Many hotels and restaurants have launched holiday tea sets, allowing everyone to celebrate the festival and take photos! If you’re planning to have afternoon tea with your girlfriends or loved ones during the holidays, you might as well take a look at the following selected recommendations!
Kowloon Shangri-La x GLYCEL “Velvet Passion Christmas” Afternoon Tea
The Lobby Lounge at Kowloon Shangri-La collaborates with Swiss skincare brand GLYCEL to present the “Velvet Christmas” afternoon tea, inspired by the festive tones of the Enhance high-performance skincare series and featuring a selection of seasonal ingredients. The exquisite pastries are elegantly presented in golden flower birdcages. Savory options include “Foie Gras with Pistachio Pastry,” “Fresh Lobster with Avocado and Caviar,” “Winter Black Truffle Roasted Turkey Roll,” and “Homemade Smoked Salmon with Buckwheat Blinis.” For desserts, there are “Black Forest Egg Yule Log,” “Chestnut Orange Mille-feuille,” “Christmas Red Wine Panna Cotta,” and “Italian Chocolate Cheesecake Profiteroles,” all beautifully crafted.
In addition, if two people order the afternoon tea set, they will receive two GLYCEL skincare gifts, a facial mask redemption card, shopping privileges, and an instant hydration treatment redemption letter.
Price: HK$688 per person (service charge applies for dine-in)
Date: From now until January 1, 2023
Time: (Dine-in) 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM; (Takeaway) 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Lobby Lounge, Kowloon Shangri-La, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Phone: 2733 8988
Hong Kong W Hotel “Joyful Christmas” Afternoon Tea
WOOBAR at W Hotel Hong Kong offers a festive limited edition “Joyful Christmas” afternoon tea. Savory items include pickled beetroot devil eggs with truffle and serrano ham crisps, spinach bread with hand-pulled BBQ turkey and green mango salad, French foie gras terrine with cranberry tart, fig jam and balsamic pearls, smoked salmon tartare with pickled onions, salmon roe with rye crispbread and goat cheese balls with cranberries, walnuts, and pistachios, and more.
Desserts are also highly anticipated, such as cinnamon rice pudding with honey-preserved vanilla mixed berries, apricot pistachio chestnut Mont Blanc, mini Christmas mixed fruit tart, mango Christmas ball, cherry cheesecake log cake, cranberry pancakes, and hazelnut pancakes with whipped cream and red currant fig jam. You can also pair them with the limited edition Christmas special cocktail for a little indulgence!
IPSA x Madame “Ultimate Revitalization” Afternoon Tea
The Duddell’s restaurant in Tai Kwun collaborates with IPSA to launch the “Ultimate Revitalizing” afternoon tea, featuring a variety of delicacies inspired by the ingredients of the ME Regenerating Firming Emulsion. The seasonal ingredients, rich in amino acids and collagen, are used to create savory items such as smoked salmon and black caviar, as well as desserts with citrus and bird’s nest.
Guests who enjoy the IPSA x Madame Fù “Ultimate Revitalization” afternoon tea will receive a complimentary “IPSA Ultimate Revitalization Experience Set” (valued at HK$400), including IPSA Signature Renewal Lotion (60ml), Firming and Detoxifying Eye Cream (6g), ME Regenerating Firming Emulsion (2 trial packs), and an IPSA shopping voucher. From December 19 to 30, the skincare experience set will also come with a specially designed Christmas ornament by IPSA, adding to the festive atmosphere.
Date: From now until January 31, 2023
Time: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: 3rd Floor, Duddell’s Building, 10 Hollywood Road, Central
Phone: 2114 2118
BMW x Artisan Lounge “BMW Festive Odyssey” Christmas-themed afternoon tea
To celebrate the launch of the new BMW i7 luxury flagship electric sedan, the brand has teamed up with popular restaurant Artisan Lounge to introduce a limited-time “BMW Festive Odyssey” Christmas-themed afternoon tea. Presented in the restaurant’s signature suspended afternoon tea format, the exquisite savory items include lobster balloons and seafood ice houses, foie gras combs, seared duck chess pieces, and golden-brown turkey puff boxes.
In terms of desserts, the limited edition chestnut Christmas tree is wrapped in smooth chestnut paste, sweet but not greasy; the rainbow pumpkin profiteroles are adorned with different colors, cute in appearance, and there are also mini walnut tarts, opera cakes, strawberry crystal balls, and artisan chocolates, bringing a warm Christmas flavor. BMW has also collaborated with Artisan Lounge to create the Ruby Christmas log cake, adding explosive sugar filling, which is extremely playful.
Price: HK$1,188 for two people
Date: From now until January 2, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Address: Shop 008-008A, Ground Floor, K11 MUSEA, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Benefit x JAJA “Merry PINKmas Dreamy Pink Festival Afternoon Tea”
Located in the Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai, the pink-themed JAJA café has recently collaborated with the beauty brand Benefit to launch a festive afternoon tea. Combining pink with Christmas and winter elements, they have created a dreamy Christmas experience.
Tea set has a variety of vegetarian delicacies, including sushi rolls, vegetable omelettes, avocado and tomato pastries for savory options. For desserts, there are pink lollipops, gingerbread houses, and Italian panna cotta made with red berries, all exquisitely designed! There is also a limited edition “Pink Purse Beauty Bag” non-alcoholic cocktail, served in mini cup replicas of handbags, perfect for Instagram!
In addition, each customer will receive a complimentary Benefit holiday mini makeup gift, which includes a travel-sized Goof Proof Brow Pencil, a travel-sized Cha Cha Tint blush, and a shopping coupon.
Price: HK$388 per person (plus 10% service charge)
Date: From now until December 31
Time: (Monday to Thursday) 3pm-5:30pm; (Friday to Sunday) 2:30pm-4pm, 4:30pm-6pm
Address: 6th Floor, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
Phone: 2877 3999
