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The 10 best dishes in Hong Kong

Cantonese cooking at its sharpest, plus cha chaan teng culture.

1

Dim sum

Eaten all over Hong Kong

Har gow, siu mai, cheung fun and buns from the trolley or the order sheet.

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2

Wonton noodles

Best: Central

Springy egg noodles with shrimp wontons in a clear broth.

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3

Roast goose

Eaten all over Hong Kong

Goose roasted until the skin crackles, with plum sauce.

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4

Char siu

Eaten all over Hong Kong

Honey-glazed barbecued pork over rice.

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5

Egg tart

Best: Central

A flaky crust with a wobbly egg custard, eaten warm.

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6

Pineapple bun

Eaten all over Hong Kong

A soft bun with a crackly sugar top and a slab of cold butter.

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7

Claypot rice

Best: Yau Ma Tei

Rice cooked in a clay pot with cured meats, the crust scraped at the end.

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8

Hong Kong milk tea

Eaten all over Hong Kong

Black tea strained through a silk stocking and mixed with evaporated milk.

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9

Curry fish balls

Eaten all over Hong Kong

Street-stall fish balls in curry sauce on skewers.

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10

Typhoon shelter crab

Best: Causeway Bay

Crab fried with a mountain of garlic and chili.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.