
Hong Kong, a high-density Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on the Pearl River Delta, is known for its skyline, deep natural harbour, and status as a global financial centre. Hong Kong’s food culture is influenced by Cantonese cuisine, British cuisine — due to it being a British colony for 156 years until its return to China in 1997 — and also non-Cantonese Chinese cuisines. Known as a “food paradise”, it features intense, fresh flavours, ranging from high-end Cantonese cuisines and fresh seafood to affordable cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style tea cafes) and street food.
Hong Kong is world-renowned for its Cantonese dim sum, roasted meats (goose / pork / pigeon), and cha chaan teng comfort foods like wanton noodles, egg tarts, polo buns with butter, milk tea, and street snacks like curry fishballs and egg waffles.
Food Places
Below is a list of food places in Hong Kong that we have visited. Most of them are recommended by Hong Kong Michelin Guide, since 2016, as we have used it as a reference to find great places to eat.
For list of Michelin-recommended places: Hong Kong Michelin
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Hong Kong Cafe: Snack Baby Gelato & Drinks @ Central
Snack Baby Gelato & Drinks, a Michelin-recognised gelateria, is known for its wide range of freshly-made lactose-free, dairy-free, plant-based gelato options.
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Hong Kong Eat: Kau Kee Beef Brisket (九记牛腩) @ Central
Kau Kee Beef Brisket, a Michelin-recommended restaurant, is well-known for its delicious, tender beef brisket noodles, a staple of Cantonese cuisine.
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Hong Kong Eat: Kai Kai Dessert (佳佳甜品) Traditional Desserts @ Jordan
Kai Kai Dessert serves traditional Chinese desserts and Hong Kong specialty desserts using finely-ground black sesame, walnut, sweet almond, etc.
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Hong Kong Buy: Kee Wah Bakery (奇华饼家) Traditional Pastries Hand Gifts
Kee Wah Bakery is famous for its traditional pastries, cookies, egg rolls, wedding cakes, rice cakes, mooncakes, which are exquisitely packed as hand-gifts.
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Hong Kong Buy: Kadorar et Levain Bakery (加多娜天然酵母手作面包店) @ Yau Ma Tei
Kadorar et Levain Bakery is known for its premium sourdough made with 100% levain and has become famous for their Kadorar French Pudding Bun.
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Hong Kong Eat: Nathan Cafe (LY 弥敦冰室) @ Yau Ma Tei
Nathan Cafe, a Hong Kong tea cafe, offers typical Hong Kong & Chinese dishes, mala dishes, Korean stone pot, Western stewed rice, sizzling hotplates, etc.
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Hong Kong Eat: Golden Bowl 2.0 (金饭馆2.0) Satay & Fried Rice @ Mong Kok
Golden Bowl 2.0 offers a number of fried rice dishes with different ingredients and cooking styles. There are satay, noodle dishes and Chinese burgers too.
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Hong Kong Eat: Heartwarming (暖心芝作) Black Sesame Desserts @ Mong Kok
Heartwarming, a Michelin-accoladed store, specialises in making all sorts of low-sweetness desserts, ice-cream and products using black sesame seeds.
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Hong Kong Eat: Block 18 Doggie’s Noodle (十八座狗仔粉) @ Mong Kok
Block 18 Doggie’s Noodle is popular for its Doggie’s Noodle (狗仔粉) that uses short and thick noodles that look like dogs’ tails. A unique HK-specialty.
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Hong Kong Eat: Prince Noodles (王子牛腩牛杂粉面专家) Beef Noodle @ Tsim Sha Shui
Prince Noodles, a beef noodle house, specialises in flavourful beef brisket noodle, using quality beef, and also non-beef and claypot dishes.
Location
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