Man Wah Hong Kong

Man Wah sits on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. It is a five-minute walk from the IFC Mall. The restaurant holds a Michelin star and a five-star award from the Forbes Travel Guide.

The room runs smart and elegant, but the real draw is the height. While many competitors in Central crowd into ground-level storefronts, Man Wah uses its position above the street to frame the skyline. It focuses on seafood and traditional Chinese cooking, avoiding the heavy-handedness found in smaller, street-level eateries nearby. You choose this for the quiet detachment of the upper floors, which makes the density of the surrounding district feel like a distant exhibit rather than an intrusion.