Black Sheep Restaurants

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Black Sheep Restaurants is a Hong Kong-based hospitality group. [1] [2] [3] Founded by Syed Asim Hussain in 2012, the group operates over two dozen restaurants in the city. [4] [5] [6] Black Sheep's portfolio includes restaurants serving Punjabi, Cantonese, Sichuanese, Indian, Mexican, and Italian cuisines. [7] Two of the group's restaurants, BELON and New Punjab Club, hold a Michelin Star. [4] [8] [9] [10]

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Restaurants

Active Restaurants (restaurants denoted with * hold a Michelin Star)

COVID-19 pandemic

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, the group published a "Covid-19 Playbook" in 2020 to provide guidelines for restaurant operating procedures during the pandemic. [11] [12] [13] [14] In 2021, the group had paid at least $650,000 to cover travel costs for staff members to travel home, along with undergo quarantine in Hong Kong. [15] [16] [17]

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  2. ↑ "Black Sheep Restaurants on H.K.'s Hospitality Outlook". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  4. 1 2 "Industry Insiders : Black Sheep Restaurants' Syed Asim Hussain". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  9. ↑ "New Punjab Club – Hong Kong". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  10. ↑ "Belon – Hong Kong". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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