You cannot miss this great local eatery when you visit in Hong Kong! 避風塘炒蟹!read more

Had a fun and yummy dinner last night. We use local app (Open Rice) and found this joint. I am…read moresurprised to see this on Yelp. Since I am here, I thought I would share with my peeps. I post a picture of its lobby as I would never be able to spot it without Google map. As we took the elevator up to the second floor, we could hear all the chatters before the door is opened. We were shocked once the door is opened. This place is vibing!! We didn't make a reservation at all. We got there around 8pm on a Thursday night. We were seated immediately. All the staff are super friendly and funny. We ordered a bunch of food and a few bottles of beers. What a fun night with great food! We will certainly come back when we are back to Hong Kong.

By far the best meal I had in HK in the week+ I was vacationing. My SIL had done the legwork of…read moretracking down the correct contact and booking the dinner with no listed website. The directions to get to the boat where we would be eating was both vague and intriguing. The taxi / uber will drop you off at Typhoon Shelter Causeway. After you pass the neon sign and find bus stop 110, go towards the water. Where there's a dozen+ steps is where a boat will come to pick you up and take you to the boat where you will be eating. When we got there no one else was there but it got busier. If you book out the entire boat / have a large enough party...you will not have to share the boat. Amazing view of Victoria Bay and the neon lights and skyscrapers. Very little rockiness from the water. The most difficult part was using the bathroom & having to scoop water from the bay to force flush the toilet. My brother came over to make sure I didn't fall out of the window & my kids were laughing. 5/5 hilarious core moment 1) Steamed prawns and snails: prawns were perfectly cooked and lightly seasoned. Snails just seemed boiled and had no seasoning; pass. 2) Gizzards & cold chicken appetizer: tasty but nothing to write home to. 3) Roast Duck: Skin was not crisp but the flavor was there. 4) Garlic clams: savory, flavorful, tender and fresh! 5) Razor clams with glass noodles: loads of garlic, pre-scooped out clams and savory noodles. My favorite dish. 6) Chow mein: a wonderful surprise to what I thought would just be filler for the kids. So flavorful, generously portioned, and nice chewy noodles 7) Lobster & noodles: sauce translated to "cheesy" but did not taste like cheese, was a thick almost cream sauce. Came with cracker / claws which was great for the kids. Meaty lobster, perfectly cooked. 8) River shrimp: translates to "pee shrimp" and were cut down the middle to get the shrimp out. These were my husband's favorite. A mix of lobster x shrimp that was the size of my 10 y/o's face. 9) Garlic fried crab: crunchy garlic bits were the best, I had a hard time eating the crab even with the cracker / claws to help. 10/10 would recommend. One of a kind experience!!

One of the last, if not the last, of the sampan boat style dinners, Shun Kee seafood offers a…read moredining experience that is both tasty and memorable. It's important to note that Shun Kee isn't a 1-click reservation experience. It's highly recommended to use Whatsapp to contact them and reserve. There is no website as well. Once your time comes, you'll need to head to a specific set of stairs down from the dockside on the harbour, right next to a pedestrian bridge. The location on Google Maps is called "Shun Kee Typhoon Shelter Seafood". A boat will come to pick you up and take you to the sampan boats in the harbour, which will be your dining room. The food there is fresh, tasty, and plentiful. It really tastes and feels like you're sitting in someone's kitchen, getting meals prepared by a friend's auntie. The boats do move in the water (obviously) so be sure you're ok with some light rocking.

Kui Kee is only a few blocks away from Times Square in Causeway Bay. What a striking contrast in…read morejust a two block radius! It is a good place if you are in the area and wanted dai pai dong style food but Kui Kee is quite expensive for what it is and a tourist trap in my opinion. The food is heavily seasoned with MSG. There is no difference in the seasoning used when you order the fried crab (避風塘炒蟹) and pepper salt mantis shrimp (椒鹽瀨尿蝦). There isn't anything that really stood out and distinguish themselves.

I was looking for a local Hong Kong seafood place for dinner and was so glad we found this place…read more The location is very convenient since it's a 10 minute walk from Causeway Bay and right by Wan Chai. This place works for foreigners because there are pictures all over the walls so you can literally point at what looks good. Also, they have tanks for live fish and other seafood like razor clams, shrimps, etc. that you can pick for them to cook for you in the kitchen. The price is also great. For less than $100, we got razor clams, shrimp, steamed fish, and also crab and veggies. For a meal like this in the US, it would cost way more than what we paid. Also, you have to walk through some fruit venders to get here and they have exotic fruits like durian and mangosteen.

We were staying nearby and decided to try both lunch and dinner…read more We opted for the a la carte menu as we wanted to try specific dishes and for us, it was the best choice. Dishes listed and ranked by best to least: 1. Dim Sum Trio (Steamed Pork Dumpling with Lobster, Steamed Fresh Shrimp Dumpling with Bamboo Shoot, Steamed Fresh Shrimp Dumpling with Asparagus and Scallop): Classis dumpings cooked perfectly and made with high quality ingredients. It's a must order. 2. Deep-fried Fresh Crab Claw Stuffed with Minced Shrimp: Crispy, crunchy and big chunky shrimp inside. Also delicious! 3. Signature Barbecue Combination- Honey-glazed Barbecued Pork and Roasted Pork Belly: The classic dish of Hong Kong. Not quite as good as places like Mott 32 but very good. 4. Deep-fried Shrimp Toast with Salted Egg Yolk: it's a classic dish and done well. A single big shrimp is used instead of minced parts 5. Deep-fried Glutinous Dumplings with Pork, Shrimp and Carrot Juice: The insides were delicious but the dumpling was only warm and not as crisp as it should be. 6. Shanghai-style Pork Soup Dumplings: good but not special. 7. Simmered Seasonal Vegetables and Mushrooms in Fish Broth: also good but not special. Overall it was a great experience and we only tried a fraction of the menu. We'll be back for more!

One-Michelin-starred dim sum! Couldn't miss the opportunity to check it out during our visit to…read moreHong Kong. This is just sit-down, made-to-order dim sum, rather than traditional cart-style. They have a couple of set menus, although we just did a la carte so we could get exactly what we wanted. We had a large party so were able to split and try quite a few dishes luckily! I don't think anything really wowed me, but each dish was pretty consistently good and the overall cost at the end wasn't bad. To be honest, I'm not sure what makes it stand out so much to get a Michelin star, but I still think it's a great place for a large group meal if you're looking for something with a less casual vibe. This was definitely the most elevated ambiance out of all the dim sum I've had just based on the interior design and how spaced out the tables were. I don't think service was as attentive as a lot of other Michelin-starred restaurants, but I think that's just how dim sum is, and I'm honestly not a huge fan of the overly attentive service at a lot of nice restaurants anyways. Overall, amazing value for a one Michelin star dining experience. Good dim sum at decent prices, and suitable for large groups.

Dynasty is located within Renaissance hotel, offering traditional HK disappointed, including few…read moredim sum items. Some of my family members in HK claimed it to be one of the best restaurants in Hong Kong. Certainly when I walked into the restaurant, I was amazed by their incredible interior and dining space, also had the view of the harbor. They have huge dining hall that easily fits few hundred guests. We ordered pearl shrimp dumplings, crab cake, roasted duck and waygu beef noodles soup for our meal. All the items had amazing flavor. Roasted duck had delicious crispy skin. I had never seen waygu beef in a soup dish before. The soup was mixed with vegetables, little spicy, but full of flavor. The service was top notch at the restaurant. All the staff members were super attentive, making sure water glasses/ tea cups were full all the time, cleaning out empty dishes and helping guests with all other requests. Dishes were served in short time, only the baked crab cake took long. The restaurant also gives 20% discount Marriott Bonvoy members. They also have some half priced dishes for Bonvoy members as well.

The first thing you notice coming to Dynasty is how big the restaurant is and the elegance of the…read morerestaurant interior design. The tables by the windows have a nice Victoria Harbour view. Service here is very good and Dynasty is a great choice for a date night or special occasion. I really enjoyed the food here as well. Some of the best deep fried dim sum I have had in HK. Food: 4.25 stars Service/environment: 4.75 stars Overall: 4.25 stars Recommendations: char siu, egg rolls, fried rice, daily soup, fried fish appetizer The lists of best char siu in Hk often includes Dynasty in the list. This distinction is well deserved and definitely something that should be ordered on your visit. The shrimp egg rolls here are really great as well as the small fried fish appetizer. They really know how to deep fry things here where the dishes are crispy and light. Do make sure to save room for dessert as the desserts here are also very good.

Has been almost four decades in Hong Kong island Admiralty area!! It's has been located at metro…read morefinancial area for dim sums restaurant and Cantonese classic cuisine!!! Still freshly tasty delicious with all streamed dim sums with carts, streaming and boiling all over the dining room!!! Services were still keeping very polite and grooming for all the guests!! Decorations with classic Metropol area... Goodbye for Metropol Restaurant in United Centre, Admiralty Central HOng Kong... Financial District will miss a classic dim sum restaurant...

About half the dim sum here was very good - har gow, shu mai, pai gut. The other half was…read moreindifferent at best, with har cheung fun skins that were much too thick and ngau paak yip (ginger beef tripe) that was too chewy. Nice enough inside, but they've also stopped cart service. They instead have "carts" that they just park in the middle of the restaurant, and you have to take your order sheet and walk up to to choose dim sum and load onto a tray. Not the same... That said I'm definitely glad I made it here before they close.

We had won ton noodle soup and 3 types dim sum (har gow, sui mai and shao long bao) - all very…read moreflavorful. The service was also pleasant.

My 2nd meal in HK included an authentic dim sum place and boy was I delighted to be here! We had a…read morelocal with us who did all the ordering, and the ordering process itself was one of the most efficient ones I saw. Their entire menu is on a paper and you mark what you want to eat (nothing new here)... however, your bill arrives before your food does - this is new! Food was absolutely spot on, and the service was excellent!

Prices are up but otherwise, it hasn't changed much. Highish end dim sum by the Maxim restaurant…read moregroup. No surprises.

Very fancy dim sum restaurant right next to the harbor where you can even catch glimpses of the…read moreferris wheel. Service was excellent and all of the dim sum that we ordered was delicious but the prices are way too expensive. We ended up spending ~$35 USD per person, which is absolutely unheard of for dim sum! It's basically an extra premium for the upscale environment and the views. We arrived shortly after 9am on a Sunday and there was no wait for a table. The entrance is kind of hard to find since it's not on the main street. You have to meander through a small yard first before arriving at the entrance to City Hall.