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💡 The Short Version: Group food tours here run three hours or more with several tastings. Prices start at HK$450 for three hours, and a Kowloon street food walk is from HK$880. Tell the operator about dietary needs when you book. Or book a tour: the 3-hour street and restaurant tourad (from HK$450, 4.9 stars from 1,153 reviews) covers dim sum, barbecued pork and egg tarts in one walk. To eat without a guide, use the dim sum, roast goose and cha chaan teng guides.
Food tours compared
Street and restaurant tour with dim sum
From HK$450 · 4.9 stars from 1,153 reviews · 3 hours
Hong Kong: 7-Course Hong Kong Street & Restaurant Food Tourad is a guided walk with a local through hidden alleys, tasting more than ten classics including dim sum, barbecued pork and egg tarts, with colonial history along the way. It runs in good weather only: GetYourGuide offers another date or a refund if it is cancelled for poor weather. A good first tour. Groups are up to 15 people, children under 13 have their own ticket, cancellation is free and you can book up to 30 minutes ahead, though it is listed as likely to sell out. The guide speaks English.
Gems food tour with dim sum and goose
From HK$833 · 4.9 stars from 81 reviews · 3 hours
Hong Kong: Gems Food Tour with Dim Sum, Goose & 7+ Tastingsad covers six or more dishes: dim sum, beef brisket soup, roast goose and local sweets. It suits visitors who want roast goose and dim sum in one afternoon. Cancellation is free, you can book up to 2 hours ahead, and the tour is in English with adult (18+), youth (13 to 17) and child (under 13) tickets.
Kowloon Michelin street food walk
From HK$880 · 4.9 stars from 21 reviews · 4 to 5 hours · private option available · pickup available
Hong Kong Kowloon: Michelin Street Food & Culture Walkad is a walk through Kowloon’s neon-lit streets tasting Michelin-rated street food, with local life and culture along the way. Cancellation is free and the booking closes 10 hours before the start. Pickup is available, a private option exists, guides work in English and Chinese, and the group is capped at 8 with separate tickets for ages 7 to 11 and under 7.
Private street food tour with a licensed guide
From HK$1,603 · 4.9 stars from 28 reviews · 4 hours · private
Hong Kong: Private Street Food Tour with a Licensed Guidead is a private tour with eight sweet and savoury tastings in neighbourhoods such as Sham Shui Po. It suits families or groups who want the pace to themselves. It is a private group of up to 8 that is wheelchair accessible, in English, with free cancellation and a 24-hour booking deadline.
Cured meats at a Sham Shui Po stall. Photo: Davebhanlds, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Choosing a tour
| If you want | Book | From |
|---|---|---|
| The best-reviewed first tour | 3-hour street and restaurant tour | HK$450 |
| Dim sum and roast goose in one afternoon | Gems food tour | HK$833 |
| Kowloon street food in the evening or afternoon | Michelin street food walk | HK$880 |
| A private pace | Private street food tour | HK$1,603 |
Eating the same neighbourhoods without a guide
A tour pays for the choosing and the introductions. If you would rather walk it yourself, two neighbourhoods hold most of the classic stops within a few streets of each other. Details for each place are in the where to eat guide.
Sham Shui Po
The private street food tour lists Sham Shui Po among its neighbourhoods. On foot, these four are on or near Fuk Wing, Kweilin and Pei Ho streets:
- Tim Ho Wan, G/F and M/F, Ka Wui Building, 9-11 Fuk Wing Street, open 8:00 to 22:00 (Tim Ho Wan), for the baked barbecue pork bun.
- Wai Kee Noodle Cafe, 62 and 66 Fuk Wing Street, a cha chaan teng known for noodles in soup with pig liver or beef (Hong Kong Tourism Board).
- Hop Yik Tai, 121 Kweilin Street, for rice noodle rolls with sweet, sesame and soy sauces; the queue is constant (Hong Kong Tourism Board).
- Kung Wo Beancurd Factory, 118 Pei Ho Street, for silky tofu pudding, made here since 1960 (Hong Kong Tourism Board).
Central
Most of these sit on or near the route of the Central to Sheung Wan walk.
- Mak’s Noodle, G/F, 77 Wellington Street, open 11:30 to 21:00, for wonton noodles (Mak’s Noodle).
- Lan Fong Yuen, 2 Gage Street, open 7:30 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and closed on Sunday, cash only, about HK$50 or less a head, for milk tea and pork chop buns (Hong Kong Tourism Board, OpenRice).
- Sing Heung Yuen, G/F, 2 Mei Lun Street, a dai pai dong known for crispy buns with lemon and honey (Hong Kong Tourism Board).
- Tai Cheong Bakery, 35 Lyndhurst Terrace, open 9:30 to 20:30 daily, under HK$50 a head, for egg tarts (Tai Cheong Bakery, OpenRice).
- Yat Lok, 34-38 Stanley Street, for roast goose over noodles (10:00 to 20:30, and one Michelin star in the 2026 guide), and Yung Kee, 32-40 Wellington Street, open 11:00 to 22:30 (Yung Kee). The roast goose guide covers both.
Booking tips
- Dietary needs. Stocks often contain dried shrimp or pork bones, and street snacks use shellfish. Tell the operator about allergies and vegetarian needs at the time of booking.
- Shoes. The walks are on foot over steps and pavements, so wear comfortable shoes.
- Weather. Check the cancellation terms: some tours are weather dependent.
- Cancellation. All four food tours above list free cancellation on GetYourGuide. The shortest booking window is the 3-hour street tour, which closes 30 minutes before the start; the Michelin walk needs 10 hours and the two private tours 24 hours.
- Language. Every food tour above is run in English; only the Michelin walk also lists Chinese.
- Children. The 3-hour street tour and both private tours treat under-13s as children; the Gems tour has a youth ticket for 13 to 17; the Michelin walk has tickets for ages 7 to 11 and under 7.
- Mobility. The private street food tour is listed as wheelchair accessible.
- Eat on your own too. Where to eat is in the where to eat guide, and the evening street food is in the Temple Street guide.
A street noodle stall in Central. Photo: K.C. Tang, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Curry fish balls. Photo: Ceeseven, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Common questions
Are food tours in Hong Kong worth booking?
They suit a first visit. A guide handles ordering at places without English menus and strings several tastings together in one walk. If you are happy to point and order, the free guides on this site cover the same dishes: dim sum, roast meats, cha chaan teng and street food.
How much does a Hong Kong food tour cost?
On GetYourGuide the group tours here start at HK$450 for a three-hour street and restaurant tour (4.9 stars from 1,153 reviews), HK$833 for a three-hour dim sum and roast goose tour and HK$880 for a Kowloon Michelin street food walk. A private street food tour is from HK$1,603.
Can vegetarians join a Hong Kong food tour?
Cantonese street food leans on pork, dried seafood and shellfish, so tell the operator when you book. Ask before you pay whether the tour can be changed for your diet.
What should I eat before a food tour?
Little. The tours advertise 6 to 10 tastings, so arrive hungry.
