Egg waffles and cart noodles get street cred: Hong Kong and Macau street food joins Michelin guide for the first time
To complement the guide to fine dining in Hong Kong and Macau, here are Michelin's local stars of the street
Roll over fancy restaurants - Hong Kong's delicious street food is getting its place in the Michelin Guide, with 23 street outlets listed in the latest edition.
The list, compiled by Hong Kong-based Chinese inspectors, includes such places as Kai Kai in Jordan, known for its sweet soups, like glutinous rice dumplings in ginger soup, and Lee Keung Kee in North Point, famous for its egg waffles.
There's also some ethnic variety, with Thai and Indonesian food, as well as Kelly's Cape Bop on Johnston Road offering Korean fried chicken and tteobokki or spicy soft rice cake, and all kinds of baked potatoes at Three Potatoes.
"There are thousands of street food vendors in Hong Kong and over time we noticed where we found particularly good food and put them on our list," explained Michael Ellis, international director of the Michelin Guide.
"Street food is a part of many countries' culture, especially in Asia, and we found that as time goes on, street food gets better and better. Street vendors are actually opening shops, places where you know where to go," he said.
However, there was one surprise on the street food list - American burger joint Butchers Club, which sells hamburgers starting at HK$100.