Hong Kong Food Guide: 19 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Hong Kong

On a trip to Hong Kong three years ago, I remember standing still for a few moments in busy Tsim Sha Tsui to take in my surroundings. Everywhere I looked there were restaurants, siu mei shops, fast food joints, and street food stalls. I remember looking up at a four or five story building and marveling at how every floor of that structure was occupied by a restaurant. I felt quite literally, surrounded by food.

That for me, is what the Hong Kong experience is all about. It’s a gastronomic city in every way, offering a range of experiences from fine dining to street food, a lot of it at a very high level.

Case in point, the Hong Kong Michelin Guide has a section dedicated to street food which I believe was the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The fact that the bible of all things haute…