This is Hong Kong’s most famous Dim Sum restaurant

Tim Ho Wan serves up Michelin star meals at affordable prices

Costel Sandu,Anthony Costello,Mars El Brogy
Saturday 05 May 2018 15:32 EDT
Michelin Dim Sum Tim Ho Wan Restaurant

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Dubbed as the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant, Tim Ho Wan, which originated in Hong Kong has won the hearts of its locals, visiting foodies and food critics.

Tim Ho Wan is one of the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurants
Tim Ho Wan is one of the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurants

Its speciality - dim sum - range from hearty steamed treats to deep-fried dishes.

Dim sum, which literally means “to touch your heart”, refers to an assortment of Chinese delicacies. They can be anything from steamed fresh dumplings to buns (most famous ones are char siu pao i.e. pork buns) through to sweet barley soup.

Dim sum literally means "to touch your heart"
Dim sum literally means "to touch your heart" (Tim Ho Wan)

Tim Ho Wan’s Kowloon site looks like any other nondescript dim sum eateries with queues to get in can last up to three hours. That’s how popular this place is and many think that the long queues are worth the wait once they tuck into Tim Ho Wan’s mouthwatering offerings.

Queues can last up to three hours
Queues can last up to three hours (Tim Ho Wan)

Opened a decade ago, Tim Ho Wan is the brainchild of former Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong chefs Mak Pui Gor and Leung Fai Keung.

Both thought this was going to be a one-off venture and did not anticipate for Tim Ho Wan to gain such international acclaim.

With nearly 50 locations around the world, Tim Ho Wan considers itself as the dim sum specialists around the world.

Tim Ho Wan, Shop 8, 2-20 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

For more information on Hong Kong visit: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/.

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