Michelin Guide heads to the far East

After Tokyo, the Michelin Guide is pursuing its development in Asia with a new guide to hotels and restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau.

Hong Kong is the next destination that will be added to the collection, with a new Guide scheduled for release just a few months from now. In all, the collection covers 23 countries.

In December 2008, the first Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau will be released, in Chinese and English.

Jean-Luc Naret, Director of the Michelin Guides said: "Hong Kong has elegant, top-quality hotels offering impeccable service as well as restaurants featuring a wide variety of cuisines. Nicknamed 'the Las Vegas of Asia', Macau has become very popular with tourists in recent years and offers a very wide selection of hotels and restaurants. The two cities attracted nearly 30 million visitors each last year, making them full-fledged tourist destinations."

Michelin inspectors have been on the ground in Hong Kong and Macau since late 2007.

They conduct visits and anonymously dine in restaurants and sleep in hotels to judge the quality and consistency of meals and services and make a pre-selection of these establishments in both cities.

Regardless of the country or type of cuisine, five criteria are taken into account: product quality, preparation and flavours, the creativity of the chef's cooking, consistency over time and across the entire menu, and value for money. The number of stars that may be awarded ranges from one to three.

Words: Clare Riley

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