Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong, modern restaurant interior with a round booth seating arrangement, wooden ceiling design, ambient lighting, and decorative wall mirror.
Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong, modern restaurant interior with wooden ceiling, booth seating, gray chairs, and mood lighting.
Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong, elegant restaurant booth with marble table, wine glasses, and modern decor.
Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong, modern restaurant booth with marble table, wine glasses, napkins, and minimalist decor.
Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong, Dark wine cellar with bottles on shelves, wooden wall with framed art, reception area visible in background.
Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong, Elegant restaurant interior with wooden decor, plush seating, marble tables, and ambient lighting.

A rare and remarkable collaboration between two of Australia’s most celebrated chefs.

Restaurant Donovan marks the reunion of Donovan Cooke and Scott Pickett, whose shared culinary lineage now finds its next expression in the heart of Hong Kong.

With a focus on contemporary European cuisine and an unwavering commitment to precision, seasonality, and sustainability, the menu offers an evolving eight-course tasting experience—crafted with restraint, reverence, and imagination.

Chef Scott Pickett in white jacket with arms crossed against dark background, Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong
Chef Donavan Cooke in white uniform smiling with arms crossed in a restaurant setting, Restaurant Donovan, Hong Kong,

The intimate setting—30 seats in the main dining room and private rooms for refined gatherings of 8—reflects the restaurant’s philosophy: elevated, unpretentious and quietly exacting.

Cooke and Pickett bring with them a legacy shaped in some of the world’s most revered kitchens—from The Savoy and Waterside Inn, to Est Est Est, Luxe, Ondine, and Estelle, Matilda, Chancery Lane and Smith St Bistrot. This opening signals their return to collaboration and the beginning of a new era in Hong Kong dining.