12 Must Try Dim Sum Restaurants In Hong Kong – From The 3-Star Michelin, To The Cheap & Good
Feature - Food Guide, Food - Hong Kong, Overseas - Hong Kong
December 16, 2018
One of the major reasons why foodies go to Hong Kong, is for their dim sum – from the steamed, baked, pan-fried to deep fried. The Hong Kong yum cha experience is indeed one of a kind, where people gather with family and friends for a loud and happy dining affair. Those listed here include the Michelin restaurants such as Lung King Heen and Tin Lung Heen, to those that tourists often queue up for – such as One Dim Sum and Ling Heung – which remains as a ‘nightmare’ experience for non-Cantonese speakers like me. Here......
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