Hong Kong Looks Inward to Reinvent Itself

But “If you make it, they will come” at the moment, they took a jump of faith during the covid and planned to open the wing; If nothing else, he felt, he will give himself a crash course in Chinese cooking. Expecting to maintain credibility with his employees, he will wait until they went home at night, before firing the pan to practice themselves before they used to use themselves. “I am fine on this now,” they say. In the wing, the dishes that serve the dishes are not traditional; They are unique to him, but in style and taste they feel grounded at this place. “What matters to me is that food seems to be indisputably Chinese,” they say.

I think there is a lot about what “feeling of sugar”. I often wonder the difference between heritage and apathy. My family would never say in Cantonies that we were “going” in Hong Kong; We will say that we were “returning.” But after meeting so many Hong Kongs, they want to live in the future after defining themselves, I started feeling that my relationship for the city is not about going back to the city.

When I was small, our trips here were defined by the discovery of air-conditioning. We went to the mall from the mall to the mall to avoid the wind. It did not happen to me to hug it, to reveal it. Given that Hong Kong is one of the great deposits of Earth’s concrete, steel and glass, it is easy to forget how luxurious the city is. The thirty -eight percent of its region is actually designated as Desh Parkland, and the “Walking Mountain” is a beloved pastime for the local people. During my recent migration, I rented an apartment in the neighborhood of Sai Ying Pan, which is quickly a slope, if inspired by sweat, access to the lung fu Shan Morning Trail, which goes up to Victoria Peak, the highest point on the Hong Kong Island. Given how I am eating, I decided to start a new new after coffee.

Initial enthusiasm gave way to explains as I climbed several hundred steps to start the trail. The pain grew when I saw an elderly gentleman in a dress shirt, sweater vest, and Slax carelessly goes right by me. I was going for a satisfactory hour until I went to the High West Mountain, whose footpath was originally … more stairs. At the top, I took in a scene that felt clear. On one hand there was a royal horizon in the matchbook short, the uncontrolled mountains of Kovloon were sitting in the fog behind it. On the other hand, the southern coast of Hong Kong island, which was rising from endless blue color, was left out of the ships to comet trails in the sea. I realized that I really came to see this place. To get closer to it. To be a part of it.

I looked down in buildings. Each window holds a story: a house, a life. Hong Kong demands many people. Small, very expensive apartments. Constant shoulder congestion. Stress between participating in a rat race and catching self -feeling. I thought the length of Hong Kongs would go to this place to remake itself. And I asked myself: What will I do to be a part of Hong Kong?

Razor Clams served with Yunnan Chile and Bull Calp, and Zucini garnished with green chili, in wing

Where to eat

In the wing, Chef Vicky Cheng explains its Chinese roots through the tasting menu inspired by the eight great cuisine (including fresh Cantonies and Spicy Sichuan). Crowd-satisfied party fare is that the locals have joined Ho Li Fuke, thanks to the native Hong Kong, who has recently occupied the kitchen. Transplants are also making their mark: In Endo, Chef-Founder Agustin Ferrando Balbi mixed his Argentina heritage with his Japanese training; In Astro, the Italian chef Antimo Maria serves the Meron Squad Ribbon that meets Hong Kong’s flat noodles. Mosu, inside the M+ museum, Seoul has a three-Micelin-starred restaurant’s Hong Kong branch. To taste the origin of the city’s fishing, the head of the two -storey AP Lei Chow Cafood Market on Hong Kong Island. The sellers below will sell your fresh catch and the cook upwards will prepare the reward according to your choice.

A Scene of Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong Island with a suite in The Rosewood Hong Kong

where to stay

In Hong Kong, hotels are about all ideas. Ritz-Karlton, Hong Kong, West Cowloon occupies 102 floors through 118 of a tower in cultural district. Almost a century old, glamorous peninsula Hong Kong saw Tsim Sha Tsui. Close to water, Rosewood Hong Kong has 413 rooms, almost all with vision lines on Victoria Harbor, and the pool roof in Regent Hong Kong looks out on Hong Kong Island. There, Mandarin Oriental, the prestigious front of Hong Kong also faces the port; This will be open between renewal this year. From the Palletal Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong and Chic upper house, both in the admiralty region, you can see the water and inland scenes of the endless skyscrapers supported by Verdant Mountains and peaks.

Peninsula Hong Kong lobby, a popular site for afternoon tea

Multi -cultural space inside Tai Quun

What to do

In the Indie Enclave of Shake Kip Mei, the Jockey Club Creative Arts Center has been home to artists studios and community organizations since 2008. On Hong Kong Island, Tai Quun, a former police station and prison complex, was opened as a multi -use place with art performance, Tihus and Performance Venue in 2018. Once a police house hosts local boutiques such as Housing Complex, PMQ Gum Associates and INS Harbor. The Art Museum M+ opened in 2021 with more than 10,000 items; Patrons participate in film screening and yoga classes at the Gallery and Roof Garden, and go on an off-site tour. Boat tours in Sai Kung bring visitors to the striking rock formation of new regions, wetlands north of Kovloons and an area of ​​parks.

This article appeared in the May/June 2025 issue Konde Nast Traveler. Subscribe to the magazine Here.