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Maxim’s Palace – A Glamorous Chinese Restaurant With Dim Sum Trolley

June 3, 2021

Name (English): Maxim’s Palace
Name (Chinese): 美心皇宮
Category: Food & Beverages
Phone Number: +852 2291 0098
Address (English): B13-B18, B/F, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
Address (Chinese): 上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心B13-B18號
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/emYgUjPdHnBZqzqZ9
Address longitude and latitude: 22.287868806948698, 114.15183369046099
Nearest MTR Station: Sheung Wan Station Exit D
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ZUpwrbNiFwhov9EW7
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.287839475165878, 114.15222452776959
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 3-minute walk from Sheung Wan MTR Exit D
Opening Hours:
MON 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
TUE 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
WED 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
THU 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
FRI 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
SAT 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
SUN 07:30 – 16:00; 18:00 – 20:30
Budget (per person): HKD101-200
Recommended Food/Drinks: Cha Siu, Taro puffs, Glutinous rice dumplings, Sautéed deep-fried garoupa cubes with deep-fried dough, Sautéed crab with vermicelli in casserole, Prawn on egg white custard with tai diao rice liquor
Recommended Time to Visit: 12:00
Accessibility Note: Easy access

Who isn’t charmed by the trolley carts when it comes to finding dim sum in a Cantonese restaurant?

Established in 1980, Maxim’s Palace is a cavernous Cantonese restaurant located in Sheung Wan near the city’s heart of Central. The grand yum cha restaurant offers the quintessential Hong Kong dim sum experience. It’s cheerful, it’s noisy and it takes place in a huge dining hall brimming with hundreds of locals, with blindingly bright red decor, grand chandeliers, billowing drapes and gold accents. 

Maxim’s Palace is most famous for keeping the old school dim-sum-on-trolly alive. The menu is all about the classics: excellent cha siu, siu mai, cha siu bao, pork spare ribs in black bean sauce, ma lai gou (sponge cake) etc. 

Apart from the most common classics known to foreigners, the taro puffs are excellent and worth a try, with a nice gooey filling encased in a deliciously crispy puff. The glutinous rice dumplings are also very good: sticky and generous with its fillings. 

Dinner is a quieter experience though where the staff attentively pop by routinely to make sure tea cups are filled and dishes are being cleaned or cleared.

It is not for those on a budget, however, the price is reasonable, considering its location,

There’s breakfast on Sunday from 9am, but people start queuing for a table at 8.30am. Though it is not unusual to wait in line for 30 minutes or longer, as long as you get there before 11am, then you should beat the line.

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