Hong Kong: what to eat and where

The city's signature dishes and the best places for each.

12 places in Hong Kong · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0

1. 1

   Po Kee

   Shek Tong Tsui

   Order: Roast goose over rice or rice noodles

   Shop P, G/F, 425 Queen's Road West, Hong Kong · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
2. 2

   Yat Lok

   Roast goose · Central

   Get: Roast goose over rice noodles

   Order: Roast goose drumstick with rice noodles

   Also on the list: Long lines in Hong Kong.

   GF, Conwell House, 34-38 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
3. 3

   San Hing

   Cantonese seafood · Kennedy Town

   Order: Lau sa bao, quail egg siu mai

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4. 4

   Yung Kee

   Cantonese roast goose · Central

   Order: Roast goose with plum sauce

   32-40 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
5. 5

   Lei Garden

   Cantonese · Mong Kok

   Order: Plain cheung fun, siu yuk siu mai, har gau

   121 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
6. 6

   Tim Ho Wan

   Dim sum · Sham Shui Po

   Get: Baked char siu bao

   Order: Baked char siu buns, siu mai, beef balls

   Also on the list: Long lines in Hong Kong.

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7. 7

   Ho Hung Kee

   Cantonese noodles · Causeway Bay

   Order: Wonton noodles

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8. 8

   Lau Sum Kee

   Noodles · Sham Shui Po

   Order: Wonton soup noodles

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9. 9

   Mak Man Kee

   Wonton noodles · Jordan

   Get: Wonton noodles and the beef brisket noodles

   Order: Wonton noodle soup

   Also on the list: The best wonton noodles in Hong Kong.

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10. 10

    Kam Wah Cafe

    Prince Edward

    Order: Flaky egg tart

    Also on the list: Breakfast and sandwiches in Hong Kong.

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11. 11

    Mak's Noodle

    Wonton noodles · Central

    Get: Wonton noodles in soup, the small classic bowl

    Order: Small bowl of wontons and egg noodles

    Also on these lists: Long lines in Hong Kong, The best wonton noodles in Hong Kong.

    77 Wellington St · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
12. 12

    Ser Wong Fun

    Snake soup · Central

    Order: Pig liver sausage and chicken claypot rice

    30 Cochrane Street, Central, Hong Kong · Map · Add to Chef Amazing