Even the most fastidious food connoisseurs will be thoroughly satisfied in Hong Kong. Luxury restaurants, friendly teahouses, lively dai pai dong (street-side stands), and dessert houses are abundant in Hong Kong.

Although restaurants specializing in Beijingese, Shanghainese, Sichuan or Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Japanese, or Italian food are easily accessible in Hong Kong, follow the saying, ' When in Rome, do as the Romans', and give Hong Kong dishes priority.

Tea Drinking is a very important part of Chinese life. No matter the occasion, Chinese Tea Ceremony, Hong Kong Yum Cha or British Afternoon Tea, all of them are popular with Hong Kong people. You may have noticed that when a waiter refreshes a guest's cup of tea, the guest lightly taps the table with three fingers which is a traditional way to thank the waiter.

Yum Cha (tea drinking) is highly recommended, and Dim Sum, is the highlight of Yum Cha. Dim Sum ranges from shiu mai (steamed minced pork and shrimp dumplings), har gau (steamed shrimp dumplings), cha siu bau (barbecued pork buns), au yuk (steamed minced beef balls), fun gwor (steamed rice-flour dumplings filled with pork, shrimp, and bamboo shoots), and tsuen guen (deep-fried spring rolls filled with shredded pork, chicken, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and bean sprouts) to spareribs. Congee, for which traditional Hong Kong cuisine is famous for, should not be missed, either. Congee (thick rice porridge) with meat and preserved eggs, chicken, fish slice, seafood, gingko or vegetable, is not only delicious but also a tonic. Finally, as the name Yum Cha implies, tea is also offered. Usually it will be oolong, pu'er or scented tea like jasmine. Dim Sum served by Maxim Palace Chinese Restaurant is worth trying. Its location is 3/F, Low Block, City Hall, Central, and the average cost per person is about HK$ 100.
Maxim's Palace Chinese Restaurant (Mong Kok)
8/F, Grand Century Place, mong Kok, Kowloon

For dinner, traditional Hong Kong cuisine would be an ideal choice. Deeply influenced by Cantonese food, which is quite unique among the eight Chinese cuisines, Hong Kong cuisine emphasizes freshness to preserve the original taste of the food. Tai Woo Restaurant has won the 'Best of the Best Culinary Awards' many times.
Causeway Bay Branch: 27, Percival Street, Causeway Bay
Shau Kei Wan Branch: 192 - 198, Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
Central Branch: 92 & 100 Caine Road, Central
Tsim Sha Tsui Branch: 14 - 16, Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Yung Kee Restaurant
Address: 32 - 40, Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Average cost per person: about HK$ 200
Opening hours: 11:00 to 23:30 (daily)
Dim Sum Dining: 14:00 to 17:30 (Mon. to Sat.) 11:00 to 17:30 (Sun. & Public Holiday)

Restaurant Houses are particularly common people in Hong Kong and feature dense, local flavor. Food in restaurant houses are economical and various in both Chinese and western styles. They offer milk tea, France toast, noodles, egg tart, etc. Some self-created famous food is really difficult to deny. With their efficient services, dining in restaurant houses is time saving. Guests need to check out at the reception and a tip is not necessary.

Kam Fung Restaurant
Wan Chai Branch: G/F, 41, Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
Average cost per person: about HK$ 40
Mong Kok Branch: G/F, 102, Lai Chi Kok Road, Mong Kok
Average cost per person: about HK$ 40 to HK$ 100

Tsui Wah Restaurant
Causeway Bay Branch: 493 - 495, Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
Average cost per person: about HK$ 40
Central Branch: G/F to 2/F, 15 - 19, Wellington Street, Central
Average cost per person: about HK$ 40 to HK$ 100

Sun Fat Restaurant
Address: 1, Wu Kwong Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Average cost per person: about HK$ 40

Soup is an important course in Hong Kong cuisine as well as a cultural symbol. In Hong Kong TV soap operas, virtuous wives greet their tired husbands by saying, 'I cooked soup for you'. Soups are good for both health and beauty. With specific Chinese herbal medicines like ginger, soups can treat certain illnesses. Hong Kong people usually cook soup by themselves at home.

For seafood lovers, the Jumbo Kingdom is a required stop. Jumbo is a Hong Kong icon and has developed into a theme park on the sea. The address is Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Here are some other recommended seafood restaurants.
Rainbow Seafood Restaurant
Address: 1A - 1B, First Street, Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island
Average cost per person: about HK$ 300

Tin Yu Seafood Restaurant
Address: G/F, 59, Chi Lok Fa Yuen Commercial Centre, Tuen Mun, New Territories
Average cost per person: over HK$ 100

Kam Lee Loy Restaurant
Address: 29 - 30, Block 9, Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate
Average cost per person: over HK$ 100

Sweet soups, offered in restaurants, teahouses and in special dessert houses, can delight your palate as well. These soups include ginger milk pudding, steamed milk in two layers, steamed egg, tortoise jelly, dumpling made of sago, and tofu pudding with fresh fruit.
Hui Lau Shan
Address: A33, Sau Fu Street Yuen Long
Average cost per person: about HK$ 50

Chung Kee Dessert
Address: Shop CB58, Smiling Plaza, 162 - 188, Un Chau Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowlloon
Average cost per person: about HK$ 50

Yee Shun Dairy Company
Kowloon Branch: G/F, 63, Pilkem Street, Kowloon
Hong Kong Island Branch: G/F, 506, Lock Heart Road, Causeway Bay

Australia Daily Company
Address: G/F, 47, Parkes Street, Jordan, Kowloon