8 food markets worth the trip across Hong Kong, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hong Kong guides.
Graham Street Market ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
central · Graham Street, Central, Hong Kong
Graham Street Market in Central is Hong Kong's oldest continuously running outdoor wet market, on the same spot since the 1860s, with seafood, tofu, vegetables and dry goods.
Tip: Go before 09:00 for the cleanest seafood; the morning sourcing crowd is gone by 10:30.
Bowrington Road Market ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · Bowrington Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Bowrington Road Market in Wan Chai is the Hong Kong Island wet market for serious Cantonese home cooks, with seafood downstairs and the famous cooked food centre upstairs.
Tip: Go to the 2nd floor cooked food centre for lunch; the Wo Que Lai dai pai dong is the room's anchor.
Java Road Cooked Food Centre ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
north-point · 99 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Java Road Cooked Food Centre in North Point is one of Hong Kong's busiest cooked food markets, a 30 stall upstairs floor of dai pai dong stir-fries, seafood tanks and Cantonese rice plates served on plastic stools.
Tip: Go after 19:00 when the floor fills with locals pouring beer into bowls; order off the seafood tank stalls and ask for stir-fried clams in black bean sauce.
Temple Street Night Market ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
yau-ma-tei · Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Temple Street Night Market in Yau Ma Tei is Kowloon's most famous after dark market, running from 16:00 between Jordan Road and Kansu Street with seafood dai pai dong, fortune tellers and souvenirs.
Tip: Stalls only set up at 18:00 properly; arrive by 20:00 for the peak energy and most stalls trading.
Wan Chai Market ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Wan Chai Market is the largest indoor wet market on Hong Kong Island, with 280 stalls trading seafood, butchered meat and fresh produce across a modernised six floor building.
Tip: The cooked food centre upstairs runs at lunchtime; the wet market itself is most active before 09:00.
Sai Ying Pun Market ★ 4.1 · Hong Kong
sai-ying-pun · Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Sai Ying Pun Market on Centre Street is a Western District wet market with the city's steepest pedestrian street as a backdrop, with seafood, butchered meat and a small cooked food centre.
Tip: Walk down Centre Street toward Queen's Road West; the cooked food centre upstairs is the post-market lunch stop.
Central Market ★ 4.0 · Hong Kong
central · 80 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Central Market reopened in 2021 after an 18 year hiatus, a heritage Bauhaus building turned into a food hall with bars, izakaya, eateries and small Cantonese stalls in Central.
Tip: The Dining Ground on the ground floor is the food hub; the upper floors are retail and pop ups.
Tai Yuen Street Market ★ 4.0 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tai Yuen Street in Wan Chai is the city's last toy street and a Cantonese snack lane, with dried seafood, herbal teas, walnut cookies and Hong Kong souvenirs across two pedestrianised blocks.
Tip: Combine Tai Yuen Street with Bowrington Road one block away; both run a Cantonese wet market hour together.