12 Must Have Food in Hong Kong

It's been 3 weeks since I came back from my Hong Kong trip, and what I miss the most is the food there! With the popularity of my previous post about food in Hong Kong, I decided to explore a little bit more on other food options in this tiny city. Most people think New York is a city that offers the best of any food you crave, but I think this is a general misconception! From my experience, NY does have great choices in all types of Asian cuisines except Chinese. That is why I tried to have as much Chinese food as possible while I'm in HK. Here are some notable ones that I had:



* Xiao Long Bao *  

XLB is also called the "soup dumpling" in the US. One of the major differences between XLB in NY and the ones in Asia is the skin. The real authentic XLB comes with a smooth and thin skin while the NY version has a thick (5 times) skin. Soup inside tastes very different as well. If you have a chance to visit HK, this is the place that I highly recommend.

Din Tai Fung, Hong Kong Island
68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway

Din Tai Fung, Tsim Sha Tsui
4/F, Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
and
 Shop 306, 3/F, Silvercord, 30 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui

XLB also comes in different flavours. If you had the original before, consider going to this place where they offer a set of eight flavours (in second photo). This plate makes for a good photo. However, taste wise is another story.

Paradise Dynasty
6/F, Lee Theatre, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay

* Hainan Chicken with Rice *

HCR from Harbourside Cafe in Intercontinental Hotel, T.S.T (above)
HCR from Cafe Causette in Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Central (below)

Harbourside Cafe makes better HCR than Cafe Causette. The chicken is so tender and
juicy whereas the latte is a bit over cooked and dry. However, neither can compare to
the one from Grand Cafe in Grand Hyatt, Wan Chai. Do give it a try if you get a chance. 

* Peking Duck *

Harbourside Cafe in Intercontinental Hotel (left) vs Clipper Lounge in Mandarin Oriental Hotel

* Clay Pot Rice with Chinese sausage, roasted pork and duck leg *

One can argue that there are better places for this dish in Hong Kong, but I am so traumatized from my past experience of witnessing the chef picking his nose while preparing the rice.

Canton Deli
Shop 3303, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

* A variety of Noodles *

A few of my favourites:

Roasted goose leg with rice noodles (lai fun) from Kam's Roast Goose in Wan Chai
Stir fried noodle with soy sauce from Canton Deli in Tsim Sha Tsui
Stir fried noodles with black truffle from The Boss in Central
Wonton noodle from Mak's Noodle in Central
Rice noodle in soup with pork chop and chicken wings from Bing Kee Cha Dong in Tin Hau (below)

* Dim Sum *

The best dim sum restaurants are located in five stars hotels like Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons and Intercontinental Hotel.
Be warned that they usually require reservation 2-4 weeks in advance. For last minute "tourist friendly" dim sum at a decent place, here are my picks:

The Boss on LG/F, Peter Buliding, 58-62 Queen's Road Central
Loyal Dining on 66 Wellington Street, Central
Tsui Hang Village on 22/F, Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay

I love how this menu from Loyal Dining has photos so you know what you are ordering. 

* Other dish *

(Boneless) Chicken wings stuffed with sticky rice from Farm House in Causeway Bay.
The skin was so crispy while the sticky rice was flavourful.

Farm House
8 Sunning Rd, Hong Kong

* Chinese Desserts *

This Sweetened Almond Cream with Egg White from The Boss is my top favorite Chinese dessert.
The original recipe is made with Chinese sweet almond aka 'south almond',
while the ones in NY are made with mostly sugar and artificial flavour.

The Boss
Address: LG/F, Peter Buliding, No.58-62 Queen's Road Central
Tel: (852) 2155 0552

This Chinese dessert is very hard to find nowadays -- Candied bananas.
The above photo is an over the top presentation of the dish with maltose
sugar on top of the Candied Banana. (Close-up photo below)

Stars of Canton
17/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

The maltose crest is cold and crispy while the banana piece inside is soft and warm.

Egg tarts (left) and sesame roll (right) from The Boss 

The Boss
Address: LG/F, Peter Buliding, No.58-62 Queen's Road Central
Tel: (852) 2155 0552

The Canton style Eggettes.

This popular street snack is made by circular waffle-like iron with small holes in it.

The famous vendor locates on 492 King’s Rd, North Point on Hong Kong Island, but they do
have other locations like this one in a hidden alley behind the Wan Chai Computer Center!

Liquid Nitrogen ice cream has been around in the US for a long time.
Lab Made, the first ice cream parlor that brings liquid nitrogen ice cream to Hong Kong,
offers an ever changing menus with new innovative flavours every 2 to 3 weeks.
Above photo is the aromatic grilled corn stick flavour. I really loved it!s

Lab Made Ice Cream
G/F, 6,Brown Street, Tai Hang

I hope this helps! Feel free to share with us your favourite food in Hong Kong in the comment section below! 

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