Restaurant in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Back-to-back Bib Gourmand. Cheap. Go.
Keung Kee on Wan Chai's Lockhart Road holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024 and 2025, making it one of the stronger value cases in Hong Kong's street food field. At the $ price point with no reservation required, it is an easy add to any Wan Chai itinerary — best visited on a weekday afternoon when the strip is less crowded.
If you visited Keung Kee once and moved on, consider going back. The Wan Chai institution at 406 Lockhart Road has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, which means the kitchen is consistent enough to earn official recognition two years running. That kind of repeat recognition at the $ price point is genuinely unusual in Hong Kong's competitive street food field, and it answers the core question: yes, this is worth your time, especially if you are price-conscious and want a meal that over-delivers against its cost.
For a first-timer, the visual experience tells you where you are immediately. Lockhart Road in Wan Chai is a working street, not a curated dining destination. Expect a compact, unpretentious shopfront, the kind of setting where the food has to do all the talking. There is no room design to photograph and no ambient theatre to set expectations — what you see is exactly what you get, which at a $ price point is the right contract.
The Bib Gourmand designation is Michelin's signal for good food at a moderate price, and back-to-back recognition means Keung Kee is not trading on a single strong year. For a returning visitor, that is the clearest indicator that standards have held. Nothing about the experience will have been reinvented between visits — and that is precisely the point. Street food venues at this price tier live and die by consistency, and the Michelin data suggests Keung Kee has it.
With a Google rating of 3.9 across 927 reviews, the picture is more mixed than the Michelin signal alone would suggest. Nearly a thousand reviews is a meaningful sample, and a 3.9 average implies a venue that has passionate advocates and occasional detractors in roughly equal measure. For a first-timer, that spread is worth factoring in: you are likely to have a solid meal, but the experience may be variable depending on timing and what you order. Going in with calibrated expectations , honest street food, not a polished restaurant experience , will serve you well.
Lockhart Road gets busy, and a small street food operation on a commercial strip will feel it during peak hours. Lunch on a weekday is likely your leading window: the post-lunch lull from around 2pm to 4pm tends to ease pressure at high-turnover Wan Chai spots. Avoid Friday and Saturday evenings if you want a calmer visit , Wan Chai's nightlife pull increases foot traffic and noise along the strip considerably. If you are visiting Hong Kong between October and March, the cooler, lower-humidity weather makes street-adjacent dining in the area considerably more comfortable than the humid summer months.
This is where the PEA-R-15 angle matters practically. At the $ price point and street food format, takeout is a legitimate option at Keung Kee , the food is priced and packaged for it. Street food by its nature is designed for portability, and many Wan Chai regulars eat on the move or take orders back to offices nearby. The question is whether the food holds over a short transit. Generally, fried and grilled street food degrades faster than noodle- or broth-based dishes, which retain heat and texture better in a container over ten to fifteen minutes. Without confirmed dish details in the record, the honest answer is: if you are ordering to take back to a hotel room across town, factor in transit time and order accordingly. For nearby offices or short walks, takeout from a venue like this is a sensible call and keeps the cost firmly in the $ band. Delivery platform availability is not confirmed in the data , check locally on arrival.
See the comparison section below for how Keung Kee sits against other Hong Kong dining options across different price tiers.
If Keung Kee fits your itinerary, Wan Chai and the wider Hong Kong street food scene has more worth knowing about. Nearby options worth cross-referencing include Bánh Mì Nếm (Wan Chai) for Vietnamese sandwich options in the same neighbourhood, and Fat Boy and Banana Boy for casual eating elsewhere in the city. For coffee and lighter bites, Beanmountain is a Wan Chai area option worth checking.
If you want to benchmark Keung Kee against Michelin-recognised street food elsewhere in Asia, the comparison is instructive. Singapore's Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle and A Noodle Story both carry Michelin recognition at the street food tier, as do 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles, 91 Fried Kway Teow Mee, and Adam Rd Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle. In George Town, 888 Hokkien Mee (Lebuh Presgrave) offers a similar format reference point, and in Phuket, A Pong Mae Sunee rounds out the regional street food picture. Keung Kee holds its own in this peer group , two consecutive Bib Gourmands is a credential that most street food operations in the region do not have.
For a broader view of eating, drinking, and staying in the city, see our full Hong Kong restaurants guide, our full Hong Kong hotels guide, our full Hong Kong bars guide, our full Hong Kong wineries guide, and our full Hong Kong experiences guide. If you are looking for a step up in formality within the Wan Chai and Central corridor, Le Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon Hong Kong (ifc mall) in Central and Cheung Hing Kee (Tsim Sha Tsui) are both worth bookmarking for different meal occasions.
Yes, at the $ price point with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, Keung Kee over-delivers for what you pay. The Bib Gourmand is specifically awarded to venues offering good food at moderate prices, so the value case is officially endorsed. The 3.9 Google rating across 927 reviews suggests not every visit is a standout, but the price-to-quality ratio at this tier is hard to argue with.
Keung Kee is a street food operation on a busy commercial strip in Wan Chai, so large group bookings are not the format. Small groups of two to four people are the practical ceiling for a comfortable visit. Seat count is not confirmed in available data, but street food venues in this category are generally high-turnover and compact. Groups of six or more should look elsewhere, or split into smaller parties and arrive together.
Casual clothes are entirely appropriate. This is a $ street food venue in Wan Chai, not a white-tablecloth restaurant. There is no dress code expectation here. Comfortable walking shoes are the more relevant consideration given the Lockhart Road location.
Specific dish details are not confirmed in our data, so we will not speculate on individual items. What the Michelin Bib Gourmand designation tells you is that there are dishes here worth ordering at the price. Ask the staff what is popular that day , at high-turnover street food spots, the dishes that move fastest are reliably the leading bets. Avoid over-ordering on a first visit until you know what the kitchen does well.
For Cantonese street food and casual eating in Hong Kong at the $ to $$ tier, The Chairman steps up in formality and price ($$) but offers a polished Cantonese experience with its own strong reputation. If you want to stay in the Wan Chai neighbourhood for casual eating, Bánh Mì Nếm (Wan Chai) is a different cuisine but a comparable price point. For a fuller picture of budget-friendly options across Hong Kong, see our full Hong Kong restaurants guide.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keung Kee | $ | Easy | — |
| 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong) | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
| Ta Vie | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
| Feuille | $$$ | Unknown | — |
| The Chairman | $$ | Unknown | — |
| Neighborhood | $$ | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Hong Kong for this tier.
Yes, without qualification. A $ price point with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 means Keung Kee is delivering quality that Michelin inspectors considered worth flagging in a city full of competition. At this price tier, it is one of the stronger value cases in Hong Kong.
Street food operations on a commercial strip like Lockhart Road typically run tight on space, and Keung Kee at 406 Lockhart Road is no exception. Groups of four or more should expect limited seating and may need to arrive early or split. For a group dinner with guaranteed space, The Chairman or Ta Vie are better formats.
This is a street food venue in Wan Chai — come as you are. Casual clothes are appropriate and anything smarter is unnecessary. Save the dress-code thinking for somewhere like 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana.
Specific menu items are not confirmed in available data for Keung Kee, so ordering on-site based on what is freshest is the practical approach. The Bib Gourmand designation signals that the kitchen's core output is consistent enough to trust — follow what regulars around you are eating.
For Michelin-recognised value at a similar price tier, cross-reference other Bib Gourmand holders in Hong Kong. If you want to step up in format and price, The Chairman is the go-to for Cantonese cooking with serious credentials, while Neighborhood works well for a more relaxed wine-and-food evening. For full tasting menu territory, Ta Vie and Feuille are the options to weigh.
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