Affordable eats and fine dining treats – a culinary adventure in Hong Kong

Fine dining treats

In a city that has more than 70 Michelin-starred restaurants and 200 Michelin recommended restaurants, it’s no surprise that the dining scene in Hong Kong is a cut above the rest. At Bo Innovation, you can enjoy incredible, work-of-art dishes that fuse molecular gastronomy techniques with Chinese cooking and Western ingredients to create ‘Xtreme Chinese Cuisine’. At The Chairman, organic ingredients from local suppliers are used to create elegant dishes, layered with flavours (try the steamed crab with aged Shaoxing wine). While Lung King Heen is a must-visit to sample exquisite dim sum in a refined atmosphere.

There are also Michelin-recognised restaurants championing cuisines from around the world. Chow down on melt-in-your-mouth, award-winning wagyu beef specially flown in from Kagoshima’s Oda Chikusan ranch at Ushidoki, a wagyu-centric Japanese restaurant. For Spanish cuisine, head to Agora, a fine-dining restaurant serving contemporary, premium tapas with a focus on seasonality. While at Amber, choice Japanese ingredients are combined with exacting French technique to create exceptionally crafted, delicate dishes.

If you’re a seafood aficionado, Bar Bleu serves a French-inspired seafood menu focused on casual fine dining; expect dishes like oysters topped with a cucumber vinaigrette and tangy watermelon granita. Or keep it local at Chineseology, an unconventional restaurant and bar that serves a menu of creative dishes that highlight the complexities of the flavours commonly found in Chinese cuisine.

Street food for the soul

You’ll find traditional dai pai dongs scattered around the country – open-air food halls serving everything from traditional Cantonese fare to street food for the more adventurous diner. You have to visit at least one to fully embrace the quintessential Hong Kong food experience, where you’ll find vendors serving hungry locals and travellers day and night.

A local favourite is Woosung Street Temporary Cooked Food Hawker Bazaar, which has been open since 1984 and serves classic cha chaan teng, stir-fried or seafood dishes from dawn until late evening.No trip to Hong Kong would be complete without a day spent exploring this fun, vibrant side of the city’s culinary scene.