Lin Heung Tea House 蓮香棧 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

For months, news about Lin Heung Tea House (蓮香樓) closing after a run of more than 100 years on Wellington Street in Central has been circulating everywhere. Old and young generations pour in for one last meal at this historic dim sum restaurant before its imminent closure. But in case you live near the Tsuen Wan district, consider yourself very lucky because Central's loss is Tsuen Wan's gain. 



The famed tea house has quietly opened a sister restaurant also called Lin Heung Tea House (蓮香棧) at Luk Yeung Galleria (綠楊坊).



It's nice to see these Lin Heung tea pots and cups. Thought we would never see them again.



Unlike most yum cha restaurants in Hong Kong, Lin Heung does not have the biggest dim sum menu. Instead, they offer certain traditional dishes which are very hard to find elsewhere including pork liver siu mai and steamed Chinese sausage rolls. And all of these dishes are rolled out piping hot on the traditional trolleys.

Apart from their old school dim sums, they also have a highly underrated barbecued pork (叉燒), or char siu which is one of my favorites in the city.



This is a really nice piece of pork belly with just the perfect proportion of fat and muscle.



A trip to Lin Heung won't be complete without checking out their signature lotus seed paste buns (蓮蓉包).



I love the pillowy bun and the sweetness of the silky smooth lotus seed paste was right on the money.




Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$
Address: Shop P9-9A, L1/F, Luk Yeung Galleria, 22-66 Wai Tsuen Road, NT, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Tsuen Wan
Tel: +852 2498-6330