Dai Pai Dong Street Food

Intro

Dai pai dong are Hong Kong's traditional open-air cooked food stalls — large metal tables, plastic stools, roaring wok flames, and dishes served at speed to a rotating crowd of regulars. Once common across the city, strict licensing has reduced their numbers to a handful of designated areas. The most famous concentration is on Graham Street in Central and in the Cooked Food Centres of Mong Kok and Temple Street. Classics include stir-fried beef ho fun, typhoon shelter crab, and clay pot rice. Eating at a dai pai dong is an essential Hong Kong experience.

Best Time to Visit

Evening from 6pm onwards. Temple Street most atmospheric after dark.

Highlights

Getting There

Tickets & Entry

Practical Tips

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