• Man Wa Lane - Engrave your name in the 2,200-year-old Small Seal Script at Mr. Ng’s shop, the artist behind Hong Kong’s banknote designs, and stamp it like the emperors of old.
• Wing Lok Street - Enjoy har gow dumplings steamed in bamboo baskets and learn how dim sum evolved from Silk Road sustenance to a popular MTR snack in modern times.
• Wing Lok Street - Discover Hong Kong’s dried seafood market, featuring delicacies like shark fin, bird’s nest, and cordyceps, and understand their significance in prosperity and Cantonese culinary heritage.
• Sheung Wan Market and Cooked Food Centre - Relish Cha Chaan Teng favorites: smooth milk tea and crispy peanut butter French toast, showcasing Hong Kong’s creative postwar adaptation of Western comfort food.
• Bonham Strand West - Learn how the 1953 Korean War trade embargo on China ended Hong Kong’s trade economy, prompting innovative merchants to transform the city into a global financial hub, turning pirate instincts into legitimate banking.
• Hong Kong Queen’s Road West - Observe Cantonese BBQ experts craft char siu with a glass-like crackling skin at historic Possession Point, where chefs refined recipes as British forces took Hong Kong in 1842.
• Possession Street - Savor Hong Kong’s iconic egg tart, a lard-pastry creation by 1920s Cantonese chefs, distinct from its Portuguese custard counterparts.
• Hong Kong Queen’s Road West - Enjoy traditional ‘toxin-clearing’ herbal teas like Five Flowers tea, a communal practice reflecting Traditional Chinese Medicine’s balance-focused philosophy suited for Hong Kong’s climate.
• Queen’s Road Central - Wonton noodles have transformed from small theater snacks to hearty bowls of shrimp-filled dumplings in amber monkfish broth, a refugee chef’s modern take on a 2,000-year-old dumpling tradition.
• Gilman’s Bazaar - Chinese Tea House – Experience handling HK$80,000 aged pu-erh tea cakes and learn the art of brewing in unglazed clay pots, where decades of flavor layers are revealed through multiple infusions.
• Central Market - Hong Kong’s iconic egg waffle, a product of 1950s creativity using leftover lard and cracked eggs, is now celebrated for its crispy lattice shell and creamy center.

• Professional local guide
• Street Food Tasting

• Hotel pick-up and drop off
• Gratuities

No dietary accommodations. Emphasis: genuine local experiences.

1. Historic Chinese Quarter
   Sheung Wan: The historic core where Hong Kong originated. Explore dried seafood markets like Wing Lok Street, known for the shark fin and bird’s nest trade. Discover how these streets sent laborers worldwide, contributing to the city’s transformation from a 19th-century opium hub to a financial powerhouse.

2. Authentic Local Eats
   Where the locals truly dine:
   • Cha Chaan Tengs: Enjoy “Silk-stocking” milk tea & French toast
   • Noodle experts: Savor shrimp wontons in flounder broth
   • Dim Sum venues: Experience the evolution of bamboo-steamed har gow
   • Herbal tea stalls: “24 Flavors” at 1950s social gathering spots

3. Taste History Directly
   At 7-8 stops:
   ✓ Sample 10+ dishes: BBQ pork, egg tarts, egg waffles
   ✓ Observe imperial ingredients: HKD$200K/catty cordyceps
   ✓ Uncover myths: Secrets of “Silk-stocking tea”
   ✓ Link food-history: How scarcity led to the creation of Cha Chaan Teng

• Not suitable for vegetarian
• Halal food will not be provided
• A moderate amount of walking is involved
• This tour is subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.