"Lam Yuk Ming's one-star Cantonese room invented XO sauce — book the Boston lobster for an anniversary at The Peninsula."
Spring Moon has poured tea on the first floor of The Peninsula since 1986, and the room — Art Deco stained glass, dark wood, a teak tea counter — is as much the draw as the kitchen. Chinese Cuisine Executive Chef Lam Yuk Ming holds one Michelin star here, and the house is where XO chilli sauce was reputedly invented. The set to book is the six-course menu at HK$1,980, built around braised Boston lobster with sea urchin.
Lam Yuk Ming runs the stoves as Chinese Cuisine Executive Chef of The Peninsula Hong Kong, with more than two decades across acclaimed kitchens in Hong Kong, Macau and Beijing behind him. His Cantonese cooking is classical and refined rather than experimental — the kind of precise, restrained kitchen the one Michelin star (held continuously since 2017) is meant to reward. Spring Moon is also part of culinary folklore: the house XO chilli sauce, now copied across the world, was reputedly created in this kitchen.
The menu has marquee dishes by name. The braised Boston lobster with sea urchin anchors the six-course set menu at HK$1,980 per person; the roasted Peking duck and the wok-fried Kagoshima beef with morels are the other set-piece courses. Celebratory banquet menus — the Fortune, Wealth and Longevity sets — run from HK$17,380 to HK$27,880 per table. Beyond Michelin, the room holds a one-diamond distinction in the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide, retained for 2026. The dim sum at lunch and the house-blended teas are reasons to come in daylight too.
The dining room is one of Hong Kong's most beautiful: Art Deco stained-glass panels, dark teak, and a dedicated tea counter where house blends are brewed. Lighting is low and warm, the sound level is hushed enough for a quiet conversation, and tables are spaced for privacy rather than turnover. Dress is smart — this is The Peninsula, so jackets are common at dinner without being mandatory. The room seats comfortably and feels intimate despite its pedigree, which is why anniversaries and proposals fill it.
Book Spring Moon for an anniversary because the room does the romance for you: stained glass, low light, a quiet hum, and a tea ritual that slows the evening down. The six-course set with the Boston lobster makes a proper occasion of it, and the Peninsula address signals you made an effort. It works equally for impressing a client. See our best Cantonese restaurants in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong dining guide.
Not for a fast, casual dinner — the set menus are a leisurely multi-course affair priced for an occasion, and the formal Peninsula setting suits a celebration rather than a weeknight bite.
Yes. It pairs one of Hong Kong's most beautiful dining rooms with a Michelin-starred Cantonese kitchen under chef Lam Yuk Ming, and it carries a Black Pearl diamond as well. The six-course set at HK$1,980 is fair for the address and the cooking. Treat it as a celebration meal and book the lobster set. See our Hong Kong Cantonese guide.
Book two to three weeks ahead for a weekend dinner, more for a private room or a celebratory banquet menu. Reservations go through The Peninsula, and the restaurant is on the first floor off the hotel lobby on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Lunch dim sum is a slightly easier table than dinner.
Smart. Jackets are common at dinner given the Peninsula setting, though not strictly required, and most guests dress up for the room. Smart-casual is the practical floor — neat trousers and a collared shirt — while shorts and beachwear are out of place in a room this formal.
The headline six-course set menu is HK$1,980 per person before drinks, built around braised Boston lobster with sea urchin. Celebratory banquet menus — Fortune, Wealth and Longevity — run from HK$17,380 to HK$27,880 per table. À la carte and dim sum lunch offer lower-spend ways in.
Yes — it is one of the strongest anniversary tables in Kowloon. The Art Deco room, low lighting and tea ritual set a romantic, unhurried tone, and the lobster set menu makes the meal an event. Book two to three weeks ahead and see our best anniversary restaurants.
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