14 Best Restaurants in Hong Kong, China

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We've compiled the best of the best in Hong Kong - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Liu Yuan Pavilion

$$ | Wan Chai Fodor's choice

Often regarded as one of the best Shanghainese restaurants in town, Liu Yuan’s cooking style stays loyal to tradition with a no-fuss mentality that has worked in their favor for years. Easy favorites include sweet strips of crunchy eel, panfried meat buns, and steamed xiao long bao dumplings plumped up with minced pork and broth.

Tim's Kitchen

$$$ | Western Fodor's choice

Some of the homespun dishes at this restaurant require at least a day’s advance notice and can be pricey, but the extra fuss is worth it. Simpler (and cheaper) options are also available, such as pomelo skin sprinkled with shrimp roe or panfried flat rice noodles.

84–90 Bonham Strand, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2543–5919
Known For
  • The signature crab claw with winter melon
  • Fist-size crystal king prawns
  • Friendly service and an impressive wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential

Tung Po

$$ | Eastern Fodor's choice

Arguably Hong Kong's most famous—if not most perpetually packed—indoor dai pai dong has communal tables large enough to fit 18 guests and walls scribbled with an ever-growing list of specials. The food is Hong Kong cuisine with fusion innovations, and you should wash everything down with a cold beer (served here in Chinese soup bowls).

99 Java Rd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2880–5224
Known For
  • Spaghetti with cuttlefish and fresh squid ink
  • Seafood dishes and stir-fries
  • Owner Robby Cheung, who's known to blast pop songs and moonwalk
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, No credit cards, Reservations essential

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Café Deco

$$$ | Tsim Sha Tsui

Set in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, this convenient, family-friendly restaurant promises views of Victoria Harbour, an outdoor terrace, and a stylish cocktail bar. Though the menu is eclectic enough to keep everyone happy, most people come for the views.

100 Nathan Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong
2849–5111
Known For
  • A menu that traverses four or five continents
  • House-made desserts
  • Excellent oysters and seafood
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential

Crystal Lotus

$$$

The first thing you’ll notice here is the most Disney-ish touch: a computer-animated koi pond, where electronic fish dart out of the way as you walk by. Once inside the crystal-studded space, your focus will turn to the food: the pan-Chinese menu includes favorites like Sichuan dan dan noodles, honey-glazed barbecued pork, and double-boiled pear topped with mandarin peel. Kids will get a kick out of the “character dim sum,” which includes pork and vegetable buns shaped like Toy Story’s little green men, and seafood pancakes bearing the likeness of Mickey Mouse. Make sure to order these in advance. If you wind up in Disneyland, this is by far the best way to dine (unless the kids demand a character meal at the Enchanted Garden in the hotel’s lower level).

Dong Lai Shun

$$$ | Tsim Sha Tsui

This buzzing Chinese restaurant specializes in Beijing and Huaiyang cuisine and draws a following for its upscale atmosphere and its stellar appetizers (try the smoked eggs and crispy eel), hand-cut noodles, traditional Peking duck, and award-winning combo dishes such as wok-fried crabmeat, rock lobster, and salted egg yolk served on rice crackers.

69 Mody Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong
2733–2020
Known For
  • Inner Mongolian shuan yang rou (mutton hotpot)
  • Having more than 100 restaurants across China
  • Special hairy crab menu (only available in the fall)

Goldfinch Restaurant

$$ | Causeway Bay

Travel back to the romantic 1960s at this retro restaurant. Both the decor and the food have remained largely unchanged since the restaurant’s heyday, and you’ll find local interpretations of borscht, gravy-covered steaks, and other western dishes.

13 Lan Fong Rd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong
3427–916
Known For
  • The backdrop of director Wong Kar-wai’s film, In the Mood for Love
  • Nostalgic charm
  • Big portions

Jaspa's

$$

The food at Jaspa's is delicious and filling, perfect after a day walking in the hills or enjoying the beach. The international menu is wide-ranging enough to satisfy all tastes. The chicken and Peking duck fajitas arrive on your table sizzling hot; grilled snapper with Asian herbs and Parmesan-crusted rack of lamb are also delicious. Enjoy your meal indoors or opt for a table on the alfresco terrace.

Main St. Deli

$$ | Tsim Sha Tsui

Inspired by New York’s 2nd Avenue Deli, with a gleaming tiled interior to match, Main St. Deli introduced traditional Big Apple neighborhood favorites to Hong Kong and found immediate popularity with visitors and locals alike. It continues to make lunch favorites such as pastrami on rye and hot corned-beef sandwiches. Reuben sandwiches and matzo-ball soup satisfy homesick New Yorkers. On the drinks side, kids can indulge in the wide variety of milk shakes, while the grown-ups enjoy the selection of American microbrews.

Mavericks

$$

Pui O is famous for its beautiful beach, but not for its dining scene. This seaside restaurant, however, aims to change that by combining a laid-back surfer’s attitude with a reverence for top-quality cooking. Locally sourced ingredients feature heavily on the menu, which includes house-ground burgers and nachos made with pork wontons instead of tortilla chips. The restaurant also serves regionally brewed ales and cocktails designed to beat the summer heat.

Pui O Beach, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
5402–4154
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon.–Thurs. No lunch Fri.

Spring Deer

$$ | Tsim Sha Tsui

The floral interior makes this place look like something out of 1950s Beijing. The Peking duck, however, is a showstopper (it might be the best in town), and you'll see an old-school crowd enjoying it as well as noodles and stir-fried wok meat dishes.

42 Mody Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong
2366–4012
Known For
  • Extremely popular—book your table at least a week in advance
  • Delectable boiled peanuts for snacking
  • Stir-fried wok meat dishes and not-to-miss Peking duck
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential

Tai O Lookout

$$

If you’ve made your way out to Tai O, this gorgeous glass-roofed restaurant is a great place to enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea or dinner. Formerly the Tai O Police Station, the historic building has been lovingly refurbished, and the restored colonial decor includes authentic wooden furnishings. The menu is short, sweet, and eclectic, offering a mix of Asian and western dishes. Be sure to try the Tai O–inspired items, such as the fried rice and crispy pork-chop bun with shrimp paste.

Yung Kee

$$ | Central

Close to Hong Kong’s famous nightlife and dining district of Lan Kwai Fong, Yung Kee has been a local institution since it first opened as a food stall in 1942. The food is authentic Cantonese, served amid riotous decor and writhing gold dragons.

32–40 Wellington St, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2522–1624
Known For
  • Signature roast goose with beautifully crisp skin and tender meat
  • Excellent dim sum in an upscale environment
  • Thousand-year-old preserved eggs for more adventurous palates
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted

Zak's

$$$

A laid-back beachfront dining terrace and an extensive international menu make this one of the best outdoor restaurants in Hong Kong. Perched on the Discovery Bay promenade a 25-minute ferry ride from Central, the sea and beach views alone are easily worth the trip. Signature dishes include deep-fried calamari and grilled baby back ribs. Pizzas and pastas also share the spotlight with Asian and Mexican favorites. Come early to enjoy the great beach, and stay to catch a free view of nearby Disneyland’s nightly fireworks display. If you spend more than HK$100, you get a free ferry ticket back to Central.