Leo Kwan, who set up tea brand MingCha, admits to being 'extremely picky about tea'. Unfortunately, he says, if you want good tea you won't find it at most dim sum restaurants. He advises taking your own tea leaves when you go to yum cha, but that isn't necessary at the following teahouses and restaurants.
Lock Cha Tea Shop, Fook Lai Building, 288 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan, tel: 2805 1360. 'This shop has reasonable prices and good quality. I like the tieguanyin tea there. Hong Kong people are familiar with this tea so the shop tends to import good-quality leaves.'
Sheung Yu Teahouse, Double Set Commercial Centre, 227 Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, tel: 2748 7938. 'They have shops inside the Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware and in Yau Ma Tei. Both have good wuyi tea at an acceptable price.'
Moon Garden Tea House, 5 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay, tel: 2882 6878. 'Their tea is unbelievably expensive - each cup of good tea costs more than $100. But they have good tieguanyin and phoenix tea.'
Wan Loong Court, The Kowloon Hotel, 19 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2734 3722 (left). 'Most restaurants in Hong Kong offer tea of low quality but this restaurant is different. It serves tea that makes you feel like you're really drinking tea; each one tastes different. My favourite there is longjing.'
Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant, Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay, tel: 2577 1163. 'Pak Loh is one of the few dim sum restaurants that serve good tea, but I only drink its tieguanyin, and only its first brew [the tea produced after the pot has been filled and drained of boiling water, then refilled].'