Street Food Tours In Hong Kong - Updated 2024

Juliet
Juliet 
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Hong Kong is an exciting bustle of activity. Streets zigzag across the city, lined with shops that hawk all kinds of wares, from designer clothes to daily essentials. You can visit the famous Wong Tai Sing Temple to pray for divine intervention, joining thousands who flock there yearly to ask for the deity’s protection. Or perhaps you prefer to take the public train the Flower Market and take in the sight of all sorts of exotic blooms? Along the way, be sure to check out the street vendors selling delicious dim sum, polo buns, or wan tan noodles. Hong Kong is famous for its queue-worthy street food. But if you don’t want to queue, then join one of our selected tours below.

1. Small group tour of local markets and street stalls (from USD 130.0)

If you have always wanted to experience the lively sights and sounds of Hong Kong’s markets, then this is your chance. Join this small group for a culinary walking tour that explores the markets, and witness the local produce for sale. Stop at hidden food stalls and sit with the locals to taste local delicacies along the way. You’ll be able to explore four local markets and eat at four different locations.

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Hong Kong Local Markets and Culinary Tour with Small Group

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

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2. Best of Mongkok: walking food tour with guide (from USD 130.0)

Stroll through the food stalls and hidden-gem restaurants of Hong Kong’s Mongkok neighbourhood on this culinary-focussed walking tour of Hong Kong. With a small group of no more than 15 people, you’ll enjoy personalised attention and an intimate atmosphere as you listen to your guide’s commentary on Hong Kong’s culinary culture and food.

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Mongkok Culinary Walking Tour with Small Group

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

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3. Hong Kong street food feasting: eat with a local (from USD 161.0)

Join your local tour guide on a private tour to check out Hong Kong’s exciting and diverse food scene. Your guide will bring you around Hong Kong to sample food at best kept local food hunts, and sample lesser-known culinary delights that you may miss if you are on your own. Your itinerary can be customised according to your dining preferences. This tour is perfect for those who are new to Hong Kong, as you will walk through the districts and explore the lovely streets of the city.

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Hong Kong Food Tour with a Local: A Feast for Foodies 100% Personalized

Duration: 4 hours

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4. Small-group walking tour around Wanchai (from USD 117.0)

Explore Wanchai on foot with a guide. Your guide will bring you to the best-kept secret restaurants and food tastings in the Wanchai district, to savour up to four tastings of food and drink. Along the way, learn about the history of the neighbourhood, and visit the wet market to see the locals go about their daily shopping. Visit the Blue House, enjoy a brunch sampling at a Hong Kong-style café, and learn about the culinary history of Wanchai. This is a small group of eight people or fewer.

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Wanchai Culinary Walking Tour with Small Group

Duration: 3 hours

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5. Hong Kong: Kowloon food safari (from USD 59.0)

hong kong: kowloon food safari

Go on an adventure in Kowloon’s vibrant Jordan District, an area that is well known for its authentic local food sold at an affordable price. Experience dining locally in Hong Kong-style cafés (also known as cha chaan tengs in Cantonese) and open-air food stalls (dai pai dongs). After that, head out to observe the city’s wet and dry market where merchants trade fresh and processed produce. Sample more traditional Hong Kong food at neighbourhood eateries run by generations of the same family. Your Hong Kong guide will also share with you juicy tidbits about the evolution of street food here. Done with the tour and want to relax? Your guide will point you to the best drinking holes nearby, giving you a choice between dive bars or glamourous rooftop lounges with breathtaking Victoria Harbour views.

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Kowloon Food Tour

Duration: 3 hour

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6. Hong Kong island food tour (from USD 103.0)

In a small group of just eight, enjoy between five and seven different tastings at up to six locations on this walking tour. Your guide will bring you through street markets, wet markets, and cultural sights. Along the way, stop to try exotic snacks such as goose meat, dim sum, and waffles. Your guide will share with you the exciting evolution of food history in Hong Kong. This tour is sure to leave you satiated!

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Hong Kong Island Food Tour

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

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7. Hong Kong food tour: street food and authentic eateries (from USD 101.0)

This tour through residential neighbourhoods will bring you off the tourist trail in Hong Kong. Try the food that the locals like to eat, at authentic Hong Kong shops and eateries that sell the real deal. Taste the sweet, sour, bitter and spicy flavours of Hong Kong, and savour the variety of food out there. Your guide will take you around the island and give you tips on where else to explore for a hearty meal.

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Hong Kong Food Tour: Street Food and Authentic Eateries

Duration: 4 hours

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8. Kowloon street food tour (from USD 186.0)

This is a walking tour through Kowloon district’s most authentic small restaurants, food stalls and markets accompanied by an expert guide. You’ll be able to jostle side by side with the locals at authentic local eateries and tuck into a wide variety of local food. Your guide will bring you through a three-hour food tour of Kowloon’s Jordan district, with the flexible menu tailored to each participant’s dining preferences. Enjoy the walkthrough open-air produce, sit at the chaotic, bustling family-run diners with the dinner crowd, or for the more adventurous, venture further to try the street food at the streetside stalls.

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Private Hong Kong: Kowloon Night Street Food Tour

Duration: 3 hours

84 reviews

Eat your way through Hong Kong with our selected food tours

Whether you’re a first-time visitor to Hongkong or you’re yearning to try something new and different, our selected food tours are sure to tickle your taste buds! Venture off the tourist trail to discover what the locals really eat, and eavesdrop on the chatter of the locals; you’ll find yourself warming up to Hong Kong’s energetic buzz, all washed down with a nice hot cup of milk tea at a traditional Hong Kong café.

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