Predominantly a neighbourhood filled with offices and residences, Sheung Wan is Hong Kong Island’s quiet beast, playing host to a number of brilliant restaurants that challenge and impress.
Sheung Wan’s dining scene is complex and offers space to explore multiple facets of Chinese and Asian cuisines and challenge oneself with unique Western concepts.
Bookmark this guide to check out the best restaurants for any occasion in Sheung Wan.
The best restaurants in Sheung Wan
Racines
Set in a fine-dining space but ever so approachable, Racines invites the earth and vegetal creations of southern France to the dining table in Sheung Wan. The one Michelin star restaurant excels with their six-course spring menu (HKD1,688 pp), which cycles through new recipes created by chef Romain every two months. Each ingredient can be savoured and studied with each course, a true representation of the terroir of the chef’s Mediterranean upbringing.
Racines, 22 Upper Station Street, Sheung Wan, WhatsApp 5742 6539, book here
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MâmAmis
Located in an area of Sheung Wan packed with multiple Vietnamese restaurants, MâmAmis is an eatery that serves a hearty feast with sharp flavours. Try their beef pho (HKD138), chicken pho (HKD118), cold vermicelli (from HKD68), and rice dishes (from HKD68) for lunch, and the chicken salad (HKD138), pomelo salad (HKD158), roasted spring chicken (HKD298), baked turbot (HKD288), and baby-back pork ribs (HKD268) for dinner.
MâmAmis, Shop A & B, G/F, Fu Fai Commercial Centre, 27 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan, 2893 3309, book here
Da Hwa Won
A favourite with Hong Kong’s Korean community, Da Hwa Won embraces all aspects of Korean cuisine with rice, noodles, soups, and BBQ. Standout dishes on the menu include bibimbap (HKD120), seared prime beef tartare (HKD240), ox-knee soup (HKD250), japchae (HKD180), and honey-almond boneless fried chicken (HKD240). During the cooler months, head to their rooftop for refreshing al-fresco dining. Their banchan, whilst simple, is not one to miss out on.
Da Hwa Won, G/F & 1/F, 127 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, 2563 7882
Big Pink Burgers
Opened by the same team behind Graceland and Momentai, Big Pink Burgers is a new addition to Sheung Wan dishing out salty and finger-lickingly food burgers and sandwiches. Expect salt and good grease coming your way with the classic smash (HKD98) and Oklahoma fried onion (HKD98). Their Philly cheesesteak (HKD128) helps fill in a gap of Hong Kong’s beefy market. Get their classic tots (HKD58) to make it a meal.
Big Pink, G/F, 32 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan, book here
Shui Kee Coffee
Without the Sheung Wan Cooked Food Centre, the neighbourhood’s food scene would appear slightly drier, with the raucous dining hall housing several Cantonese cafés and stir-fry restaurants. Shui Kee Coffee is a no-frills cha chaan teng serving milk tea (HKD17), iced lemon tea (HKD18), French toast (HKD32), corned beef and egg sandwich (HKD22), and Spam and egg bun (HKD22), amongst other tasty treats to gobble down.
Shui Kee Coffee, Shop 17, 2/F, Sheung Wan Cooked Food Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan, 2850 8643
Schragels
The original purveyor of New York-style bagels in Hong Kong, Schragels opened in 2014 and now operates in a larger deli space with a menu of Jewish and New York classics. For the full experience, try their Loxy Lady (HKD95) and The Big Apple (HKD95) bagels, Reuben (HKD160) sandwich, and all-day-breakfast The Big Lebowski (HKD150), if you’re feeling extra peckish for a plate packed with meat and carbs.
Schragels, G/F, 104 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, 5285 7092
Man Mo Dim Sum & Wine
Man Mo Dim Sum & Wine buzzes with a loyal crowd that many Sheung Wan restaurants crave. The restaurant’s menu matches up quaint dim sum creations with a French touch, a credit to the area’s dominant French community. Top dishes include the creative goat cheese spinach bun (HKD62/HKD90), French Peking duck dumpling (HKD78/HKD115), five-spice lamb bun (HKD72/HKD105), and tom yum xiao long bao (HKD72/HKD105).
Man Mo Dim Sum & Wine, G/F, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, 5343 5743, book here
Samsen
A guide to eating in Sheung Wan cannot be complete without inclusion of the area’s buzziest spot, Samsen. With a queue persistently lining the block for both lunch and dinner, there’s a reason why the Thai mess hall is a hit. Flavours burst wide open with spice and heavy seasoning, with the khao soi chicken curry (HKD158), pounded green papaya salad (HKD112), fried rice with Wagyu beef (HKD148), and massaman Wagyu curry (HKD228) ranking the best of the lot.
Samsen, G/F, 23 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, 2234 0080, book here
North Garden Restaurant
Probably Sheung Wan’s biggest restaurant, North Garden Restaurant is a Cantonese banquet-style eatery neighbouring Western Market. Open seven days a week, the venue offers traditional dim sum and hosts a large selection of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hong Kong sharing plates for lunch and dinner.
North Garden Restaurant, 1/F, Hongway Garden, 7 On Tai Street, Sheung Wan, 2581 1683
For Kee Restaurant
For Kee is a neighbourhood favourite in the area during lunch hour, attracting office workers and foodies for their simple pork chop rice (HKD62), fluffy white rice paired with salty pork chop glazed in a sweet soy dressing. Other combinations include double ham and egg with rice (HKD38), tomato and beef with rice (HKD70), pork chop noodle (HKD45), and chicken wing noodle (HKD39).
For Kee Restaurant, Shop J–K, G/F, 200 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, 2546 8947
Yuk Kin Fast Food
Recently gaining virality on Xiaohongshu and Instagram, Yuk Kin Fast Food is a charming streetside cha chaan teng that amps up the spices and flavours on its classic café menu. A popular item is the chicken fillet in curry sauce rice (HKD50), bursting with spices and fragrance, so too with the satay beef rice (HKD54), sliced pork in black bean sauce with rice (HKD48), and pork chop in sweetcorn sauce with rice (HKD50). Bring a fan if you’re not accustomed to al-fresco dining because it can get very hot out there.
Yuk Kin Fast Food, Shop A, G/F, Po Wan Building, 6 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan, 2549 2505
Embla
Chef Jim Löfdahl’s Embla is a top contemporary Nordic fine-dining restaurant in Hong Kong, exploring culinary elements formerly never touched upon in the city: the burgeoning fine-dining space of Scandinavia and Sweden. Their dinner menu (HKD1,288 pp) evokes a sensation of sour and salty tones with fish dishes, central to the grouping of north European countries. Take note of the cured yellowtail, poached brill, and aged duck which possess strong umami kicks and fresh sea tastes.
Embla, G/F, 11 Upper Station Street, Sheung Wan, 2559 8508, book here
Yardbird
Standing tall for more than a decade in Sheung Wan, Yardbird is one of Hong Kong’s restaurants that has rightfully cemented us as a foodie city. Beyond their well-spiced menu of chicken bites, such as the chicken miso breast (HKD52), bicep (HKD52), wings (HKD52), liver (HKD52), and fillet (HKD52) yakitori, the thumping music and strong highballs and cocktail make this a spot you must visit soon, and fast.
Yardbird, G/F, 154-158 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, 2547 9273, book here
1908 British Chinese
As Hong Kong’s only British-Chinese fusion restaurant, 1908 British Chinese takes it seriously presenting a menu that explores the fond flavours of the UK’s Chinese takeaways. This is not strictly Cantonese food, but an interpretation. Thus, we recommend the crispy aromatic shredded duck (HKD200) with the typical accoutrements, 1908BC fish & chips (HKD230), and the sweet & sour pork with fresh fruit (HKD198) for a taste of Britain.
1908 British Chinese, 5/F, The Pemberton, 22-26 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, 2116 4668, book here
Call Me Al
If you are in the mood for homely food and connections, Call Me Al has you covered in Sheung Wan. Food is a big proponent of this place. For a good time, order their Might as well be fries (HKD60), spicy rigatoni (HKD160), polmard beef tartare (HKD140), and the crazy good smashed burger (HKD165). The verifiable neighbourhood spot is bound to contain faces you cherish or have passed around, ensuring no moment goes anonymous in this convivial restaurant.
Call Me Al, GF, 123 Queen’s Road West, Sheung Wan
