Just in case you’re wondering what we’re doing at the end of the queue there, we’re queuing for possibly the cheapest Michelin restaurant in the world. After trolling heaps of comments and ripples of blog posts on the Internet, we took our chance and waited for 45 minutes. It's best to go in group then you can have someone to take turn to queue rather than wasting time together, unfortunately once your number is being called up you need to have everyone present before they allow you to go in else it will be given to the group after you.

Tim Ho Wan, which means “Add Good Luck” in Cantonese, was started by Mak Pui Gor who hailed from Four Seasons Hotel, left in a bid to carve his own niche. Even though awarded with star, the price of food remains to be affordable and became a ticket for layfolk to sample cuisine that is mostly reserved for the upper echelons of society.

One of the many newspaper / magazine snippets on this famous restaurant pasted all over the window of the restaurant, acting as wallpaper. Take note of the things to order here, so that you will know what to order the next time when you get there.


All the dim sum dishes here are quite good but my favourite of all these will be the 酥皮焗叉燒包 (Baked BBQ pork buns) and 香滑馬拉糕 (Malay sponge cake).

This is what you should expect when you eat here. If you want good food, then you need to start training your patience. I will still come back here for the good food, hopefully this food here will still be as good and price remain the same. They have recently open up a new branch as Sam Sui Poh, the waiting is a lot shorter but I read a lot of negative comments for that branch. Good luck!

Address: Shop 8, Taui Yuen Mansion Phase 2, 2-20 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong. 旺角廣華街2-20號翠園大樓2期地下8號舖.
Phone: (+852) 2332 2896

p/s: Perhaps I should also mention this, the cost of our breakfast that morning is around MYR120 for 7 person. Cheap eh, for a restaurant with such big fame.