The best of Hong Kong’s famous street food vendors have made it into a new section of this year’s Michelin Guide.
It’s the first time the guide has included street food, added to a new section in the iconic publication’s Hong Kong edition.
“We have included street food to reflect the local culinary scene. Street food is part of the local way of life, part of the everyday life,” said Michael Ellis, international director of the Michelin Guide.
Ellis says some of the best hawkers who used to sell food from trolleys have now fixed addresses in the territory. Their fare ranges from pork buns and egg waffles to tofu desserts and ginger sweet soup.
This year’s guide, the eighth Hong Kong edition, features 23 new additions from Hong Kong and 12 from Macau. A total of 77 have been awarded stars, with Cantonese restaurant T’ang Court receiving three on its debut. A three star rating – defined as “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey” – is the highest honour in the guide, bringing with it serious marketing clout. Seven other restaurants made the three star grade, 18 were awarded two and 51 received one.  
There are reports that Michelin is considering adding a Singapore edition in the future.