Forum Restaurant (Forum Restaurant)

Founded and run by a famous Hong Kong chef, Forum restaurant is a popular dining spot for local elites and tourists from all over the world. With a passion for promoting abalone dishes in particular and Cantonese cuisine in general, the restaurant's founder has spent 3 years learning how to prepare and create dishes from abalone. With enthusiasm and enthusiasm, he has created many delicious dishes that have especially attracted the officials and famous people of Hong Kong since the restaurant opened. And especially Mr. Yang was honored to be invited to cook dinner for Mr. Deng Xiaoping and other Chinese officials in 1981 in Beijing. Deng Xiaoping recognized this as the best abalone he had ever eaten. Since then, the restaurant's reputation has passed through the culinary world and Chef Duong was invited to Singapore in 1988 to cook a three-day banquet for government officials. And in 1995, he continued to be the main chef for a meal of Jacques Chirac when he visited China.

The restaurant's abalone processing method was learned by Mr. Duong from Northern Japan, soaking and drying abalone during the day. Then, abalone is cooked with a layer of young bamboo shoots and pork ribs in a clay pot. Bamboo shoots and chicken are continuously covered with abalone and stewed at high temperature for 12 hours, ensuring the sweetness of the chicken and bamboo shoots will blend into the abalone, at first Mr. Duong uses charcoal and then Use a gas stove on low heat to prepare this scrumptious dish. To check if the abalone is cooked or not, the chef will use a needle to pierce the outer layer of the abalone. With elaborate and passionate processing, the restaurant was honored to be recognized as a 2 Michelin star restaurant from 2009 to 2019 and by 2020, the restaurant will be promoted to 3 Michelin stars.

Mr. Duong once collaborated with the famous chef Umberto Bombana of the Italian restaurant 8¹⁄₂ Otto e Mezzo Bombana to honor the premium abalone dish in a Sino-Italian banquet, organized for luxurious and classy diners. grant. The price of a meal for 2 people is about USD 1,500 or sometimes up to USD 10,000 if diners want to order more premium abalone.

Located on the 1st floor of Sino mall, the center of Dong La Bay (Causeway Bay), the restaurant is designed and decorated in a traditional style with watercolor paintings and calligraphy to bring a spacious space. , cozy for diners. The special and famous dishes that you cannot miss when coming to the Forum must be mentioned such as braised sea cucumber with mushrooms and goose leg with abalone sauce, grilled crab, sweet and sour fried pork skin and stewed bird's nest with mushrooms and juice. coconut. The restaurant offers a la carte menu or set menu with prices ranging from HG$400 to HG$2,000. You can also order more wine to accompany the top dishes that are prepared with great care.

Restaurant information:

Address: 1/F, Sino Plaza, 255-257 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Phone: 852 2869 8282

Operating hours: weekdays, lunch (1130 AM-0230 PM), dinner (0600 PM-1100 PM)