Gaddi's

Frommer's Review

Opened in 1953 and named after a former general manager of The Peninsula, Gaddi's was once considered the best European restaurant in Hong Kong. Although that reputation has long been challenged by the birth of many other superb restaurants, the service is still excellent, the waiters are professional, and the food -- classically French but with inventive, European influences -- is always beyond reproof. Gaddi's is still a legend in Asia, the epitome of old Hong Kong. Its atmosphere, intended to evoke the hotel's original 1928 neoclassical architecture, is that of an elegant European dining room blended with the best of Asia, with crystal-and-silver chandeliers from Paris, Tai Ping carpet, and a Chinese coromandel screen dating from 1670. As for the food, it's French haute cuisine at its finest, with a changing menu that reflects the seasons in France and utilizes the highest-quality products imported from various countries. Examples of past dishes are roasted milk-fed lamb rack in herb crust with olive jus, and turbot poached on the bone in milk infused with cloves with a black truffle cappuccino. The wine cellar is among the best and largest in Hong Kong, with a collection of rare vintages -- but who could blame you if you get carried away and splurge on champagne? There's live, discreet music at night and a small dance floor.

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