Private Food Tour: The Best Bites of Hong Kong Island

Summary

Get picked up by your private guide at your Hong Kong accommodations, and then travel by public transport (own expense) to the Wan Chai MTR station, where you’ll begin your food exploration of this fascinating area. Start your morning right by digging into breakfast, served Hong Kong-style, at a “Cha Chang Teng” (Hong Kong-style café), where you can select from among local favorites like coffee, milk tea, pineapple buns with fresh butter, and breakfast sandwiches. Following your morning meal, travel to a nearby “wet market” a traditional Hong Kong commercial center where fresh fish, poultry, and meat are sold. The “wet” terminology comes from the fact the market’s concrete floor needs frequent washing. While these typical markets tend to be quite pungent, they’re also known to locals as the best place to get the freshest food at the lowest prices. Once you’ve worked up an appetite, stop at three locally-run family food stalls for more food tasting. You’ll pick from among Hong Kong favorites like barbecue pork or roasted pork belly, and visit the bakery to savor egg tarts and egg puffs. Just nearby is the “Blue House,” where you’ll stop to learn about the building’s role as one of Hong Kong’s first hospitals in the 1870s. The building was later acquired by the government in the 1970s and painted blue, hence the name. Kung Fu expert Lam Sai Wing later used the structure as a studio for his action-packed films. Finish your trip by visiting Pak Tai Temple, a Taoist religious site that dates back to 1863. Explore the temple’s three main halls and admire its 10-foot tall (3-meter) copper image of the site’s namesake, Pak Tai. After your temple visit, your guide will help bring you back to your accommodations.

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
Group Size
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Why take this tour?

Want to try our local snacks but don’t know where to go and what to eat??  Come to join us now, the 2.5 – 3 hours foodie tour include 4 food samplings, our friendly foodie guide will regale you with the history of Wanchai, share funs and tell you more of Hong Kong’s food culture and its’s development.  A guided walk also include a visit to a wet market, so you can deeply dig to the grassroots of Hong Kong.

What’s included?

  • Food and drink tastings at 4 locations (subject to change and availability)

  • Bottled water (one per person)

  • Tour will be conducted by our friendly professional English speaking guide (licensed by Hong Kong Travel Industry Council)

  • Hotel meeting service by our professional guide

  • Return to hotel accompanied by our professional guide

  • No appointed shopping stop is involved

  • Entry/Admission - Wan Chai

  • Food and drinks not belong to our tastings

  • Transportation fees from your hotel to Wanchai and reverse

  • Gratuities

  • Cost of transport, entrance fees (if any) or any food / drinks which you choose to buy during your tour

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Travel-Cafe

About operator:

Want to explore our city? Also Want to eat like a local? We combine several of our lively attractions and food samplings on the tour, so you can enjoy fun from both with moderate amount of walking and food tasting. Our friendly guide will regale you with the information of the city, share fun facts with you and also learn more of Hong Kong's food culture and history of development. More than fifty years of experience in Hong Kong gives us an unique insight into what is possible in our destinations as well as finely tuned appreciation of what our clients want from their journey. Our commitment to operate with the highest standards of service and professionalism as well as offering and executing seamless travel experience are the reason why we stands on the edge of tomorrow travel.

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