The Afternoon Tea Escape at The Upper House’s Salisterra restaurant is the cosiest place to spend a relaxed afternoon. Perched high above the city’s skyline, the restaurant has the perfect backdrop for an indulgent afternoon tea. The service is exceptional, thanks to the hospitality queen and the hotel’s GM, Kristina Snaith-Lense. The staff are attentive and knowledgeable ensuring your every need is catered to. The spread itself is delicious— think freshly baked scones and lots of little finger sandwiches all beautifully presented. The tea selection is equally impressive, with a wide variety of premium blends to choose from. I always ask for a hot chocolate on the side—theirs is light and airy, which makes me feel less guilty about ordering one (or three). What truly sets it apart for me is the fact that the team always makes me feel like I'm coming home. I often run into friends there, which instantly puts me in a good mood.  The views aren’t too shabby either.

- Tara Sobti, head of VIP content and community

Salisterra
Address: Level 49, The Upper House, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Café 103 by the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is one of my favourite places for afternoon tea. Located on the 103rd floor of the ICC, it offers one of the cosiest and most elegant settings in Hong Kong, with an unbeatable view of the city. Honestly, anything would be delectable with that view—but what makes it even better is that their afternoon tea sets are actually delicious. The chef’s ability to create inventive sets, inspired by the numerous brand collaborations the esteemed institution has—such as Lanvin, Mont Bland and more—never fails to amaze me.

- Salomé Grouard, deputy digital editor

Café 103
Address: The Ritz-Carlton, International Commerce Centre (ICC), 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Skincare and food are two of my favourite things, and they meet harmoniously in the BeCandle x Skin Need x Ammo afternoon tea set, available at Ammo, a quaint little restaurant in Asia Society Hong Kong. The restaurant has collaborated with two beauty and lifestyle brands for this: Sai Kung-based perfume and candle label BeCandle and local beauty brand Skin Need to create a sumptuous tea set. The culinary team has matched the ingredients in the light bites to the ingredients found in the beauty products, so there’s the raspberry tart inspired by raspberry oil, coconut and egg custard, which draws from the moisturising coconut oil, and matcha cookies, influenced by the green tea component in the skincare items. The afternoon tea set also comes with a goodie bag containing hand wash, hand cream and many more stuff.

Ammo’s afternoon tea set is available for takeaway too—I quite like the idea of this, because who doesn’t enjoy having their own private party at home without having to change out of their PJs?

- Suchetana Mukhopadhyay, digital sub-editor

Ammo
Address: Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, Hong Kong

I love a good old-fashioned afternoon tea set in a good old-fashioned setting. As one of the most historic hotels in Hong Kong, The Peninsula’s The Lobby has the perfect setting for enjoying scones (clotted cream first, jam on top—I insist), dainty cakes and a fragrant cup of Darjeeling in beautiful China cups at the neo-classical styled lobby. The experience is elevated by live music performances by The Lobby Strings quartet on the mezzanine level—and it’s the perfect way to spend an afternoon before a concert or ballet show at the Cultural Centre across the road. 

- Zabrina Lo, features editor

The Lobby, 
Address: The Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

I’m always on the hunt for places that have both a “wow” kind of ambience and seriously good food. And when it comes to pastries, I’m a bit of a connoisseur, French-obliged. For a sunny Sunday afternoon spent with friends, there’s no place quite like Madame Fù in Tai Kwun. We may not be able to teleport ourselves to Emily’s Parisian life, but Madame Fù brings the chic vibes right to Hong Kong. It’s the perfect setting for an Insta-worthy afternoon tea, with vibrant velvet sofas nestled amongst the historic columns of the Tai Kwun building. The best part? Madame Fù offers a savoury surprise: duck mousse and lemon tarts, proving that afternoon tea isn’t just for sweet lovers.

- Alix Lefebvre, assistant manager, VIP relations

Madame Fù-Grand Café Chinois
Address: Tai kwun, shop 03-101a, No.10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

Decadence is good, but sometimes, nothing hits better than going back to basics—and a good milk tea at a cha chaan teng do offer this option. 

Lan Fong Yuen in Central is one of the oldest milk tea shops in the city and is one of the few places left in Hong Kong where they use nankeen (Chinese cotton cloth) to separate the leaves from the tea.

- Salomé Grouard, deputy digital editor

Lan Fong Yuen
Address:  2 Gage Street, Central, Hong Kong

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