Packed with residential buildings and giant malls, Sha Tin follows a familiar formula across New Territories neighbourhoods sharing the same mall-friendly big names.
Yet, Hong Kong’s most populous district, boasting more than 650,000 people living in the northeastern slither of Hong Kong, hosts a list of top restaurants well-suited for quick bites or family meals on the weekend.
Here are our recommendations for dining in Sha Tin for any occasion, fancy or quick!
The best restaurants in Sha Tin
1. Sha Tin 18
Famed for their roast duck, Sha Tin 18 excels with Chinese delicacies familiar to the Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Fujian, and Shunde palate inside the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong. The grand restaurant is a family favourite, with their roast duck skin, breast meat, leg meat with skin (HKD568) essential to order for a large gathering. Their wok-baked cod fish (HKD528) and simmered cod fish puff (HKD468) are great picks for balancing the meal with different protein.
Sha Tin 18, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin, 4/F, 18 Chak Cheung Street, Ma Liu Shui, 3722 7932, book here
2. Bakehouse
At Bakehouse’s newest and first all-day-dining location in Sha Tin, the bakery brand expands its repertoire to lay its Bakehouse signature for brunch, dinner, and new snacks. On the weekday lunch menu (HKD118), we recommend ordering the piri-piri chicken burger or mushroom tartine, both offering a grand umami oomph. For à-la-carte, go with the grilled M4 wagyu striploin (HKD368) and burrata & hot honey (HKD128). Their newest mango sago bolo bao (HKD28) is worthy of a finisher, even if you may feel stuffed afterwards.
Bakehouse, Shop 247, 2/F, Phase I, New Town Plaza, 18–19 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin
3. Shing Kee Noodles
Shing Kee Noodles is an eclectic dig in Sha Tin. The Chinese restaurant is littered with aged artifacts and local Hong Kong motifs, serving hot pot in the night and neighbourhood-beloved lunch deals in the week. We recommend their Gung 1 Si 1 noodles (HKD62) noodles packed with every ingredient sold at the eatery, braised beef brisket noodles (HKD52), shrimp wonton noodles (HKD32), and steamed mince pork patty with Chinese-style salted egg (HKD54).
Shing Kee Noodles, Shop 5, Lek Yuen Estate Market, Lek Yuen Street, Sha Tin, 2692 6611, book here
4. Hong Kong Wing Nin
Hong Kong Wing Nin moved into Sha Tin a number of years ago, expanding a 60 year old Hong Kong restaurant chain which specialises in slow cooked sizzling meat plates and cart noodles. Their Sha Tin-exclusive five treasures beef cart noodles (HKD88) and three-choice oil noodles (HKD65) are crowd favourites for lunch, with their baked Portuguese chicken (HKD118) and three pork cart rice (HKD78) worthy for ordering at dinner time.
Hong Kong Wing Nin, Shop 113, L1, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre St, Sha Tin, 2117 2368
5. Four Seasons Fun Fong
A sister restaurant to 130-year-old Ser Wong Fun in Central, Four Seasons Fun Fong aims to modernise the snake recipes celebrated for a century and more. The highlight of the menu is their snake banquet (HKD99) soup juiced up with snake meat and herbal touches. Other specialities include their deep fried duck liver sausage dumpling (HKD39, 2pcs), crab cream stirred noodles (HKD139), and chilled sweet and sour pork (HKD109).
Four Seasons Fun Fong, Shop 363A, 3/F, New Town Plaza Phase III, 2-8 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin, 3108 2196
6. Nongenji Hunan Cuisine
With five locations across Hong Kong, real Hunanese dishes can be found at Nongenji Hunan Cuisine in Sha Tin, a leading restaurant brand from China. With ingredients sourced directly from farms in Hunan, the dishes are fresh and vibrant, including the aged duck with stir-fried peppers (HKD158), stir-fried Chinese kale (HKD68), and sauteed yellow beef pot (HKD138).
Nongenji Hunan Cuisine, Shop 3013, 3/F, Lucky Plaza, 1-15 Wang Pok Street, Sha Tin, 6502 2764
7. Pici
If you are feeling Italian food whilst you are up in Sha Tin, Pici’s Sha Tin restaurant is your answer for all the classic warm dishes familiar with every Hong Konger. Covering the basics, we recommend ordering the tuna tartate (HKD140) and burrata cheese (HKD98) to start off with, before picking the pappardelle beef cheek (HKD150) or taglioni truffle (HKD198) to pair up.
Pici, Shop 251, 2/F, New Town Plaza Phase I, 18-19 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin, 2776 6222
8. Tei Mou Koon Dessert
A branch of the original Kowloon City dessert shop, Tei Mou Koon Dessert serves classic Cantonese desserts made for post-lunch or dinner snacking with your plus one. For sweet tooths, their mango soup with sago balls (HKD32), fresh egg custard (HKD28), and walnut with egg custard drop (HKD36) are worthy of an order.
Tei Mou Koon Dessert, Shop 3106, 3/F, Lucky Plaza, 1-15 Wang Pok Street, Sha Tin, 6465 0981
