Hong Kong, as the crossroads of eastern and western cultures, has developed a blend of eating habit incorporating Chinese, notably Cantonese, and western cuisines. It is reputed as the "eating paradise". As a place where the world meets, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and Indian restaurants are also very common.

Most people serve Chinese cuisine at home. While most people are of Cantonese ancestry, there are also many Hakka (especially the indigenious residents in the New Territories), Teochew (Chiu Chow, Chaozhou) and Shanghai peoples. Home dishes are usually a mixture of these traditions. Rice is the main course of meals.

Indigenious residents in the New Territories have a tradition to have poon choi during festivals. Cake shops in Yuen Long are famous for lo por cakes. Use your Hong Kong cellular phone rentals to locate a restaurant that serves this dish.

Traditional breakfast food includes congee and yau cha kwai (literally oil-fried ghosts); however, bread and butter, egg, sausage, etc., are now popular.

Cha chaan teng serve inexpensive food such as instant noodles, wonton noodles, vermicelli (rice noodles), fried eggs, rice dumplings and congee, but what is actually provided varies. Dai pai dong were once common, but now close to extinction due to strict sanitary regulations and bureaucratic licensing. There are also many fast food restaurants serving Chinese dishes, such as Maxim's and Café de Coral, as well as many kaiten sushi bar.

"Milk tea ", brewed with silk-like cotton bag filters with a mixture of several types of tea leaves and mixed with evaporated milk before serving, is a fascinating fusion of cultures. And Yuanyang is a special Hong Kong concoction of milk, tea and coffee.

Cantonese restaurants serve dim sums since early morning until afternoon. Vegetarian restaurants serve dishes that are meat-like. Some temples and monastaries, such as the Po Lin Monastery and the Yuen Yuen Institute, also serve Buddhist cuisine.

Typhoon shelters, where many fishing boats stay, imported many food from Southeast Asia. Some restaurants in Wan Chai serves post-war typhoon shelter–style dishes.

Major food districts are Causeway Bay, Kowloon City, Lan Kwai Fong, Tsim Sha Tsui and Soho. Stanley, with its expatriate population, has many seaside pubs and European restaurants. Sai Kung, Lamma Island, Lau Fau Shan and Lei Yue Mun serve seafood. Old fishing towns such as Cheung Chau and Tai O also have many original restaurants. Use your international mobile phone rental to make a reservation easily.

Most pubs and bars are at Lan Kwai Fong, Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road of Wan Chai; Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East; and around Prince Edward MTR station in Mong Kok. Since 1991, Oktoberfest has been held annually on Canton Road.

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