Appreciate any suggestions
Ha 🤣 !
who said it was a woman?
STOP STEALING OUR MEN
Hahahaha I’m wheezing
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buy local! support local businesses!
LMFAO
Lol, most ppl here are just memeing
Pici, is good restaurant, gf and I went there for a date last week and we both loved their ravioli, and they have locations all around hk
I like Pici’s as well. I like the food, they have great service, and it’s not too expensive. I think it would be a good first date spot.
PICI sucks as a pasta joint. Honestly. Plenty of better pasta places than this resto.
Oh, my experience there was quite good, any other pasta places u recommend I try then
Grissini. Ok it's totally a different price point I know but its fantastic
Grand Hyatt cafe. Their pasta, I was really pleasantly surprised by how good it was.
Ask for Alonzo. This is more Pici level but I find it better
Associazione Chianti. They're know for their Florentine Steak but the pasta is also dope.
The only thing good at Ask for Alonzo is the spaghetti carbonara (if not slightly oversalted). Everything else has been a disappointment
seconding associazione chianti! went for the steak but stayed for the pasta 🤤
Thanks, will try them out
Might have been decent back when they first copied Padella
Gay lord
i agree! great indian food
it really is
indian might not be the best choice for a first date though
I don't wanna date a person I can't eat garlic or fart with. Indian on a first date is a fantastic test.
22 ships, Pica pica
Ouch ! - someone's rich, there's a HK$2,000 date
dafuq u eating at 22ships for 2K? Limit the drinking and shift the after dinner drinks elsewhere LOL
Only a cad and a bounder would move a lady on from her meal to save money on drinks. No gentleman would contemplate such a thing ! So very easy to spend $2k on a meal with drinks at 22 ships
Lmao what’s a cad / bounder
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How about a French restaurant?
Fine dining at Cafe de Coral 🙌
Always recommend this to visiting tourists! Must have in HK
Don't know if you're joking or being serious, but I was taking an Uber last year in Singapore around the time when travel restriction was lifted, got talking with the driver and she asked if we're from HK, we said yes, then she said she missed HK, things like yum cha and "breakfasts at Cafe de Coral 大家樂早餐", we laughed our asses off 😂 Out of all the things you would think a tourist would miss in HK, Cafe de Coral was not on my list.
I'm in India at the moment and I miss Cafe De Coral and Fairwood. Quick, fast and convenient and somehow cheaper than McDonalds and KFC.
lol what kind of cuisine-lacked person in hk will enjoy 大家樂
Well, definitely not a bad choice for a first date! 大家樂 炒蛋好味。
Bouchon.
Ho Lee Fok, my first date with later-wife ~10 years ago…
Or go to Yardbird, now moved to Sheung Wan
The black sheep restaurants are normally a good shout - some of which have already mentioned here. Good food and good vibes! There’s a really cute Japanese yakitori restaurant in Tai Hang called Moto. Yardbird is also delish and fun! Depends what type of vibe you want to go for.
jollibee
KFC's better tbh
Dont bring girl out to fancy restaurant on first date bro. Its awkward and come across as try hard
Cafe de Coral baby
Amigo $$$$
Lmao this guy going all out on a first date
I was today year's old when I found out Amigo is NOT a Spanish restaurant but a French one.
La Vache?
oh the desserts!
Siu mai with artisanal chili oil.
Only $20 for 4.
Tokyo Lima
Carbone
I'd second this. Good food good vibes not too expensive
Your local cha chan teng. Enjoy the decrepit and outdated decor while being abused by your waiter.
This makes me nostalgic and now I’m sad
The street vendor stalls by the Wan Chai MTR. Nothing like organ meat on a stick to strike up romance.
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Lol
Saizeriya - Japanese Italian fusion.
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You know she’s the one when she is willing to eat McDonalds with you
I always preferred coffee shops for first dates but for restaurants I would say Ink in TST, La Paloma or Man Mo Dim Sum in Sheung Wan is quite nice too.
This. Coffee dates for first dates!
Drinks for zero dates before a first date get my vote TED Talk: How to stop swiping and find your person on dating apps | Christina Wallace start at around 3:00
Just watched it. She’s absolutely right.
People in the comments going to Michelin star restaurants for a first date. Just lol... Imagine your date actually has no conversation and you are stuck on a 6 course tasting menu and have to pick up the 4k bill 😂
HK is hard to take seriously sometimes I swear between cafe the coral and the Michelin restaurants I don't know who is serious and who's joking at this point...
Call Me Al in Sheung Wan. Fun cocktails. Cool playlist in the background. Sharing plates. You can have several drinks and still escape for under $2000. Try the pork chop.
Do you care if the food is "just good" or do you expect the food to be exceptional. i.e. what's your focus? A place where you can talk and get to know each other? Or a place where the food is the centerpiece?
Cafe de Corale
Chung king
Don't listen to these n00bs go to a exotic restaurant, a place you don't usually go. Chances are your date has tried most common cuisines already (you're in HK) so some unfamiliar food could spark a lot of convo's and also give a sense of excitement. Then send her home right away so he/she'll want more!
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Date will end in 10 min
Save time to go to one of the hotels near it
why do I need to save time for that
After sustaining emotional damage, OP can comfort their date
Caprice
Maison Libanaise
369 Tuesday night, u can sneak out when she gets boring, put bet on horse. Pigeon hits the table., good eats. But stay away from the peanut butter noodles.
What's your budget?
1-1.5k max
That’s way too much for a first date lol
I’d do a coffee date or happy hour if it’s a girl you met off a dating app
Yeah we don't know the context of this first date, and I don't know the OP's age / demo. If he is like going on multiple "first dates" in a month with multiple women/men then really just go for drinks/coffee. I'm guessing OP is sorta serious about this First Date and he is younger. But take less stock in the restaurant but more stock in your approach to the date itself.
Pici in Star Street area or Drunken Pot or Tokyo Lima
Per person or total? Including wine?
5 guys :)
Cafe de coral
try kikusan at central. good ambience and decent pricing
Pepper lunch
Ur flat. You cook. Then dessert in the bedroom.
You're welcome.
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Petrus, Caprice, Krug Room and Amber would be my top choice
Top Blade Steak Lab
Been to Central and CWB store, there's also one in Sha Tin I think Steaks are good for its price, comes with fries that you can order more for free (made with truffle oil, so good), interesting drinks.
Edit(additional recommendation): If your looking for unique instead of high end restaurants, there's plenty good stuff in Sham Shui Po, especially if your date is a foodie you'd probably make a good impression. One of my fav is Black Window 黑窗里
Authentic bamboo noodle, casual and less pressure than a flash place but quality food and a great Hk experience
god this place went downhill, it's not very good anymore.
Search around LKF. Go carbone
The Peninsula
It's Wednesday go to a museum they free
Men Wah Bin Teng
McDonalds
Is Amigo still in Happy Valley?? Ate there for the first time somewhere around 1978.
Yes but it's not up to par for first dates IMO
Salisterra, Hutong, and Table are some first date restaurants I've been taken to that I liked
Bouchon - incredible little French restaurant in central near the escalator! Well priced and great food 👏🏻
La Vache might work
Pepper Lunch
Check out Braza, Pici, Le Garçon Saigon, Pondi, Xuan Modern Vietnamese, Uma Nota, Hotal Colombo, Maka Hiki, and Elementary. I think these should be in your price range, and I personally like all of them.
McDonald’s
Mc Donalds. Thats always my first answer when people ask. Thanksgiving? MC donalds! Christmas? MC donalds!
They ask why? I tell them because its a special occasion and when was the last time they actually eaten it. Never you say? More reason to!
Club Rangoon
Try Ho Lan Jeng for some local fusion food or 1935 if you’re into spicy Szechuan cuisine (both are in Central). Pirata and Pica Pica is not bad either.
cafe de coral
Depends how old he/she/they is
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Depends on who you're going on a date with.
Dating a foreigner? Maybe try some local cuisine, something that one/both of you haven't tried before, gives you a common topic to talk about, helps break the ice on the first date.
Dating a local? STOP STEALING OUR WOMEN!