HK Dining

Lots of controversy in HK lately over the publication of the latest Michelin dining guide, the first to ever cover the foodie scene. Michelin's reviewers conducted exhaustive research (poor them) of the city's finest dining establishments and doled out 'stars' to those that fit their exacting criteria of gastronomic excellence. Even a single star is a huge endorsement and a major marketing point for a restaurant.

Well, HK earned plenty of stars but the hubbub was that nearly all of them were given to the high-end restaurants within luxury international hotels. Local foodies cried foul when it was revealed that on 2 of the 12 reviewers sent to canvas HK for restaurants were of Chinese heritage! So there are plenty of hole-in-the-wall noodle shops and dai pai dongs that serve the city's tastiest food but went unnoticed beneath the upturned noses of the Michelin crowd. All the better.