The Best Places to Try Famous Hong Kong Desserts

The Peninsula Hotel is Hong Kong's oldest hotel. Peninsula Hotels are world famous for their afternoon tea, and almost all celebrities have tried it. Classical architecture, live orchestras, luxurious silverware, and exquisite desserts. The hotel truly embodies British aristocratic style and entertainment.

Afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel is popular, and you may need to queue before being seated if you arrive after 3 pm. Flip-flops, beach sandals, and sportswear are not allowed inside the teahouse.

The Yee Shun Milk Company, which has outlets throughout Hong Kong and Macao, is a dairy production company, involved in everything from cattle rearing and milking to operating stores. Their renowned specialty, Double Skin Milk, which can be served hot or cold, will satisfy you from the first sip as its pure milkiness spreads throughout your mouth.

The so-called "double skin" refers to the two layers of milk fat formed as the boiled milk cools. The milk is poured into a bowl, boiled, and left to cool. When a skin has formed on the surface of the bowl, the milk is then poured out and whisked together with egg whites and sugar in another bowl. The milk mixture is then poured back into the first bowl under the reserved milk skin. The milk mixture is then steamed until a second skin has formed.

Lady M is said to be New York City's queen of cake and still follows the New York baking tradition after expanding to Hong Kong. The store is decorated in white, without any complicated decorations, and is simple and spacious. The sunshine comes in through a large floor-to-ceiling window, highlighting the simple and bright interior design. The long, white glass display case is filled with a number of colorful and delicious cakes. The simple white background highlights each cake's characteristics and flavor, just like watercolors on white paper. Lady M’s signature Mille Crepes are its specialty and must not be missed

Hui Lau Shan, which can be found all over Hong Kong, has been a symbol of Hong Kong fruit-based desserts since the 1990s. Their prominent use of Mango makes their stores the Holy Land for all mango lovers.

Hui Lau Shan has always adhered to the innovation and development of a variety of creative, high-quality, and popular desserts and beverages. It is now a well-known brand and already has 52 outlets specializing in Hong Kong fresh fruit desserts. Tourists from all over the world flock to Hong Kong to taste their desserts.

Founded in 1885, Yuen Kee is a famous century-old dessert shop in Hong Kong. Each dessert can be served with lotus seeds or eggs. Together with the traditional egg cake, nostalgic and warm, it will be your best choice for a midnight snack.

Yuen Kee Dessert has been famous for its traditional Chinese dessert soups for many years. The owner is very strict when selecting ingredients and always serves customers the best traditional dessert soups.

The Starbucks Coffee Bing Sutt is located on a gas-lit street. It is a Starbucks concept store decorated in the style of traditional cold drinking houses from the 1950s and 1970s. Here, you can not only enjoy Starbucks coffee, but also Hong Kong pineapple buns.

The nostalgic ceiling fans and advertising posters, white and green mosaic floors, dusty traditional birdcages, and Hong Kong's last remaining gas-lit street outside make it a good place for photo shoots.

Lan Fong Yuen, located near the Central-Mid-Levels Escalators in central Hong Kong, has been operating for over 50 years and is where Hong Kong silk stocking milk tea originated. The milky tea here has strong tea flavor, slightly bitter at the beginning, but mellows out after a while. In contrast to the sweet and greasy taste of other milk teas, Lan Fong Yuen milk tea is served pure and without sugar, and the milk and tea flavors pair perfectly.

In addition to the silk stocking milk tea, Lan Fong Yuen also serves dishes traditionally found in tea restaurants such as pork chop buns; French toast; and noodles with chicken and scallion oil. They are all worth sampling.

Hong Kong locals are obsessed with Guilinggao, a delightful herbal jelly known for its perceived health benefits such as beautifying the skin, strengthening intestinal and stomach functions, reducing heat, and detoxification. Founded in 1904, Koong Woh Tong is Hong Kong's oldest Guilinggao store and is a favorite among locals.

Koong Woh Tong's Guilinggao is mild by nature, not too cold nor too dry. Therefore, it can be eaten by pregnant women, the elderly, and young children alike. A box is typically intended to be slowly eaten over for 4-5 days and should not be consumed excessively.