Carna by Dario Cecchini at Mondrian Hong Kong has been named No. 78 in the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants, the annual global ranking published by Upper Cut Media House and widely regarded as the definitive guide to the finest steak dining on the planet.
The recognition marks Carna’s debut appearance on the list, adding a significant international steak credential to a restaurant that has built a strong record of recognition since opening in Hong Kong late 2023.
The World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants evaluates over 900 restaurants across 28 criteria including meat quality, sourcing, ageing, cooking technique, service and overall authenticity, assessed by a global network of anonymous Steak Ambassadors. To enter the list at No. 78 in a debut year places Carna among a small number of restaurants in Asia and the world to have achieved this distinction.
Legendary Butcher Dario Cecchini
Carna is the creation of Dario Cecchini, the Tuscan butcher from Panzano in Chianti whose name has become synonymous with a particular kind of reverence for meat. Hailed by the New York Times as the world’s greatest butcher and known to a global audience through Netflix’s Chef’s Table, Cecchini descends from an unbroken line of eight generations of butchers. His philosophy is simple and uncompromising: every part of the animal deserves to be used, and used well.
That philosophy inspires the menu at Carna. It spans 18 cuts, from the Bistecca alla Fiorentina to beef cheek, shank, bone marrow and shin. The charcoal grill is the centrepiece. The nose-to-tail approach is not a concept but a conviction, one that Dario has held since long before sustainability became a word on restaurant menus.
Award-Winning Steak Restaurant
Designed by Joyce Wang, whose warmly lit interior of marbled ceilings, sumptuous curtains and amber lamp-light was awarded Best Restaurant Design at the AHEAD Asia 2024 Awards, Carna is a place that feels as considered as the food it serves.
Since opening, Carna has built a consistent record of recognition across both food and design. The restaurant holds a Recommended listing in the Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau for two consecutive years, features on the SCMP 100 Top Tables, and received the Best Restaurant Readers’ Choice Award at the Foodie Forks Awards, among other acclaimed awards. The World’s 101 Best listing is the restaurant’s first major international steak-specific accolade.
Easter Brunch Runs April 3–7 With HK$101 Champagne Per Bottle
In celebration of the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants listing, Carna is offering champagne at HK$101 per bottle throughout the Easter Brunch period, April 3 to 7. One bottle per table. (Champagne Thiénot Brut NV. Subject to availability.)
A family-style Easter brunch rooted in Tuscan tradition, served for a minimum of two. The table features unlimited antipasti, a braised lamb shoulder risotto with cauliflower, grilled lamb rack and spiced lamb and beef sausage from the charcoal grill, alongside Carna signatures and Tiramisu di Casa to close. Priced from HK$728 per person. Reserve a table now via SevenRooms.
Image credits: Carna by Dario Cecchini