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Tsim Sha Tsui StayThe budget stay guide to Kowloon, Hong Kong

Ward 06 · Food Nearby

Cheap food around Tsim Sha Tsui

Cha chaan teng breakfasts, dim sum counters, dai pai dong stalls and night markets: eating well around Nathan Road for HKD 40 to 120.

Steam rising from bamboo dim sum baskets on a counter beside bowls of noodles and a kettle of tea in a Kowloon eatery

The saving grace of a cheap bed in Kowloon is that the food around it is cheap too, and better than in most expensive cities on earth. This ward maps the eating that sustains a budget stay: the cha chaan teng where a breakfast set with milk tea costs the price of a bus ride, the dim sum counters that charge by the basket, the dai pai dong stalls and the night markets that feed the district after nine.

Every guide names real streets and real price bands in HKD, from the Parkes Street institutions of Jordan to the Temple Street stalls that light up at dusk, two minutes from most guesthouse lifts.

In this ward

  1. Cha chaan teng counter with trays of scrambled egg toast sets, a pineapple bun and hot milk tea served on a stainless steel table

    Cheap eats in Tsim Sha Tsui

    The cheapest good meals in Tsim Sha Tsui are the ones the district eats itself: breakfast sets with milk tea, basket dim sum, curry plates and midnight noodles, all within five minutes of the guesthouse lifts.

  2. Dai pai dong cooked food stall at night with gas flames under woks, plastic stools, folding tables and steam rising over shared dishes

    Street food markets of Kowloon

    Kowloon’s markets are its real restaurants: charcoal stalls, clay pot rice, curried fish balls and dessert houses, in the streets where the city has always fed itself.

The prices quoted across these guides add up in our daily budget in Hong Kong dollars, and two neighbouring wards extend this one: Where to Stay and From the Airport.