Private Walking Foodie Tour: The Best Bites of Mongkok
Description
Food always plays an important role in our culture. Hong Kong is considered the “Culinary Paradise” as we have gourmets from all around the world, no matter from Michelin-star restaurants to local street snacks. If you are a foodie and ready to explore the taste of Hong Kong, come and join us now. Let us introduce our local delicacies to you which have won the hearts of Hong Kong locals. The 3.5-hour foodie tour includes a guided walk through the bustling main street neighborhoods to the alleyway hidden by small local food stalls in Mongkok.
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Itinerary
At 2:00 p.m., our friendly foodie guide will meet you at your hotel or Prince Edward MTR station.
We will start our foodie tour with a tasty sampling of dim sum at a Michelin star Dim Sum restaurant. “Dim sum” – literally means “touch your heart”, is mostly a “snack-sized” portion, served in a small bamboo container, and eaten together with Chinese tea.
After a tasty sampling dim sum meal, it's time for us to do some exercise. We will start to walk and stop by an iconic wet market that offers a blast to the past.
This is a revitalization project comprises a total of 14 building numbers at Nos. 600 to 626 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, and our new stopping point. They include 4 post-war residential buildings and 10 pre-war shophouses which had been accorded Grade 2 Historic Buildings by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in 2010. Also, it offers a variety of local lifestyle shops. You can buy some souvenirs here.
After some exercise, we have space to have some food again. We will have the tasting of the “Chinese BBQ” which is also known as “Siu Mei”. These are highly seasoned meats, roasted on an open fire or in a rotisserie oven, the most popular “Siu Mei” is barbecue pork (boneless), barbecue goose and roast pork.
We will stop at 2 more family-run tasting food stalls featuring Hong Kong’s classic food which may include sweet Tofu dessert (very silky smooth tofu with sweet syrup), the marvelous fresh baked egg tarts or pineapple buns from the local bakery.
While we are in this bustling corner, our local guide will let you have sample tastings of various sorts of skewers and mini egg puffs or some local street snacks that you won’t even know what they are (but they are all safe and delicious to try).
After the tour, our tour guide will accompany you to your hotel or see you off at the Mongkok MTR station.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
* * If you select the hotel pickup service, our tour guide will meet you in the hotel lobby, near the reception area. After the tour, the guide will accompany you back to the hotel. * We can only provide hotel pick-up service for guests staying in the downtown area. Guests arriving from remote areas or the airport should meet their guide at the MTR station.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If you have food allergies, please let us know upon making booking, we will try to avoid and make alternative tastings for you
- Vegetarian option is also available, please advise us upon making reservation
- Our tours are "walking tours" and we make use of public transport to travel around. This means that we will be using the MTR (train), buses, ferries, and the trams
Reviews(2)
Enjoyed trying different food First place was close to our hotel but meeting spot further away. Wish that was better coordinated as we had to do a lot more walking back to where we started from
Dear Monica, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We greatly appreciate your review, as it helps us improve our services. We would like to clarify that our tour description clearly states that the meeting point is at Mongkok MTR station. However, we understand that this may have caused some inconvenience for you, especially if your hotel was located not closer to the original meeting point. To better accommodate our guests, we do offer another tour option where we arrange to meet them directly at their hotel. This ensures a more convenient starting point for those who prefer a shorter distance to travel. We encourage you to reach out to us via email in the future, so we can recommend a tour that is closer to your hotel and better suits your needs. Once again, we appreciate your valuable feedback, and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with an improved experience in the future. Should you have any further questions or require assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us directly. Best regards, Breakaway Walking Tours
The dim sums were delightful. The fish dumplings were great too. I love that we were able to complete it ahead of schedule.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your review with us. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us! We are delighted to know that you found our dim sum and fish dumplings to be delightful. We strive to offer a variety of tasty options, and it's wonderful to hear that you found them to be great. Thank you once again for your kind words. We truly appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back in the future for more delightful experiences. Best regards,
