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    Published: Mar 2, 2022 by Jennifer Che

    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong

    James Suckling Wine Central is a wine bar (first and foremost) but also a Korean-esque fusion restaurant (James' wife is Korean). The restaurant is a labor of love, a dream that James and his wife Marie have had for a long time. Going there sort of feels like you are visiting your wine-loving friends who are sharing with you their favorite wines together with their favorite foods.

    The wine list is massive, consisting purely of 90+ scoring wines (by James Suckling, of course), whose scores are conveniently displayed on the menu. There are special sections such as "James’ Cellar Selection” and “Wines of My Career (100-point wines)” that reflect James Suckling's own personal favorites, wine that he says " I revere and love to drink." He self admits that there's a "heavy emphasis on Italy, Bordeaux and Port."

    • James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    • James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong

    The best part about coming to James Suckling Wine Central is the HUGE selection of by-the-glass offerings (over 500 bottles!). They use the Covarin system to preserve their wines, so they are much more willing to let guests sample nicer bottles by the glass.

    We had tons of fun, both ordering different wines (so that we could try each others' glasses), thus sampling even more kinds!

    The Food

    The food reflect Marie Suckling's Korean background and represents comfort foods from her childhood. Familiar Korean dishes such as Korean seafood pancake, beef sauteed with rice cakes, and Korean fried chicken are tasty and fill up the stomach, allowing us to drink even more wine. It's certainly nice to have good food at a wine bar. The portion sizes are on the smaller side, so definitely order more than one items. We ordered four dishes plus cheese, and we finished everything.

    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    Tofu Salad consisted of mesclun greens tossed with fresh deep fried tofu cubes, cherry tomatoes in a sesame dressing.
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    Fresh green chive pancake with fresh prawns (HKD 118), this totally reminded me of mini Korean "pajeon" or seafood pancakes. These were delicous, and probably my favorite dish of the night.
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    Expectantly waiting for empty glasses to be filled.
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    Korean fried chicken (HKD138)
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    Marie's Royal Bulgogi Tteokbokki (HKD 278) was classic Korean comfort food, soy marinated sirloin steak and sliced rice noodles. It was good but surprisingly small for the price, especially compared with some of the other dishes. It was priced like an entree, but wasn't too different in size from the other dishes we ordered. Though tasty, I may opt for something else to try next time.
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    You can do fun things like try two different vintages of the same wine.
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong
    All of the cheese comes from London's Paxton & Whitfield. The selection consisted mostly British cheese, plus a French comte (aged 8 months) and Italian Parmesan Reggiano (24 months). The Tunworth, Stilton, and smoked cheddar were all very good.
    James Suckling Wine Central Hong Kong

    It's really unusual to have a place like this in Hong Kong, and for that I'm really grateful. I'm sure the pandemic has not made it easy, though for now it still appears to be open (12PM - 6PM, in line with current rules). From time to time the wine bar hosts special wine events, such as Open Tastings and Masterclasses. I do hope to have more opportunities to go back. There are just so many wines to try!

    James Suckling Wine Central
    2/F, 22 Staunton Street,
    Central, Hong Kong

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    Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am an expat who moved from Boston to Hong Kong 5 years ago. Born and raised in Ohio to Taiwanese immigrant parents, I am a chemistry nerd, patent attorney by day, blogger by night, church musician on weekends, and food enthusiast always. Feel free to explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!

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