READERS' CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS 2026

We’re delighted to announce the results of Expat Living’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2026!

Over 5,000 participants shared their recommendations across more than 100 categories, ranging from hairdressers and florists to brunches and staycations. These awards give recognition to businesses in Hong Kong who are doing a great job! Do look out for the “Expat Living Readers’ Choice Awards 2026” award seal on shop windows and websites.

Thank you to all who voted and congratulations to the winners!

*Expat Living’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 is based on an open and freeform voting system. Winners are based on the highest number of votes received during the campaign period. Businesses are not pre-nominated; readers are able to vote unprompted. Only single entry and eligible votes are counted.

Here’s the list of the TOP 5 businesses for each category, in alphabetical order.

Top Furniture and Home Décor Companies in Hong Kong

Top Service Companies in Hong Kong

Best Dry Cleaning & Laundry

Clean Living | Goodwins of London | Jeeves | Sunshine Laundry | Vogue Laundry

Best Handyman & Electrician

Dr Fix It All | Indo Handyman | Jack of all Trades | Man with Drill | Papabo

Best Movers & Relocation Agent

Asian Tigers Group | Crown Relocations | Santa Fe Relocation | Trade Winds | Yun Kee Transport

Best Storage Facility

Apple Storage | Boxful | Redbox Storage | Store Friendly | The Store House

Best Garden & Outdoor Services

Dream Plants | Garden Plus | Green It Up HK | Jungle Corner Limited | Wah King Garden

Best Florist

Anglo Chinese | Ellermann Flower Boutique | Flower Chimp | The Floristry | Van Der Bloom

Best Home Organiser

Clutter Free | Happy Space Co | Home Make Over HK | Simply Sorted Limited | The Home Stylist

Best Renovation Contractor / Painter

Beehive & Co Interiors | Chameleon Design & Interiors | Leehar Home | Perry Contracting | Sifu Liu

Best IT & Tech Support

Accurate IT | Innovative Service Solutions Support | Populis Digital | TopCat | Uniserve IT

Best Pest Control

BioCycle | BioKill | Nobedbugs | Rentokil

Best Property and Real Estate

Centaline Property | Habitat Property Limited | Infiniti International Properties | Midland Realty | OKAY

Best Serviced Apartment / Long-stay Accommodation

Dash Living | Hong Kong Parkview | Ovolo Hotels | Shama Hotels & Serviced Apartments | TOWNPLACE

Best Co-working Space

Banyan Workspace | Spaces | theDesk | The Hive | WeWork

Best Auto Dealer

BMW | Crown Motors | Tesla | Vin’s Motors | Zung Fu

Best Financial Planning

BMP Wealth | Eleanor Coleman | HSBC Bank | Manulife | St. James’s Place Wealth Management

Best Insurance Coverage

AIA | AXA | Charings Insurance | Cigna | Manulife

Best Legal Advice

Elsa Law & Co. Solicitors | Hugill & Ip Solicitors | Payne Velasco | Re-Think Legal | Tanner De Witt

Best Loans & Mortgages

Bank of China | Citibank | Hang Seng Bank | HSBC Bank | OCBC

Best Food Delivery

Bon Eat O | Cheese Club | Food Panda | Higasa Sushi | Keeta

Best Maid Agency, Nanny & Confinement Services

Fair Employment Agency | HelperChoice | HelperPlace| Parachute | Rent-A-Mum

Best Photographer

Aaron Michelson | Asmita Das Photography | Delphine Riche-Franz Photography | Nestology Studio | Wild At Heart Photography

Best Food Caterer

Gingers | Higasa Sushi | Pomegranate Kitchen | Relish Kitchen | Shamrock Catering

Best Mobile App

CHOMP | Instagram | Taobao | WeChat | WhatsApp

Best Veterinary

Acorn Veterinary Hospital | Creature Comforts | Pets Central | Sai Kung Animal Hospital | Valley Veterinary Centre

Top Food and Wine Companies in Hong Kong

Best Supermarket

City’super | HKTVmall | Market Place | Marks & Spencer Food | Wellcome

Best Online Grocer & Butcher

Bon-Eat-O | Cheese Club | Eat the Kiwi | Feather & Bone | Steak King

Best Organic & Health Food Store

growsFresh | iHerb | Live Zero | Natures Village | Slowood

Best Wine & Alcohol Retailer

Cellarmaster Wines | Crown Wine Cellars Limited | HK Liquor Store | Watson’s Wine | Winerack

Top Beauty Salons and Spas in Hong Kong

Best Hair Colouring

Emmanuel F. | Glow Spa & Salon | Love Hair | Sozo Hair Design | W52

Best Hair Styling

Emmanuel F. | Glow Spa & Salon | Love Hair | Sozo Hair Design | Toni & Guy

Best Manicure & Pedicure

Glow Spa & Salon | Iyara | Melomist | Sense of Touch | Tinted

Best Facials

EstheClinic | Glow Spa & Salon | Sense of Touch | The Mandarin Salon | The Skin Space

Best Eyebrow & Eyelash Services

Benefit Brow Bar | Glow Spa & Salon | Lovelase | Lyla Lash | Wish Beauty Bar

Best Hair Removal

EstheClinic | Glow Spa & Salon | Honey Pot | Nude Beautique | Sense of Touch

Best Hair-Loss Treatments

Advanced Hair Studio | Asaya at Rosewood | EstheClinic | Glow Spa & Salon | Svenson

Best Slimming & Shaping Treatments

EstheClinic| Nude Beautique | Sense of Touch | House of Beauty

Best Body Massage & Spa Treatments

Glow Spa & Salon | Sense of Touch | Ten Feet Tall | The Mandarin Spa | The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

Best Natural & Organic Products

Glow Spa & Salon | iHerb | Jan’s Aesthetics of Nature | Scalptures Co. | Slowood

Top Retail and Fashion Companies in Hong Kong

Best Department Store

AEON Stores | Lane Crawford | Marks & Spencer | Sogo | Wing On

Best Women’s Fashion

Cherry Bobbins | COS | Marks & Spencer | Uniqlo | Zara

Best Women’s Shoes

Charles & Keith | Jimmy Choo | Marks & Spencer | Vickie Shoes | Zara

Best Women’s Jewellery & Accessories

Monika Vinader | Pandora | Tayma Fine Jewellery | Valentina Fine Jewellery | Zaha et Cetera

Best Independent Designers & Boutiques

Cherry Bobbins | Excuse My French | Green Lemon | HULA | Merci 852

Best Maternity Wear

Marks & Spencer | Mother Court | Mothercare | Retykle | Seraphine

Best Swimwear

Arena | Decathlon | Gourami | H&M | Ozzie Cozzie Co.

Best Activewear

Decathlon | Gourami | Lululemon | Nike | Sweaty Betty

Best Bridal Wear

The Loft Bridal | The Wedding Gown | To Be Wed | Trinity Bridal

Best Secondhand & Vintage Fashion

Green Ladies | HULA | Redress | Retykle | Vestiaire Collective

Best Men’s Casual Fashion

H&M | Marks & Spencer | Ray of Hour s | Uniqlo | Zara Man

Best Men’s Shoes

Adidas | Cole Haan | New Balance | Nike | Tassels

Best Tailors

Bobby’s Fashions Bespoke Tailors | Manesh Manolo | MILK Shirts | Sam’s Tailors | The Block

Best Baby Gear and Kids’ Clothing & Shoes

Baby Central | Just Peachy | Mothercare | Retykle | Uniqlo

Best Books & Kids’ Toys

Bimbo Concept | Bookazine | ReBooked | Toys Club | Toys “R”Us

Best Tech Gadgets & Electronics

Apple | Broadway | Fortress | Wan Chai Computer Centre | Wilson

Best Pet Store

ePet.hk | Petizen | The Barberdog Pet Store | Vetopia | Whiskers & Paws

Top Health and Wellness Companies in Hong Kong

Best Gym or Fitness Studio

24/7 Fitness | ATP Fitness | Defin8 Fitness | Limitless Gym | PURE Fitness

Best Yoga Studio

Ikigai | PURE Yoga | TeamX | The Yoga Room | Yoga Movement

Best Pilates Studio

Defin8 Fitness | Flex Studio Hong Kong | Options Pilates Studio | Relevé | SELF Fitness Studio

Best Personal Training

ATP Fitness | Defin8 Fitness | HIT Personal Training | Relevé | Limitless Gym

Best Chiropractor

Atlas Chiropractic | Cosman Health Group | Elevate Life Chiropractic | The Chiropractic Centre – Dr Barry Decker | UP!health

Best Physiotherapist

Jennifer Roumi – AOS Clinic | Joint Dynamics | Julia Lee | Sportsperformance Physiotherapy | The London Medical Clinic

Best Osteopath

Align – Jodi Waugh | Central & Stanley Wellness | Tao Oesthopathy – Victor Bourdeau | The London Medical Clinic | Vitality Center – Fleur de Clarens

Best Alternative & Natural Medicine

Integrated Medicine Institute | Master Ruth TCM & Acupuncture Clinic | Michelle Harris International | The Round Clinic | Vitality Center

Best GP & Family Doctor

Central Health Medical Practice | H3 Medical Clinic | Marina Medical | OT&P Healthcare | The London Medical Clinic

Best Dentist & Orthodontist

Bayley & Jackson Dental Surgeons | Braces & Faces | Central Smile | Family Smile | Pacific Dental and Orthodontic Care

Best Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Amber Health – Dr Grace Cheung | Artis Medical Centre – Dr Michelle Tsui | Central Health Medical Practice | OT&P Healthcare

Best Midwife, Doula & Maternity Nurses

Annerley, The Midwives Clinic | AOS Clinic – Pascale Maitre | Mum’s The Word | OT&P Healthcare | The Family Zone

Best Women’s Health Specialist

Dr Quratulain Zaidi – MindNLife | Joint Dynamics | Julia Lee | The Women’s Clinic | Tricia Yap – Limitless Gym

Best Paediatrician

Central Health Medical Practice | Dr Chris Chan – OT&P Healthcare | T HKMC Paediatric Centre – Dr Eddie Cheung | Virtus Children 818

Best Eye Specialist

Dr Marcus Marcet – Beacon Medical Centre | Dr Vanessa Thai – VisionOne Eyecare | PolyVision Eyecare | Visionary Eyecare Centre

Best Counsellor

AMINDSET | Central Minds | Dr Quratulain Zaidi – MindNLife | Momentum Counselling | Therapy Partners

Top Leisure and Kids Enrichment Companies in Hong Kong

Best Social Club

Crown Wine Cellars | FCC | Soho House | The American Club | The Hong Kong Cricket Club

Best Sports & Golf Club

Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club | Hong Kong Country Club | Hong Kong Football Club | Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club | The Hong Kong Cricket Club

Best Indoor/Outdoor Activity for Kids

ActiveKids Learning Center | Bimbo Concept Children Residency | Faust International Ltd. | Leapfrog Kindergarten | Ryze Ultimate Trampoline Park

Best Kids’ Arts Programme

ActiveKids Learning Center | Art Loop Art Education | Pitter Painter | Six Cat Studios

Best Kids’ Language Programme

Cascade Train Teach Learn | ESF Language & Learning | Mini Mandarins Learning Centre | Story Jungle Education Centre | The Kelly Yang Project

Best Kids’ Sports Programme

ActiveKids Learning Center | BVB Football Academy Hong Kong | iGym LTD (Gymnastics Club) | Kosandra Sports | Minisport

Best Kids’ Holiday Camp

ActiveKids Learning Center | Art Loop Art Education | Bimbo Concept Children’s Residency | Faust International | Treasure Island

Best Education Consultant

Ampla Education | Crimson Education | Elevate Global Education Group | Mud Pies Education | Top Schools

Top Restaurants, Bars and Meal Subscriptions in Hong Kong

Best Romantic Dining

Aqua | Caprice | Carna | La Petite Maison Hong Kong | The Magistracy

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

Amalfitana | Mr Wolf | Oolaa | Priyo Shaad | Treasure Island Beach Club

Best Happy Hour

Avoca | Cadillac | Mr Wolf | Oolaa | TopTown

Best Value-For-Money Restaurant

Crystal Jade | Din Tai Fung | Oolaa | Pici | Priyo Shaad

Restaurant & Bar with Best Views

Aqua | Carna | Hutong | Treasure Island Beach Club | Wooloomooloo

Best Vegan & Vegetarian

Priyo Shaad | Root Vegan | Treehouse | Veggie Kingdom | Woodlands

Best Weekend Brunch

Carna | Duddell’s | Oolaa | SOMM @ The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong | Zuma

Best Afternoon Tea

Clipper Lounge @ The Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong | Madame Fù | The Butterfly Room | The Lobby @ The Peninsula Hong Kong | The Regent Lobby Lounge

Best Set Lunch

Avoca | Braza | Oolaa | Pici | Priyo Shaad

Best Bar & Nightlife

Avoca | Bar Leone | COA | The Aftermath | The Wanch

Top Airlines, Hotels and Travel Companies in Hong Kong

Best Airline

Cathay Pacific | Emirates | HK Express | Qatar Airways | Singapore Airlines

Best Travel Booking Website

Agoda | Booking.com | KLOOK | Skyscanner | Trip.com

Best Travel Agent

Charlotte Travel | Excella Travel | KLOOK | Lightfoot Travel | Trip.com

Best Hotel for a Romantic Staycation in Hong Kong

Four Seasons Hotel | Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong | Mondrian Hong Kong | Rosewood Hong Kong | The Upper House

Best Hotel for a Family Staycation in Hong Kong

Gold Coast Hotel, Hong Kong | Grand Hyatt Hong Kong | Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel | Ocean Park Marriott Hotel | The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel

Best Budget-friendly Hotel in Hong Kong

Gold Coast Hotel, Hong Kong | Ibis Hotel | Little Tai Hang Hotel | Nina Hotel Island South | Ovolo Hotels

Best Overseas Hotel for a Family Getaway

Hyatt Regency Danang | Ritz Carlton Singapore | Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu | Shangri-la Singapore

Best Overseas Hotel for a Couple’s Getaway

Peninsula Bangkok | Four Seasons Hotel | Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok | W Hotel, Bangkok

Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 – LUCKY DRAW WINNERS

Lastly, thank you to our sponsors for providing amazing prizes for these lucky winners who took part in voting for their favourite businesses in Hong Kong.

2-night stay at Alma Resort Cam Ranh, Vietnam

Linette Perez

2-night stay at Meliá Chiang Mai, Thailand

Marina Hoyle

Weekend brunch for two at the Hari Hong Kong

Karlson Cham

Sausage making masterclass for four persons at Feather & Bone

Roberta Di Fazio

Deep purifying hair & scalp treatment at Svenson

Richard Durack
Amy Shroff
Clarence Chan
Susie Momo
Vita Wong

CFU Facial treatment at BMF

Lorraine Marwood
Karen Boag
Rain Lee
Nicole Mo
Emily Clarke

Thanks again for the generosity of the prize sponsors for our Readers’ Choice Awards Hong Kong 2026: