18 casual dining worth the trip across Hong Kong, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hong Kong guides.
Yat Lok ★ 4.6 · Hong Kong
central · 34-38 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Yat Lok has been roasting goose to a 20 step recipe since 1957, settling on Stanley Street in 2011 and holding a Michelin star every year since 2015 with queues out the door from 11:00.
Tip: Order a quarter goose with lai fun noodles in clear broth; the goose fat drizzle on the noodles is the move.
Kau Kee Restaurant ★ 4.6 · Hong Kong
central · 21 Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong
Kau Kee on Gough Street has simmered beef brisket and tendon since 1930, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand broth and a 45 minute queue you should plan into your morning.
Tip: The curry beef tendon is the cult pick over the soup brisket; both can be split across two bowls.
Kam's Roast Goose ★ 4.5 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · 226 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Kam's Roast Goose in Wan Chai is the third generation of the Kam family roast meat tradition, with a Michelin star, juicy crisp skinned goose and decadent blanched noodles in goose fat.
Tip: Take a number at the door and expect 30 to 60 minutes; the goose blood pudding is a sleeper pick that locals order.
Sister Wah Beef Brisket ★ 4.5 · Hong Kong
tin-hau · 13 Electric Road, Tin Hau, Hong Kong
Sister Wah in Tin Hau serves clear broth beef brisket noodles built on ten plus Chinese herbs, opened by Madam Wah in 2003 and carrying a Michelin Bib Gourmand on its plain shopfront.
Tip: Half brisket, half tendon is the move; the chilli oil on the counter is the local hot sauce of choice.
Tim Ho Wan ★ 4.5 · Hong Kong
sham-shui-po · 24-38 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Tim Ho Wan in Sham Shui Po opened in 2010 and was once famed as the world's most affordable Michelin star room, now holding Bib Gourmand status with 17 consecutive years of Michelin recognition and serving the famous baked char siu bao.
Tip: Order at the entrance via paper slip; the baked char siu buns sell out by mid afternoon.
Ho To Tai Noodle Shop ★ 4.5 · Hong Kong
yuen-long · 67 Fau Tsoi Street, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Ho To Tai in Yuen Long is the Michelin Bib Gourmand noodle shop still pressing dough with a bamboo pole, plating a wonton noodle that tastes like the lost Hong Kong of the 1950s.
Tip: Take the West Rail to Yuen Long; the wait is the reason this is a destination noodle bowl.
Mak's Noodle ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
central · 77 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Mak's Noodle on Wellington Street is the canonical Hong Kong wonton shop, with shrimp wontons in clear broth and springy duck egg noodles, at the Central address since 1989 and still queue worthy.
Tip: Order the small bowl; portions are deliberately petite so you can taste the wontons against the noodle texture.
Mak Man Kee Noodle Shop ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
yau-ma-tei · 51 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong
Mak Man Kee on Parkes Street in Jordan has been hand making wonton noodles since 1957, using a duck egg and flour recipe unchanged for three generations and holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Tip: Order the dry tossed noodle with shrimp roe; the broth comes on the side and the noodle texture survives the bowl.
Wing Lai Yuen ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
tsim-sha-tsui · Gourmet Place, Whampoa Plaza, Site 8, Whampoa Garden, 7 Tak On Street, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Wing Lai Yuen in Hung Hom is Hong Kong's destination for Sichuan dan dan noodles, originally a Wong Tai Sin village stall that moved to Whampoa Garden's food hall in 2001.
Tip: Order the dan dan with ground pork and ask for the mild broth on the side; you'll want both ends of the heat scale.
Sun Hing Restaurant ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
kennedy-town · 8 Smithfield Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
Sun Hing in Kennedy Town opens at 03:00 and serves dim sum made by grandmas in a tiled cha chaan teng style room, a Hong Kong cult breakfast for night shift workers and early risers.
Tip: Arrive before 11:30 to avoid the lunch crowd; the liu sha bao runs out by mid morning.
Lin Heung Tea House ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
sheung-wan · 249-253 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Lin Heung Tea House is Hong Kong's last classic dim sum cart room, reopened in April 2026 at the Tung Ning Building on Des Voeux Road in Sheung Wan after closing its 99-year-old Wellington Street home.
Tip: Arrive before 09:00 and grab a cart card; aunties roll past with bamboo steamers you stamp to order.
Australia Dairy Company ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
yau-ma-tei · 47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong
Australia Dairy Company on Parkes Street in Jordan is the canonical cha chaan teng for scrambled eggs and steamed milk pudding, opened in 1970 with a queue out the door from breakfast to lunch.
Tip: Order before you sit; the wait staff are famously brusque and the turnover is intentional.
Tsim Chai Kee Noodle ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
central · 98 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tsim Chai Kee on Wellington Street in Central is the Michelin Bib Gourmand noodle shop directly across from Mak's Noodle, serving springy noodles in superior broth since 1998.
Tip: Two toppings is the menu sweet spot: prawn wontons plus sliced beef, in soup with thin noodles.
Tim Ho Wan (Central) ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
central · 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tim Ho Wan at IFC Hong Kong Station is the world's most affordable Michelin recognised dim sum, with the puff pastry topped baked pork buns that put the chain on the global map.
Tip: Aim for an 11:00 arrival; the queue doubles when offices break for lunch.
Hop Yik Tai ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
sham-shui-po · 121 Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Hop Yik Tai on Kweilin Street in Sham Shui Po is a Michelin Street Food cheung fun specialist, steaming silky rice rolls and pairing them with sweet sesame, soy and chilli sauces.
Tip: Get the triple sauce: sesame, sweet soy and hoisin; that combination is the local order.
Capital Cafe ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · 6 Heard Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Capital Cafe in Wan Chai is a modern cha chaan teng from 2010 with Canto pop memorabilia on the walls and a famous scrambled egg with black truffle on buttered toast.
Tip: Order the truffle scramble plus a milk tea; that combination is the room's signature.
Kowloon Tang ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
tsim-sha-tsui · 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Kowloon Tang at Elements Mall is a casual Cantonese room from the China Tang group, plating refined classics like sweet and sour pork, roast goose and steamed dim sum across an art deco dining room.
Tip: Lunch dim sum is the value play; the sweet and sour pork tastes the way it used to in the 1980s.
For Kee Restaurant ★ 4.1 · Hong Kong
sheung-wan · 200 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
For Kee in Sheung Wan is a classic cha chaan teng on the antiques row of Hollywood Road, plating pork chop rice and macaroni in chicken broth since the early 1960s.
Tip: Arrive before noon for the seasoned pork chop on rice; afternoon service swaps to baked dishes.