January 3, 2013
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HAPPY 2013!!!! 
YAY!! I had the honor of joining the Xanga gang for morning dim sum at Tim Ho Won (添好運), which is a Michelin One-Star restaurant. This Tim Ho Won is a relatively new branch located at Central District, Hong Kong MTR Station. There are three other locations – Mongkok, Sham Shui Po and North Point. I had been to the Mongkok and Sham Sui Po locations, which were covered in 2009 and 2010 . (Please click on the year to read my entries). The restaurant is well known for the freshly made delicious dim sum dishes and reasonable pricing. Thus becoming the CHEAPEST Michelin starred restaurant of the world! Compared with other Michelin-ranked restaurants where a meal can cost more than $400, Tim Ho Won is an excellent value.
This location in the Central District MTR Station is very convenient for travelers with a craving for dim sum, before boarding for the airport train. The restaurant opens at 9am, fortunately, @Christao408 was the first in line at around 8.30am. Thanks for securing a precious spot for us at such an early hour!
Caught a glimpse of the dim sum chefs preparing the yummy dishes…..
Not to worry, there’s an English menu also…..
Chris testing one of Rudy’s fountain pens…..
Thanks @Rudyhou for allowing us to write free style with your fountain pen…..
First dish, stewed chicken feet in abalone sauce, kind of dry to the taste…..
Steamed rice with chicken + Chinese sausages two-way…..
Diced shrimp + vegetables, wrapped in crispy tofu skin…..
Baked BBQ pork in crispy buns…..
Delicious BBQ pork filling…..
Steamed starchy rice rolls with pork liver and sweet soy sauce…..
Steamed Chiu Chau dumplings with vegetables and shrimp…..
Shiu Mai, with diced mushroom, pork + shrimp…..
Dessert, jello with Osmanthus pedals and gouqi berries…..
Dessert, red beans in starchy rolls, with coconut shavings…..
Close up…..
(To my right) we are busy trying to keep pace with the dishes piling up on our table…..
(To my left) so much food…..
Panorama view……
There were no less than fifty customers waiting outside when we finished our meal…..
After a full meal, we took a brisk walk seeing Chris off to catch the airport train…..
Eat up! Chow down! It was another enjoyable and savory meal with the Xanga guys, and I hope there would be more like this in the not too distant future!
Tim Ho Won | Shop 12A, Level 1, Hong Kong Station, Central | 2332 3078
Comments (27)
You are making me want to move back to HK!
See. You did not disappoint! Lol I love pics
Made me feel bad for not being there & sharing those nom worthy food with you guys.
@oxyGENE_08 – We did miss you.
Nothing like a good dim sum place. Some of the varieties I never cared for as a kid, but kind of go for them now. Like noodle rolls, or turnip cakes. For me ‘the’ pork bao will always be those pure white steamed ones, though.
It was a tasty way to end my trip to HKG. Thanks to everyone for joining. The entry looks so good that maybe I will skip mine and just point people to yours!
That jello dessert was breathtaking in its beauty. Glad you had a good meet up with Chris and Rudy. I am envious that you used his fountain pen.
For a moment there, I thought Chris was writing Chinese. I can’t believe Chris got to be first in line – such dedication! Were there 6 of you?
yum, that looks delicious! i had dim sum twice in the last month, once in new york and once in hawaii. although both were good, i don’t think either can compare to the feast you had!
@Xx_DeUce_xX - Good! If you moved to HK, then I can feast with you!
@oxyGENE_08 - You should have come on over, lodging is not really an issue as I found out, could have fit you in!
@n_e_i_l - Yes, do go and eat there when you visit HKG. The food is quite delicious!
@christao408 - Thanks for the recommend, Chris! I look forward to having more sumptuous meals together!
@ZSA_MD - Would be fun if we all meet up and pay you a visit! That dessert is so traditional Chinese, yet with a twist of jello! lol
@ElusiveWords - Yes Matt, there are six of us! We all scribbled sonething on the sheet of paper. Now I’m wondering what Chris wrote? He was the first in line because he needs to catch an early flight back home, that provides additional motivation too, hehe
@kunhuo42 - Oh, that sounds cool, having dim sum in multi-cities! That’s something I’d like to do!
@CurryPuffy – Haha is that so? Well as you said pretty sure there’ll be a lot of next times
@beowulf222 –
You missed Filipino time too? Lol
Their BBQ pork bun is so good, I remember I took some on a flight I was operating, and had them after several hours later, they still tasted really good!
@agmhkg - Yes yes, so good. I wonder who invented this recipe. LOL
@CurryPuffy - Oh right – I forgot Steve was there too!
Nope, Steve wasn’t at this meetup. BTW, I did scribbled a few Chinese characters, need to improve my penmanship! lol
@oxyGENE_08 – Pass on that Filipino time.
What a feast, and I love the panorama view!!
yum yum yum. you making me want to go back there. i’m glad there were many of us and so we were able to order many selections. i’m still thinking about that steamed bread that they missed including it in our order. oh well, another trip.
@making_a_comeback_05 - I’m glad you like the food porn and the panorama view!
@rudyhou - Well, the steamed dessert bread would be another good excuse to go back again!
@CurryPuffy - The food porn is lovely, and the panorama view is awesome!