Dramatic wood panelling and fabulous tiles printed with blue and white Chinese illustrations set the scene in this former meat storage warehouse in Hong Kong’s fashionable, up-and-coming Sheung Wan district, a Meatpacking District type area with a blossoming art and design scene. Designed by Seyhan Özdemir and Sefer Çağlar of young Istanbul-based design firm Autoban, 208 Duecento Otto is the latest project from hotelier Yenn Wong and promises ‘rustic Italian cuisine from a New York perspective’ – there’s a good review of the food itself on the Time Out website – and with Executive Chef Vinny Lauria hailing from New York’s massively acclaimed Babbo, it’s certainly a promise they’re capable of delivering on…
208 Duecento Otto