We’re delighted to reveal the winners of Expat Living’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2021. The public voted for who they think are the best companies in Hong Kong. Votes were cast for favourite products and services in 98 categories, from top hairdressers to the best brunches and florists in town. These recommendations will give recognition to companies who’ve done a great job, and help spread the word about them too!
Do look out for the ‘‘Expat Living Readers’ Choice Awards 2021’’ award seal on shop windows or company websites to spot the best in Hong Kong – recognition that’s based on an open and freeform voting system. A big thank you to all those who voted in our 9th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards and congratulations to the following businesses!
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR
Best Interior Designer or Home Stylist
| GOLD | — | Indigo Design Studio |
| SILVER | — | B Squared Design |
| BRONZE | — | My Architect & Design |
| FINALIST | — | Red Velvet |
Best Living & Dining Room Furniture
| GOLD | — | Indigo Living |
| SILVER | — | TREE |
| BRONZE | — | Oriental Home |
| FINALIST | — | Tequila KOLA |
Best Bedroom Furniture
| GOLD | — | Indigo Living |
| SILVER | — | TREE |
| BRONZE | — | Tequila KOLA |
| FINALIST | — | Okooko by European Bedding |
Best Kids’ Furniture
| GOLD | — | IKEA |
| SILVER | — | Indigo Kids |
| BRONZE | — | Petit Bazaar |
| FINALIST | — | Flexa |
Best Outdoor Furniture
| GOLD | — | IKEA |
| SILVER | — | Everything Under The Sun |
| BRONZE | — | TREE |
| FINALIST | — | PatioMart |
Best Antique & Asian Furniture
| GOLD | — | Oriental Home |
| SILVER | — | Altfield Gallery |
| BRONZE | — | 2nd Chance |
| FINALIST | — | The Birdcage |
Best Home Accessories & Lighting
| GOLD | — | Indigo Living |
| SILVER | — | Red Velvet |
| BRONZE | — | Francfranc |
| FINALIST | — | Zara Home |
Best Mattresses
| GOLD | — | Sealy |
| SILVER | — | IKEA |
| BRONZE | — | Okooko by European Bedding |
| FINALIST | — | Emma |
Best Bedding & Linen
| GOLD | — | Naked Lab |
| SILVER | — | IKEA |
| BRONZE | — | Zara Home |
| FINALIST | — | Muji |
Best Carpets & Rugs
| GOLD | — | CarpetBuyer |
| SILVER | — | Miss Amara |
| BRONZE | — | Maya Rugs |
| FINALIST | — | Zara Home |
Best Art Gallery
| GOLD | — | Yellow Korner |
| SILVER | — | Blue Lotus Gallery |
| BRONZE | — | Opera Gallery |
| FINALIST | — | Affordable Art Fair |
Readers’ Choice Awards 2021 Winners – SERVICES
Best Dry Cleaning & Laundry
| GOLD | — | Vogue Laundry |
| SILVER | — | Jeeves |
| BRONZE | — | Clean Living and Sunshine Laundry |
| FINALIST | — | BONI |
Best Handyman Services
| GOLD | — | Dr Fix It All |
| SILVER | — | Ace Handyman |
| BRONZE | — | Expat-Handyman |
| FINALIST | — | Handyman Hong Kong |
Best Aircon Services
| GOLD | — | AC Clean |
| SILVER | — | AirCool Air-con Specialist |
| BRONZE | — | Daikin Airconditioning |
| FINALIST | — | Island Cleaning Solutions |
Best Movers
| GOLD | — | Asian Tigers Group |
| SILVER | — | Santa Fe Relocation |
| BRONZE | — | Crown Relocations |
| FINALIST | — | GOGOVAN |
Best Relocation Agent
| GOLD | — | Crown Relocations |
| SILVER | — | Santa Fe Relocation |
| BRONZE | — | Asian Tigers Group |
| FINALIST | — | Allied Pickfords |
Best Storage Facility
| GOLD | — | Boxful |
| SILVER | — | Redbox Storage |
| BRONZE | — | Cube Self Storage |
| FINALIST | — | Spacebox |
Best Florists
| GOLD | — | BYDEAU |
| SILVER | — | van der Bloom |
| BRONZE | — | agnès b. Fleuriste and Ellermann Flower Boutique |
| FINALIST | — | M Florist and The Floristry |
Best Pest Control
| GOLD | — | BioCycle |
| SILVER | — | Rentokil Initial |
| BRONZE | — | PestGuy Exterminating |
| FINALIST | — | Johnson Group |
Best Property Website
| GOLD | — | Squarefoot.com.hk |
| SILVER | — | Spacious.hk |
| BRONZE | — | OKAY.com |
| FINALIST | — | Centaline Property |
Best Long-Stay / Serviced Apartments
| GOLD | — | Shama Serviced Apartments |
| SILVER | — | Ovolo Serviced Apartments |
| BRONZE | — | Four Seasons Place |
| FINALIST | — | K11 ARTUS |
Best Auto Dealer / Car Leasing
| GOLD | — | Avis and Vin’s Motors |
| SILVER | — | Tesla |
| BRONZE | — | BMW |
| FINALIST | — | Crown Motors |
Best Financial Planning
| GOLD | — | HSBC Bank |
| SILVER | — | St. James’s Place Wealth Management |
| BRONZE | — | Manulife |
| FINALIST | — | Pyrmont Wealth Management |
Best Insurance Provider
| GOLD | — | AIA |
| SILVER | — | Prudential |
| BRONZE | — | Manulife |
| FINALIST | — | Bupa |
Best Legal Advice
| GOLD | — | Elsa Law & co. Solicitors |
| SILVER | — | Clifford Chance |
| BRONZE | — | Haldanes Solicitors & Notaries |
| FINALIST | — | Deacons |
Best Loans & Mortgages
| GOLD | — | HSBC Bank |
| SILVER | — | Standard Chartered |
| BRONZE | — | Hang Seng Bank |
| FINALIST | — | Bank of China |
Best Food Delivery
| GOLD | — | Deliveroo |
| SILVER | — | Food Panda |
| BRONZE | — | Black Sheep Restaurants |
| FINALIST | — | Uber Eats |
Best Maid Agency / Nanny / Confinement Services
| GOLD | — | HelperPlace |
| SILVER | — | Fair Employment Agency |
| BRONZE | — | Maid For You |
| FINALIST | — | HelperChoice |
Best Photographer
| GOLD | — | Jill Carter Photography |
| SILVER | — | Ruth Ansari Photography |
| BRONZE | — | Nestology Studio |
| FINALIST | — | Saima h. Photography |
Best Food Caterer
| GOLD | — | The Green Platters |
| SILVER | — | Gingers |
| BRONZE | — | Shamrock Catering |
| FINALIST | — | Relish Kitchen |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – GROCERS
Best Supermarket
| GOLD | — | Market Place by Jasons |
| SILVER | — | fusion by PARKnSHOP |
| BRONZE | — | City Super |
| FINALIST | — | Wellcome |
Best Online Grocer & Butcher
| GOLD | — | Biltong Chief |
| SILVER | — | Eat The Kiwi |
| BRONZE | — | Feather & Bone |
| FINALIST | — | HKTV Mall |
Best Organic & Health Food Store
| GOLD | — | iHerb |
| SILVER | — | Slowood |
| BRONZE | — | Green Common and Live Zero |
| FINALIST | — | Nature’s Village |
Best Gourmet & International Food Store
| GOLD | — | City Super |
| SILVER | — | Great Food Hall |
| BRONZE | — | Marks & Spencer |
| FINALIST | — | Oliver’s The Delicatessen |
Best Wine & Alcohol Retailer
| GOLD | — | Watson’s Wine |
| SILVER | — | Wine Brothers |
| BRONZE | — | My Wine Man |
| FINALIST | — | HK Liquor Store |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – BEAUTY & SPA
Best Hair Colouring
| GOLD | — | Glow Spa & Salon |
| SILVER | — | Love Hair |
| BRONZE | — | Paul Gerrard |
| FINALIST | — | emmanuel F. |
Best Hair Styling
| GOLD | — | Glow Spa & Salon |
| SILVER | — | Love Hair |
| BRONZE | — | emmanuel F. |
| FINALIST | — | Paul Gerrard |
Best Manicure & Pedicure
| GOLD | — | Feel Good Factor |
| SILVER | — | Iyara |
| BRONZE | — | My Perfect Body and Nail 88 |
| FINALIST | — | Sense of Touch |
Best Facials
| GOLD | — | Sense of Touch |
| SILVER | — | Dr Reborn |
| BRONZE | — | My Perfect Body |
| FINALIST | — | Glow Spa & Salon and Skin Gym |
Best Eyebrow & Eyelash Services
| GOLD | — | Benefit |
| SILVER | — | Freedas |
| BRONZE | — | Browhaus |
| FINALIST | — | Sense of Touch |
Best Hair Removal
| GOLD | — | Nude Waxing Beautique |
| SILVER | — | STRIP, Ministry of Waxing |
| BRONZE | — | Honeypot Wax Boutique and Lavar Hair Removal |
| FINALIST | — | EstheClinic and Freedas |
Best Hair-Loss Treatments
| GOLD | — | Hair Forest |
| SILVER | — | The Mandarin Salon |
| BRONZE | — | EstheClinic |
| FINALIST | — | Advanced Hair Studio and Glow Spa & Salon |
Best Aesthetic Treatments
| GOLD | — | Dr Reborn |
| SILVER | — | EstheClinic |
| BRONZE | — | Sense of Touch |
| FINALIST | — | Glow Spa & Salon |
Best Slimming & Shaping Treatments
| GOLD | — | My Perfect Body |
| SILVER | — | EstheClinic |
| BRONZE | — | Sense of Touch |
| FINALIST | — | Dr Reborn |
Best Body Massage & Spa Treatments
| GOLD | — | The Mandarin Spa |
| SILVER | — | Sense of Touch |
| BRONZE | — | Four Seasons Spa |
| FINALIST | — | Salaraj Traditional Thai Massage |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – RETAIL & FASHION
Best Department Store
| GOLD | — | SOGO |
| SILVER | — | Lane Crawford |
| BRONZE | — | Wing On |
| FINALIST | — | Marks & Spencer |
Best Women’s High Street Fashion
| GOLD | — | Zara |
| SILVER | — | Lane Crawford |
| BRONZE | — | H&M |
| FINALIST | — | COS |
Best Women’s Independent Fashion Outlet
| GOLD | — | Yi-Ming Cheongsam Store |
| SILVER | — | LoveIt |
| BRONZE | — | Rue Madame |
| FINALIST | — | Excuse My French |
Best Women’s Shoes
| GOLD | — | Lane Crawford |
| SILVER | — | ALDO and Vickie Shoes |
| BRONZE | — | House of Avenues |
| FINALIST | — | Charles & Keith |
Best Women’s Jewellery & Accessories
| GOLD | — | Zaha et Cetera |
| SILVER | — | Anthea Cooper Jewellery |
| BRONZE | — | Kajal Naina Fine Jewelry |
| FINALIST | — | The 5th C |
Best Maternity Wear
| GOLD | — | Mothercare |
| SILVER | — | Mayarya |
| BRONZE | — | Mother Court |
| FINALIST | — | Seraphine |
Best Swim & Resort Wear
| GOLD | — | Ozzie Cozzie |
| SILVER | — | Mint Escape |
| BRONZE | — | Seafolly |
| FINALIST | — | Gourami |
Best Activewear
| GOLD | — | lululemon |
| SILVER | — | Nike |
| BRONZE | — | Adidas |
| FINALIST | — | Decathalon |
Best Formal & Cocktail Wear
| GOLD | — | Zara |
| SILVER | — | Ted Baker |
| BRONZE | — | Lane Crawford |
| FINALIST | — | LoveIt |
Best Bridal Wear
| GOLD | — | HITCHED! Bridal |
| SILVER | — | Designer Bridal Room and Trinity Bridal |
| BRONZE | — | Kath Yeung Bridal Atelier |
| FINALIST | — | Mariée Bridal Couture |
Best Menswear
| GOLD | — | Zara Man |
| SILVER | — | MILK Shirts |
| BRONZE | — | G2000 |
| FINALIST | — | Uniqlo |
Best Tailor
| GOLD | — | Bobby’s Fashions Bespoke Tailors |
| SILVER | — | Sam’s Tailor |
| BRONZE | — | William Cheng & Son |
| FINALIST | — | Roger Concept Tailor |
Best Kids’ Clothing & Shoes
| GOLD | — | Tachéri |
| SILVER | — | Seed Heritage |
| BRONZE | — | H&M Kids |
| FINALIST | — | Retykle |
Best Baby Gear
| GOLD | — | Petit Tippi |
| SILVER | — | Mothercare |
| BRONZE | — | Baby Central |
| FINALIST | — | Retykle |
Best Books & Toys
| GOLD | — | Bookazine |
| SILVER | — | Petit Tippi |
| BRONZE | — | Casita and Snuggle Wuggle |
| FINALIST | — | Kidnapped Bookshop |
Best Tech Gadgets & Electronics
| GOLD | — | Fortress |
| SILVER | — | Apple Store |
| BRONZE | — | Broadway |
| FINALIST | — | Wan Chai Computer Centre |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – HEALTH & MEDICAL
Best Gym or Fitness Studio
| GOLD | — | Defin8 Fitness |
| SILVER | — | ATP Personal Training and PURE Fitness |
| BRONZE | — | Fitness First |
| FINALIST | — | Lights Out Boxing Club |
Best Yoga Studio
| GOLD | — | PURE Yoga |
| SILVER | — | FLEX Studio |
| BRONZE | — | YogaUP |
| FINALIST | — | Kita Yoga |
Best Pilates Studio
| GOLD | — | Defin8 Fitness |
| SILVER | — | FLEX Studio |
| BRONZE | — | Embody |
| FINALIST | — | H-Kore and Iso Fit |
Best Personal Training
| GOLD | — | Defin8 Fitness |
| SILVER | — | ATP Personal Training |
| BRONZE | — | Bust-A-Rut |
| FINALIST | — | PURE Fitness |
Best Chiropractor
| GOLD | — | New York Medical Group |
| SILVER | — | UP!health |
| BRONZE | — | Hong Kong Sports Clinic |
| FINALIST | — | Atlas Chiropractic |
Best Physiotherapist
| GOLD | — | New York Medical Group |
| SILVER | — | Hong Kong Sports Clinic |
| BRONZE | — | Central Minds |
| FINALIST | — | Joint Dynamics |
Best Osteopath
| GOLD | — | The Round Clinic |
| SILVER | — | Integrated Medicine Institute |
| BRONZE | — | The London Medical Clinic |
| FINALIST | — | Joint Dynamics |
Best Alternative & Natural Medicine
| GOLD | — | Integrated Medicine Institute |
| SILVER | — | Oasis of Hope |
| BRONZE | — | Balance Health |
| FINALIST | — | LifeHub and Vitality Center |
Best GP & Family Doctor
| GOLD | — | The London Medical Clinic |
| SILVER | OT&P Healthcare | |
| BRONZE | — | Central Health Medical Practice |
| FINALIST | — | Quality HealthCare |
Best Dentist & Orthodontist
| GOLD | — | Smith & Jain Dentists |
| SILVER | — | Central Smile |
| BRONZE | — | Pacific Dental & Orthodontic Care |
| FINALIST | — | Bayley & Jackson Dental Surgeons |
Best Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
| GOLD | — | Central Health Medical Practice |
| SILVER | — | Matilda International Hospital |
| BRONZE | — | OT&P Healthcare |
| FINALIST | — | The Women’s Clinic |
Best Paediatrician
| GOLD | — | The Kinder Clinic |
| SILVER | — | Little Angel Paediatric |
| BRONZE | — | Central Health Medical Practice |
| FINALIST | — | OT&P Healthcare |
Best Counsellor / Psychologist
| GOLD | — | Central Minds |
| SILVER | — | The Jadis Blurton Family Development Centre |
| BRONZE | — | MindNLife |
| FINALIST | — | SPOT Centre |
Best Sports & Orthopaedic Medicine
| GOLD | — | Hong Kong Sports Clinic |
| SILVER | — | Asia Medical Specialists |
| BRONZE | — | Joint Dynamics |
| FINALIST | — | Quality HealthCare (Dr John Daniel Hooley) |
Best Veterinary
| GOLD | — | Acorn Veterinary Hospital |
| SILVER | — | SPCA |
| BRONZE | — | Creature Comforts |
| FINALIST | — | Valley Veterinary Centre |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – LEISURE & RECREATION
Best Social Club
| GOLD | — | Ladies’ Recreation Club |
| SILVER | — | The American Club |
| BRONZE | — | Soho House |
| FINALIST | — | The Hong Kong Cricket Club |
Best Sports & Golf Club
| GOLD | — | Hong Kong Football Club |
| SILVER | — | Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy |
| BRONZE | — | Hong Kong Golf Club |
| FINALIST | — | Kowloon Cricket Club |
Best Indoor Activity for Kids
| GOLD | — | Ryze Ultimate Trampoline Park |
| SILVER | — | Faust International Youth Theatre |
| BRONZE | — | Academy of Dance |
| FINALIST | — | EpicLand |
Best Kids’ Arts Programme
| GOLD | — | Kids’ Gallery |
| SILVER | — | Pitter Painter |
| BRONZE | — | Twinkle Dance Company |
| FINALIST | — | MusicSage |
Best Kids’ Language Programme
| GOLD | — | Mini Mandarins Learning Centre |
| SILVER | — | Star English |
| BRONZE | — | Hong Kong Institute of Languages |
| FINALIST | — | ESF Language & Learning Centre |
Best Kids’ Enrichment Programme
| GOLD | — | Faust International Youth Theatre |
| SILVER | — | Kids’ Gallery |
| BRONZE | — | ActiveKids |
| FINALIST | — | Curiosity Kids |
Best Kids’ Sports Programme
| GOLD | — | Minisport |
| SILVER | — | Rugbytots |
| BRONZE | — | ESF Sports |
| FINALIST | — | ActiveKids |
Best Kids’ Holiday Camp
| GOLD | — | Faust International Youth Theatre |
| SILVER | — | Treasure Island Surf & Adventure Camp |
| BRONZE | — | Twinkle Dance Company |
| FINALIST | — | Ark Eden and Kids’ Gallery |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – WINE & DINE
Best Romantic Dining
| GOLD | — | Amber and Zuma |
| SILVER | — | Caprice |
| BRONZE | — | Carbone |
| FINALIST | — | Nicholini’s |
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
| GOLD | — | Oolaa |
| SILVER | — | Pizza Express |
| BRONZE | — | Frites |
| FINALIST | — | Pici |
Best Value-For-Money Restaurant
| GOLD | — | Pici |
| SILVER | — | Zuma |
| BRONZE | — | Pizza Express |
| FINALIST | — | Café De Coral |
Best Restaurant with Views
| GOLD | — | Aqua |
| SILVER | — | Hutong |
| BRONZE | — | Wooloomooloo Steakhouse |
| FINALIST | — | Felix |
Best Café
| GOLD | — | Elephant Grounds and Fineprint |
| SILVER | — | Pacific Coffee |
| BRONZE | — | Café Causette |
| FINALIST | — | Le Pain Quotidien |
Best Weekend Brunch
| GOLD | — | Zuma |
| SILVER | — | Nicholini’s |
| BRONZE | — | Kitchen @ W Hotel and Oolaa |
| FINALIST | — | Brasserie on the Eighth @ Conrad Hotel |
Best Afternoon Tea
| GOLD | — | The Lobby @ The Peninsula |
| SILVER | — | Clipper Lounge @ Mandarin Oriental |
| BRONZE | — | Lobby Lounge @ Conrad |
| FINALIST | — | Lobby Lounge @ Island Shangri-La |
Best Set Lunch
| GOLD | — | Zuma |
| SILVER | — | Francis |
| BRONZE | — | Pici |
| FINALIST | — | Tango Argentinian Steak House |
Best Bars & Nightlife
| GOLD | — | Iron Fairies |
| SILVER | — | OZONE |
| BRONZE | — | Dragon I |
| FINALIST | — | The Nest |
Readers’ Choice Awards Winners 2021 – HOTELS
Best Hotel for a Romantic Staycation in Hong Kong
| GOLD | — | Rosewood Hong Kong |
| SILVER | — | Four Seasons Hotel |
| BRONZE | — | Kerry Hotel |
| FINALIST | — | Mandarin Oriental |
Best Hotel for a Family Staycation in Hong Kong
| GOLD | — | Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel |
| SILVER | — | Ocean Park Marriott Hotel |
| BRONZE | — | Gold Coast Hotel |
| FINALIST | — | Four Seasons Hotel |
Best Spa & Resort Hotel in Hong Kong
| GOLD | — | Four Seasons Hotel |
| SILVER | — | Mandarin Oriental |
| BRONZE | — | Rosewood Hong Kong |
| FINALIST | — | W Hong Kong |
Best Budget-Friendly Hotel in Hong Kong
| GOLD | — | Ovolo Hotels |
| SILVER | — | Holiday Inn |
| BRONZE | — | Ibis Hotel |
| FINALIST | — | Eaton Hotel |
Best Quarantine Hotel in Hong Kong
| GOLD | — | Ovolo Hotels |
| SILVER | — | Dorsett Wan Chai |
| BRONZE | — | Best Western Hotel Causeway Bay |
| FINALIST | — | Courtyard by Marriott and L’hotel Island South |
Readers’ Choice Awards 2021 – PRIZE WINNERS
Grand Prize
Ms Kate Sbuttoni – Won a 2-day-1-night staycation for two adults and two children at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, plus four 1-day tickets for Hong Kong Disneyland.
Runner-up Prizes
Ms Sheryl Bolden – Won a family staycation in two Deluxe Sea View rooms for one night at Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong.
Ms Helene Chane – Won a Peking Duck Dinner set for two at Hotel ICON’s Above & Beyond, including wine pairing.
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