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Va Bene Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Italian
Hours Mon-Sat noon-2:30pm; Sun-Thurs 6:30-11:30pm; Fri-Sat 6:30pm-midnight
Address
17-22 Lan Kwai Fong
Location Central, Central District
Transportation MTR: Central
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 852/2845 5577
Web site www.vabeneristorante.com
Prices Main courses HK$238-HK$368 (US$31-US$48/£15-£24); fixed-price lunch HK$198 (US$26/£13)
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

This stylish Italian restaurant, in the middle of Central's Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district, strives for elegant simplicity in both food and decor, making it a good choice for a romantic meal away from the surrounding hubbub. The long, dimly lit dining room's most eye-catching features are a wine cellar that extends the length of one wall and a sky-blue ceiling etched with floating clouds. With consistently creative and excellent, mostly northern Italian food, it has been popular with Hong Kong's well-heeled expat community for almost 2 decades. Perhaps you'll want to start with wafer-thin carpaccio, followed by one of the homemade pastas like fresh pasta pockets filled with meat ragout in sage, butter, bacon, and black truffle. As a main course, you can choose from a number of veal, beef, and seafood dishes cooked to draw out natural flavors, including monk fish wrapped in ham served on a bed of lentils, or pan-fried beef tenderloin with a red wine sauce. Good Italian wines, great desserts, and attentive service round out the meal.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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