Yum Cha - Tao Heung and Maxim's Palace

One of the lifestyle habits in Hong Kong is to have morning tea (yum cha).

It is easy to get the dim sum from the tea restaurants. One of the restaurant frequented by the locals is Dao Xiang. They have at least 8 to 10 restaurants. Went to the one at TST from a local's recommendation.

Ah.. The hustle and bustle of the dim sum restaurants is a factor you love or hate at once. The range of dim sum was wide and you can just keep ordering.

Someone told us a tip about the steamboat practice for this restaurant. You get to enjoy 50% discount if you come after 9pm.

Maxim Palace is slightly more upscale as it is on Hong Kong Island.

The roasted meat is really tender and juicy. It simply melts in the mouth.

The carrot cake is rather different from the ones in Singapore. They are steeped in sauce.

We also ordered many other items:

As it is near the business district, the restaurant is rather packed. Maybe good to head to restaurant earlier to avoid the queues.

稻香集團 Tao Heung

尖沙咀加拿芬道20號加拿芬廣場3樓

Website: http://www.taoheung.com.hk/

美心皇宫 Maxim's Palace

香港中區大會堂低座2樓

Website: http://www.maxims.com.hk/

Tao Heung - Steamboat in Hong Kong

Tao Heung is a chain of Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong serving dim sum in the morning and steamboat in the evening. What's a thrill is that steamboat is at 50% discount after 9pm.

Making a reservation is crucial to ensure a table. The restaurant was packed to the brim even though it's way past 9pm.
The variety to choose from is rather rich. Half the time we were not quite sure what we were ordering. One of the errors made was in ordering this gigantic fish head. Help! How do we finish that?

The quality of the food is rather high. The prawns were still fidgeting when they were released into the hotpot. Oh what freshness is this.

The rice vermicelli bundle is tasty and delightful: 

Even though we were full, we parked space for desserts! A must try is the mango pomelo dessert.

I recommended this restaurant to a colleague who also visited HK. She was so pleased with the recommendation and suggested that the others should check it out too!


稻香集團 Tao Heung
尖沙咀加拿芬道20號加拿芬廣場3樓
Website: http://www.taoheung.com.hk