HK Stopover: Yum Cha at Luk Yu

I had a few hours to kill during my layover in Hong Kong Airport to LAX. After running an errand for my mom, I decided to do the the next best thing in HK aside from shop. Traditional Yum Cha at one of Hong Kong’s Top 10 Best Restaurants! To “Yum Cha” is to go to a teahouse for some dim sum. Where else but Luk Yu Tea House in Central Hong Kong Luk Yu is famous for its dim sum, and is also noted for the original Art Deco interiors since it first opened in 1933, with colonial tables & chairs with marble inlay, spittoon, stained glass windows, half-vase on the walls and a lot of wood to warm the room. Even the cashier feels like a historical apothecary, with the cashier man hiding from ToT’s camera. I decided to try sitting on the wooden booths, which is oh so 40s, to understand why Luk Yu is the go-to place for local celebs as well as business people in the Central District, as it is “the most famous dim sum teahouse remaining in Hong Kong” by The New York Times. The wooden booth is definitely the place to stay, especially if you’re dining (...)

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