Giant incense coils hanging from the ceiling of Man Mo Temple

Neighbourhood guide · Hong Kong

Sheung Wan & Tai Ping Shan: Our Favourites

Man Mo Temple, Hollywood Road, Tate, Yardbird, Mora and the clay pot rice of Queen’s Road West.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Sheung Wan and Tai Ping Shan: the back story

    Sheung Wan·In depth

    Man Mo Temple, antiques and small restaurants.

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What to see and do

  1. Built 1847–1862

    Man Mo Temple

    Sheung Wan·Temple

    Giant incense coils above the altars of the God of Literature and the God of War.

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  2. The old Police Married Quarters

    PMQ

    Central·Design hub

    Design studios and pop-up shops in the old Police Married Quarters.

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  3. Half a day

    Old Town Central

    Central·Walk

    Tai Kwun, PMQ, Man Mo Temple and the lanes of Hollywood Road.

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Where to eat

  1. Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)

    Tate

    Sheung Wan·Innovative

    An intimate tasting menu in Sheung Wan.

    68 Lok Ku Road, Sheung Wan, Hong KongExplore View on map

  2. One MICHELIN Star (2026)

    The Chairman

    Central·Cantonese

    Cantonese cooking in The Wellington.

    3F, The Wellington, 198 Wellington Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map

  3. One MICHELIN Star (2026)

    Louise

    Central·French contemporary

    French cooking at PMQ.

    PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map

  4. One MICHELIN Star (2026)

    Yardbird

    Sheung Wan·Yakitori

    Yakitori on Wing Lok Street.

    154–158 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong KongExplore View on map

  5. One MICHELIN Star (2026)

    Mora

    Sheung Wan·Innovative

    Inventive cooking on Upper Lascar Row.

    40 Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan, Hong KongExplore View on map

  6. Bib Gourmand (2026)

    Kau Kee

    Central·Noodles

    Beef brisket noodles on Gough Street.

    21 Gough Street, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map

  7. Bib Gourmand (2026)

    Kwan Kee Clay Pot Rice

    Sai Ying Pun·Cantonese

    Clay pot rice on Queen’s Road West.

    Shop 1, GF, Wo Yick Mansion, 263 Queen’s Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong KongExplore View on map

Bars

  1. Multisensory cocktails

    Quinary

    Central·Cocktail bar

    Cocktails as theatre on Hollywood Road.

    56–58 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong KongExplore View on map

Shopping

  1. Antiques and art

    Hollywood Road and Upper Lascar Row

    Sheung Wan·Antiques and galleries

    Antique shops and galleries between Central and Sheung Wan.

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