Previously exclusively an industrial area, one can now find charm in Kwun Tong’s food-packed nooks and crevices amidst the shiny buildings housing Hong Kong’s biggest companies.
Look hard enough and you’ll discover plenty of hidden restaurants and top eateries around the area. Here is our top list of where to dine in Kwun Tong.
The best restaurants in Kwun Tong
1. Lucky Indonesia Restaurant
A fan of the MICHELIN Guide for more than a decade with several recommended and Bib Gourmand titles, gourmands keen for Indonesian food routinely visit Lucky Indonesia Restaurant for its abundant flavours and pungent spice. Located off the busy business strip, the restaurant offers a calming atmosphere, suitable for enjoying their signature lamb satay (HKD110 for six pcs), nasi kuning (HKD88) with rendang beef, fried chicken, and mixed vegetables, and lontong capgome (HKD98) rice cakes with vegetables and meat.
Lucky Indonesia Restaurant, G/F, 46 Tung Ming Street, Kwun Tong, 2389 3545
2. Lung Dim Sum
Lung Dim Sum does away with the traditions when it comes to aging interiors in your local dim sum restaurant and brings the colour – both inside the bamboo basket and interior. Starting off with an order of truffle assorted fungus dumpling (HKD36), steamed rice roll with sole fillet in Sichuan sauce (HKD42), and deep-fried dumpling with pork filling & eggplant (HKD32), whip out your phone for a few snaps to capture a slice of modern-meets-retro yum cha.
Lung Dim Sum, Shop 4, 1/F, Eastcore, 398-402 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, 2390 0166
3. Flames
A favourite for office workers based in Kwun Tong is Flames, a casual dining restaurant with a hint of inspiration for Australia’s cuisine. The best way to experience Flames is ordering from their lunch menu for great value. We recommend their ½ Peri Peri spring chicken with fragrant tomato rice (HKD95), Angus beef burger with fries (HKD168), aloha pizza (HKD118), and beef ragu linguine (HKD108).
Flames, Shop 1, G/F, Two Sky Parc, 51 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, 2897 6618
4. Chao Thai Singa Viet
Chao Thai Singa Viet serves – you guessed it – an assortment of Southeast Asian dishes broaching all of our favourite spicy cuisines. Hits on the menu include the pomelo salad with pork floss (HKD88), spicy pork rib soup (HKD188), Vietnamese coconut curry (HKD127), and stir-fried crab meat in yellow curry (HKD148). The new Kwun Tong restaurant serves cocktails and opens up to the elements with a large patio for cooler nighttime dining.
Chao, Shop 909 & 911, 9/F, The Millennity, 98 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, 2307 8588, book here
5. Hung To Restaurant
With 50 years of history rooted in Kwun Tong, Hung To Restaurant is part of the furniture in the neighbourhood. Customers routinely head here for their Alaskan king crab (HKD1,688), steamed stonefish (HKD400 per catty), and Beijing style duck (HKD198/HKD388).The restaurant is notable for its glitzy and Instagrammable neon-lit exterior.
Hung To Restaurant, 2/F-3/F, 30 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, 2343 5122
6. Factory 99
Factory 99 is a hit with the Kwun Tong lunch crowd, piling in during workers’ lunch break to feed on their steak, ribs, burgers, and other Western classics. The BBQ full slab baby back ribs (HKD88), New Orleans chicken steak burger (HKD85), English beer battered fish and hash brown (HKD760, and pan fried rib-eye steak (HKD128) are popular choices to enjoy from Monday to Saturday at the restaurant, located inside a factory building.
Factory 99, Room A, 1/F, How Ming Factory Building, 99 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong
7. Sun Moon Church
Sun Moon Church brings to Kwun Tong a taste of Taiwan, homely, salty, and always sweet. With affordable prices, the restaurant is able to retain the same flavours with the stewed half-tendon half-meat with noodles (HKD75), egg pancake with corn and cheese (HKD38), stirred beef noodles (HKD56), and bubble tea (HKD25/HKD28). The menu includes all the special dishes that Hong Kongers love of Taiwan.
Sun Moon Church, Room C2, 4/F, Wing Hing Industrial Building, 14 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, 6371 9639
8. Four O Five Coffee & Eatery
Another restaurant located inside a factory building typical for Kwun Tong, Four O Five Coffee & Eatery specialises in Instagrammable and cutesy brunch food. Whilst the restaurant interior doesn’t match the beauty on the plate, their food is colourful and toothsome. We recommend ordering the smoked duck breast (HKD98), Spanish chorizo fettuccine with shrimps (HKD128), and slow-cooked chicken drumstick with truffle mashed potato (HKD128) from their lunch menu.
Four O Five Coffee & Eatery, Unit 2, G/ F, Shing Yip Industrial Building, 19-21 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong
