Hong Kong
Editor's guides
Curated by Seven Places
Food & Drink
Australia Dairy Company
Frenetic Jordan diner famous for silky scrambled-egg sandwiches, steamed milk pudding, and famously brusque service. In and out in twenty minutes.
Chuen Kee Seafood Restaurant
Sai Kung waterfront seafood house where you pick live fish, prawns, and shellfish from tanks and have them cooked Cantonese-style. A weekend ritual.
Hing Kee Restaurant
Temple Street stall known for claypot rice cooked over flame, the bottom layer crisping into prized golden crust, plus stir-fried standards.
Ho Lee Fook
Buzzy basement in Central from chef Jowett Yu, serving playful, diaspora-inspired Cantonese soul food — prawn toast, char siu of wagyu short rib — to a hip-hop soundtrack.
Hop Yik Tai
Sham Shui Po street stall famous for silky cheung fun rice rolls doused in sweet sauce, sesame, and peanut. Standing-room snacking at its best.
Joy Hing Roasted Meat
Wan Chai roast-meat counter prized for char siu with caramelised edges and roast pork over rice. Communal tables, no frills, brisk turnover.
Kai Kai Dessert
Jordan late-night dessert shop serving traditional Cantonese sweet soups — black sesame, walnut, and tong yuen dumplings in ginger syrup.
Luk Yu Tea House
1930s Central institution with carved wood, ceiling fans, and old-world service, still serving trolley dim sum and classic Cantonese to a loyal, ageing clientele.
Man Kee Cart Noodles
Sham Shui Po 'car noodle' shop where you build your own bowl from a spread of toppings — offal, fish balls, radish — in a chosen broth.
One Dim Sum
Prince Edward dim sum specialist serving freshly steamed classics at low prices — a perennially popular, queue-out-the-door spot.
Sang Kee Congee Shop
Sheung Wan stalwart turning out silky, slow-cooked congee and crisp fried dough sticks. A breakfast and late-night comfort-food fixture.
Ser Wong Fun
Century-old Central restaurant best known for snake soup in winter, alongside preserved-meat rice and other traditional Cantonese dishes.
Sing Heung Yuen
Open-air Central street stall famous for tomato-broth noodles topped with egg, plus crispy buns slathered in condensed milk. Daytime only, queues guaranteed.
Sister Wah Beef Brisket
Tin Hau noodle shop revered for beef brisket in a clear, deeply savoury broth served over springy noodles. Small, plain, and consistently busy.
Tsim Chai Kee Noodle
Central wonton-noodle shop with a tiny menu built around plump prawn wontons, sliced fish, and beef. Cheap, fast, and reliably good.