Love the Crystal Jade. It's like accessible Shanghainese food. High quality without being too…read moreexpensive. Must have when I'm back in HK.

We walked around Wan Chai looking for something WE wanted to eat. We decided to try Crystal Jade…read moresince it looked clean and nice from the street, even if they were on the third floor. We arrived at 9:10 pm and we're informed that they close at 10pm. Getting the hint, we ordered quickly and waited for our food. The food came out quickly. The staff was busy cleaning tables and picking up tableware. The Dandan noodles were spicy and the XLB was good. I didn't break one XLB skin and kept the soup together. Make sure you leave before 10 as they lock the building up at 10pm

After picking up a few essentials at Manning (like an upscale Walgreens) in Mongkok, Hong Kong, we…read moredecided to explore the building where it was located, and found Grand Plaza mall, which was conveniently located just across the street from our hotel, the Cordis. As we wandered through the mall, we noticed it housed a variety of restaurants and eateries. That's when we discovered Paradise Dynasty, a restaurant on the 2nd floor (3rd floor by U.S. standards) specializing in Shanghainese cuisine. Intrigued by all the pictures on their display, we returned that evening with our daughter, and it was love at first bite. We ended up dining there a total of four times in the nine days thereafter! The restaurant was clean, comfortable, and filled with small tables that created a cozy atmosphere. Despite the crowds, we never had to wait for a table. The staff were consistently welcoming and courteous, making each visit pleasant and hassle-free. Menus were available both via QR code and in physical form, in both Chinese and English, complete with photos of every dish, making ordering incredibly easy. One of the standout dishes was their Xiao Long Bao, soup dumplings with delicate wrappers and flavorful fillings. We highly recommend the Specialty Dynasty Xiao Long Bao, which includes eight different flavors for a fun and tasty experience. Other favorites included the La Mian with Prawn and Pork Wonton in Signature Pork Bone Soup (Wontons with Noodle Soup), a comforting bowl featuring four plump wontons and a generous serving of noodles, perfect for sharing. We also never skipped dessert: a warm bowl of ginger soup with three glutinous rice balls filled with fragrant black sesame paste. Though we were usually full, we always found room to share one glutinous rice ball each, just enough to satisfy our sweet tooth. With its convenient location, reasonable prices, varied menu, consistent quality, and great service, Paradise Dynasty quickly became our go-to restaurant in Hong Kong. We are already looking forward to our next visit!

Located in Grand Plaza Center, this was one of the best Shanghai restaurants I've been to. The…read moredouble boiled chicken soup tasted like my mother's homemade soup, which I loved. The stir fried xiao bai cai was the best. I'm glad this was the last place we ate at before the flight as the food wasn't too heavy or salty.

Came here on sat night, restaurant located in MoKo mall. I arrived hk first night and we stayed…read moreat Royal plaza next to the mall! Love the moko mall, it has so many options for shopping, and restaurants. Always love their soup dumplings. Tried their dinner combo, comes with 2 drinks, appetizer, 2 dishes. Service is ok, you can order with server or order on line. Ambiance is ok, no wait on weekend. The only complaint is food did takes quite a long time to get deliver, but they are delicious.

I am a huge fan of Crystal Jade, but always divided between this place and Din Tai Fung. There are…read morea few slight differences in terms of the menu offerings and the preparation of the dishes, but you can be assured that the food at these two establishments are top notch. If you decide on Crystal Jade, be prepared to wait. If you go before the peak lunch and dinner time, there is little to no wait, less than 5-10 mins at the most. Once you hit dinner time, the wait is an excruciating 30-45 mins, especially at the popular Times Square, IFC, and Ocean Terminal (TST) locations. I've been pretty lucky to avoid any wait at Din Tai Fung, but then maybe it's because I've only gone during the weekdays. Back to Crystal Jade, here are my must-orders: - Xiao Long Bao (4 pcs per order) 小籠包 - Dan Dan Mian 擔擔麵 - Gluten with beans and black fungus - Pork wontons in chili vinaigrette 紅油抄手 - La Mian with Deep Fried Pork Cutlets - Hot/cold soy milk 熱/冷 豆漿 I love the juiciness of the XLB at Crystal Jade, the pork filling was wrapped in a delicate dumpling skin that I found more chewy than the DTF one. Dan Dan Mian had a spicy kick with a classic peanut-vinegar-y sauce. They cut the noodles in half for you, so that it's easy to share. I do wish there was an option to add some chicken or pork to the dish. The cold soy milk comes in perfectly to counter-act the spicy DDM noodles. The fried pork cutlets surprised me. A lot of the dishes here at heavy on the carbs, and for someone who's on the lookout for protein, I decided to test my luck with this. The pork cutlets were deep fried with a marinade of curry and some paprika for color! The pairing with the La Mian was delicious with a nice contrasting light broth. The pork wontons in chili vinaigrette 紅油抄手 are what distinguish different restaurants from each other. I'd say that it's a close tie between CJ and DTF, with CJ slightly better. It was overwhelming spicy and the prawns inside were juicy.

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.

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.

This is a great sichuan restaurant in a bit of an unexpected location in Wanchai, Hong Kong. It is…read moreon the second floor of an office building. Nice ambiance, comfortable and great service. The food is absolutely delicious, especially if you like hot spicy food which is the essence of Sichuan. We started with an appetizer which consisted of thin slices of pork marinated well. Then the steamed eggplants were great. The highlight were the mapo tofu and the stir fried vegetables. The beef dish and the soup were also really tasty and spicy. Then there was the jello dessert which was wonderful and just right after all those peppers. Steamed rice, of course, prepared to perfection. I would visit regularly if I could.

First of all, I made an appointment to come here like two months ago. On the day I arrived, it…read moreturned out to be closed due to an electrical issue, and no one bothered to call and inform me. This right off the bat is getting off to a bad start. Anyway, recently I finally managed to make it here. The restaurant is a little small and quite popular apparently, so I would strongly recommend reservations. We ordered a couple things, like the beef, the okra, cucumber. I tried the Dan Dan noodles as well, and also the mapo tofu with the impossible meat in it. Everything was fairly average overall, though nothing was bad either The total wound up being $1500, or about $500 per person. It's just way too much money for what is fairly average food, and I'm annoyed about the fact that no one called me about my canceled booking, or tried to make up for it in any way, so I probably would not come back.

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.

Where do I start? The view of Victoria harbor/Hong Kong skyline from my table was unbelievable!…read moreMatch that with post dinner light show and this was a great night! I enjoyed the food and the staff was excellent.

Amazing restaurant, fabulous service and superlative view. Yan Toh Heen was recommend by a…read morefriend. It is located in the Intercontinental hotel in Victoria Harbour in TST. We did not know it was a 2 star Michelin restaurant, and I was a bit apprehensive at the beginning, because we did not want to spend too much money on food on this trip. Upon our request, we were seated right in front of the Harbour view and were able to see the light show that start around 8pm. The most beautiful view of HK at night! We opted not to order the duck, which needs to be ordered 24 hour in advance and although I am sure quite delicious is quite pricy (HK$1,438+10%). Reservation in this place is a must! Highlights were the Wok-fried Wagyu with Green Peppers, Mushrooms and Garlic, Wok-seared Chicken Fillet with Lemon Sauce The server was so kind as to give us half servings so we could "sample" some of the more expensive items, add fried rice for substitution with the meat dishes and free desert. This flexibility in providing half portion and substitution is something i've rarely experience in a Michelin restaurant. Overall, we payed $US240 (1,900 Hong Kong Dollar) which includes the 10% service charge for two people for a michelin 2 star restaurant for an unforgettable meal! If I return to HK, I will definitely come back and try their dim sum.