Hong Kong Restaurant experience/food

[ffhound]

Hi everyone

I will be doing a Hong Kong Stopover in June and this will be my 4th visit to one of my favourite places in the world.

On previous visits however I have always neglected to visit any restaurants in Hong Kong. I have read travel pamphlets about Hong Kong and they rave about the cuisine. So this trip I'm going to try out a couple of restaurants and see whether the food is any better than I get near my workplace in Box Hill.

I had a look at a few old threads but there doesn't appear to be much advice available as to what restaurants are best to visit so I defer to the brains trust.

Based on your experience what restaurant(s) are worth visiting in Hong Kong? My primary interest is to have a good dining experience but if there is some kind of show or display that's a bonus. Naturally being an ozbargainer and AFF member I don't want to pay really high prices unless there is in some way exceptional value.

What/where do you recommend and why? I am in Hong Kong for a couple of days so I may try more than one.

Also for any locals in Hong Kong are there any special celebrations or things happening June 1-4?

cheers Peter

 

[eddie 73]

Too many to list, so here’s one worthy favourite...

Spring Deer on Mody Rd TST is an institution for Beijing Duck. Never ever fails to impress.

 

[Scott K]

The best advice I can give is to get off street level. Australians, we expect to find shopfronts and elegant restaurants decorated to attract passer-bys. But in HK the most interesting stuff is up - with exception of the street food. Look into doorways and see if you can see any flyers. The ground level cafes and eateries tend to be average, and more expensive than they need to be.
Either that or go down. The tunnels and rail stations also have some great quick bites.
If you want some good street food, head to Mong Kok.
If you want to stay around on the island explore, Wan Chi - this is a good area to get the feel of HK with markets and food in a central location.

 

[Mr_Gimlet]

If you want to go to the upper reaches of Michelin stardom, go at lunchtime.

Since @ffhound is suggesting one of the classics, I will go in with another oldie - Yung Kee for roast goose. (Kam's roast goose is better but the location and all round experience at Yung Kee is better). Another classic is Under Bridge Spicy Crab.

Things do change quite rapidly in HK, and lots of restaurants are designed for group eating. Street food and tea houses/ dim sum are better if you are on your own.

Michelin covers HK very well, at least for westerners who want English menus, and the sweet spot in the HK guide is the bib gourmand - good food at cheap prices. Even some of the 1*s are pretty affordable if they aren't posh restaurants, like Tom Ho Wan and the afore-mentioned Mak's goose.

 

[Ausbt]

Mong Kok from a hole-in-the-wall place, maybe around Hak Lo St, two weeks ago. Very cheap, as was the Skol.

In Central, try Gough St, nice neighborhood

 

[AisleSeat]

Also for any locals in Hong Kong are there any special celebrations or things happening June 1-4?

4 June will be the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, so there may be some protests happening on and around this date.

 

[Katie]

Get the Open Rice app and use it to find local dining places. We enjoyed most meals on our recent 6 night trip - with perhaps the exception of the exorbitant and captive prices at the Disneyland hotel. We had wonton noodle soup and four style beef for around HKD35-45, through to an expensive Yum Cha brunch on New Year's day at Maxim's Palace City Hall that cost around HKD600 (for three), and a luxurious, wear-your-stretchy-pants Sunday brunch buffet at the Intercontinental (HKD898 including free-flowing champagne, HKD848 for the 12yo with soft drink/juice - darn her getting old and hitting adult prices!!).

 

[ffhound]

4 June will be the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, so there may be some protests happening on and around this date.

Note to self: Bring umbrella.