a run of anniversary offers built around the same idea the spa has leaned on since day one: that a proper sea view is as much a part of the treatment as the hands doing the work. A Year on the Southside Coastline Since opening in August 2025 under the stewardship of Sense of Touch — the well-establis

HONG KONG Most lash salons fixate on the same two variables: length and volume. However, what almost nobody talks about is direction — and for a large share of Asian lashes, which grow straight downward rather than out and up, direction is actually the root of the problem. It's why curlers slip by mid-morning, why mascara prints itself onto the eyelid by lunchtime, and why ordinary extensions often just make that downward line longer rather than lifting it. Xtreme Lashes Hong

I'll say this upfront: I'm not the target audience for a Resident Evil movie. I've never touched the games, and I went in braced for another over-inflated instalment of a franchise that had long since run out of new ideas. What changed my mind was the name in the director's chair. After Weapons and Barbarian, Zach Cregger had already proven he could build dread out of almost nothing; the question was whether that same instinct could survive contact with a billion-dollar video

HONG KONG Hong Kong has never fallen short of spectacular views, yet its rooftop bar scene has evolved far beyond simply offering a skyline backdrop. From tucked away terraces in Central to panoramic sky-high lounges overlooking Victoria harbour, today’s best rooftops combine inventive drinks, thoughtful design and some of the city’s most coveted scenery. So whether you’re looking for the ideal first date destination, the perfect place for a post-work aperitivo or somewhere t

HONG KONG High above Tsim Sha Tsui, on the 39th floor of Mondrian Hong Kong, Carna by Dario Cecchini has spent the past several months proving that a steakhouse can still surprise its regulars. The restaurant's Rare Tour dinner series — a rotating, four-hands celebration of beef craftsmanship — sold out three times in a row, and rather than let its most talked-about discovery fade into memory, Carna is now folding it into the everyday menu, alongside a fresh run of seasonal d

HONG KONG Looking for the best vitamins and supplements in Hong Kong? From all-in-one wellness sachets to clinic-backed multivitamins and the pharmacy shelf everyone still relies on, Hong Kong offers no shortage of options — both online and in-store. Here's our guide to where to shop, from the disruptor everyone's talking about to the trusted names that have quietly done the heavy lifting all along. IM8 IM8 is the all-in-one sachet everyone in Hong Kong's wellness circles has