Hong Kong Island Food Tour: Michelin-Recommended Stops

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 9

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Taste dim sum and egg tarts while riding a historic Ding Ding tram with just nine guests

A half-day food tour of Hong Kong Island for groups of up to 9 people, led in English, that takes you through Sheung Wan and Central to taste dim sum, wonton noodle soup, roast pork rice, milk tea and egg tart at family-run restaurants and local shops. Your guide shares the history behind each dish and the neighborhoods where locals actually eat, and the tour includes a ride on the historic Hong Kong Tramways.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Hong Kong Island food and culture

Visit Sheung Wan dim sum teahouse
Explore Dried Seafood Street and medicine shop
Taste sweets at Kai Fat Tea shop
Walk through Graham Street Market
Pass by Gough Street boutiques
Discover Central and Western District
Eat wonton noodles at Michelin restaurant
Ride Mid-Levels Escalator and try milk tea
Pass Tai Kwun heritage site
Ride Hong Kong electric tram
Try Char Siu Fan in Wan Chai
Buy egg tart at bakery
Relax at Wan Chai sports ground

The Experience

You arrive in Sheung Wan, an eclectic neighborhood of traditional Chinese businesses and shops, and head straight into a decades-old dim sum teahouse that held a Michelin Guide recognition for years. The place is always packed with locals; you'll sit down and order from the traditional trolley, sampling authentic dumplings. From there the tour moves through the narrow streets — past Dried Seafood Street, where medicinal ingredients line the storefronts, and into Kai Fat Tea shop, a 30-year-old supplier of candies and Chinese sweets that stocks restaurants across Hong Kong and overseas. You taste what they offer, then walk through Graham Street Market, a sloped street flanked by food stalls selling fresh vegetables and live seafood, where you'll learn about the Kowloon Soy Company's century-old soy sauce made by traditional techniques.

The route then takes you through Central and Western District, where colonial-style streets and small alleys hold century-old temples next to modern galleries. At a family-run wonton noodle restaurant recommended by Michelin and run since World War II, you order a bowl of one of Hong Kong's best. You then ride the Central–Mid-Levels Escalator, the longest outdoor escalator in the world at 800 meters, and stop at a modest milk tea place next to it — the signature brew is strained through pantyhose for an extra smooth taste. A tram ride follows, aboard one of the world's largest operational double-decker tram fleets, first operated in 1904 under British rule, and you'll learn about the notable buildings you pass.

The final two stops are in Wan Chai. At a pre-Qing Dynasty restaurant renowned for Char Siu Fan — roast BBQ pork rice — you taste the closely guarded recipe that was a favorite of Anthony Bourdain. The tour ends at a well-established bakery, a personal favorite of a former Hong Kong governor, where you pick up an egg tart, the Chinese version of an English custard tart, and eat it at the nearby sports ground while watching the crowd go by. The whole tour runs four hours and includes your guide, all five tastings, the tram ride, and the stories that tie the food to the city's Cantonese, Guangzhou and British heritage.

What’s included

Dim sum tasting from a traditional trolley.
wonton noodle soup at a Michelin-recommended restaurant.
Char Siu Fan, roast BBQ pork rice.
traditional dried fruit sweets.
Hong Kong milk tea.
egg tart from a local bakery.
a ride on the historic Hong Kong Tramways.
a professional English-speaking guide.
and access to five family-run and long-established food spots loved by locals.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Hello Hong Kong

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste five full dishes rather than samples across Hong Kong Island's neighborhoods—your guide navigates the route while you focus on eating, perfect for a first-time visitor with a free morning.