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Pre-Covid, I’d always get the same question from friends flying into Hong Kong 🇭🇰 “Where do you recommend I go?” Here’s the list guys, hope everyone finds it helpful! 🤪
Updated a year ago
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Kam’s Roast Goose in Wanchai is also a small cheap Michelin starred option, great for lunch. The city is famous for its roast goose, and Yung Kee restaurant is the most famous. Kam’s Roast Goose was started by one of the family members of Yung Kee who had a falling out I believe. Lots of stories there.
- +852 2520 1110
Ground Floor, Po Wah Commercial Centre, 226 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
香港灣仔軒尼詩道226號， 寶華商業中心地下- http://www.krg.com.hk
A famous local Cantonese dining spot in Wanchai is called Fook Lam Moon. I think it’s michelin starred, not sure. But it’s a local favourite. I am not too keen on it though, as I feel the quality has gone down, and I prefer Seventh Son, also in Wanchai, which is opened by the 7th Son of the Fook Lam Moon clan. I’m not sure if a falling out happened here but sons always want to show that they can do better than their parents, and you’d see that in this case he definitely did.
- +852 2866 0663
35-45 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
- http://www.fooklammoon-grp.com
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Lots of father-son rivalries in Hong Kong that give birth to great restaurants. Amongst my frequent favourites is where I go for congee. Tasty Congee is still my favourite. They have good fried Beef Hor Fun as well. They expanded since I was little and they’re now even in IFC mall, on the 3rd floor of the airport express station in Central. That’s probably the most convenient location for you, but the original branch was in Happy Valley, and I grew up eating the congee there.
- +852 2295 0101
Shop 3016-18, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, China
香港中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場3/F.,3016-3018號舖- https://www.tasty.com.hk/
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Just like any other family business, the father basically had an argument with the son who wanted to do something different. The son ended up breaking off and he opened a tiny tiny joint in causeway bay. A true hole in the wall. Cramped, hot, looked like a pauper’s joint, and got a Michelin star for it, one of the smallest Michelin starred restaurants in hk with long wait times outside and something like only 9 tables inside. You’d have to share. After getting the star though, he grew and expanded and opened a bigger more comfortable restaurant in Hysan Place in Causeway Bay on the 10th or 11th or 12th floors or something like that. Hard to miss if you ask the information desk there or check online, coz his is the only congee place in the mall.
- +852 2577 6060
1204-1205 Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場12樓1204-1205號舖- https://www.facebook.com/pg/hohungkee
I also like Sea View Congee Shop. It’s got great Yau Tiu and Ngao Lei Sou. Basically fried dough. I go there for that, only. The congee is not amazing. But just ordering that with a cold soy bean milk drink is good.
- +852 2787 7330
103 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
旺角亞皆老街105號地下
Definitely go have Dim Sum at Fu Sing over the weekend! They don’t have much variety during weekdays. My favourite is the baked Char Siew Bao, the deep fried salt and pepper tofu cubes, and of course the XO sauce Cheung Fun. Hungry already...
- +852 2893 0881
First to Third Floor, Sunshine Plaza, 353 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
灣仔駱克道353號三湘大廈1-3樓
During weekdays, go EARLY to Maxim’s Palace at City Hall, one of the city’s last remaining true push cart dim sum experiences.
- +8525211303
Second Floor, City Hall, 5-7 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China
中環愛丁堡廣場5-7號大會堂低座2樓
Mott 32 is a swanky evening option. I booked that the first time Alex and I met! Food is delicious, and Alex revealed that Monica had taken him there just recently as well. It had just opened at the time in Hong Kong.
- +852 2885 8688
Standard Chartered Bank Building, Basement 4-4A Des Vouex Road, Central, Hong Kong, China
中環德輔道中4-4A號渣打銀行大廈地庫- https://www.mott32.com/
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Great views, not cheap, yummy soft shell crab!! Sichuan food! Great for guests
- +852 3428 8342
28th Floor, One Peking, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
尖沙咀北京道1號28樓- https://hutong.com.hk
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Trying for father’s day!! Looks fab tho
- +852 3891 8732
Fifth Floor, Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
尖沙咀梳士巴利道18號香港瑰麗酒店5樓- https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/hong-kong/
Created by the seventh son of the Fook Lam Moon group! Better than Fook Lam Moon.
- +852 2892 2888
Third Floor, The Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店3樓- https://www.seventhson.hk/index.html
A hk classic. But quality isn’t what it used to be imo.
- +852 2866 0663
Shop 3, Ground Floor, Newman House, 35-45 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
灣仔莊士敦道35-45號利文樓地下3號舖- http://www.fooklammoon-grp.com
Good dim sum in Mongkok, great for guests! Michelin starred. 2 stars?
- +852 3552 3028
Sixth Floor, Cordis Hote, 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong
旺角上海街555號香港康得思酒店6樓- https://www.cordishotels.com/en/hong-kong/restaurants-and-bars/ming-court/
- +852 3105 3668
1 Sunning Rd, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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Ugh so good 🤤 the chef is originally from Argentina, and went to Japan to work and learn Japanese food for 6 years. He knew that it would be hard as a non-Japanese to open a Japanese restaurant, so he came to hk to do it. He’s taken traditionally Japanese dishes/cooking styles and included western elements to it and the result is truly it’s own unique perfect genre. For example, instead of Ochazuke (traditionally with a miso soup base and toppings like salmon on top) he made it with an amazing chorizo and black abalone soup. Amazing.
- +852 2115 9965
Shop OTG04, Ground Floor, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈地下OTG04號舖- http://www.haku.com.hk
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