My Hong Kong List

Having lived in Hong Kong for the better part of my entire life I felt it necessary to dedicate an entire page. One of these days I’ll provide a layover guide, for the moment however, my plan is to eat my way across Hong Kong all in name of research for you lovely people (no selfish desires I promise)! Below are my suggestions for where to eat here in this crazy city I call home. (Yes its literally a list of places to eat!)

WHERE TO EAT?

THE ISLAND

ADMIRALTY & WAN CHAI:

ASIAN:

Bowrington Road Cooked Food Centre (Take a seat at either Wai Kee, for lunch, or Wing Kee, if coming during dinner. Wai Kee is a halal (حلال) restaurant famous for roasted duck or chicken, served with rice, noodles or curry, while Wing Kee is famous for its seafood)
Tamashii (Possibly (was) the best raimen in Hong Kong – has sadly closed 😦 )
Lee House Restaurant (Excellent quality Dim Sum)
Megan’s Kitchen (Good quality, if a little pricey, hotpot restaurant)
Old Bazaar Kitchen (Classic Asian fare with a modern twist. Excellent quality food – book ahead and pre order some of the chef’s recommendations)
Joon Ko (Think home-cooked Korean food)
Joy Hing Roasted Meat (Some of the best char siu fan (BBQ pork with rice) to be found)
Harvest House Sushi (Decent affordable sushi)
Sun King Yuen Curry Restaurant (Cheap and cheerful local style curry and noodle joint)
Northern Dumplings Yuan Restaurant – Cheap and delicious Northern Style dumplings (I love the mutton variety!)
Samsen (Very tasty Thai street food hipster-style restaurant)
Cong Sao Star dessert (Local desert shop)
Penang Prawn Noodle Shop (Cheap bowls of delicious Laksa)
Chili Club (Best authentic Thai food in Hong Kong)
Jan Jan Kushikatsu (Delicious Japanese deep fried skewers)
Le Petit Saigon (Best Banh Mi in Hong Kong)
(Kam’s Roast Goose)
(Fook Lam Moon Restaurant)

WESTERN:

Le Bistro Winebeast (Excellent modern French cuisine)
Bread and Beast (Wicked Sandwich shop)
Ham and Sherry (Atherton’s sister tapas joint to 22 Ships)
22 Ships (Best Tapas in Hong Kong)
The Butchers Club Burger (One of the best burger joints in Hong Kong – Try the Wu Tang Style!)
Pici (Fantastic homemade pasta)
Beef & Liberty Burgers (The best burger restaurant in Hong Kong)
The Optimist (Excellent Spanish restaurant)
Grappa’s (Old school Italian restaurant)
Pirata (Classic Italian fare)
El Mercado

BARS:

San Ka La (Hipster craft beer bar in the middle of nowhere)
The Pawn (Great outdoor terrace in listed colonial pawn building)
Wooloomooloo Rooftop Bar (Steakhouse with great rooftop bar)
Stone Nullah Tavern (American bar and restaurant)
Tai Lung Fung
THAIWAN (Cool little bar with local craft beers on tap)
Ted’s Lookout (Great cocktail bar)
Djibouti (Another great cocktail bar)
Le Quinze Vins (Excellent wine bar)

CAFES:

Mansons Lot (Favourite Aussie style cafe)
BiteUnite Limited (Lovely little cafe in a beautiful quiet spot)
Passions by Gerard Dubois (Popular cafe with a great selection of breads and pastries)
Elephant Grounds (Fantastic specialty coffee place)

CENTRAL & SHEUNG WAN:

ASIAN:

BEP (Excellent Pho/Vietnamese food)
Little Bao (Awesome Asian inspired fusion burgers using bao as buns)
Yardbird (Very good Yakitori)
Sushi Masa (Excellent affordable sushi)
CHACHAWAN (Expect bold flavours from this Northern Thai resto!)
Tsui Wah (Cheap and cheerful late night Cantonese eatery)
Monogamous (Great Chinese restaurant that serves a fusion of Sichuan and Peking dishes)
Chom Chom
MOYO
Co Thanh Restaurant
West Villa Restuarant
Tsim Chai Kee Noodle
Kau Kee Restaurant
Sing Heung Yuen
Oddies Foodies (Awesome dessert joint that pairs ice-cream with traditional Hong Kong egg waffles)
Tai Cheong
(Mott 32)
(Man Wah)
(Bindaas)
(The Chairman – Modern Cantonese)

WESTERN:

Brickhouse (Hidden Mexican resto serving some seriously good tacos)
The Diner
Veggie SF
Casa Lisboa
Maison Libanaise
Posto Publico
La Vache!
ABC Kitchen
MANA! Cafe
(8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo)
(Cocotte)

BARS:

Quinary
The Globe
Craft Brew & C0
Foxglove
Captain’s Bar
Mrs. Pound
(The Old Man)

CAFES:

Nodi Coffee
Barista Jam
Brew Bros
18 Grams Specialty Coffee
Sinmei Tea Hong Kong
Teakha

SAI YING PUN & KENNEDY TOWN:

ASIAN:

Cafe Malacca
Missy Ho

WESTERN:

Trattoria Caffe Monteverdi
CATCH
Mamma Malouf
CHINO
(Alvy’s)
(11 Westside)

BARS:

Little Creatures Brewing
Rhoda
Ping Pong 129 Gintoneria

CAFES:

(Winstons Coffee)

CAUSEWAY BAY, HAPPY VALLEY & TAI HANG:

ASIAN:

Ichiran
Tai Woo Restaurant
Drunken Pot
An Nam
ALADIN MESS
Din Tai Fung
Nagomi
Ramen Kureha
1983
Yu
Delicious Kitchen
Wing Kee Noodle
Kang Kee Hang Bei (Famous for their congee and steamed rice rolls)
New York Club
(Jin Jiao – Shanghainese style dumplings)
(Tainan Mr. Bean)

WESTERN:

No. 5 Italian
Lab Made

BARS:

Ruggers
Second Draft
Dickens Bar
Coedo Taproom

CAFES:

Cafe YAWN
Elephant Grounds
(Proof)

TIN HAU, NORTH POINT & QUARRY BAY:

ASIAN:

Sister Wah
Etsu Sushi
Tung Po

WESTERN:

The Big Bite
Mr & Mrs Fox

THE SOUTH SIDE/OTHER:

Young Masters Brewery
TRi Balinese Restaurant
Amalfitana Artisan Pizza Bar
Black Sheep

KOWLOON (aka The Dark Side):

ASIAN

DimDimSum Dim Sum Specialty Store – Excellent and popular local dim sum joint at very reasonable prices
Tim Ho Wan – Cheapest Michelin star restaurant in the world. Dim Sum is decent – their BBQ pork buns are particularly good
Mak’s Noodle – Cheap and cheerful Wonton Noodles
Oi Man Sang – One of the few remaining Dai Pai Dong – fast and furious street-side dining (Try the clams)
Din Tai Fung – 3 words: Xiao Long Bao (soup filled dumplings)
Saravana Bhavan – Excellent South Indian cuisine (Try their Dosa)
Spring Deer – Beijing style food
Myung Ga Restaurant – Korean BBQ
(One Dim Sum – Very popular and well reviewed Dim Sum restaurant – expect to queue)
(Ah Chun Shandong Dumpling – Michelin recommended freshly made dumplings)
(Cheung Hing Kee – Shanghai Pan Fried Buns)
(Haku – Japanese fine dining)
(Cuisine Cuisine – Upscale Cantonese restaurant)