Sham Shui Po

This street food spot always draws a line for its Hong Kong–style snacks—you’ll find pig skin and radish, fish sui mai, and congee here. Order the cheung fun (rice noodle rolls), which swim in a sweet sesame and soy sauce. If you’d like to sit, prepare to share a table with other diners. Otherwise, buy a bowl and stand among the shopping and food stalls on the street.

Chef Mak Kwai Pui originally opened this casual dim sum eatery as a 20-seat restaurant in Mongkok, which earned a Michelin star in 2010, leading to its claim to fame as the world’s least expensive restaurant to hold one. In 2015, this Sham Shui Po location received a Michelin star, too, and it’s not difficult to understand why—every dumpling is perfect, perhaps the best anywhere. Be sure to try the pork buns, which are equal parts sweet and smoky, soft and chewy; but you really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. The original location closed in 2013, but they have outposts all over, including a recently-opened (and unsurprisingly popular) spot in Greenwich Village. If you want to avoid the crowds, try going in the afternoon.