Yue Kee Roasted Goose Restaurant
New Territories
In an alley lined with roast-goose restaurants, 60-year-old Yue Kee is the king. Order gorgeous plates of coppery-skinned charcoal-roasted goose (half is…
Yue Kee Roasted Goose Restaurant
New Territories
In an alley lined with roast-goose restaurants, 60-year-old Yue Kee is the king. Order gorgeous plates of coppery-skinned charcoal-roasted goose (half is…
Sai Kung Peninsula
The motto here is: eat what they hunt. This three-storey Michelin-starred restaurant is where fish freshly caught from Sai Kung waters in the morning…
New Territories
Sha Tin 18's Peking duck (half/whole HK$538/848) has put this hotel restaurant, adjacent to the Chinese University, in the gastronomic spotlight. Book…
New Territories
Well-executed Hakka cuisine, known for its use of preserved ingredients as well as stews and braises, is on offer at this busy two-floor restaurant…
New Territories
This 40-year-old establishment near the village entrance uses spring water to make tofu dessert. It's self-service – pick up your dim sum from the kitchen…
Kwan Kee Beef Balls & Pork Knuckles
New Territories
There's always a wait at this unpretentious shop for the bouncy beef balls and the chewy, collagen-laden pork knuckles served in blue plastic bowls and …
Yuen Long
This 60-year-old Yuen Long institution is one of the world’s cheapest Michelin restaurants. It is best known for the fresh Cantonese egg noodles and…
Sha Tau Kok
Deep in the hills, a Hakka villager with a passion for cooking has turned his seafront store into a restaurant. Patrons feast under trees on seafood and…
Sai Kung Peninsula
Chuen Kee impresses with its range of fish, crustaceans and molluscs on offer – all displayed alive in tanks at the entrance, of course. The preparation…
Yuen Long
The brainchild of celebrated chef Leung Man-to, Dai Wing Wah is a traditional banquet-style restaurant specialising in walled-village dishes. Leung…
New Territories
Crustaceans of every kind are on full display at this energetic restaurant hidden in discreet Po Toi O Village. A totally non-luxe setting with no…
Sha Tau Kok
This farm-to-table cafe in the village of Lai Chi Wo sources produce locally and turns it into soul-warming delicacies. Organic pork wontons, flaxseed…
New Territories
This modern silver building houses a large, clean and always-busy wet market, with a spacious cooked-food centre on top. Favourites include stall 27 (東記)…
New Territories
Taiwanese-style noodles and fried chicken as well as pastas and burgers served in a spacious, shabby chic cafe full of retro furniture and vintage objects…
Yuen Long
Yuen Long's long-standing dessert expert Kai Kee is famous for its grass jelly bowl – served as a mini mountain topped with mixed fruit and a drizzle of…
New Territories
Along Castle Peak Beach, this busy working seafood market sits adjacent to rows of dai pai dong (food stalls), as well as fancier enclosed establishments,…
Yuen Long
Hong Kongers are familiar with the gold lettering on red paper boxes that have been stained by lard from the warm and crumbly Chinese pastries inside…
New Territories
This famous old shop sells only four things – beef brisket (牛腩), fish balls (魚蛋), fish slices (魚片) and tripe (牛肚) – and they're delicious. You can have…
New Territories
Close to the fields, you can have dim sum under one of the parasols on the ground floor of this popular no-frills yum-cha joint. But the true attraction…
New Territories
People flock to this neighbourhood restaurant for its silken rice-flour rolls, which are steamed to translucence with meat or seafood, or simply drizzled…
New Territories
You'll recognise this beloved dau fu fa (sweet silky tofu pudding) shop by the line snaking down the busy pedestrian street. Sprinkle on palm sugar to…
Sai Kung Peninsula
This shop specialises in Chinese dessert soups made with nuts, pulses, and yam, or fruit, coconut milk and sago. It also whips up crepes and puddings with…
New Territories
This modest shop is known for its 'five-story roast pork belly' (五層樓燒肉), so called because of the magical combo of crisp skin, tender meat and chewy…
Sha Tau Kok
Delicious village kitchen with tables on the patio serving Hakka braised pork, salt and pepper squid, and other hearty Hakka and Cantonese dishes. It…
New Territories
Shatin's first postwar hotel (c 1951) is where Bruce Lee is said to have stayed during the filming of The Big Boss. The hotel closed in 1985 and this…
New Territories
Tucked into the oldest public housing estate in Sha Tin, this 30-year-old establishment is no ordinary dai pai dong (food stall). It resembles a gallery,…
New Territories
The beef brisket in clear broth at this hole-in-the-wall is not only as good as the ones at celebrity shops, but also can be ordered in cuts you wouldn't…
New Territories
If you happen to be in the neighbourhood after hiking, these are some of the best-value strands around. Popular combos include thick noodles tossed with…
Yuen Long
This is a takeaway stall that specialises in the quintessential Hong Kong snack –eggettes aka egg waffles. The chewy pastry comes in sweet and savoury…
New Territories
Arguably the best restaurant in Plover Cove and Tai Mei Tuk food-wise, though not the most atmospheric, loud and busy Chung Shing serves up hearty satays,…
New Territories
There's always a queue for a table at Guong Shing (c 1962) on weekends for the sumptuous egg sandwiches and other cha chaan tang fare. True, you can get…
Yuen Long
Popular with local tour groups, Happy whips up hearty fried rice with crab roe and steamed abalone on the shell. You can also choose seafood from the…
Sai Kung Peninsula
The Disneyfied cowboy decor is goofy, but the excellently executed American-style burgers, nachos, pulled pork and apple pie are no joke. Especially good…
New Territories
This seafood restaurant, popular with islanders and visitors alike, is a short walk northeast of the ferry pier on the way to the Tin Hau temple. The…
Sai Kung Peninsula
This bakery is a favourite with hikers, with simple sandwiches on European-style bread, and English pies and homemade preserves. All-day breakfast and…
Yuen Long
This cha chaan tang operated by a member of the Tang clan on the Ping Shan Heritage Trail is known for its hearty pineapple bun sandwiches and noodles in…
New Territories
Nifty family-run store that is only open on weekends when the owners return to the island. If you're planning to camp on Tung Ping Chau and the likes of…