Tin Lung Heen 天龍軒 – High Level, High Price, High Quality Food
Feature - Review, Food - Hong Kong, Overseas - Hong Kong
July 19, 2014
When asked for the best dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong, to clarify the atas high end category, most would drop the name of Lung King Heen 龍景軒. After all, it is the only 3 star Michelin Chinese restaurant in the world currently. Considered as a closed competitor is Tin Lung Heen 天龍軒, if you can, and are willing to pay. The view literally stole my breath away, the food did too. Located on Level 102 of the Ritz Carlton, the 2-star Michelin restaurant is dramatically elegant with a picturesque view. It was one of those few......
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