Born

At a glance

Founded in July 2022 in the historic Jinrikisha Station on Neil Road, Born connects Chinese and Asian flavours with French technique. Its tasting menu traces Zor Tan’s life and professional development.[1]

Cooking & identity

Nine principles, from birth and roots to progress and legacy, organise a personal tasting-menu narrative rather than a single regional cuisine.[1]

Why this profile is included

Born appears in both Tam Kwok Fung’s Macau collaboration history and the Hong Kong exchange with Estro, providing named evidence of work across kitchens.[2] [3]

Connected restaurant / chef: Zor Tan

Recent developments

1. 2026-03-22

   Announced programme: The seven-course dinner announcement names seven chefs at Estro, including LG Han. Sommelier participation is not counted as another chef or another collaboration.[2]

Collaborations & guest appearances

2 collaboration projects · 1 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Seven chefs · Signature Session at Estro

   • 2026-03-22
     Estro · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro · Son Jong-won / Eatanic Garden · Tam Chudaree Debhakam / Baan Tepa · Han Liguang / Labyrinth · Zor Tan / Born · Michihiro Haruta / Crony · Dej Kewkacha

   The seven-course dinner announcement names seven chefs at Estro, including LG Han. Sommelier participation is not counted as another chef or another collaboration.[2]

2. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Tam × Born

   • 2024-10-25 — 2024-10-26
     Chef Tam’s Seasons, Wynn Palace · Macau
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Tam Kwok Fung / Chef Tam’s Seasons · Zor Tan / Born

   The announced two-night project pairs Zor Tan’s French–Chinese approach at Born with Tam’s Cantonese cooking.[3]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. 2026

   Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · No.23[4]

2. 2026

   1 MICHELIN star · 2026 selection[5]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. 50 Best · Born · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. theforksandspoons.com.hk · Leela × Sōma · India and Southeast Asia ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. Wynn Resorts · Tam collaboration · 2024-10-born ↗Checked 2026-11-02
4. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. MICHELIN · MICHELIN · 2026 full selection ↗Published 2026-08-04 · Checked 2026-11-02