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Recommended by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and led by true Hong Kong locals from this gastronomic mecca, Hong Kong Foodie Tasting Tours offers unique, small-group walking tours to explore and experience Hong Kong's culinary culture. Our mission is to lead hungry souls from around the world to wander off the beaten path in search of Hong Kong's favorite foods. We have researched throughout the city, tried many eateries, talked to restaurant owners, before putting together itineraries featuring many of the locals' most-loved foods. Along our journey, you’ll also get a taste of Hong Kong's other flavors - its history, culture, architecture and many hidden gems. All our Foodie Guides are licensed. Join us on a memorable and unique experience of Hong Kong! For more information about the tastings, check tour availability or book a tour, please visit our website. Hong Kong Food Tours Limited. (Travel Agent License Number 353577)
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Susanna
New York1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Couples
My husband and I did the Temple Street Night tour with Carrie and had a wonderful time. Carrie was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. She brought us to a bunch of great local places where we had great street foods. We really enjoyed talking to her about Hong Kong’s history and culture, and felt we learned a lot about the day to day life there. Definitely would recommend going on a tour with Carrie during your trip to HK!
Written January 7, 2020
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delorean87
20 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
A great experience. Silvana was an engaging and friendly guide. All the places we visited were family run and the food was delicious. We also really enjoyed learning more about the history of the neighbourhoods we visited.
The tour was well paced and the mix of dishes ideal.
I would highly recommend Hong Kong Foodie and will certainly be trying another of their tours the next time we visit Hong Kong.
The tour was well paced and the mix of dishes ideal.
I would highly recommend Hong Kong Foodie and will certainly be trying another of their tours the next time we visit Hong Kong.
Written January 29, 2024
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Hi delorean87,
Thanks for joining us on our Central & Sheung Wan Foodie Tour with Silvana and also for taking the time to share your positive experience. We're delighted to hear you had a great time and enjoyed the mix between great food at the family-run eateries and history of the neighborhoods. Please do come back and join us on our other Foodie Tours next time. Each neighborhood has its own characteristics, including the food and drinks you'll find there as well.
Thank you!
Written February 19, 2024
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Rory S
United Kingdom37 contributions
Jun 2020 • Family
What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon with the family. Having lived in HK for a year we had tried some of these foods before but never knew why or how they fit into the local culture. It was a well thought through tour supporting local traders how produce quality food with age old traditions. A great way to engage our children in a food adventure where they could explore little side streets, cavernous food markets, taste the good stuff and hear about how food connects with the history and culture of Hong Kong.
Definitely worth doing if you are staying put this Summer!
Definitely worth doing if you are staying put this Summer!
Written June 30, 2020
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Evelyn G
Surabaya, Indonesia24 contributions
Aug 2023 • Solo
Cecilia is amazing guide. She is very passionate about her tea tasting profession. I learn a lot about tea in 2 hours than in years of drinking tea.
And she always gives positive feedback. That there is no wrong or right way in serving / drinking tea. You can be complete nervous wreck and still able to brew a nice cup of tea.
This tea tasting tour is new, available from last Christmas.
Give it a try, one does not have to be a regular tea drinker to enjoy the tour
And she always gives positive feedback. That there is no wrong or right way in serving / drinking tea. You can be complete nervous wreck and still able to brew a nice cup of tea.
This tea tasting tour is new, available from last Christmas.
Give it a try, one does not have to be a regular tea drinker to enjoy the tour
Written August 14, 2023
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Charles D
Georgian Bay, Canada14 contributions
Nov 2019
The hotel recommended to explore the shopping area and had a great recommendation for tours. We were picked up from the hotel by a young lady, called Sarah. She spoke well english and showed us around. We tried some odd fruits, snakeskin fruit, dragon fruit and a few others.
Written January 7, 2020
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Acassie
14 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
We had a great time with our guide Carrie on the Sham Shui Po tour. We ate a great range of food with interesting walks around the neighborhood to learn about Hong Kong as well as the food. We had our six month old baby in the carrier and he had a great time too- he had tofu pudding and a good look around at every stop. Carrie was very helpful making sure we had space to sit with him and everything we needed.
Written January 16, 2024
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Hi Acassie,
I think your baby might have been one of our youngest, if not the youngest, participant on our Foodie Tour! Thank you for joining our Sham Shui Po Foodie Tour and for having so much fun with our Foodie Guide, Carrie! Your baby seemed to be having such a grand time and we loved how willing he was to try the tofu pudding! Traveling with babies or kids can often be challenging. We are glad to hear you had a fantastic time with us! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with others. We hope to see you again on a different Foodie Tour with us on your next visit to Hong Kong!
Thanks.
Written February 19, 2024
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OaklandJackie
Oakland, CA49 contributions
Jan 2024 • Solo
Hong Kong Foodie's Sham Shui Po Foodie tour with Carrie was a highlight of my trip. She was fun and knowledgeable and I learned so much about food and Hong Kong in general.
The neighborhood was far away from the usual tourist places which made for an authentic experience.
As for the food? Delicious! I even went back to one of the restaurants for my final meal in Hong Kong.
Must do!
The neighborhood was far away from the usual tourist places which made for an authentic experience.
As for the food? Delicious! I even went back to one of the restaurants for my final meal in Hong Kong.
Must do!
Written January 12, 2024
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Hi OaklandJackie,
We are so thrilled to hear that your Sham Shui Po Foodie Tour with Carrie was a highlight of your trip to Hong Kong. You're spot on -- our tour in this working class neighborhood will provide for an authentic experience away from the touristy places. We love that you went back to one of the restaurants again! As most of the eateries we visit are family-run ones, the owners/staff are always so happy to see our participants revising them! Thank you for helping us support these small businesses who pour their heart and soul into their craft to provide exceptional tastes of Hong Kong. We really appreciate you taking the time to write this review. We hope to see you again on your next visit to Hong Kong.
Thanks!
Written February 19, 2024
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Mutton1023
Long Grove, IL127 contributions
Jun 2014 • Family
My husband, myself and our 3 college kids went on the private Central & Sheung Wan Foodie Tour. We started the tour searching 1-1/2 hours for the meeting location. We have taken numerous tours throughout Europe and Asia and the majority of private tours meet us at the hotel or for an extra fee can arrange transportation to the starting location. This tour only came with directions from the train station once we arrived on Hong Kong island. Our hotel was located in Kowloon. We took the ferry across the bay and when we finally found the meeting location we were all in a very pissed off mood. I did comment to both tour guides about the directions and the female guide had a sarcastic comment back that our hotel was closer to the train station than the ferry. Here's my question back, " since I don't live in Hong Kong, how would I know that?" I didn't like her attitude after that. The male guide was awesome, he went to school in our home town so we got along great. My second complaint is the fact that we booked a private tour which is for up to 8 people and we only had 5. So I paid for 8 but they only needed to supply food for 5 so the rest was profit for them. My daughter wanted to try turtle jelly which wasn't bad and they didn't charge extra for, but they shouldn't since they saved the food cost for 3 people but they were too greedy to pick up the cost of 1 can of coke that my son ordered. Really? Aren't you making a ton of money already on me. That's just greed!!! My final complaint was that I spent 820.00 USD on the tour and they charged me 110.00 USD gratuity for 8 people as part of the total. Although there were only 5 of us, again, Greedy!! The term gratuity is given as a tip when the service is above average. The gratuity should have been at my discretion and not forced upon me and taken when I signed up for the tour. The food at the stops was tasty, but not the best I've tasted. I did a fabulous food tour in shanghai by a company UnTours that was outstanding and Jamie was an awesome guide. There was a large part of history on the tour but my husband really enjoyed that. They did provide us with good directions by train to get back to our hotel across the bay. It was an enjoyable tour but for private tours they should give custom directions from my hotel, not generic ones.
Written June 29, 2014
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pillowsofwanderlust
Pasadena, CA3,592 contributions
Jan 2015 • Solo
This company offers 2 tours, which I took on consecutive days. Both tours have 6 official food- tasting stops, but both also have numerous other stops for local history, culture, and neighbourhood flavour. Both last about 3 1/2 hours. At the start, both give you a printed guide/map not only of the official stops, but of other restaurants/shops of interest in the area. Also you are given bottled water and a packet of tissues (as you may know, Hong Kong eateries are stingy with their napkins). Both feature food-tasting stops at places you probably wouldn't have noticed or tried yourself (the signage and/or menus are mostly only in Chinese). Local, mostly family-owned and operated places, often by multiple generations. Or the business itself may have a long history, or the building may be historic. Many places make their own offerings on-site and via old-fashioned, labourious methods. Food is the main thing, but you learn so much more--totally worthwhile.
CENTRAL & SHEUNG WAN FOODIE TOUR
Offered 4 times per week, 12 people max, 2:15 pm start (to avoid the lunch crowds). Our guides were Sylvana (she's on their website) and Ed, both excellent, both natives. Central is the business and financial centre of Hong Kong island, lots of recognizable high-rise office buildings. Sheung Wan is the rapidly gentrifying area west of Central--"hot" new restaurants, businesses and housing are quickly suffocating the old-style eateries, businesses, wet markets and traditional housing. More than once on this tour, we were told "take pictures now, this may be gone next time you're in Hong Kong", or "every week we see someplace new opening on this tour". Our tour had some Americans, an Aussie, and a South African/Canadian.
For me, the food-tasting stops offered many tastings familiar to me, but they were among the best I have tasted. The 6 stops were:
1) Wonton noodle shop. Located in a basement, outside sign in Chinese only, menu has English. Family-run and passed down for 3 generations, began as a dai pai dong (a classic open-air food stall still seen all over the city, kind of like an immovable food truck with covered seating). They make their own wontons, fishballs, broth, etc. We had noodles and wonton in broth .The shrimp wontons were HUGE, golf ball-sized, with almost whole fresh shrimp.
2) Roast meat restaurant. Narrow space, popular for take-away. Chinese/English signage, Chinese menu only. Roast meats of all kinds, hanging in the window. We had barbecue pork rice--delish. We were taken into the kitchen to see the large vertical roasting ovens. I would return here another day for take-away.
3) Sugar cane juice. An old business in an old colonial-style building, Chinese-only sign. Right in front a man was placing stalks of sugar cane through a machine over and over, slowly breaking it down. The juice was different, but tasty. The place also sells turtle shell jelly.
4) Preserved fruit shop. Here we were served a lovely kumquat/lemon tea and given a box of preserved fruits of various types, some of which I remembered from my youth.
5) Dim sum. Family-run. Sign and menu in both Chinese and English. Here we were served dim sum classics, among the freshest and best I've had.--shrimp dumplings, pork/shrimp dumplings, deep fried spring rolls, and crispy BBQ pork buns (baos). For me, the baos were a revelation! We're all familiar with the classic steamed white baos, and I'v had many a delish baked bao in the States, but the dough on these baos was totally new for me--chewy with a slight crunch and sweetness not unlike Hong Kong's famous pineapple bun (served on the other tour)--I think it's both baked and fried. And since I would have baos similar to these twice more at other places (Tim Ho Wan, Lung King Heen), I consider this a veritable paradigm shift in the way baked baos are made in Hong Kong!. I must now research to see if such baos exist in Los Angeles! I would return here on my own another day. Go after the lunch crowd. You are given a menu and pencil to place your order; there are photos or each item on the tables. The baos here were the cheapest of the 3 places I tried.
6) Bakery/pastry shop. Chinese/English signage. For take-away, no dining area--we were eating on the narrow sidewalk and street. We were served a classic egg tart, but this too was new and revelatory for me because the tart had a shortcrust pastry, as in shortbread-like, as in butter, butter, butter! Egg tarts I've had before, in the US and here, must have had shortening or lard crusts, including some place we went to on my first visit here, guided by an English publication's recommendation, where we ate the tarts on the street as buses full of locals laughed at us. This was the best and biggest egg tart I've had.
Non-tasting stops included some dai pai dongs under the Mid-Level escalators (which the government is threatening to close for sanitation reasons), Graham St. wet market, also slated for redevelopment (massive construction already encroaches one side), a dried seafood shop, a Dr. Sun Yat-Sen shout-out, Man Mo Temple, Cat St. (which has 2 other names), a snake shop (for soup).
I had walked many of these streets before (this was my 5th Hong Kong visit), but I learned so much and discovered new places to return to in the future on this tour. Hopefully, they'll still be there next time.
As an aside, I would find out later that Sylvana is an Eilte-level Yelper. She kind of dissed a new restaurant in Central the International New York Times raved about (and was also mentioned in Travel & Leisure magazine) that I was planning to try. I ended up not going, not because of her diss, but because I was too mellow after a great spa treatment to leave my hotel. Maybe next time, if it's still there.
SHAM SHUI PO FOODIE TOUR
Offered 3 times a week, 8 people max, 9:15 am start. Our guide was the excellent Fiona. Sham Shui Po is on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, somewhat north of the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront. It seems like kind of a working-class neighbourhood, with older walk-up residential buildings (complete with laundry hanging out of many a window), busy street markets filled more with locals than tourists, no modern skyscrapers like in Central. Much more local colour and flavour. The tour began in the MTR station, which Fiona told us all have restrooms--you have to ask an employee to guide you. Everyone but me on our tour was Aussie. Before the tour started, I did a restroom stop at a nearby McDonald's, where they served some quasi-Asian dishes and red bean pies, as well as apple pies.
These food stops offered a few tastings that were new to me. The 6 stops were:
1) Hong Kong-stlye cafe. No English anywhere. Here we had milk tea and pineapple buns. The milk tea was strong but good. The pineapple buns were outstanding. Some of us commented on how large they were, but there was nary a crumb left when we were through. It was like eating a soft but crunchy and sweet cloud. We got a peek at the buns being made, the ovens, and a man making the milk tea by straining it many times through what looked like a ladies' stocking.
2) Chinese-style breakfast. Tiny place, no English anywhere, long queue for take-away. No tables were free, so Fiona told us to look for a table that looked like they were about finished, and then basically hover and breathe down their necks until they were done. We ended up squeezing into a table where a single local man took his merry time finishing his congee. We were served rice rolls--sheets of rice "pasta" rolled up jelly-roll style and then cut into bit-sized pieces. You sauce them with peanut and hoisin sauces and a sprinkling of sesame seeds. They are eaten with wooden skewers (like a long toothpick) because they're too slippery for chopsticks. Delish, and new to me. Great local experience.
3) Soy product shop. No English. They only serve 3 soy products, which are made on-site--we saw the machinery/methods. Most of us tried the tofu dessert, ladled out of a big pot in thin layers, served hot with ginger syrup and sugar. Pretty good; I've had it before in the US, but not with ginger. Two people opted for the soybean milk, served warm or chilled.
4) Braised meat shop. No English. Apparently a Chiu Chow-Hong Kong fusion. We had braised goose and pork knuckle served with a dipping sauce and rice. Delish. I think this is the first time I've had goose--it tastes very similar to duck, but is more expensive.
5) Traditional Chinese bakery. No English. Here we were given a packet of cookies--walnut, almond and sesame. Some gobbled theirs then and there, I saved mine for later--also delish.
6) Noodle shop. No English, but there was a photo of Samantha Brown with the owners in the window. Also a write-up and photo of an apparently famous and respected Chinese food critic. We started the tasting with pickled turnips, then had egg noodles with shrimp roe and broth served alongside. The noodles are hand-made with a bamboo pole by the owners at home. The shrimp roe was a new taste for me, a bit bracing but far more pleasant than Chinese dried shrimp, which I do not care for. Others were not so enthused.
Non-tasting stops included wet market streets with noodle shops and shops selling dried things, including a dried gecko-like reptile splayed out on a stick like a fan. We stopped at a kitchen supply store featuring knives of many shapes. The area has a lot of notions shops (buttons, ribbon, fabric, etc.), some pawnshops, local clothing stores and phone/electronics stores and stands (including a discount electronics mall). We also stopped at a snake shop that served snake soup and snakes in cages awaiting slaughter. Fiona also stopped and discussed the difficult housing situation for the city's poor, showing pics on her phone of "cage houses"--stacked cages meant to house large animals that some humans call home. Quite distressing, especially after seeing renovated loft buildings in Central that rent for $75,000 HKD monthly, and a tacky pink Bentley whose garage space rent isprobably nearly as costly.
Overall, very worthwhile tours. I would try to do one or the other at the beginning of your visit, so you can return to the places visited. Plus, you'll learn about so much more than food on these tours, about this always fascinating, always frenetic, always changing (not necessarily for the better) city.
CENTRAL & SHEUNG WAN FOODIE TOUR
Offered 4 times per week, 12 people max, 2:15 pm start (to avoid the lunch crowds). Our guides were Sylvana (she's on their website) and Ed, both excellent, both natives. Central is the business and financial centre of Hong Kong island, lots of recognizable high-rise office buildings. Sheung Wan is the rapidly gentrifying area west of Central--"hot" new restaurants, businesses and housing are quickly suffocating the old-style eateries, businesses, wet markets and traditional housing. More than once on this tour, we were told "take pictures now, this may be gone next time you're in Hong Kong", or "every week we see someplace new opening on this tour". Our tour had some Americans, an Aussie, and a South African/Canadian.
For me, the food-tasting stops offered many tastings familiar to me, but they were among the best I have tasted. The 6 stops were:
1) Wonton noodle shop. Located in a basement, outside sign in Chinese only, menu has English. Family-run and passed down for 3 generations, began as a dai pai dong (a classic open-air food stall still seen all over the city, kind of like an immovable food truck with covered seating). They make their own wontons, fishballs, broth, etc. We had noodles and wonton in broth .The shrimp wontons were HUGE, golf ball-sized, with almost whole fresh shrimp.
2) Roast meat restaurant. Narrow space, popular for take-away. Chinese/English signage, Chinese menu only. Roast meats of all kinds, hanging in the window. We had barbecue pork rice--delish. We were taken into the kitchen to see the large vertical roasting ovens. I would return here another day for take-away.
3) Sugar cane juice. An old business in an old colonial-style building, Chinese-only sign. Right in front a man was placing stalks of sugar cane through a machine over and over, slowly breaking it down. The juice was different, but tasty. The place also sells turtle shell jelly.
4) Preserved fruit shop. Here we were served a lovely kumquat/lemon tea and given a box of preserved fruits of various types, some of which I remembered from my youth.
5) Dim sum. Family-run. Sign and menu in both Chinese and English. Here we were served dim sum classics, among the freshest and best I've had.--shrimp dumplings, pork/shrimp dumplings, deep fried spring rolls, and crispy BBQ pork buns (baos). For me, the baos were a revelation! We're all familiar with the classic steamed white baos, and I'v had many a delish baked bao in the States, but the dough on these baos was totally new for me--chewy with a slight crunch and sweetness not unlike Hong Kong's famous pineapple bun (served on the other tour)--I think it's both baked and fried. And since I would have baos similar to these twice more at other places (Tim Ho Wan, Lung King Heen), I consider this a veritable paradigm shift in the way baked baos are made in Hong Kong!. I must now research to see if such baos exist in Los Angeles! I would return here on my own another day. Go after the lunch crowd. You are given a menu and pencil to place your order; there are photos or each item on the tables. The baos here were the cheapest of the 3 places I tried.
6) Bakery/pastry shop. Chinese/English signage. For take-away, no dining area--we were eating on the narrow sidewalk and street. We were served a classic egg tart, but this too was new and revelatory for me because the tart had a shortcrust pastry, as in shortbread-like, as in butter, butter, butter! Egg tarts I've had before, in the US and here, must have had shortening or lard crusts, including some place we went to on my first visit here, guided by an English publication's recommendation, where we ate the tarts on the street as buses full of locals laughed at us. This was the best and biggest egg tart I've had.
Non-tasting stops included some dai pai dongs under the Mid-Level escalators (which the government is threatening to close for sanitation reasons), Graham St. wet market, also slated for redevelopment (massive construction already encroaches one side), a dried seafood shop, a Dr. Sun Yat-Sen shout-out, Man Mo Temple, Cat St. (which has 2 other names), a snake shop (for soup).
I had walked many of these streets before (this was my 5th Hong Kong visit), but I learned so much and discovered new places to return to in the future on this tour. Hopefully, they'll still be there next time.
As an aside, I would find out later that Sylvana is an Eilte-level Yelper. She kind of dissed a new restaurant in Central the International New York Times raved about (and was also mentioned in Travel & Leisure magazine) that I was planning to try. I ended up not going, not because of her diss, but because I was too mellow after a great spa treatment to leave my hotel. Maybe next time, if it's still there.
SHAM SHUI PO FOODIE TOUR
Offered 3 times a week, 8 people max, 9:15 am start. Our guide was the excellent Fiona. Sham Shui Po is on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, somewhat north of the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront. It seems like kind of a working-class neighbourhood, with older walk-up residential buildings (complete with laundry hanging out of many a window), busy street markets filled more with locals than tourists, no modern skyscrapers like in Central. Much more local colour and flavour. The tour began in the MTR station, which Fiona told us all have restrooms--you have to ask an employee to guide you. Everyone but me on our tour was Aussie. Before the tour started, I did a restroom stop at a nearby McDonald's, where they served some quasi-Asian dishes and red bean pies, as well as apple pies.
These food stops offered a few tastings that were new to me. The 6 stops were:
1) Hong Kong-stlye cafe. No English anywhere. Here we had milk tea and pineapple buns. The milk tea was strong but good. The pineapple buns were outstanding. Some of us commented on how large they were, but there was nary a crumb left when we were through. It was like eating a soft but crunchy and sweet cloud. We got a peek at the buns being made, the ovens, and a man making the milk tea by straining it many times through what looked like a ladies' stocking.
2) Chinese-style breakfast. Tiny place, no English anywhere, long queue for take-away. No tables were free, so Fiona told us to look for a table that looked like they were about finished, and then basically hover and breathe down their necks until they were done. We ended up squeezing into a table where a single local man took his merry time finishing his congee. We were served rice rolls--sheets of rice "pasta" rolled up jelly-roll style and then cut into bit-sized pieces. You sauce them with peanut and hoisin sauces and a sprinkling of sesame seeds. They are eaten with wooden skewers (like a long toothpick) because they're too slippery for chopsticks. Delish, and new to me. Great local experience.
3) Soy product shop. No English. They only serve 3 soy products, which are made on-site--we saw the machinery/methods. Most of us tried the tofu dessert, ladled out of a big pot in thin layers, served hot with ginger syrup and sugar. Pretty good; I've had it before in the US, but not with ginger. Two people opted for the soybean milk, served warm or chilled.
4) Braised meat shop. No English. Apparently a Chiu Chow-Hong Kong fusion. We had braised goose and pork knuckle served with a dipping sauce and rice. Delish. I think this is the first time I've had goose--it tastes very similar to duck, but is more expensive.
5) Traditional Chinese bakery. No English. Here we were given a packet of cookies--walnut, almond and sesame. Some gobbled theirs then and there, I saved mine for later--also delish.
6) Noodle shop. No English, but there was a photo of Samantha Brown with the owners in the window. Also a write-up and photo of an apparently famous and respected Chinese food critic. We started the tasting with pickled turnips, then had egg noodles with shrimp roe and broth served alongside. The noodles are hand-made with a bamboo pole by the owners at home. The shrimp roe was a new taste for me, a bit bracing but far more pleasant than Chinese dried shrimp, which I do not care for. Others were not so enthused.
Non-tasting stops included wet market streets with noodle shops and shops selling dried things, including a dried gecko-like reptile splayed out on a stick like a fan. We stopped at a kitchen supply store featuring knives of many shapes. The area has a lot of notions shops (buttons, ribbon, fabric, etc.), some pawnshops, local clothing stores and phone/electronics stores and stands (including a discount electronics mall). We also stopped at a snake shop that served snake soup and snakes in cages awaiting slaughter. Fiona also stopped and discussed the difficult housing situation for the city's poor, showing pics on her phone of "cage houses"--stacked cages meant to house large animals that some humans call home. Quite distressing, especially after seeing renovated loft buildings in Central that rent for $75,000 HKD monthly, and a tacky pink Bentley whose garage space rent isprobably nearly as costly.
Overall, very worthwhile tours. I would try to do one or the other at the beginning of your visit, so you can return to the places visited. Plus, you'll learn about so much more than food on these tours, about this always fascinating, always frenetic, always changing (not necessarily for the better) city.
Written February 1, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
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Berlin, Germany529 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
We would like to recommend this tour to everyone who travels to Hongkong! Yammy was a great guide to Hongkong's food, culture and people! Thanks for a wonderful tour!
Written November 7, 2017
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SvetlanaSushkovaLip
Lipetsk, Russia
Добрый день! А где посмотреть актуальные даты и забронировать экскурсию?
Written October 7, 2023
You can try their website : hongkongfoodietours d o t c o m
Written October 8, 2023
What exactly is included? Is food provided or do we purchase our own? Can you provide the current price for the tour in HKD? Not sure what the price I’m being shown is displayed in. How much advance notice do you need to book? Thank you!!
Written December 27, 2019
Hey Chris, so the food is all included in the price. Also, if you scroll to the bottom of tripadvisor it usually shows which currency is being displayed in. I know that's a problem I've had before. No idea about advance booking though. I'd really suggest this tour though, I had an amazing time on it.
Written January 6, 2020
Is there an option for Vegetarian?
Or if one only at chicken or fish ( no pork/lamb or beef)
Written July 11, 2017
Our Central & Sheung Wan Foodie Tour and Sham Shui Po Foodie Tour offer substitutes for no pork and vegetarian. There's no lamb or beef on the tour. You can choose the dietary preferences when you book the tickets on our website. Thanks!
Written July 13, 2017
Is there an option for Vegetarian?
Or if one only at chicken or fish ( no pork/lamb or beef)
Written July 11, 2017
There was actually a person who was vegetarian on the tour I did. I think she indicated this when booking online as there was a vegetarian option for her at three of the places (the samples at the other places were fruit or dessert based so it wasn't a problem). I believe she confirmed that she was vegetarian at the start of the tour, so the guide could make sure she was catered for.
Written July 11, 2017
Hi, I'm travelling with my elderly 84 year old mum who has limited mobility, and will need a wheelchair. Can I organise a private foodie tour for 4 people which is wheelchair accessible?
Written April 14, 2017
Hi, contact the tour group, sham shu po tour is on the flat, but slightly crowded as there are the markets there. Some of the places might be a bit cramped but could be doable. The tour staff are very helpful so contact them direct
Written April 15, 2017
Hi, we are looking at taking one of the Hong Kong foodie tours with our 2 kids (ages 9 & 6). Are these tours suitable for kids?
Written January 19, 2017
Hi koopsshields1,
Thank you for your question about bringing kids on our Foodie Tours. Hong Kong Foodie has brought many families with kids that age on all three of our Foodie Tours and they genuinely enjoy them. Some of the most challenging questions our Foodie Guides get are often those from children. The children also love to tell us stories of their other travel experiences and they want to share this experience with their friends in school.
We suggest parents to make their own judgement on whether their kids enjoy food or not. If they love to eat, love to hear stories and interact with strangers, they will enjoy the tour as they will participate and ask challenging questions like an adult. Some younger children aged 4 or 5 may find the walk too long. Many parents also think this is a great opportunity for children to meet locals and learn a new culture. You can check out our Facebook and Instagram to see photos of what our experiences are like. We hope to see you and your family on one of our Foodie Tours!
Regards,
Hong Kong Foodie
Written January 21, 2017
Please could you tell me if the food is from restaurants or street food.
I get really nervous eating street food in foreign countries
Written December 8, 2016
Food is from restaurants. It was all delicious.
Last part of tour the guide assists you which foods would be safe to purchase from a street venue.
Written June 7, 2017
Hello, I'm looking to book the Central foodie tour and was wondering if you went for the 1:30 or 2:15 tour? Any advice would be great. Thank you!
Written November 28, 2016
Hi Connor,
Hong Kong Foodie only offers the 1:45 pm tour on certain days. The itinerary for the two departure times is the same. Please check our calendar on our website to see if the 1:45 pm tour is available on the day you wish to take the tour.
Regards,
Hong Kong Foodie
Written November 29, 2016
Would anyone suggest doing one of these tours alone? I understand that it is a group activity, and i will be thrust in with others, but is it usually groups of people, or other solo travellers like myself?
Written September 3, 2016
We had solos and couples and everyone has a great time. It's gets more social as the stops go on.
Written September 4, 2016
Tina P
Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
Hi ,I'm coming to Hong Kong in March and I'm really interested in going on a food tour . We are staying at Harbour Grand Kowloon ,it says we have to meet the tour at Sham Shui MTR station I'm just wondering how far away is it from hotel . Thankyou Tina Phillips
Written January 23, 2016
Hey there! The meeting point is easy to get to. We stayed near our hotel and it took about 20 minutes. 20 minutes well worth the trip.
Written January 24, 2016
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