This is one of two places I go for my authentic Singaporean chicken rice fix... The other being…read moreCafe Malacca @ Hotel Jen. While the chicken rice there is arguably [marginally] better at Cafe Malacca, Old Town wins out for location (in the heart of Central), portion size (generous) and quickness of service (I don't think I've ever waited for more than 10 minutes). The chicken rice is as authentic you would expect, right down to the gelatin between the skin & meat. The winter melon soup is great and the soup bowl they serve it in is a nice touch, though not exactly conducive for easy scooping into mouth. At $98 for the regular set and $116 to top up for a thigh meat portion, it certainly ain't cheap, but I am sympathetic to restaurants having to pay super high rents in Central. A couple of tips: - Come during lunch or dinner and get the regular chicken rice set. The teatime chicken rice set is cheaper but you are getting less proportionally per dollar. - Top up an extra $18 for thigh meat. Totally worth it. - They have some amex discounts. I believe if you pay your bill on weekdays before 1245pm you get 12% off your bill. - Upgrade your drink to a coconut. They are always cold and fresh.

I came here for lunch with a friend on a weekday…read more Food: I'd heard that their Hainan Chicken was good here and was excited to try it. The Hainan Chicken Lunch set ($98 + 10% service fee) was good and I felt pretty full after. It had several pieces of boneless chicken, a melon soup, rice with the chicken oil (not too oily and pretty flavorful), and 3 sauces to go with the chicken. The sauces were a sweet one, ginger, and a soy sauce like one. Overall, I feel like it was a good portion size and food was tasty. All sets comes with a hot or cold barley water. I got the hot and found it to be the right amount of sweetness. FYI: They also have a Hainan Chicken and Laksa set for $128, if you like Laksa as well. Wait for table: For this building, there is a line outside to get into the building via the elevator, but the line moves relatively quickly. On arrival at 12:30, we had to get a number, and waited half an hour for 2 people, so it's best that you go earlier. Promotion: They give you 15% off your bill if you pay your bill by 12:40pm so if you can go earlier, you not only get a deal, you can beat some of the later crowds. Service: Food came quickly as you are requested to tick off the items you want on a sheet of paper to pass to the waiter when you are seated. They were also quick to give us the check when we were done eating. And we didn't feel like they rushed us either, which was nice for chatting up and catching up.

Ming's court had the best har gow (shrimp dumpling) that I've ever had at any dim sum restaurant--…read morejuicy and plump shrimp and an excellent chewy, thin dumpling skin. I definitely recommend not missing out on it! I also enjoyed the bbq eel, especially how it was cut into bite sized pieces and grilled perfectly. We tried a couple of more adventurous dumplings like the tricolor dumpling set and lobster dumpling, which were very creative but ultimately kind of strange combinations of seafood and vegetables. We got mango sago for dessert as it's a popular Cantonese dessert, which was nice but not the star of the show. Service was polite, fast, and English-friendly. The restaurant is located in a hotel attached to a huge mall, so it was nice to shop around while waiting for our reservation time.

Hands down the best dim sum I had in Hong Kong. I tried quite a few places during my trip, but this…read moreone stood above the rest--especially when it came to the dumplings. The har gow in particular was exceptional, easily the best I've ever had. Normally there's at least one other place I can say comes close, but that wasn't the case here. Nothing rivaled it especially not in the states.

Make a reservation ahead of time! They don't have many tables but it's always packed because it's…read moreamazing! Also, the tables are placed close to each other, so don't plan to have a too private conversation in this place. One of the best places for dim sum and char siu I swear! Also their signature dish "The crystal shrimp with Chinese cured ham" cannot be missed. As I type, my mouth starts watering already... Succulent shrimp with the perfect texture drizzled with flavorful stock served with a piece of decadent Chinese golden cured ham. Words and photos don't do it justice. Just go try it! Another must-order dish is the Chinese BBQ pork with rice. Honestly I'm not a fan of Chinese BBQ pork (char siu 叉燒), guess I ate some bad ones (very common) and I was scarred. But my mom told me it's really good here so I was like what the heck I'd try it. I ended up finishing the plate of char siu... The pork was tender and flavorful, and the honey sauce was the perfect hint of sweetness, not to mention the rice was delicious too! On to the dim sum... Some of the dim sum was just okay, nothing to write home about, but there were four that I highly, highly recommend. 1) Golden deep-fried dumpling with meat and veggies (咸水角) - crispy, sweet and salty, buttery pork and crunchy veggies as filling 2) Shrimp dumpling (蝦餃) - this is really the best shrimp dumpling I've had, and I had a lot of dim sum in my lifetime. Thin, chewy, soft and not-too-sticky clear wrapping completely filled with tightly-packed, perfectly seasoned and succulent shrimps. They are not stingy with the shrimps! 3) Crispy sesame mochi dumpling tart - everything I love about Chinese desserts morphed into one item, how can I not love it? The idea was great, and the execution was even better. On top of that lengthy description, may I add buttery too? 4) Red date glutinous cake - We didn't plan to order that, but we saw the diners right next to us raving about it, so what the heck let's get that too. Wow! So good! I love red dates and they turned those into a sweet sticky cake dessert! If you love sticky food, this is for you. I'd love to go back again for all of the above and try some new ones!

If you ask me to recommend a good Chinese restaurant in Sheung Wan district, Tim's Kitchen has to…read morebe the one. Tim's kitchen has several signature dishes, including the roast suckling pig and the crystal King prawn. The suckling pig is no doubt one of the best I've ever tried. As for the crystal King prawn, you cannot miss this and you will never forget how tasty a prawn can be after you eat this one. To start with, I recommend the appetizing chilled marinated wood fungus. Sometimes they even give you a complimentary dish of century eggs with baby ginger. Other dishes I recommend are the sweet and sour pork and the fried glutinous rice with Chinese sausages. For dessert, the almond tea is really yummy. (When I say it's really good, it is really good as I'm never a big fan of Chinese dessert soup.) Be aware that some of the dishes require ordering one day in advance. Check their menu on the website to see what you need to pre-order.

I would say that this restaurant serves the Asian equivalent of American diner comfort food. In…read moreHong Kong, we like to eat dim sum, roast meats with rice, or stir fried noodles. These are our comfort foods. My family and I ordered their roast pork, roast goose, and shoyu chicken with white rice. These came with a side of milk tea. They also served dim sum when we came here. So, we ordered pork siu mai, beef meatballs, and braised chicken feet. Some people would cringe with the chicken feet. But, I grew up eating this. So,don't knock it until you've tried it. All of the meats were fragrant and delicious. I'm partial to the roast pork, since it comes with crispy pork skin. The white rice had good texture, and they weren't stingy with the amount they gave us. But, like the mustard greens that came along with this meal, I wish both of these were actually temperature hot when they served it to us. At best, they were lukewarm and they got cold easily, which I didn't like. The dim sum was pretty good. Not as good as Dimdimsum. But, if we wanted both rice dishes and dim sum, we can come here to get our fix. Just like a diner, this joint is loud and very hustle and bustle. The bell rings and the staff brings you your food pretty quickly. We can be in and out of this place pretty easily. The staff can be quite gruff as well. But, that's normal with any waitstaff here in Hong Kong. Just come and enjoy some Hong Kong style comfort food while you're here.

WOW! What a place to eat! HUGE portions. One order was enough for two but was soooo good that we…read moreate them both. Food was flavorful and done Cantonese style, not spicy. Met my test of Busy = Good Food. As we walked in the area, this place was the busiest and I can see why. Great value for the price.

This place is one of my favorite dim sum spots in Hong Kong! No frills, just simply delicious. The…read moreBEST item on the menu are the BBQ pork buns. They are not the white steamed ones that most places served. They are baked to perfection! The buns are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and they don't skimp on the filling. The filling itself is already so mouthwatering. They have unique dim sum options too like quail egg shumais, or black truffle shumais. All in all, I will definitely return if I ever find myself on this side of Victoria Harbor. Service was pretty fast! The ambiance is nice and cozy. Not a ton of seating, but we lucked out on a spacious booth.

The ambiance is casual & kinda cool in this little place but the dim sum itself could be better…read more They seemed to be made well ahead of time and either re-heated or just cold. The egg tarts, while tasty, were sunken in, usually a sign that they have been sitting for a while. The location and the atmosphere would be the reason to come here. Not the food.

Good Dim sum but not the best I've had. The deep fried shrimp wontons were good but came with a…read moreweird mayo sauce . We also ordered the shrimp wonton and Crystal buns believing it would be all shrimp but the crystal buns are actually pork. Also 6 dollars for tea even if you don't want tea. It's just okay , not blown away.

One of the best places to get dimsum in the TST area. Their shrimp dumplings are one of the best…read moreI've had. The BBQ pork buns are pretty good too. Food is served fast and turnover is quick. This is one of the places I have to visit during my stay in Hong Kong for breakfast, snack time, and/or dinner. One of the dimsum you must try is the Rice Roll with Crispy Shrimp. The rice roll is thin and the crispy shrimp added a nice contrast. Also, try the Radish Cakes serve with chili sauce and Chicken Feet. The opening hours for this place are from 730AM-11PM. Also, 5HKD is automatically added to your bill in lieu of service charge. This is for the hot tea they serve...which you cannot refuse.

Crazy expensive in comparison to other places in HK but i was looking for the cute af pooping and…read morecharacter buns since hello kitty closed i heard. This was on my list and overall i am glad i went with my bf and friend so we ordered a tonnn of food just to try everything out! Went right when it opened for dimsum before it got crazy crowded and just the set up seems more upscale. The plating was pretty and we had a window view so we could see the streets which was cool. You just write down on their list of the menu what you would like pretty simple to follow. Some things we ordered were the cha siew bao, custard bun and shrimp/pork i think bun? Fried squid, spicy noodles, fried rice, spicy dumplings, fried chicken and glutinous rice cake which looked like ddukboki (however you spell it in korean) but it was kinda like rolled up chow fun noodles. Best thing we had imo were the fried chicken, fried squid, custard buns, cha siew buns, spicy dumplings and fried rice. I just didn't like that type of noodle and the shrimp/pork bun was what i can get in NY. The fried rice was nice and crisp, squid was seasoned well and came with a good amount, fried chicken was also fried well not too greasy. The rice cake wasn't bad but wasn't that memorable. Definitely try the custard bun and get your ig/snapchat readyyyyy for it to look like its popping or puking hehe. Service was decent we got tea pretty often :) all our dishes was like close to $90 usd which is expensive

As soon as I arrived in HK my friend took me to Yum Cha. It was one of those dim sum places that…read morehave the cute buns with eyes or decorations. We ordered a few items: spicy wontons, 3 cup chicken, turnip cake, pineapple cake (in shape of little chicks in a cage), pork buns (in shape of pigs), shumai, and a plate of greens. Overall the food was OK, most tasted good though I wasn't overly impressed. The 3 cup chicken was of a different style than what I am used to. The pork buns tasted pretty standard. My favorite was the shumai.

Revisited Sun Sun restaurant that opening early in the morning daily, their Dim Sums were super hot…read moresteaming freshly all the times!! Especially when you ordered those steamed dim sums!! Plus they have special Beef Balls for $1.25 USD each dish!!! Super cheap!!!

Mom insisted on coming here for dim sum, and we were a bit perplexed by her decision, as this place…read moreis not exactly convenient for us nor the food exceptional. But then mom told us its history. Sun Sun restaurant moved to Shamrock Hotel in the 1950s at the invitation of the hotel owner, and told the hotel's name. The hotel was just across the street from Bruce Lee's childhood home and his family was a regular visitor. Recently, due to a lease issue, the restaurant moved out of the hotel after 64 years, and, resuming its old name, reopened in the building next door. Mom also told us that this restaurant was where my parents had their wedding banquet, as well as the new born banquets for me and my brother. Which explains her personal fondness for this restaurant. So, this restaurant and me goes way back. I suppose it was one of my earliest dining experience. For that, I wish I could give it a five star. Alas, I cannot. The seafood fried rice has tiny shrimps and not much else from the ocean, and the cha siu was so tough and dry. On my first bite I was like, wow, it was an eye opener... to have cha siu so bad. It definitely qualifies for the "most cha cha siu" in my life (a word play as cha also means awful). Other dishes are not bad, the greens is very tender and flavorful.