Best Cantonese restaurants in Hong Kong (2024)

Located in the IFC Mall, Chinesologyis anunconventional Chinese restaurant and bar and approaches Chinese culinary traditions with a modern eye. Their ‘Flavors of Life’ degustation menu, for example, features a creative crispy spoon with A5 Kagoshima Wagyu and pine nuts as well as an ancient Chinese candy-inspired preserved plum mousse with cherry dessert. At the bar, a selection of drinks pays tribute to traditional Chinese medicine and herbology with co*cktails like the whisky-based Bamboo Punch, Tietini with Tie Guan Yin-infused gin, and Thanks Emperor which blends mao tai with vodka and lychee.

This celebratedthree Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant was founded by the city’s ‘Abalone King’ Yeung Koon-yat. Forum puts a luxurious twist on traditional Cantonese cuisine by serving a menu of dishes with abalone as the star. The claypot stewed abalone made with superior broth is how he coined the accolade ofabalone expert. Honourable mentions include the braised sea cucumber and goose feet in abalone sauce, baked crab shell, tangerine sweet and sour pork, and stewed bird's nest with white fungus and coconut milk.

Since Ho Lee f*ck opened its doors in 2014, the restaurant has remained a solid go-to spot for groups of friends to eat, drink and hang out in Soho. Helmed by chef ArChan Chan, Ho Lee f*ck dishes uptraditional Cantonese cuisine with innovative and contemporary twists. Theira la carte menu features dishes likehoney-glazed and charcoal-grilled Kurobuta pork char siu, Wagyu short rib, e-fu noodles tossed in cheese sauce with seaweed butter and Australian lobster, and more.Be sure to swing by for Good Fortune Club, Ho Lee f*ck's boozy dim sum brunchaffair that happens only on the first Sunday of every month, where guests can munch on unlimited dim sum while sipping on premium vintage Champagnes.

Jade offers exquisite Cantonese fare at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong with a strong emphasis on using the finest ingredients to create heart-warming delicacies. In addition to their selection of dim sum classics, the restaurant’s menu features locally sourced seafood in dishes like double-boiled fish soup with fish maw and spotted garoupa fillet, and crab shell stuffed with fresh crab meat and onion. Pair your meal with an extensive collection of premium Chinese tea, such as vintage pu'er, oolong, and floral teas.

Lung King Heen at the Four Seasons Hong Kong was the first Chinese restaurant in the world to be awarded three Michelin stars – and it’s not hard to see why. Chef Chan Yan-tak and his team create the most delicate pieces of dim sum, as well as perfectly steamed seafood dishes, nourishing double-boiled soups, and delicious seasonal ingredients. Award-winning food combined with a stunning view of Victoria Harbour doesn’t get better than this.

You’ll feel posh walking down the stairs into One Harbour Road's dining area, which resembles a 1930s-era Chinese mansion with views looking out onto Victoria Harbour. Even the crockery is elegant and refined. The menu here features solid dim sum and Cantonese dishes made with time-honoured traditions crafted by executive Chinese chef Chan Hon-cheong. Dishes on offer include honey barbecued pork, crispy suckling pig, steamed giant garoupa fillet, including vegetarian dishes like Omnipork dumpling, double boiled mushrooms, and other vegetable dishes. Save room for the mango pudding.

Famed for its elevated Cantonese classic dishes, Michelin-starred Man Ho Chinese Restaurant is a popularvenue that has been serving the city’s most discerning foodies for many years, which is no small feat in Hong Kong’s competitive food and beverage industry. Thecuisine here, which spans delectabledim sum and the freshest seafood among others, is brilliantly executed, all the while hitting the spot for when you want classic and comforting Cantonese food.

Located in the pavilion of The Murray hotel, Mián celebrates the eight major Chinese cuisines with a menu that embraces the heritage and traditions of each region in creative new dishes. Named after the Chinese word for Cotton, for their Cotton Tree Drive address, the restaurant is helmed by Sichuan-born chef Ronald Shao who has created an extensive a la carte menu with dim sum and executive business lunches available during the day. Menu highlights include a Sichuan style poached tiger grouper with assorted chilis, seafood, egg and local soy sauce fried rice, and much more.

Offering exquisite Cantonese fare, Rùn at The St Regis Hong Kong turns out some fantastically refined, and sometimes contemporary, Chinesedishes. It's no wonder that the restaurant earned its first Michelin star within six months of opening. Much like the luxury hotel that it's housed in, the restaurant is designed by Hong Kong designerAndré Fu, so you can expect to be sitting in a chic interior. Try the double-boiled conch soup with kelp, goji and abalone, and the barbecued Iberico pork with honey.

Named after the Golden Age in Chinese history, the T’ang Dynasty, thisthree-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant is aptly furnished in extravagant burgundy and gold tones to match in The Langhamhotel. The extensive menu includes Cantonese classics and signature dishes like stir-fried lobster with spring onions and shallots, Peking duck, and golden-fried stuffed crab claw,as well asthe moretraditional bird’s nest and abalone dishes too.

Chef-owner Vicky Cheng of VEA has opened his second venture, Wing, whereChinese classicsare reimagined with dishes that cover the eight major regional cuisines while combining Western culinary techniques. Think crispy skin sugarcane glazed pigeon, chopped chilli fish maw, and king crab congee with chicken oil, all of which will focus on local and indigenous produce and ingredients.

One Michelin-starred Yat Tung Heen is an internationally renowned restaurant led by celebrated Chef Tam Tung. Serving up a contemporary twist on authentic Cantonese cuisine, set in a high-design moody atmosphere inspired by 1920s Shanghai taverns, the restaurant offers a rarefied fine dining experience in Hong Kong. A range of private dining options and a vast main dining room will play host to various salon art events.

Helmed by executive chef Siu Hin-chi, two-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant Ying Jee Club offers a more understated take on classic Cantonese cuisine. Their modern interior makes for great special occasion dining and the menu showcases excellent tasting dishes that are executed with finesse. Must-try dishes include the steamed king prawn with crab coral and the marinated Hua Diao pigeon.