[f00tzilla]

Hey.. going to hong kong for a few days just to relax..

can anyone tell me where are the best places to eat the following:
- Hong kong style milk tea
- Pineapple bun (bo lo bao(sp?))
- Egg tart
- Dim Sum
- Roast Goose

as well as which places I "must" go to eat

[buddy]

imo compare to what we have here, they all taste fucking awesome no matter how you go in HK ...

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

true that

cant beat the authentic deals

[SkinnyPupp]

Since I just helped out a friend with some suggestions, I can just past them here:

For Char Siu and Siu Yok go to Fu Wah Roasted Restaurant in Mong Kok (google map link: http://bit.ly/92cjdh ) It's closer to the Mong Kok East station, which is KCR, not MTR (zoom out of hte map to see). I go there all the time for Char Siu. Order the 'lai pai' house special, and you'll get a huge serving with peanuts instead of rice (it's on the ghetto side of things ;))

They have siu ngor too, but this place is famous for their siu ngor: Chan Kee Restaurant (google map link: http://bit.ly/aAuQpW ) it is right by Langham Place (Mong Kok MTR exit E1, walk straight) and has great roasted goose. They have everything else too of course, but I prefer the above restaurant for chai siu (for price, serving size, quality, and the fact they can serve it with peanuts instead of rice ;)

For chilli crab, I'd have to look that up. I'm pretty sure the 'famous' places are in Causeway Bay on the island.

For Dim Sum, if you want good quality and good variety, I'd go for Lei Garden. They have several locations. The closest to you would be (of course) Mong Kok: (google map: http://bit.ly/aVipjj )

For Cha Chan Teng there are tons of places. But if you're only going to be able to go one, at least hit up Tsui Wah. They have excellent baked dishes, and good curry too. They are 'famous' for their fish soup apparently, but I don't eat noodles so I am not much of an authority on that. There is a brand new one in Mong Kok, right across from Langham Place. They have several other locations too, all over hong kong. Check out there site: http://bit.ly/9bnmjb

[SkinnyPupp]

And for your other suggestions

For milk tea (and JUST milk tea) they serve excellent milk tea at Tai Hing. They are everywhere too http://www.taihingroast.com/eng/branch.php They also sell canned milk tea (found at some Park n shop locations and Taste) which are the best canned milk tea you'll find, but of course not as good as fresh.

They also serve roast meat (siu mei) but I gave 2 suggestions already of places that do it better.

Also there is a noodle chain called "Super Super" that has very good milk tea.

The best pineapple buns hands-down are at a place with no English name. I'll give you the Openrice link so you can look it up. http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=11293

Also, Hong Lin just down the street has great fresh buns, including bolo bau. I really like their curry too. Everything else is just 'meh'. Look for it here (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13580).

You can read some of my OpenRice reviews here (http://www.openrice.com/english/gourmet/reviews.htm?userid=253612). Not all the places I review are good though, keep that in mind ;)

[Gumby]

Since I just helped out a friend with some suggestions, I can just past them here:

For Char Siu and Siu Yok go to Fu Wah Roasted Restaurant in Mong Kok (google map link: http://bit.ly/92cjdh ) It's closer to the Mong Kok East station, which is KCR, not MTR (zoom out of hte map to see). I go there all the time for Char Siu. Order the 'lai pai' house special, and you'll get a huge serving with peanuts instead of rice (it's on the ghetto side of things ;))

They have siu ngor too, but this place is famous for their siu ngor: Chan Kee Restaurant (google map link: http://bit.ly/aAuQpW ) it is right by Langham Place (Mong Kok MTR exit E1, walk straight) and has great roasted goose. They have everything else too of course, but I prefer the above restaurant for chai siu (for price, serving size, quality, and the fact they can serve it with peanuts instead of rice ;)

For chilli crab, I'd have to look that up. I'm pretty sure the 'famous' places are in Causeway Bay on the island.

For Dim Sum, if you want good quality and good variety, I'd go for Lei Garden. They have several locations. The closest to you would be (of course) Mong Kok: (google map: http://bit.ly/aVipjj )

For Cha Chan Teng there are tons of places. But if you're only going to be able to go one, at least hit up Tsui Wah. They have excellent baked dishes, and good curry too. They are 'famous' for their fish soup apparently, but I don't eat noodles so I am not much of an authority on that. There is a brand new one in Mong Kok, right across from Langham Place. They have several other locations too, all over hong kong. Check out there site: http://bit.ly/9bnmjb

And for your other suggestions

For milk tea (and JUST milk tea) they serve excellent milk tea at Tai Hing. They are everywhere too http://www.taihingroast.com/eng/branch.php They also sell canned milk tea (found at some Park n shop locations and Taste) which are the best canned milk tea you'll find, but of course not as good as fresh.

They also serve roast meat (siu mei) but I gave 2 suggestions already of places that do it better.

Also there is a noodle chain called "Super Super" that has very good milk tea.

The best pineapple buns hands-down are at a place with no English name. I'll give you the Openrice link so you can look it up. http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=11293

Also, Hong Lin just down the street has great fresh buns, including bolo bau. I really like their curry too. Everything else is just 'meh'. Look for it here (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13580).

You can read some of my OpenRice reviews here (http://www.openrice.com/english/gourmet/reviews.htm?userid=253612). Not all the places I review are good though, keep that in mind ;)
Sometimes I forget that SkinnyPupp is white. :thumbsup:

[SkinnyPupp]

Eating is pretty much all I do here :)

[SumAznGuy]

For dimsum, I went to some ghetto place in MongKok. Place is well known and there is always a lineup to eat since the place only seats about 30 people. Last time I went, we got there at 8:30 am to get the 4th person in line. By the time we were done, the lineup was down the street and they said on weekends the lineup goes around the block.

DOn't know the english name but the addy is 2-20 Kwong Wa St. Mongkok, Kowloon.
English name is Tim Ho Wan.

[SkinnyPupp]

For dimsum, I went to some ghetto place in MongKok. Place is well known and there is always a lineup to eat since the place only seats about 30 people. Last time I went, we got there at 8:30 am to get the 4th person in line. By the time we were done, the lineup was down the street and they said on weekends the lineup goes around the block.

DOn't know the english name but the addy is 2-20 Kwong Wa St. Mongkok, Kowloon.
Yes that is the most hyped restaurant of the year so far. Haven't been there yet though, I try to avoid hyped places as much as possible, because it's almost always not worth the hassle of huge crowds, long lineups, and shitty service.

You're referring to this place (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=30806).

[SumAznGuy]

Yes that is the most hyped restaurant of the year so far. Haven't been there yet though, I try to avoid hyped places as much as possible, because it's almost always not worth the hassle of huge crowds, long lineups, and shitty service.

You're referring to this place (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=30806).

Our hotel was down the street so we didn't mind the wait. Food was cheap.
Definately hugely hyped by reviews.

[TRDood]

SkinnyPupp is WHITE?

do you speak chinese? it seems like you know enough to navigate so many places.

[SkinnyPupp]

All I know is how to order food

[Culverin]

Glossary for my White friends:

Char Siu = BBQ Pork (red and juicy)

Siu Yok = Roast Pork (crispy skin, lighter meat, tastes like 5 spice powder)

Lai Pai = a la carte. Just the entree, without the sides like carbs (rice) and veggies (choy sum).

Siu Mei = preserved meats such as "lap cheung", "lap yuk" and "lap kngap", the crappy western equivalent would be pepperoni, prosciutto and bacon.

Dim Sum = I'm not translating this for you. If you don't know what this is, then :gtfo: and get back on the Mayflower back to europe.



As for the "siu kngor", you can try out Yung Kee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yung_Kee) this place has a very long history, the goose I had was quite memorable, but not amazing.
On the other hand the "siu mei" blew me away. I don't even like (yun cheung" (liver sausage), but theirs were amazing. So moist and balanced in flavor, saltiness and sweetness.


I recently did a macau/hk/beijing vactions.
I suggest you hit up macau if you've got enough time.
The place that invented the Portuguese egg tart (http://www.lordstow.com/) was the only MUST-eat-at destination in my entire trip. There is nothing even CLOSE to it in vancouver. Every other food place would have vancouver equivilant (if a couple notches lower).
Also, Macau has a place called "hak sa" (black sands), they have a bunch of bbq shacks in a row on the beach.
Best Eggplant and BBQ Squid I've ever had in my life.
(I think it's the 3rd shack from the right?).

If you are planning on extending on a longer vacation, I strongly recommend making the trek out to macau, if only for the food.



All I know is how to order food
veeeery interesting, you and I should talk.
If I make another stop there, may I ask for a meet up?
Cause if I had my way, I'd live with vancouver weather (read: humidity), fresh air and scenery, but eat HK quality food all the time.

[MASTER_J]

You also gotta hit up the fish ball noodle in soup! there’s a place i went to all the time for lunch or mid afternoon snack. The place is kinda clean and everything is in black decor, its also pretty much everywhere especially mong kok area(pretty large chain), the translation is hong kong jai yu dan, place is pretty dope!

Also I remember on nathan road somewhere they have authentic Portuguese egg tarts for 6HKD each, from my opinion these kill the regular style ones!!! its a cha chang teng, called something macau restaurant.

[Gnomes]

I dont understand, with all the good food in HK, how do the locals fight temptation and dont pig out? I gained about 10 pounds when I was in HK for 3 weeks (130lbs -> 140lbs)

[.Dream.Time]

if you want steak, go to lawry's

best steak ever...so hungry now

[miss_crayon]

Lei garden is great for pricier items too (ie.abalone). And has THE BEST pig lung soup. It may sound gross but sooo fricken good!
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[K-Dub]

I'll be in HK with friends July31-Aug 4th.

If anyone is there during that time and would like to meet up/take us out/party... send me a PM, I'll give you contact details.

[Azrai]

Australian Milk Company for breakfast is awesome. Love their eggs.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294217-d776832-Reviews-Australia_Dairy_Company-Hong_Kong_Hong_Kong_Region.html

[SkinnyPupp]

Australian Milk Company for breakfast is awesome. Love their eggs.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294217-d776832-Reviews-Australia_Dairy_Company-Hong_Kong_Hong_Kong_Region.html
Totally disagree

[Expresso]

Totally disagree

Curious, why?

[SkinnyPupp]

Curious, why?
Because you have to put up with a lot of bullshit for some eggs and toast and macaroni soup.

-The place is usually packed, so you will usually have to line up outside first
-They will seat 6 strangers together at a table for 4
-The waiters are constantly screaming all the time.
-As soon as you finish, you are rushed out the door, they bring people in from the line before the next table is even finished eating
-It is so packed, if you are not sitting against a wall, you will be constantly run into by the waiters running around the restaurant
-The food isn't even that good. Want to make good scrambled eggs? Want to know their secret: add lots of oil. Try it, it works, and is tasty. Their milk pudding isn't so great either.
-The prices are high too.

Basically it's your typical Hong Kong overhyped restaurant, where the people running the place seem to want to find out how far they can go with shitty service just to watch the diners squirm and go "oh this is how it's done in Hong Kong". It's not. This is how it's done in these stupid overhyped places.

If you want to have really good HK cafe food, there are literally hundreds of places that have better food, better service, and better prices.

[JKam]

bumping this up. I'm heading there in May-June, want to try something new every day!

Are all these places still there? Are they still the best/any thing better?

I'm also looking for desserts and late night snacks. Is there any version of UrbanSpoon for HK???

*edit just read through and found openrice, exactly what I'm looking for.

[Verdasco]

i tried the austrailian milk egg place half a year ago. It feels like a "go once in my life sort of thing"

It is packed, the line up is retarded..... u sit with another couple or other people with a smalllllll assssssss table.... Cramped as fuck with the restaurant so small and only the eggs were "ALRIGHT" everything else, Vancouver/Richmond has better food than this small restaurant.

So i agree with what skinny said abou this place.

I really loved Din Tai Fung in the shopping mall down at causeway bay. After trying out seattle's shitty mexican franchise version.... it isn't even the same!! The Xiao long bao quality was so juicy... i just bounced the juice inside with my chopsticks mid air up and down :fullofwin: and it would NEVER break :joy: and the peanut butter nooodles :megusta:

[SkinnyPupp]

Been going to Wan Chai a bit recently, so I have been eating there a lot:

Best char siu I've ever had (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=1491). They are also one of the few places that still serve siu ngap instead of siu ngor... The duck was merely okay when I tried it though. I guess I prefer goose.

Speaking of which, this (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=21869) is where I go for siu ngor all the time (in Prince Edward). They also have really good siu yok, but I don't like their char siu very much. Their french toast is really good. They have several locations, so do a search.

Awesome HK style fast food curry (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3332). They are only open during business hours though. For $60 HKD you get 2 huge pork chops and delicious creamy curry.

For Japanese style curry, Go Go Curry is my favourite. They have two locations in CWB, right down the road from each other. This one is the Japanese style with stools - eat and run (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=98088), and this one is where you go to sit down to eat (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=108737). Tastes just like the Japanese restaurants.

For awesome HK style 'food market' food, go to this place (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13619) in CWB at the CWB public market. When you get to the market, make sure you go to the stall with the pink table cloths. Many others will try to get you to sit at their places, but this one is the best one there IMO. Good prices too.

And for good old classic cha chan teng, head to Kai Kee (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=31801) in MK. They have two locations right beside each other.. it's a working class place, so prices are still good. All the workers in the area eat there, so it gets really noisy. There is also Tsui Wah, but they have turned into a tourist joint (china tourists) and prices have gone way up while food quality hasn't. Also good: Hong Lin (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13580). Their fresh buns are better than Kai Kee's, and their beef brisket curry is the best I've had in HK.

My must-go recommendation: And if you want to splurge on some amazing cantonese seafood, but avoid the chains, go to Fisherman One (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?a=1&shopid=25606&region=0) in CWB. Pricey but AMAZING. The pig lung soup in almond broth is to die for. It is not hyped, but is probably becoming more and more famous by word of mouth.

And for some authentic thai food, our favourite place is Tai Fat (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=9845) in Kowloon City. Well it's pretty authentic - the spiciness has been lowered to suit HK palates, so you won't end up with blisters on your tongue like you might in Thailand. Their original location is a hole in the wall kind of place, but they just opened a nice big roomy location that you can see from the highway. It's not listed on Open Rice, but it's just around the corner. I think the old one is still open, and if they are full they will send you to the new one.

[rsx]

Going to hk tmw. I'll be checking out Sp's recommendations. On top of that, I always go to Spicy Crab Under Bridge in wanchai.

[m3thods]

The best wontons I had at my recent trip were at a place not far from Central MTR station:

Mak An Kee Noodle (Wing Kut Street)
37 Wing Kut Street, Central

It's just off the main street there (forgot the name) in what looks like an alley.

Their braised beef brisket and tendon is also sensational. Probably my favorite meal during the trip.


As for my second favorite meal (it was a damn close second too):

Imagine a roast pig, with rice cooking inside, and mostly deboned. Omg just thinking about it makes me want to put it at the top of my list

As for the name of the place or the dish, I'm useless. It was part of a family dinner, so it's probably not best if you're eating in a small group.

It's here (just off Tsuen Wan MTR): Asia Trip 2012 - Google Maps (http://goo.gl/maps/ObAe1)

Go on the overpass (that you see) and it's to the left of that karaoke place. I wish I could be more help :(

Also, I got a ton of this in the month I was there:

http://oneyearmandarin.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/img-mg-killer-breakfasts-mcdonalds-big-breakfast-hotcakes_152559759832.jpg?w=640

:fullofwin:

[heleu]

Check out this site:
Hong Kong Restaurants Guide HK Restaurant - OpenRice in English (http://www.openrice.com/english?tc=ornav)

It's like the Hong Kong equivalent of Yelp.

[pastarocket]

For fine dining, check out Ming Court at the Langham Hotel in Mongkok.

My Mom has a friend that works at this restaurant. -was able to get a 30% discount on the bill. The bill after the discount came to $3900 HKD for twelve people. That's about $505 CAD. One of the best dinners that I've ever had in Hong Kong.

-highlights of dinner.

-delicious prawns and fish

http://i52.tinypic.com/euf41i.jpg

-baked chicken rice.

http://i54.tinypic.com/5uxc8.jpg

-black truffles cooked with pork.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2ed5isl.jpg

-birds nest with fried oysters. Birds nest is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.
-rich in calcium, and minerals like potassium.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2a5cf1t.jpg

Wikipedia: The Chinese name for bird's nest soup, yàn wō (燕窝), translates literally as "swallow's nest". When dissolved in water, the birds' nests have a gelatinous texture used for soup.

[SkinnyPupp]

Birds nest is one of those things, like sharks fin, that has no culinary value over other food, but is ordered to 'get face' simply because it is really fucken expensive.

I guess you could argue that ostentatiousness is inherently a part of chinese cuisine, but I don't see the value in buying into it.

[Verdasco]

indeed.... and if anyone tried cleaning it with chopsticks for 10 hours straight getting rid of the black residue.. they would understand me

:okay:

[double0seven]

At least no birds are killed from the birds nest

[Porschedog]

Those "pissing prawn/shrimp" in Hong Kong are delicious!

[m3thods]

Those "pissing prawn/shrimp" in Hong Kong are delicious!

I must've been eating them wrong, because I found them a PITA to eat. Their carapaces are also harder/sharper than regular shrimp, so I passed on seconds :fullofwin:

[SkinnyPupp]

Yup not a big fan either

[Obsideon]

Damn, couldn't have been a better time to find this thread! I'm heading to HK for a week in May and as you may or may not know I am an avid foodie that LOVES to eat and will eat and try anything at least once!
Will print this page and bookmark it on my phone when I get there!

Also any recommendations for hot pot and seafood restaurants? I was in HK over 10 years ago and my relatives took me to a couple places but my memory is hazy now ... like you buy seafood in the tanks as if you were at T&T but then after you order, you walk THROUGH the kitchen and into a restaurant where they prepare the food!
Also any recommendations for a nice hot pot place?

I am also considering heading over to Macau for a 1 day trip. I will be checking out the "3 Lamps District" for their authentic Burmese noodles and of course the Pork Buns are awesome!... even over a decade ago and I still remember the flavourful buns ...

[ae101]

WALK AROUND MONG KOK, im serious u see a bunch of ppl ordering unhealthy street all over mong kok & then once order some u feel like WTF AM I DOING TO MY BODY AS IT TASTE SO GOOD (yes i like curry fish balls, its oily but as a honger/twanger i only live once)

im also a big fan of the fast food chain DAI GA LOK aka cafe de coral, just cuz they have some good bake pork rice

im not too familiar with hk cafes as i just go to any random one i see when im hungry but there is this one hk cafe called 加拿大茶餐厅 (canada hk cafe), it does not have the best food but they do use fresh coffee beans when u order coffee (sorry i dun remember where that is exact beside somewhere in shang wan & no u do not get a discount for being canadian)

here something different u can try which is quite dirty which is wet market food, some wet markets have hk style fast food vendors in top floors of the wet market & its quite dirty but if u can get past that the its ok (everything is in chinese those)

[GFitTrain]

I went last May with my buddies. We would just walk around and find a random place to eat. I might go back later this year!

[SkinnyPupp]

Damn, couldn't have been a better time to find this thread! I'm heading to HK for a week in May and as you may or may not know I am an avid foodie that LOVES to eat and will eat and try anything at least once!
Will print this page and bookmark it on my phone when I get there!

Also any recommendations for hot pot and seafood restaurants? I was in HK over 10 years ago and my relatives took me to a couple places but my memory is hazy now ... like you buy seafood in the tanks as if you were at T&T but then after you order, you walk THROUGH the kitchen and into a restaurant where they prepare the food!
Also any recommendations for a nice hot pot place?

I am also considering heading over to Macau for a 1 day trip. I will be checking out the "3 Lamps District" for their authentic Burmese noodles and of course the Pork Buns are awesome!... even over a decade ago and I still remember the flavourful buns ...
For good seafood dinner, check out the Fisherman One recommendation I posted on the previous page.

For hot pot go here (http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?a=1&shopid=6044&region=0), in Kowloon City. It's a tiny little place (they've since opened a supplementary location across the street) and looks ghetto, which is funny when you see Porsches and Ferraris parked in front :lawl:

Factoid: It's the first restaurant I ever ate at in Hong Kong, 10 years ago almost to the day.

[.Renn.Sport]

Damn, couldn't have been a better time to find this thread! I'm heading to HK for a week in May and as you may or may not know I am an avid foodie that LOVES to eat and will eat and try anything at least once!
Will print this page and bookmark it on my phone when I get there!

Also any recommendations for hot pot and seafood restaurants? I was in HK over 10 years ago and my relatives took me to a couple places but my memory is hazy now ... like you buy seafood in the tanks as if you were at T&T but then after you order, you walk THROUGH the kitchen and into a restaurant where they prepare the food!
Also any recommendations for a nice hot pot place?

I am also considering heading over to Macau for a 1 day trip. I will be checking out the "3 Lamps District" for their authentic Burmese noodles and of course the Pork Buns are awesome!... even over a decade ago and I still remember the flavourful buns ...

Seafood, I only go to Lau Fau Shan near Tin Shui Wai. You could always go to sai kung. Just never order from their set menus and pick the seafood yourself outside.

Hot Pot, for authentic hk style, go to kowloon city. For chain, chubby cow is pretty good. Gotta go early for their crab soup base.

and its almost a must to no.9 for beef brisket, and Mak An Kee for wonton in Central.

Also Tsui Wah for late light.