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When you think of Hong Kong, one of the first things that comes to mind is Chinese dim sum.
Dim sum is available throughout the city and is typically served in a casual setting. However, if you’re looking for a luxury experience, Hong Kong has plenty of those as well.
In this blog post, I’ll go through all the best Cantonese fine dining restaurants worth eating at.
Let’s get started!
Best Cantonese Fine Dining in Hong Kong List:
1) Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond is a Michelin-starred restaurant located on the 28th floor of Hotel ICON, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Above and Beyond offers innovative dishes such as steamed king crab dumplings, seafood puffs with sesame and fruit, and traditional Chinese dim sum, including steamed barbecue pork buns, fresh milk egg tarts, and fried turnip cake.
My favourite dish is the crispy shrimp roll from the dim sum lunch menu. It is fresh, warm, and satisfyingly crunchy. Ordering it once wasn’t enough, so my mom and I ordered another one and also devoured it.
This Cantonese fine-dining restaurant offers a wide range of dishes using the finest ingredients. It also provides excellent service and a stunning harbour view.
2) Yat Tung Heen
Yat Tung Heen is a one-Michelin-star restaurant located in the Eaton Hotel.
This place is busy as soon as it opens at 10 am. There is a strict 1.5-hour time limit, after which the staff will gently remind you that your time is up.
This can affect the restaurant experience, as patrons in fine-dining establishments prefer not to be rushed. However, the food at Yat Tung Heen is worth it. Some of their signature dishes include deep-fried puff with red paste, Shanghai dumplings, and stewed lettuce with preserved Tai O shrimp paste in a clay pot.
The restaurant is also conveniently located, allowing you to shop around before or after your meal.
3) Shang Palace
Shang Palace is located inside the Kowloon Shangri-La hotel.
Their signature fried rice here is *chef’s kiss*. It’s one of the best fried rice dishes I’ve had in Hong Kong (I’m not even exaggerating), so more people need to know about this. Even thinking and writing about their fried rice is making me salivate.
Unlike the other two restaurants listed so far, booking a table at Shang Palace is not required on weekdays. I visited a few times on weekdays, and there were always many tables available.
4) Summer Palace
Hong Kong has two Shangri-La hotels: the Kowloon Shangri-La, which features the restaurant Shang Palace, and the Island Shangri-La, which boasts Summer Palace.
The interior decoration of the Summer Palace is similar to that of its sister hotel restaurant, Shang Palace. Both places have a central colour theme of red and gold.
The menu items are different, though.
At Summer Palace, try the deep-fried shrimp toast with truffle pesto. While shrimp toast is pretty standard in Hong Kong, pairing it with truffle pesto is unique.
Be sure to visit Island Gourmet, the bakery located next to the restaurant. It sells pastries, cakes, chocolate, and macarons.
As my best friend says, food is for the stomach, and dessert is for the heart.
Eat to your heart’s content, my fellow sweet lovers. I know I do.
5) Lung King Heen
Did you know that Lung King Heen is the world’s first Cantonese restaurant to hold three Michelin stars?
Inside the Four Seasons Hotel, Lung Kin Heen is one of the city’s top restaurants. Although it currently holds two Michelin stars, it doesn’t feel like a downgrade. In addition, the restaurant has won numerous other prestigious awards, making it a must-visit for anyone willing to splurge on fine Cantonese dining.
Signature foods include baked whole abalone with diced chicken, steamed lobster, and scallop dumplings.
Many customers come to this restaurant for its Michelin-starred status, but they become repeat customers for the high-quality food and impeccable service.
You won’t be disappointed by the food here.
6) One Harbour Road
Inside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Wanchai, One Harbour Road has been around for decades.
The restaurant is exceptionally spacious, with two floors. The open space lets sunlight through the windows, so that restaurant-goers can enjoy the picturesque city skyline.
I’m not kidding when I say the XO sauce cheung fun here is the best I’ve had in a long time. While many restaurants might have the look down pat (dark and soft), the taste is bland.
One Harbour Road’s XO sauce cheung fun looks appetizing and tastes equally as good.
In my personal experience, the food on the dim sum menu is superior. I have also tried a few dishes from their à la carte menu, but they pale in comparison. Luckily, I ordered from the dim sum menu; otherwise, I don’t think I would have returned to One Harbour Road again after the first time.
7) Mott 32
Mott 32 is a global chain with locations in Seoul, Toronto, Bangkok, Singapore, Las Vegas, Dubai, and other cities. This restaurant is best known for its char siu, which must be reserved in advance.
Finding delicious BBQ pork outside Hong Kong and the Guangdong province can be difficult. However, in this city, where char siu is ubiquitous, it doesn’t stand out as much.
People visit Mott 32 for the dining experience. The dim lighting creates a more intimate and relaxing atmosphere, making it an ideal choice for a romantic date night.
8) Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine
Imperial Treasure is another luxury dim sum restaurant, which I’ve been going to for years.
There are two locations: Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay.
What I like about this place is its wide selection of dim sum dishes and an extensive à la carte menu.
It’s better to visit Imperial Treasure for lunch because you can order from both menus. However, only the dinner menu, equivalent to the à la carte menu, is available at dinner.
My favourites include the pineapple BBQ pork bun and the mayo jumbo shrimp, though some people say the shrimp has too much mayo.
The food quality is undeniable, though.
In addition, this restaurant, on the 10th floor, offers a beautiful harbour view of Tsim Sha Tsui.
Imperial Treasure is underrated, but it’s my favourite Cantonese fine-dining restaurant. It’s the one I visit the most on this list.
9) Duddell’s
As a restaurant with a one Michelin star, Duddell’s is inside Shanghai Tang, a building that people could easily walk by if they don’t know about this gem.
The restaurant has two floors of seating and an outdoor terrace. There’s also a private dining experience for those who want more privacy.
Duddell’s is unique because you can taste its food right up until the very last hours before leaving Hong Kong.
If there’s not enough time in Hong Kong, or you can’t book a table, eat at Duddell’s at the Hong Kong airport. As soon as you pass through immigration, it’s the first food stall in the airport food court, next to the Hong Kong Disneyland store.
As this booth is geared toward quick eats, many dishes from the Central restaurant will not be available; however, typical dim sum dishes will be offered.
10) Luk Yu Tea House
Being inside Luk Yu restaurant is like going back in time. When you enter, you are immediately surrounded by an old-school Hong Kong restaurant.
Unfortunately, none of us can go back in time (yet?), so eating here feels like you’ve temporarily stepped back in time and experienced what old Hong Kong was like.
Even though Luk Yu has been around for decades, the owners were wise to preserve Hong Kong’s old-fashioned feel.
Nostalgia is a powerful marketing tool, and Luk Yu’s interior design is one way to keep drawing people back.
On the outside, you wouldn’t think this is a Cantonese fine-dining restaurant. But wait until you see the final price of your bill!
Final Thoughts – Best Cantonese Fine Dining in Hong Kong
There are many Cantonese fine-dining restaurants in Hong Kong, and since you have limited time in the city, you have to pick and choose which spots to eat at.
Most have online menus, so check them out to see what suits your taste buds.
Do this a few weeks before you plan to eat there. Hong Kongers know how to appreciate good food and are willing to wait weeks for a table at their favourite restaurants.
If you have strong feelings about a particular restaurant, act quickly. Restaurants like Above and Beyond and Yat Tung Heen are notoriously tricky to secure reservations at.
Even if the restaurant is booked for the time you want, check back periodically, as tables can often become available. People cancel their bookings for various reasons.
In the worst-case scenario, you couldn’t get a table at the restaurant of your first choice. Nine others on this list can serve as an alternative.
These restaurants serve excellent food and are right up your alley for those seeking a luxurious dim sum experience. The Michelin guide also gave these restaurants a shout-out, so it’s not only me saying this.
Many of these places offer both traditional dim sum dishes and fusion dishes, contemporary twists on traditional favourites. This innovation comes at a cost, but that’s to be expected when you dine at the best Cantonese fine-dining establishments in Hong Kong.
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