Caprice is a contemporary French

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restaurant in the

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. It was initially run by

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Vincent Thierry, a former

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in the

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. Guillaume Galliot is the current chef de cuisine.

Recognitions

The restaurant received two stars in the

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's inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition. This was followed by the third star in November 2009 for the 2010 edition, which lasted for 4 years until the 2014 edition. Caprice has then been awarded 2 Michelin stars perennially for 5 years. In the 2019 edition, Caprice was awarded 3 Michelin stars again. The restaurant was listed at no. 5 on ''Asia's Top 20 Restaurants'' of the

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in the 2011/2012 edition. It was also listed at no. 11 for 2008/2009 and no. 10 for 2010/2011, as well as no. 16 in the 2009/2010 edition. In 2010, it was listed as the 'Best French restaurant' on the ''Hong Kong Best Eats 2010'' list compiled by CNN Travel. Serves France's famed four year aged

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. On 29 April 2013, Caprice was named 73rd in the top 100 restaurants in The World's Best Restaurants Awards. Caprice is added to

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's list of 5 stars restaurants in January 2014.

References

External links

Caprice at Four Seasons Hotel website

Caprice at Forbes Travel Guide
{{Hong Kong restaurants French restaurants in Hong Kong Companies with year of establishment missing Michelin Guide starred restaurants in Hong Kong

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