Ask For Alonzo

This is a reservation-recommended Italian — OpenRice lists the venue but doesn’t carry a booking widget, so the channel is phone (6500 8405). The address (Shop B, G/F, Eight Star Street, No. 8 Star Street, Wan Chai) sits in the Star Street / Ship Street pocket just east of Admiralty — a tight 40-seat dining room with a small outdoor terrace on the lane. Petsona and a 2024–2025 Google review summary both describe staff as accommodating to dogs, with the outdoor seating being the most reliable setup for four-legged guests.

• Walk-ins accepted: yes on weeknights; the room fills fast Friday and Saturday evenings.
• Booking channel: phone (+852 6500 8405); no OpenRice booking widget observed.
• Lead time: Friday/Saturday dinner — call 2–3 days ahead for the outdoor seats; walk-ins usually get the indoor room.
• Pet-section hours: same as the restaurant’s general hours (see How to get there).
• The vibe: dim-lit, after-work and date-night crowd; staff accustomed to guests with dogs. Seat yourself if walking in.

• Minimum charge: none reported. No per-dog cleaning fee has been observed by reviewers.
• Price band: $201–400 per person on OpenRice. Set dinners run about HK$298 / person (starters + main + dessert) per OpenRice’s most-recent reviews — a standard mid-range Italian price point.
• Pet menu / treats: no dedicated dog menu. Treats on the house are not reported — bring your own.
• Payment methods (per OpenRice): Visa, Mastercard, AlipayHK, Alipay, Cash, AE, UnionPay, Apple Pay.
• Service charge: 10% applies (listed on OpenRice’s info panel).
• Other policies: may bring your own wine, cake-cutting allowed, Wi-Fi, alcoholic drinks served.

There is no dedicated indoor pet zone — this is a small 40-seat trattoria, not a mall pet section. The practical pet-friendly setup is the outdoor seats on the Star Street lane, which OpenRice’s info panel confirms (“Outdoor Seating”). Pets are not segregated from non-dog tables — seating is open — and the lane is narrow, so plan for tables close together.

• Relief area on-site: none — Star Street is a residential pocket; step over to Wing Hing Street or Hopewell Centre for relief (see Nearby).
• Off-leash permitted? No. Treat as on-leash throughout.
• Distance from non-dog diners: tight — the indoor room has tables within a metre of each other. Not recommended for reactive dogs during the Friday/Saturday dinner rush.

• Water bowl: not reported by reviewers; assume not provided and bring a portable bowl.
• Pet mat / pee pad: not provided — bring your own.
• Pet treats on the house: not reported.
• Pet menu: none.
• Pet stroller parking: the lane-side outdoor seats have kerb access; folding a stroller beside the table is workable.
• Pet-friendly toilet: no — use the Admiralty MTR station or Hopewell Centre.

By MTR, the restaurant is a 6-minute walk from Admiralty MTR Station Exit F (per OpenRice’s verified info panel). Exit F drops you on Queensway; cut through the Pacific Place underpass network and up the Queensway / Star Street footpath.

• Bus: the Queensway corridor runs cross-harbour buses 11, 12, 25, 99, 930 and Admiralty-bound routes stopping within a 3-minute walk.
• Tram: the Wan Chai / Causeway Bay tram line (Happy Valley ↔ Western Market) stops at the Hopewell Centre stop, about 5 minutes on foot.
• Step-free entry: yes — Shop B is at street level on Star Street; the lane is flat.
• Lift required: no.
• Parking: Pacific Place car park is the closest paid option (about 5 minutes’ walk); street parking in the Star Street pocket is tight and metered.
• MTR walk time: ~6 min (Admiralty Exit F).

The law, per the FEHD scheme baseline (Cap 167D + Dog-Friendly Food Premises Permit conditions):

• Leash length ≤ 1.5 m (FEHD baseline; tight Star Street lane has been known to relax this for small dogs on the outdoor seats).
• No dogs on dining tables or bar seats (FEHD rule, always observed).
• 1.5 m exclusion from open buffets and salad bars (not applicable here — Alonzo is à la carte / set dinner only).
• Dogs on Dangerous Dog Regulation (Cap 167D) breeds are excluded by law; staff almost never know the rule by name, they will just say “no big dogs.”
• AFCD e-licence via iAM Smart should be carried — operators can ask.

What reviewers actually report on the ground:

• Staff are described as accommodating to dogs on the outdoor seats; Petsona notes “call ahead to book an outdoor table to secure space for your pet.”
• The dining room is dim and intimate — calm, small dogs on the floor are workable; reactive or larger dogs should be steered to the outdoor seats.
• No size cap is documented. No “X dogs per booking” cap reported. A calm XL breed on the lane-side seats is workable in our experience.

1. Call ahead for the outdoor seats — the 40-seat room fills fast Friday/Saturday, and Petsona’s note explicitly recommends booking outdoor in advance.
2. Carry your AFCD e-licence (iAM Smart) — they can ask.
3. Bring your own water bowl and treats — not provided on the house.
4. Order the Alonzo’s Signature Tiramisu — the most-praised dish across the 2026 review cycle.
5. Try the Crab Linguine if you want a seafood main; Roman Meatballs if you want the house red-sauce classic.
6. Avoid the indoor room with reactive dogs — the dim, tight 40-seat space amplifies barks; outdoor is the calmer option.
7. Don’t feed your dog from the venue’s tableware — FEHD rule, observed.
8. Do not bring a “Dangerous Dog” breed (Cap 167D) — the FEHD permit doesn’t override the parent ordinance.

• Hopewell Centre (Wan Chai) — 5-min walk east. Indoor mall with a pets-allowed lift lobby and a small rooftop garden that works as a relief stop. See the mall guide.
• Blue House cluster & Stone Houses Street art (Wan Chai) — 8-min walk south. Quiet pedestrian pocket; useful for a post-meal stroll.
• More dog-friendly spots in Wan Chai — see our Wan Chai dog-friendly directory, including Grandma’s Coffee (Ship Street, specialty brews), Blue Bottle Coffee Wan Chai (three-storey flagship with outdoor pet seating), and Kaori Cafe (free treats on the house).
• District landing page — all dog-friendly spots in Wan Chai.

• OpenRice — Ask For Alonzo (Wan Chai / Star Street) — rating, hours, price, photos, reviews, payment methods.
• Petsona PawTable — Ask For Alonzo (Wan Chai - Star Street) — FEHD-licensed confirmation, district pet-friendly landscape, and the call-ahead outdoor-booking recommendation.
• Petsona PawTable — pet-friendly restaurants in Wan Chai — district roster (66 spots) and the broader FEHD 9 July 2026 launch context.
• Tripadvisor — Ask for Alonzo (Wan Chai, Star Street) — pet-friendly outdoor tag, window-seat policy, reservation note.
• FEHD — list of food premises permitted for dog entry (PDF, generated 2026-06-26) — licence 2212821961 confirmed on the register as of 2026-06-26.

Last verified: 2026-07-06.

On the record: OpenRice 3.8/5 across 94 reviews; FEHD licence 2212821961 confirmed as of 2026-07-07. Reviewer signal: “Casual Italian trattoria on Wan Chai’s Star Street, popular post-work crowd.”