[HONG KONG – 13 November 2018] – T.Dining by Hong Kong Tatler will gather the city's top achievers on the dining scene with its signature Best Restaurants Awards Night. The T.Dining Best Restaurants Awards will be held on November 19 at the newly opened Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel – which for the sixth year will bring together Hong Kong and Macau's most esteemed chefs, restaurateurs and industry professionals. This year will also mark the 35th anniversary of the T.Dining Best Restaurants guide, first launched in 1983.

The awards ceremony will reveal the year's recipients of the annual dining awards including the inaugural Best New Bar (Critics' and Readers' Choice) award to recognise the city's flourishing bar scene, as well as the Chef Of The Year accolade. The 2019 list of Top 20 restaurants will also be revealed. 
 
“For decades, T.Dining has championed the region's most influential and innovative figures in food and drink, recognising the finest talent working on the dining scenes in Hong Kong and Macau,” says Charmaine Mok, Editorial Director of Food & Wine for Edipresse Media Asia. “The 2019 edition of T.Dining Best Restaurants goes further to spotlight the hard work that has been done over the past year by highlighting those who have made a real impact on the industry, changing the ways in which we eat and drink today.”
 
The full set of awards includes:
 

• Best New Restaurant
• Best New Restaurant (Readers' Choice)
• Best New Bar 
• Best New Bar (Readers' Choice)
• Chef Of The Year
• Restaurateur Of The Year
• Pastry Chef Of The Year
• Best Interior Design
• Best Service
• Local Champion
• Sustainability Champion 

For more information on T.Dining Best Restaurants and to view last year's awardees, visit hktatlerdining.com.

About T.Dining by Hong Kong Tatler
Since 1984, Hong Kong Tatler has published experts' thoughts in their annual dining guide covering Hong Kong and Macau's most essential culinary destinations. T.Dining covers the city's diverse and dynamic food scene as well as offers an insider look at the global culinary landscape through compelling editorial and enticing photography and videography. During its annual awards evening, T.Dining awards and pays tribute to the city's most premier chefs, restaurateurs and industry experts who paved the region's culinary landscape. For more information, visit www.hongkongtatler.com/dining and follow @tdininghk on Instagram
 
About Edipresse Media Asia
Edipresse Media Asia is a leading media company known for producing a diverse portfolio of premium print and digital brands throughout the region. Setting the standard for engaging content and extraordinary event experiences, the company's award-winning brands include Asia Tatler, Home Journal, Asia Tatler Homes, Weddings, Traveller, Society and Best Restaurants. The company set up its Custom Media division in 2010 to leverage its unparalleled expertise in developing branded content, launching magazines and websites, offering content-marketing services, and producing bespoke events, videos and photo shoots for local, regional and international brands. For more information, visit edipressemedia.com
 
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Edipresse Media Hong Kong
Mr. Andy Cheng                                       
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Edipresse Media Hong Kong
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