Shang Palace
While many Chinese restaurants have ditched traditional red and gold for a more contemporary look, this remains one of Hong Kong's most traditionally and elaborately decorated restaurants, with walls of carved red lacquerware and Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling. All in all, it fits every expectation of how an "authentic" Chinese restaurant should look. If your experience of Chinese food is limited to chop suey, this is a comfortable and memorable place to go, though you also can't go wrong if you're a Chinese-food connoisseur. The dinner menu, which changes with the seasons, is quite extensive, with an emphasis on seafood but also serving chicken, duck, pigeon, beef, and pork, Cantonese-style. Consider starting with shark's-fin soup, followed by pan-fried scallops with minced shrimp in black-bean sauce or the deep-fried crispy chicken. If cost is no object, you might consider bird's nest with bamboo fungus, which runs HK$438 (US$57/£31) or more. Otherwise, expect to spend about HK$500 (US$65/£36) per person for a royal feast. Lunch is more economical and always includes a dozen or more varieties of dim sum.
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| Cuisine | Cantonese | |
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| Hours | Mon-Sat noon-3pm; Sun and holidays 10:30am-3pm; daily 6:30-11pm | |
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| Address | 64 Mody Rd | |
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| Location | In the Shangri-La Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon | |
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| Transportation | MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui | |
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| Reservations | Reservations recommended | |
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| Phone | 852/2733 8754 | |
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| Web site | www.shangri-la.com | |
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| Prices | Main dishes HK$125-HK$290 (US$16-US$38/£8.90-£21) | |
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| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | |