Hong Kong Dining Guide
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More than 9,000 restaurants provide a tantalising choice of dining options including regional Chinese specialties, Hong Kong signature dishes, various Asian dilicacies and numerous Western cuisines . You 'll be amazed and delighted at the mouth-waterring variety of high quality dining on offer in the Culinary Capital of Asia. Chinese Gourmet Hong Kong 's army of innovative chefs pride themselves on their ability to create an almost overwhelming array of delicious dishes from the many provinces of Mainland China. Most Hong Kong residents come from neighbouring Guangdong (Canton) province, where fresh ingredients, soups and fast cooking at high temperatures to seal in flavours are the hallmarks of cantonese cuisine. Peking restaurants are best know for Peking duck and customers are entertained by chefs and their noodle - making demonstrations. Late autumn is the ideal time to enjoy the Shanghainese specialty, hairy crabs, though the province's richly flavoured dishes and dumpling with various filling are popular all year round. Szechuan food is often smoked and simmered with peppers and aromatic seasonings, resulting in some of the spiciest foods in China. Hunan cuisine is equally spicy, with many peppery meat dishes. Guangdong's coastal region gave rise to popular Chiu Chow cuisine, which focuses on seafood and uses sweet Isauces to flavour signature dishes like sliced marinated goose. Since Cantonese food is Ithe very essence of I Hong Kong's food culture,the Hong Kong Tourism Board has organised the annual "Best of the Best" Culinary Awards to identify the finest examples of Hong i Kong's classic and representative dishes and to promote Chinese gourmet dining in the City of Life. Best of the Best Culinary Guide The Best of the Best Culinary Guide pays homage to the finest examples of Hong Kong's Cantonese cuisine. The guide lists the finest and most outstanding dishes in traditional Hong Kong categories such as dim sum, seafood like prawn and crab, wonton noodles and poultry that have won Gold and Gold with Distinction Awards in the annual Best of the Best Culinary Awards. In 2001, the competition included more than 200 restaurants.True gourmets should visit the HKTB Visitor Information & Services Centres and pick up a free copy of the Best of the Best Culinary Guide that spotlights the city's classic and representative dishes. Hong Kong Delicacies Teahouse Hong Kong teahouses are a fun way to dine, with a wide range of affordable snack food such as noodles. cakes and desserts. Try yuen yeung , a 50/50 mixture of tea and coffee; bar law yau, a steaming hot sweet bun stuffed with melted butter, and daan tart Mill, a tasty baked egg custard. Freshly cooked sliced fish or sliced beef congee. yau char gwai, a deep-fried dough and wonton noodles are equally affordable local favourites. Just remember. when paying the bill go to the front counter. Tipping is not required. Dim Sum  No
visit to Hong Kong would be complete without a yum cha or tea drinking
session with assorted dim sum (meaning "touch the heart")
- light snacks such as dumplings. buns and pastries that are often
served in bamboo baskets. Try char siu bau, a steamed barbecued pork bun, har gau, a steamed shrimp dumpling. siu mai, a steamed diced meat dumpling flavoured with egg or saffron. and cheung fan, a steamed rice flour roll often flavoured with barbecued pork. beef or shrimp. Tasty treats, they are bound to become firm favourites. Asian Gourmet Hong Kong's superb location at the crossroads of Asia means that virtually every regional cuisine is abundantly represented in the City of Life. Whether you fancy a spicyThai dish,a Vietnamese spring roll,Tandori chicken from India, a Singaporean Hainan chicken rice, Malaysian-style satay or Muslim Halal food, you'll never be at a loss for dining choices in Hong Kong. Western Gourmet There are an equal number of appetising western cuisines to choose from in the City of Life. Whether you fancy Nouvelle Cuisine, Italian pasta or a lighter Spanish tapas, western restaurants are sure to please the palate in Hong Kong. Major Dining Locations Virtually every block in Hong Kong boasts a restaurant, although major cuisines tend to congregate in the following dining locations that make dining simple but choosing difficult. Causeway Bay - Traditional Hong Kong-style food Causeway Bay's myriad restaurants and cafes around jardine's Bazaar,Times Square, Lee Theatre Plaza, Percival Street and Paterson Street offer everything from Hong Kong-style food to Asian and international gourmet cuisine. Lan Kwai Fang and SaHo - Cosmopolitan atmosphere Night owls and partiers always head for lan Kwai Fong and SoHo (South of Hollywood Road) in the Central District. Concentrated in a small warren of streets, lan Kwai Fong includes bars, restaurants (as well as alfresco dining). It's a party atmosphere every night of the week. SoHo, another trendy area located around the Central-Mid-levels Escalator offers a wide variety of international cuisine and a great night on the town. Refer to page 31 for details. Stanley - Alfresco seaside dining  Stanley
is home to numerous restaurants offering everything from pizzas
to Chinese, Vietnamese,Asian, French and Italian food, particularly
along the main street. For a real treat, try the restaurants in Murray House where panoramic views of this picturesque seaside village provide a glorious backdrop to quality alfresco din i ng. Refer to page 34 for details. Kowloon City - Reasonably-priced Asian cuisine Kowloon City. famous for Thai, Chinese hot pot and Chiu Chow food at reasonable prices along Kai Tak Road, Nam Kok Road, Lung Kong Road and Fuk Lo Tsun Road, is a deservedly popular dining area for local families and visitors. (Lok Fu MTR Station and take a short taxi ride.) Tsim Sha Tsui -Trendy dining There's an equally large variety of exotic cuisine to suit all budgets available inTsim ShaTsui andTsim Sha Tsui East. Browse main thoroughfares like Nathan Road, Canton Road and Chatham Road, as well as side streets such as Ashley Road and Granville Road. Shopping centres also often host quality dining options such as the Szechuan and Cantonese restaurants found in the Miramar Shopping Centre on Kimberley Road. Wander over to KnutsfordTerrace (Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Exit B I) and sample some great dining options. It's a smorgasbord of taste treats. Befitting this international eating oasis, it is packed with other gourmands keen to sample the "Good Life" in the City of Life. Lei Yue Hun, Sai Kung and larnrna Island - Fresh seafood  lei
Yue Mun, Sai Kung and lamma Island are world famous for their alfresco
seafood restaurants, where diners choose their seafood from a tank
and have it cooked to order in any style they desire.These restaurants also serve a variety of meat dishes. Keep an eye out for the dried salted fish or shrimp paste which are local delicacies. Refer to page 40, 47 and 49 for details. Hung Horn - Specialty restaurants Whampoa Gourmet Place in Hung Hom boasts 13 specialty restaurants under one roof featuring Northern and Southern Chinese food. There is a bewildering choice of Asian gourmet dishes ranging from tempting snacks to full meals. (Take green minibus No 6 at Tsim Sha Tsui - Hankow Road, alighting at the terminus.) |
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