Sing Heung Yuen is a cantonese restaurant in Central, Hong Kong.
Editorially verified May 23, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: One of the last dai pai dong street kitchens in Central, tucked on Mee Lun Street with no signage you'd notice from the main road.
Tip: Walk in from Cochrane Street; the dai pai dong is two minutes uphill on a service alley.
Address: 2 Mee Lun Street, Central, Hong Kong
Lock Cha at Tai Kwun on Hollywood Road serves all vegetarian dim sum and 100 Chinese teas inside the restored Central Police Station compound.
Why locals love it: Inside the former Central Police Station, a quiet vegetarian dim sum room with 100 Chinese teas, lost to anyone passing on Hollywood Road.
Tip: Book a tea master pairing in the back room; otherwise the front is open seating.
Kung Lee Herbal Tea is a 1948 herbal tea shop on hollywood road most tourists walk past without noticing the copper pots brewing 24 cooling herbs.
Why locals love it: A 1948 herbal tea shop on Hollywood Road most tourists walk past without noticing the copper pots brewing 24 cooling herbs.
Tip: Order the 24 mei cooling tea; it is the room's signature Cantonese herbal brew.
Yat Lok is a michelin starred roast goose shop in a fluorescent lit central canteen that locals queue at; tourists usually overlook for fancier rooms.
Why locals love it: A Michelin starred roast goose shop in a fluorescent lit Central canteen that locals queue at; tourists usually overlook for fancier rooms.
Tip: Go at 11:15 for the first batch; the queue runs to Pottinger Street by lunch.
Mido Cafe on Temple Street is a 1950 cha chaan teng with original wood booths and a tiled mezzanine, surviving as a daily cha chaan teng among tourist stalls.
Why locals love it: Original 1950 wood booths and tile work on the corner of Temple Street, a film set you can sit in for the price of milk tea.
Tip: Climb to the upstairs window seat for the Temple Street view; weekday afternoons are calm.
Lock Cha at Tai Kwun on Hollywood Road serves all vegetarian dim sum and 100 Chinese teas inside the restored Central Police Station compound.
Why locals love it: Inside the former Central Police Station, a quiet vegetarian dim sum room with 100 Chinese teas, lost to anyone passing on Hollywood Road.
Tip: Book a tea master pairing in the back room; otherwise the front is open seating.
Kung Lee Herbal Tea is a 1948 herbal tea shop on hollywood road most tourists walk past without noticing the copper pots brewing 24 cooling herbs.
Why locals love it: A 1948 herbal tea shop on Hollywood Road most tourists walk past without noticing the copper pots brewing 24 cooling herbs.
Tip: Order the 24 mei cooling tea; it is the room's signature Cantonese herbal brew.
Yat Lok is a michelin starred roast goose shop in a fluorescent lit central canteen that locals queue at; tourists usually overlook for fancier rooms.
Why locals love it: A Michelin starred roast goose shop in a fluorescent lit Central canteen that locals queue at; tourists usually overlook for fancier rooms.
Tip: Go at 11:15 for the first batch; the queue runs to Pottinger Street by lunch.
For Kee Restaurant is a cantonese room in Sheung Wan. The pork chop in tomato sauce is the headline; arrive before noon for the seasoned cut.
Why locals love it: A 1960s cha chaan teng on the antiques row of Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, plating pork chop rice that everyone walks past on the way to art galleries.
Tip: The pork chop in tomato sauce is the headline; arrive before noon for the seasoned cut.
Kung Wo Beancurd Factory on Pei Ho Street in Sham Shui Po is a 1960s hand-grinding tofu shop with sweet tofu pudding and fried bean curd skin counter.
Why locals love it: A 1960s hand grinding tofu shop on Pei Ho Street in Sham Shui Po, a Kowloon neighbourhood most visitors skip for Central's polished rooms.
Tip: Order the tofu pudding sweet with brown sugar syrup; fried bean curd skin is the savoury side.
