Hong Kong food guide : Mong Kok

Mong Kok is one of the busy area in Hong Kong. You will see lots of local restaurant and street food stall which are very affordable and yummy, although the dinning place always is quite packed.

Street Food

Lung Chun

Lung Chun is a chain food stall easily found in Mong Kok. The staff here don’t speak English but you can point what you want. Most of local street foods like curry fish balls, beef offal, stinly tofu are waiting for you.

Address : 32 Mong Kok Road, Mong Kok
Directions : 10-min walk from Exit B3, Mong Kok MTR Station
Average cost per person : HKD$20 – $30
English menu : Yes

 

Modos

Modos should be on your list if you are a big fan of waffles and egg puffs. They did very good job on inventing different flavours of it, such as Apple Cinnamon Waffle, Borscht Egg Puff, and Honey Egg Puff.

Address : Shop A1, 174 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Mong Kok
Directions : 10-min walk from Exit B3, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon – Sun 12:30nn – 11:00pm
Average cost per person : HKD$20 – $30
English menu : Yes

 

Fei Jie

Fei Jie means a fat lady in Cantonese. The stewed offals on a stick is quite popular in Mong Kok. There is always a long queue and rushed service. If you have no idea what to get, just order a set of octopus, pork intestines and turkey gizzard.

Address : Shop 4A, 55 Dundas Street, Mong Kok
Directions : 5-min walk from Exit A2, Yau Ma Tei MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon – Sun 2:00pm – 11:00pm or sold out
Average cost per person : HKD$20 – $30
English menu : No

 

King of Coconut

King of Coconut has few branches in Mong Kok, selling fresh coconut milk and sugarcane juice. It is worth to try a combination of different toppings like sweet red bean and bubble pearl.

Address :
1. G/F, Dundas Square, 43H Dundas Street, Mong Kok
2. 30-32 Nullah Road, Mong Kok
3. 72 Bute Street, Mong Kok
4. G/F, Po On Building, 32 Mong Kok Road, Mong Kok
5. 17 Soy Street, Mong Kok
Average cost per person : HKD$25 – $30
English menu : Yes

Local Restaurant

China Cafe

China Cafe is located in a wet market. Although quite difficult to be found, it is still famous becau se of the 50-century look. They are providing many classic hong kong foods, such as egg tart, red bean ice shake and milk coffee.

Address : 1077A Canton Road, Mong Kok
Directions : 10-min walk from Exit A2, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon-Sun  6am – 7pm
Average cost per person : Below HKD$50
English menu : No

 

Yan Wo Dou Bun Chong

A good place to have a quick dinner and snacks. They are providing fried dumplings, noodles, and local desserts.

Address : 28 Mong Kok Rd, Mong Kok
Directions : 5-min walk from Exit B2, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours : 24 hours
Average cost per person : Below HKD$50
English menu : Yes

Sad Sour and Spicy Noodle

They don’t have an English name, the Chinese name means “heart broken” for some reason. Offering Sichuan sour and spicy potato noodles and Sichuan style dishes. 

Address : 1/F, Dundas Square, 43H Dundas Street, Mong Kok
Directions : 5-min walk from Exit A2, Yau Ma Tei MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon – Sun 11:30am – 1:00am
Average cost per person : Below HKD$50
English menu : No but do have photos on the menu

 

Mui Kee Cookfood Stall

Although this is not a open air food stall which is more local and traditional, Mui Kee still get good reviews as providing good Cantonese stir-fries in a clean comfortable dinning environment. (related article : 6 stir-fries you can’t miss in Dai Pai Dong)

Address : Room B, 2/F, Witty Commerical Building,1A-1J Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
Directions : 5-min walk from Exit E2, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon – Sun 11:30am – 3:00pm, 5:30pm – 00:30am
Average cost per person : HKD$100 – $150
English menu : No but do have photos on the menu

 

Dessert

Hui Lau Shan

Mango mixture drinks, mango pudding, mango desserts… what you get in this restaurant is all about mango.

Address : Shop 2, G/F, Concord Building, 60 Soy Street, Mong Kok
Directions : 6-min walk from Exit E2, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 1:00pm – 00:00am
Average cost per person : HK$25 -$40
English menu : Yes

 

Vegetarian

Chun Sum Vegetarian Restaurant

With a variety of vegetarian foods, they are providing healthy yummy vegetarian meat foods such as steamed buns, fried noodles, and fried rice.

Address : Shop C, G/F, 124-128 Portland Street, Mong Kok
Directions : 10-min walk from Exit E2, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 10:00am – 11:00pm
Average cost per person : HKD$30 – $50
English menu : Yes

Coffee Shop

Starbucks Coffee at Sai Yee Street

This is not a normal Starbucks in your country. The one in Sai Yee Street is designed in the style of old Hong Kong which is also offering local foods like egg tart, pineapple bun, and some Chinese sweets.

Address : 1/F, Wai Kee House, 89-91 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok
Directions : 5-min walk from Exit D2, Mong Kok MTR Station
Opening hours :
Mon – Thu, Sun 8:00am – 11:00pm
Fri, Sat  8:00am – 00:00am
Average cost per person : HKD$30 -$50
English menu : Yes

 

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