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Tip: Take an early morning ferry; the Hakka snack shops sell out by mid afternoon and the last ferry runs late.

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Tai O Fishing Village (Lantau) ★ 4.6

Tai O fishing village on Lantau Island is a 400 year old shrimp paste centre with stilt houses on tidal flats, the boardwalks lined with drying trays.

Tip: Tai O Lookout restaurant uses the village's shrimp paste in its fried rice; the boat tour is the way to see stilt houses.

Cheung Chau Island ★ 4.4

Cheung Chau Island is a 55 minute fast ferry south west of Central, with car free lanes lined with seafood stalls, fish ball carts and the bakeries that make.

Tip: Pak Tai Temple and the bun towers are the festival site; mango mochi from the island's bakeries is the year round move.

Lamma Island (Sok Kwu Wan) ★ 4.3

Lamma Island's Sok Kwu Wan pier is lined with Cantonese seafood restaurants serving steamed clams, salt and pepper crab and razor clams pulled from the tanks.

Tip: Walk the trail from Yung Shue Wan to Sok Kwu Wan (90 minutes) to earn dinner; book Rainbow Seafood ahead.

Sai Kung Seafood Street ★ 4.3

Sai Kung Seafood Street in the New Territories is lined with tanks of live fish and crustaceans you can pick and have cooked at the restaurant.

Tip: Chuen Kee and Loaf On are the popular options; agree the price by weight before you pick.

Macau (egg tarts at Lord Stow's) ★ 4.5

Macau is an hour by ferry from Sheung Wan, with Lord Stow's Bakery in Coloane Village baking the Portuguese-style pastel de nata egg tart that became.

Tip: Bring your passport, day return is doable. Take the bus from the ferry terminal to Coloane Village.

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