Wah wah wah! Another hidden gem!…read more The food here is so good and there's quite a few unique dishes!! Seafood is very fresh and tasty. The deep fried tofu is bomb! Super silky and smooth, without a chewy skin. The salted egg yolk shrimps are coated evenly and the shells are edible! The mantis prawns are very juicy and fresh. I also loved the clams soup and the pork chops! Must haves: salted egg yolk shrimps, deep fried tofu, and mantis prawns. Prices are also very fair. Probably even cheaper than many other places that aren't as good! I saw a few michelin signs on the walls, but I'm not sure if it's referring to them or the alcohol they're promoting. But I do think their food is good enough to be Michelin!! It is quite a busy place so be sure to book a reservation!

On the track of looking into the sik siu culture in the university, similar cultures are also…read moreobserved in the dance community, but instead of going to places every time after rehearsals, the more legit reason for dancers to pig out would be after shows and performance. Also known as "Hing Gung" (慶功), it literally means to celebrate and to reward the hard work the crew put into the show. Much like sik siu, since the eaters are of high exertion, the food would most naturally be as trashy as can be~ Healthy eaters might want to hit the return button now as the foods may be despicably fattening. Deep fried is almost the golden rule for every trashy food, even in Hong Kong; the famous shrimp toast is actually minced shrimp smeared on a piece of bread and deep fried to crunchy perfection; and you got it, the piece of bread is soaked with grease. To make it even more damaging, mayonnaise is served on the side for you to dip the toast in. Damaging as it seems, but it is also very gratifying and is often the dish that is cleared the soonest. Hing Gung is often an event of the nights and there aren't a lot of joint cater to this batch of customers at this time of the day. I still remember walking into this shop with the waiter asking us to wait outside the shop at 11 in the evening, while they were trying hard to rearrange the tables to sit the 15 of us down. For a restaurant that is still crowded towards midnight, you know they must have done something right.

Jordan, Hong Kong - my go-to every time I visit HK. They know how to cook seafood! And some other…read moresignature dishes that they have here are so amazing too like the shrimp cake and the fried dough with honey! The dishes I must order here are their cheesy lobster with longevity noodles and their pepper salt pissing shrimp. Oh so good. My mouth is watering now just writing about it! And that night I went they also had razor clams as well! Yum! Service was great. The people were really friendly. The restaurant was busy on a weeknight as well. It's easy to find, near Jordan station located inside a plaza. Just take the elevator 7/F I think? and it'll take you straight there. Most of all their prices are very reasonable! You can't get this quality and taste for this price anywhere else; that's why I keep coming back. Writing this review makes me happy because I can relive this meal. :-)

Mantis prawns $88 HKD x2 and sharks fin soup with chicken $98 HKD…read more Super pricey for just some appetizer dish but you can tell its native and local preference Good to try but wouldn't eat a whole feast here unless you feel like splurging As a traveler, there are lots of other affordable restaurants that are just as good!

I could have been wrong but this is one of the only two restaurants that serves Cajun cuisine (from…read moreLouisiana) in Hong Kong, the other one being Restoration. I wouldn't know, cause I never know enough to make comment about Cajun cuisine, but I surely liked the food here. Located in the heart of LKF, the settings are quite surprisingly spacious. Both the two times I was here I was sitting at the large table, which could comfortably accommodate 12 people each, while it wouldn't be too close to get awkward with you are sharing the long table with other groups. The menu is roughly split into three categories, the deep fries, the seafood, and other classic Cajun dishes. The deep fries bucket is madness. Pick your fries, your accompaniment (corn, curly fries, or potato wedges), and your favor, and you are set. Seriously, I could come here just for the deep fried chicken tenders, scallops or soft shell crabs. The seafood was great too. I tried the (whatever-I've-forgotten-the-name) crab, and the crawfish and the king crab legs. They were mental. It's probably due to the fact that it's my first time I ever had seafood in a traditional Cajun low country boil technique, but the rich in favor was certainly memorable. If there's one thing I had to nitpick, that would be the market price of the seafood. It's understandably pricey, so just like Bistecca, this is not your usual dinner every night, but more for special occasions. Now off to something really different. Their "nuclear wings challenge" on Wednesday. So the challenge was 12 nuclear wings in 5 minutes. WARNING: the sauce consists of ghost peppers and two other chili I never wanted to remember the names. How many did I have? I had ONE wing, both times. Yes I was silly enough to try the second time. Tears in my eyes and fire in my mouth (and in my pants, the day after). But if you do think that you can eat spicy, you know where to go! One more thing, but that's purely personal - I notice that they play Postmodern Jukebox's music (https://www.youtube.com/user/ScottBradleeLovesYa) in the background throughout the night. It's a band primarily covers popular dancing/clubbing songs in jazz/swing/blues arrangements. Perfect match for this restaurant in this neighborhood!

Open since 13-Feb, the venue was completely empty when I got there (aside from staff of course)…read more The place is spacious and decor was resemblant to a ship deck, with the main dining area lot up by halo-shaped lights and wok-shaped lights at the end. There is a tap and sink in the smack middle of the restaurant, which is very considerate; don't think I've seen any other seafood place in HK that would commit precious floor space to customer-comfort but non-revenue-generating furnishings. The menu is obviously tailored toward groups of four or more, with most portions made large for sharing - true to their ideology of family, friends, good food and great party. Some like their seafood with white wine, I like mine with beer, especially when it's hearty and Cajun! It's a little pity that they only have Carlsberg and three craft beers (Dirty Bastard, Big Wave and Great White). Be prepared to get your hands dirty digging into the seafood! But fear not for your clothes, for aprons are provided to keep you stain free. The flavors are big and bold and do not disappoint! Seafood is fresh (obviously, they were still swimming in the tank before I picked) and mostly imported. While I think the menu can be expanded to include more options, what they already have is good and a decent base to expand upon. I will be coming back! P.S. Having said all that, I still think the seaside Chinese restaurants in Sai Kung / Lamma / Lei Yu Mun etc give the best seafood experience. This is Hong Kong after all. But for a totally new experience, Holy Crab is the place to go.

Food was great! The seafood was juicy, fresh and very well prepared. But I've had better with way…read morebetter service and prices. I don't give a damn about celebrities visiting this restaurant. Big deal. If your service sucks, then I'll take my business elsewhere. First, no staff ever smiled. It's like they hate what they do and they hate everyone who eats there. My sister made a reservation but I was the first to get there. So I told one of the staff about the name of the reservation. She said she didn't see her name and asked for her number that she put down and so I told her. She kept denying that there's a reservation made and finally she found it and didn't even apologize or anything and we were promptly seated. Since I and a few of us were early and while we're waiting for the rest of the party to arrive, different staff repeatedly rushed us to place an order. Yes, I appreciate the efficiency, but can't you also respect your customers' pace? The person who made the reservation hasn't even arrived yet! I must say, however, that they are very diligent about filling our drinks and clearing our plates. Then there comes the ridiculously priced plate of mantis shrimp. We ordered the pepper and salt mantis shrimp and the server suggested 4 pieces so we without much thought said okay. Man they were the best, biggest, juiciest mantis shrimp I've ever eaten! But guess what, each costs HKD 300 so just that plate alone costs $1200 (USD 150)!!! Holy crap. Way to reel us in on the expensive dish! What a surprise when we saw the bill! Deceptive bunch of people. Their crab was delicious but the fish soup was just alright. And their cold platter was a hit or miss. Food was good but not worth the price and not worth being treated like this. Also the place was so tiny and the bathroom definitely violated the emergency exit regulations lol. Will not come back. Better to go to Lee Yue Mun or Sai Kung!

This place is known for a lot of dishes: fried spicy crab, Sampan congee, and rice noodles with…read moreroast duck. I've personally never tried the congee, but the spicy crab is mighty delicious (and seriously spicy, so if you can't take the heat, ask for the least spicy option). Bonus: the crab is fried with garlic, which you can box up and take home. My favorite dish? The rice noodles with roast duck. The soup is rich and flavorful, and the thinly-cut noodles offer a good bite. You can even request different cuts of duck with your noodles, or just get plain noodles if you wish. I always somehow end up here for a late dinner when returning from vacation. Service is hit or miss, with servers often rushing around and trying to get you out as quickly as possible. Local celebrities are known to frequent this restaurant, which explains the photos and signatures on the walls.

Everyone wants the Dai Pai Dong experience, so who can blame visitors of the Temple Street Market…read morefor wanting to take part in a place like Tong Tai? They're conveniently located on Temple, loaded with fresh seafood swimming in buckets / tubs, and semi-aggressive wait staff recruiting tourists by the handful to take part in the outdoor communal Chinese food experience. The two things that stuck out the most within the food, specifically how salty and how expensive everything was. Our list of dishes included: Yeung Chow Fried Rice (揚州炒飯), Black Bean Clams (豉椒炒蜆), Salt and Pepper Fried Fish (椒鹽魚片), Shrimp w/ Eggs (蝦仁炒蛋), Tea Egg + Tofu (茶葉蛋豆腐), and Mantis "Pissing" Shrimp (攋尿蝦). The most underwhelming was the pissing shrimp, which a little meat and a lot of shells. When our bill ($780HKD) came out, there was a little bit of sticker shock. Not all is terrible. Despite the greasy and salty food, they were constantly coming back to make sure we had what we needed. There was no shortage of help and they took our feedback well, but chuckled when we noted the salt (Could it really have been MSG?). They have a bunch of tables and the turnover is quick enough to where even waiting isn't a big deal. Heck, there's even unlimited napkins here. Any HK'er would surely appreciate that. Anyone who is looking to drink will surely have it here -- there are beer girls walking around looking to sell by the bottle or by the bucket. Perhaps next time (if there even is one), that'll be the route I choose when I feel like people watching and drinking along Temple Street.

Come for the experience, not for the food! Mediocre seafood overseasoned at relatively high prices,…read morebut the seemingly most popular spot offering you the chance to get fresh seafood and beers outdoors while people watching at Temple Market. The fried chili crab was ok, fried chili shrimp was ok, fresh scallop was better. Fast friendly service. Great option for a larger group as well.

Vacationing in HK and one of the staff at the hotel recommeded it! Worth a stop couple location but…read morethis one was walking distance from our hotel ! I can definetly see why the seasoned potato and steak was a classic Fried egg yolk squid was full of flavored and the stir fried veggie yum ! Each dish elevated by that classic wok hey! Reasonable price and large portion

My taste buds have been blessed like never before…read more A hugely popular restaurant in Sham Shui Po, this local favorite has 3 locations on the same street that share the same kitchen. It's definitely beneficial to know the language and style of ordering before coming to one of the remaining restaurants in Hong Kong that will give you that old-school Hong Kong feel, where tables spill onto the street and extends down an alleyway. A friend of a friend brought us here on a Monday night after a long day of boating, so you can imagine how hungry we were! The moment we sat down (in a prime location: next to the where the butchers are slicing and dicing the freshly made roast pork, duck, etc.), our waiter, a older gentleman has tea and utensils ready and has a notepad out for our order. Now I can't tell you the actual name of each dish in Chinese, but please refer to my photos to reference the dish. (If need be, show your waiter the photo! You won't regret it.) Seasoned potatoes with steak: I believe this is the first thing on the menu, and with good reason! I don't know what kind of seasoning they used but the taste of these potatoes are out of this world. These are definitely not your run-of-the-mill sliced potatoes. I felt obligated to offer the last piece to my friends but breathed an internal sigh of relief when they declined and I was able to have it for myself. The steak was delicious as well, tender and just the right size to have with the potatoes! Seasoned crawfish with ginger and scallions: These are so fresh! You can walk right up the seafood market next door and ask for a pound of these crawfish to be cooked. There's a technique to eating these: rip off the head, then take the tail and pull lightly to separate the shell from the meat. Scallops with vermicelli: A giant scallop seasoned with cooked ginger and vermicelli. I practically inhaled this. The scallop and vermicelli both complemented each other; the subtle flavors of each mixed with the ginger. Roast Quail: Quail can be a bit difficult to eat, with many small bones, but it was worth it! The skin of the quail was flavorful and not too salty, and the meat tender. Battered Squid: I love seafood, particularly fried calamari, so if you're like me, you will love this dish! While similar to fried calamari, the batter for this squid is light and doesn't overwhelm the squid. The squid itself was perfectly chewy and not rubbery at all. Veggies with egg and preserved duck egg: Perfectly cooked veggies in a broth I would have loved some extra rice to pour into. The egg and preserved duck egg both add some extra kick to this dish. Fatty beef with broad noodles clay pot: I almost didn't think I could fit any more food into me, but I had to try it. The beef had just enough fat on it and was sliced thin enough to enjoy. The noodles and broth were delicious. 100% would recommend to a friend, a stranger, an enemy! The total came out to about 188 HKD each, between the 4 of us. Well worth it.

Came here at the suggestion of a good friend, and this was easily one of the best hits for cheap…read morebut good and fresh seafood. We had the oysters, shrimp, scallops, and A choi. Very reasonable prices, and decent service for a Hong Kong dai pai dong. I love that they go overboard with garlic and scallions as a seasoning, it brought out the freshness of the seafood. I would definitely recommend for other visitors.

Came back for dinner, just found out at this pai dong there is another restaurant on the other half…read moreof this pai dong, not one big pai dong restaurant. We ordered snails in spicy sauce, nice spice good snails, clams black beans sauce also good, sweet and sour pork found it to be on the sour side, meat was tender, bitter melon with spare ribs, bitter melon lack taste, ribs was good.

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.

Formerly a 3 Michelin star restaurant. It lost a star in 2023 and now remain as a 2 Michelin star…read morerestaurant. First of all, you are required to spend a minimum of HK$500 (about USD$64) per person. Secondly, it's recommended to make reservations beforehand. They are located in Four Seasons and the place is already packed once they are opened. Lastly, their dim sum menu is available on weekdays only. Baked pineapple bun with barbecue pork and pine nuts: This was like a combination of the pineapple bun nai wong bao and char siu bao. The pineapple bun is good with a sweet crunch top. The char siu was good and tender. There was a good balance between sweet and savory. Baked whole abalone puff with diced chicken: Elevated version of the traditional taro puff. The puff was soft and crispy. The diced chicken portion was small stuffed into the puff. It didn't have much flavor. The abalone on top was alright. Appearance wise, this was pretty cool to look at. Steamed lobster and scallop dumpling: Elevated version of the shumai. The lobster on top tasted like prawns not lobster. The taste was ok but it was fresh. This dish only serves 1 piece per order. Steamed shrimp dumplings with bamboo shoots: Pretty much like a typical shrimp dumpling at any other dim sum restaurant. Nothing special. Xiao Long Bao: The Xiao long bao was good. My favorite out of the others we tried here. The broth was hot and flavorful. The meat was very good and savory. Chilled mango and sago cream with pomelo: The dessert was refreshing. It has a light mango taste but no pomelo flavor. There were some tiny pieces of pomelo but didn't have any taste. It just adds texture. Overall, we had to order multiple of the same dim sum since we didn't reach the minimum of HK$500 per person. We were pretty full and were pretty much forced to get a couple desserts to reach the minimum. The minimum requirement is honestly ridiculous especially when we are dining with 3 people. Their dim sum was alright, nothing memorable. They use expensive ingredients but I didn't think it was anything special or mind blowing. The service was alright. They weren't attentive and were kind of stand-off ish when we requested for a seat by the window instead of the middle of the restaurant. I can see why they lost a Michelin star. If you want to try a 3 Michelin star and a Black Pearl recipient Chinese foods with dim sum, I recommend the Jade Dragon in Macau. An hour boat ride from HK. Their dim sum selection was very good with excellent service and beautiful interior and presentation.

Heard that it is the best Cantonese cuisine in the world, located on the 4th floor of the Four…read moreSeasons Hotel in Hong Kong. I managed to find a spot for lunch at the last minute through a certain fish. Upon arriving at the restaurant, I found that there were more than two empty tables, but there were no available spots for lunch on Open Table. It is said that dim sum is only available at lunchtime! I ordered some recommended dim sum and dishes that received good reviews. To conclude, the crab shell dish was the most delicious, followed by the buns. The buns contain pine nuts, and the skin is very soft and tender, making the texture unique and delicious! The taste of the chicken soup recommended by everyone might be liked by foreigners, but personally, I found it a bit too rich. I still prefer traditional Chinese soup (a bit lighter). They also served dim sum after the meal which I felt was average. The rice noodle roll was quite innovative, filled with preserved vegetables and char siu, the first time I've had rice noodle roll with preserved vegetables. The abalone didn't impress me much. The must-try "unusual rice" was my first time having rice-shaped Italian pasta, which turned out to be fried noodles instead of fried rice. So when you can't decide whether to eat rice or noodles, you can have this. The taste is quite strong due to the addition of special XO sauce, slightly resembling the salty rice from Southern Fujian, Minnan... Not sure if anyone understands, but the texture is like small, distinct noodle pieces!! Quite unique, a serving is equivalent to two small bowls, not much. The crispy chicken in the tenth picture is not highly recommended. I think it's not as good as the roasted goose and soy sauce chicken from Hong Kong's roasted goose shops... The middle part is okay, but the rest is too tough! But since I only had a few bites, the staff noticed and asked if it didn't suit my taste. After expressing my thoughts, the staff waived the charge for this dish, which was quite generous and unexpected There are many drink options on the menu, and they are quite expensive! A bottle of plain water costs 110 Hong Kong dollars. The selection of alcoholic beverages is extensive, perhaps one of the standards for a Michelin restaurant. I ordered bubble tea because I liked it last time. I personally recommend the Hong Kong-exclusive rose bubble tea (the third one on the menu), which has a slightly sweet rose flavor, not too strong in tea taste, somewhat like a non-alcoholic rose bubble wine. The oolong tea bubble tea felt a bit too sour, with overly complex seasoning. The service was excellent, with staff coming over to refill tea at any time (your teacup must be nine-tenths full), and they also came over to inquire about the taste of the dishes, similar to foreign restaurants. I feel it's a restaurant suitable for foreigners to host guests. The overall taste is not bad, but not to the extent of being extremely delicious, and the value for money is not high. Without ordering fish or opening wine, the average cost per person should be around 1200+.

I've eaten a lot of poki at this point, so this place was a bit of a let down for seafood when HK…read moreis so close to the sea. Maybe it's because I came right before closing, but a few things happened: - I ordered a bowl that was supposed to be tuna, but received a salmon poki bowl after waiting 5-10 minutes. They offered to replace it. I waited another 5 minutes. -the tuna bowl was missing the additional seaweed salad. I had to ask for it again. I waited another 2-4 minutes. -the tuna bowl wasn't that fresh, which was disappointing given how close we are to the sea and seafood markets.

Poke bowl in central!? I miss California poke bowl. If you…read morehave ever been to Cali to try their poke bowl, I would say theirs have the best. Anyways, back to pololi review: I used Google map to get here, so it's pretty easily and fairly accurate. Cute little restaurant that you can't miss :) Once you are inside, you will realized the a/c is not strong enough, which got me a little worried cause they are selling raw food. $90hkd for a bowl with two protein options, not including any sides. I was hoping their style could be more like California where you can pick any sides for free and at least have 10 sides for you to choose from. I like the flavor that they've created, especially avo-mayo. I think the Mayo actually helps breakdown the tenderness of the fish, so it's not as chewy as the other favor tunas. And sadly, they only have one type of flavor for salmon :( Overall this bowl got me full and didn't get me sick good flavor, clean, decent price. 4 stars