Hong Kong Food Tour: Sham Shui Po District

Posted By : 849agnesq
Highly recommended tour if you want to a glimpse of the real Hong Kong from a local POV

Guide: Carrie was great! We learned a lot about local history andculture aside from the food. She was very bubbly yet professional throughout the tour.

Food: Originally booked the tour just to eat at Hop Yik Tai (cheong fun) and it did not disappoint! Some of the best rice rolls I’ve ever had. All the food was awesome ( I was already full after the 3rd stop)

It was a bit warm for mid autumn but it was a great experience nonetheless. Worth the price. Will probably book the Central & Sheung Wan tour the next time I come back.
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Posted On : 2024-09-18 22:19:45

Posted By : 16KCtraveler
Excellent tour! My guide was Carrie and she's the best!! All the stops were a bit different and they were all delicious gems! Really fun to learn about food history and culture. One of my highlights of my visit to HK.
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Posted On : 2024-09-10 10:09:06

Posted By : jeremyjessley
Booking: This tour was a last minute booking for us. So I greatly appreciated Cecilia (our guide) for accommodating us. Since our request was a Sunday tour (which was not really done), Cecilia went out of her way to check with the different establishments on how we can make the Sunday tour happen despite this being a very busy day in Sham Shui Po. We even had some special arrangement with one of the establishments where we were allowed to enter before opening time.

Guide: Cecilia was a great guide! She not only stuck to her knowledge of the tour but she gave us a lot more stories and insights about the area and Hong Kong. She even answered some of my mom’s non-tour related questions (like where to get good roast goose, where to shop for this and that, etc). Most importantly, she made us feel very comfortable.

Tour: I’ve been to HK a number of times, but I learned so much about HK’s food culture in this tour more than all of my trips to HK combined. The food were delicious and fresh…not salty unlike other Chinese restaurants that are generous with their MSGs. My favorite was the Pineapple Bun and the noodles, but everything was really good. If I had a bigger appetite I think I would’ve ordered more.

Overall: Highly recommended tour. This is the first time I’ve booked a food tour and this set the bar high for me - not just the food but the experience we had was really good. If you’re new to HK or maybe have not had a formal introduction to HK food culture then this could be a good tour for you. It’s nothing fine dining, the food was simple but it’s a great way to get started into the HK food culture.
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Posted On : 2024-08-28 00:09:33

Posted By : JamesC810
We went to 6 locations with our informative and friendly guide, Carrie. Each location served tasty and interesting Chinese cuisine. From the Pineapple Bun to Egg noodle with Mushrooms, the food adventure was very enjoyable
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Posted On : 2024-07-13 02:57:41

Posted By : LaniSV
Loved our few hours wandering Sham Shui Po with our guide Carrie - the food we tried along the way was delicious (we would never have found those places without this tour) and she gave us lots of interesting info on the neighbourhood too, would highly recommend
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Posted On : 2024-07-10 00:35:41

Posted By : AndyXyloto
The food tour with Carrie was great.

We went to 5 small restaurants that we would never have visited without Carrie. We learned a lot about the Sham Shui Po district and its people.

As Carrie grew up here, she knows her way around and had already been to the restaurants with her parents as a child. The restaurants for the tour were carefully selected and all have a long family history.

We were also allowed to watch some dishes being prepared, such as dumplings or coffee and got the opportunity to ask questions to the chefs (Carrie translated 😅). In addition to the restaurants, we also visited other small family-run stores, such as the stores selling medicinal fish products.

👉 A clear recommendation! Thank you for this trip Carrie!
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Posted On : 2024-07-06 03:26:55

Posted By : Linga209
I went on this tour with an Italian foodie friend visiting from New York. We both had a great time. Our guide, Carrie, was very knowledgeable as she said she grew up in the area. Because of the relationship with the restaurants and vendors, Carrie was able to bring us to the back of house to see how things were prepared. We didn't feel like we were intruding as all the restaurant and store owners were very friendly and were expecting us. Even though I am from Hong Kong, I still learnt a lot about the origins and preparation of local foods. And everything was yummy!! I highly recommend this tour to all visitors and locals as well!
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Posted On : 2024-06-05 02:45:33

Posted By : Brandi_C
We had so much fun eating yummy food and learning more about Hong Kong and its food. Carrie was a fantastic guide and we enjoyed the tour very much!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 05:27:56

Posted By : amard424
Absolutely brilliant tour with Carrie. She was very helpful, engaging and knowledgeable about all the dishes, restaurants & culture in Hong Kong.

The tour gave us a really personal experience with all of these foods and included lots of dishes that weren't too obvious as a tourist so it really ticked our boxes.

The restaurants we went to all served us a delicious food and we're very friendly and kind in showing us how they made everything which you don't always get on a good tour.

Couldn't say anything bad about the food, our guide Carrie and the restaurant staff. 11/10
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 07:00:05

Posted By : Camper18032438339
This food tour was amazing! Our tour guide, Carrie explained the history of the area and each restaurant we visited in Sham Sui Po! Also each restaurant was so delicious!
This was an amazing tour!!! Would definitely do this again 😁
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 06:28:15