Name (English): Tai Ping Koon Restaurant
Name (Chinese): 太平館
Category: Food & Beverages
Phone Number: +852 2899 2780
Address (English): G/F, 60 Stanley Street, Central
Address (Chinese): 中環中環士丹利街60號地舖
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/NPm7psBLbPqXZQ7h9
Address longitude and latitude: 22.28297314473627, 114.15490745766348
Nearest MTR Station: Hong Kong Station Exit C
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ASTtXMVm3UhmUnfr7
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.283192812100836, 114.15702002147354
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 6-minute walk from Hong Kong MTR Exit C
Opening Hours:
MON 11:00-23:59
TUE 11:00-23:59
WED 11:00-23:59
THU 11:00-23:59
FRI 11:00-23:59
SAT 11:00-23:59
SUN 11:00-23:59
Budget (per person): HKD201-400
Recommended Food/Drinks: Swiss sauce chicken wings, Swiss sauce stir-fried beef noodles, roasted young pigeon, souffle
Recommended Time to Visit: 12:00
Accessibility Note: Easy access
Reminder: Formal attire
Besides Dai Pai Dong and Cha Chaan Teng, there is this culinary magic in Hong Kong that embodies the perfect blend of Chinese and western food cultures: “Soy Sauce Western cuisine”.
Back in the early colonial days in Hong Kong, dining at a western restaurant is an exclusive experience for the top privileged, meaning not for Chinese folks. Since, later on, more and more Chinese elites broke through the social economic barrier, soy sauce western restaurant emerged, providing western food with a Chinese twist, as the name obviously suggests.
Among them all, Tai Ping Koon is the most iconic one in the city. Still run by the Chui’s family, the vintage restaurant has been specialising at Hong Kong style cuisine for more than 100 years. Tai Ping Koon is renowned for its signature dishes including roasted young pigeon, baked crab meat in shell, baked Portuguese styled chicken, and the legendary Swiss sauce chicken wings.
But what is Swiss sauce anyway? Rumour has it that it was a marinade created by Tai Ping Koon in which soy sauce, rock sugar, Shao wine, spices and chicken broth are combined. This very Hong Kong style sauce gives the chicken wings not just flavour but also a tempting glaze. As to answer the amazed guests who raised a question of “what is the sauce”, the staff, due to poor articulation, said Swiss while they actually meant sweet.
Apart from the mixed creation, steak, chicken, pork, and seafood are also covered in the restaurant’s a la carte menu. For dessert, shuffle is the choice.
At Tai Ping Koon, with its roomy interior beautifully decorated with soft lighting, you will get the best experience like upper class used to get back in the colonial days. It is recommended to make a reservation.
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