The best buffets in Hong Kong, led by The Market at Hotel ICON and Harbourside at the Regent Hong Kong, sit inside five-star hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui, Admiralty and Wan Chai, and they compete on snow crab legs, oysters, sushi counters, roast goose and dessert rooms that run to a dozen stations. Expect to pay roughly HK$350 to HK$550 for a weekday lunch and HK$650 to HK$1,000 for dinner per adult at a hotel buffet, plus a 10% service charge, based on published rates in 2026. Prices rise on Fridays, weekends and public holidays.
This guide covers 11 buffets in Hong Kong that are worth booking, from harbour-view splurges to a revolving dining room and a good-value hotel spread in Jordan. Each entry lists the location, session times, starting prices and who it suits, so you can match the buffet to your budget and appetite.
How we chose these buffets: Our travel desk compared hotel buffets across Kowloon and Hong Kong Island using each venue's published sessions and prices and recent 2026 dining guides, checked in October 2026. We favoured variety, seafood quality, setting and value. Prices change with seasonal promotions, so treat the figures as starting points and confirm before you book.
Quick comparison of the best buffets in Hong Kong
Starting adult prices below are weekday rates from published 2026 listings, before service charge; the extra column adds the standard 10% service charge to the dinner price (rounded).
| # | Buffet | District | Lunch from | Dinner from | Dinner with 10% | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Market, Hotel ICON | Tsim Sha Tsui East | HK$538 | HK$888 | HK$977 | Southeast Asian dishes, durian desserts |
| 2 | Harbourside, Regent Hong Kong | Tsim Sha Tsui | HK$558 | HK$998 | HK$1,098 | Harbour views, grill |
| 3 | cafe TOO, Island Shangri-La | Admiralty | HK$518 | HK$838 | HK$922 | Ten cooking stations |
| 4 | TIFFIN, Grand Hyatt | Wan Chai | HK$279+ | HK$888 | HK$977 | Live jazz, dessert lounge |
| 5 | Café Kool, Kowloon Shangri-La | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Check hotel | Check hotel | Check hotel | Live kitchens, halal section |
| 6 | The Grand Buffet, Hopewell Centre | Wan Chai | HK$488 | HK$848 | HK$933 | Revolving 62nd-floor room |
| 7 | Yamm, The Mira | Tsim Sha Tsui | HK$468 | HK$788 | HK$867 | Afternoon tea buffet too |
| 8 | Kitchen, W Hong Kong | West Kowloon | Check hotel | HK$798 | HK$878 | Asian curries, Cantonese noodles |
| 9 | Three on Canton, Gateway Hotel | Tsim Sha Tsui | HK$418 | Lunch focus | Check hotel | Harbour City shopping break |
| 10 | Harbour Grand Café | North Point | Check hotel | Check hotel | Check hotel | Poolside seafood dinners |
| 11 | The Astor, Eaton HK | Jordan | HK$358 | HK$648 | HK$713 | Best value hotel buffet |
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The Market at Hotel ICON
Our editor's pick, The Market on the second floor of Hotel ICON in Tsim Sha Tsui East, has won a long run of local buffet awards, and the reason is breadth done well. The spread leans Southeast Asian: Thai curries, Hainanese chicken rice, laksa-style noodles and Malay and Indian dishes sit alongside a seafood section with crab legs, prawns and mussels, a sushi and sashimi counter and Western carving. In durian season, a dedicated dessert spread of durian pastries and puddings draws its own crowd, so fans should ask about the dates.
The dining room is bright and busy, more lively than romantic, and it rewards food lovers who want variety beyond seafood. Book well ahead for weekend dinners, which fill up days in advance.
- Address: 2/F, Hotel ICON, 17 Science Museum Road, TST East
- Price (2026): Lunch from HK$538; dinner HK$888–928 (Mon–Thu)
- Sessions: Lunch 12:00–14:30; dinner 18:30–22:00
- Cuisine: Southeast Asian, seafood, international
Harbourside at Regent Hong Kong
No buffet on this list has a better view. Harbourside sits on the ground floor of the Regent Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui, right on the Victoria Harbour waterfront, with floor-to-ceiling windows across to the Hong Kong Island skyline. The buffet is polished and moderate in size: a live grill station, a sushi and sashimi bar, a charcuterie and cheese room, and at dinner, grilled lobster and champagne packages for celebrations.
Ask for a window table when you book; the view is half the price. The hotel publishes a buffet price list that changes in July 2026, and weekend and public-holiday rates run higher than weekdays. As the most expensive buffet here, it suits a birthday or anniversary more than a casual feast. A dinner booking for about 19:30 catches the skyline lighting up.
- Address: G/F, Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, TST
- Price (2026): Lunch from HK$558 (Mon–Fri); dinner from HK$998
- Sessions: Lunch 12:00–14:30; dinner 18:00–22:00
- Cuisine: Grill, sushi, cheese and charcuterie
cafe TOO at Island Shangri-La
With ten themed open kitchens, cafe TOO on Level 7 of the Island Shangri-La in Admiralty has the most stations of any buffet here and is one of the largest on Hong Kong Island. Highlights include lobster and oysters at the seafood bar, Japanese sushi and sashimi, hand-pulled noodles, tandoor dishes from the Indian station and a dessert counter with a chocolate fountain that keeps children busy. Recent guides also mention Yat Lok roast goose on the Cantonese side.
The hotel connects directly to Pacific Place mall and Admiralty MTR, which makes it easy for a lunch between shopping and the Peak Tram. Families and groups with mixed tastes do well here. Weekend lunch is the busiest session of the week; weekday lunch is calmer and noticeably cheaper.
- Address: Level 7, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Admiralty
- Price (2026): Lunch from HK$518 (Mon–Fri); dinner from HK$838
- Sessions: Lunch 12:00–15:00; dinner 18:30–22:00
- Cuisine: Japanese, Cantonese, Indian, Western
TIFFIN at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
TIFFIN, the most elegant room in this guide, occupies the mezzanine of the Grand Hyatt beside the harbour in Wan Chai. With limited seating it feels quieter and more grown-up than the big Kowloon buffets, and live jazz plays in the evening. The seafood bar and European-style charcuterie anchor dinner, and the dessert lounge is the real draw, with waffles and crêpes made to order alongside a long counter of pastries and ice cream.
Between lunch and dinner it also runs an afternoon tea buffet, the best-value session and a good compromise if you want the setting without a full dinner bill. Couples and dessert lovers get the most from it. Smart-casual dress fits the room.
- Address: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
- Price (2026): Lunch HK$279–548; afternoon tea HK$448; dinner HK$888–938
- Sessions: Lunch 11:30–14:30; tea 15:00–17:00; dinner 18:00–21:30
- Cuisine: Seafood, charcuterie, desserts
Café Kool at Kowloon Shangri-La
A long-running favourite on the TST East waterfront, Café Kool at the Kowloon Shangri-La has a dozen or so live kitchens covering Western, Japanese, Cantonese, Thai, Indian and Malaccan cooking, so a big group can split up and meet back at the table. The hotel also runs a halal kitchen section here, which makes it one of the few big hotel buffets in the city where Muslim travellers can eat across a full spread with confidence; mention it when you reserve.
Kowloon Shangri-La publishes seasonal price lists and runs frequent promotions, so check the current rates on the hotel site before you go. The restaurant is large, which means it can take walk-ins on quieter weekdays, though booking is still wise for dinner.
- Address: Kowloon Shangri-La, Mody Road, TST East
- Price: Seasonal; check the hotel's current price list
- Sessions: Breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Cuisine: Pan-Asian, Western, halal section
The Grand Buffet, Hopewell Centre
Up on the 62nd floor of the Hopewell Centre on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai, The Grand Buffet's whole dining room revolves, completing a full 360-degree turn while you eat. Over a meal you see the harbour, the Wan Chai towers and the green slopes of the Peak. The food covers fresh seafood and oysters, a sushi counter, an Indian curry station and roast beef carving.
The view is the headline; the food is solid hotel-buffet standard at a lower price than the big harbour-front hotels, which makes it a sound choice for first-time visitors. Go at sunset to get daylight and city lights in one sitting. Check the lift directions in the lobby, as access to the top floors is by a dedicated lift.
- Address: 62/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
- Price (2026): Lunch from HK$488 (Mon–Fri); dinner from HK$848
- Sessions: Lunch 11:30–14:30; dinner 18:00–22:00
- Cuisine: Seafood, sushi, curry, carvery
Yamm at The Mira Hong Kong
The Mira, a design hotel on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui a short walk from Kowloon Park, runs Yamm as its all-day buffet. The room is stylish and the spread is moderate in size, with seafood, Asian hot dishes and a strong dessert table. Lunch, dinner and an afternoon tea buffet make it a flexible stop in the middle of a TST shopping day.
Prices sit in the middle of the market, children pay roughly half the adult rate, and the location next to Tsim Sha Tsui MTR is hard to beat. Weekend and holiday rates are higher; check the hotel for current promotions.
- Address: The Mira Hong Kong, 118–130 Nathan Road, TST
- Price (2026): Lunch from HK$468; dinner from HK$788 (adults)
- Sessions: Lunch, afternoon tea, dinner
- Cuisine: International, seafood, desserts
Kitchen at W Hong Kong
Trendier than most, Kitchen is the buffet restaurant of the W Hong Kong in West Kowloon, above Elements mall and Kowloon MTR station. Its style is playful and modern, and the fusion food mixes European, American and Asian cooking: garden salads, curries from India, Singapore and Thailand, Cantonese noodles, grilled meats, pasta and pizza, and a sweets section that leans colourful.
The location suits a younger crowd and travellers staying near Kowloon Station or using the Airport Express, since you can eat without crossing the harbour, then walk on into the West Kowloon Cultural District. Breakfast is also served as a buffet.
- Address: W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station
- Price: Breakfast about HK$388; dinner about HK$798
- Sessions: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Cuisine: European, Asian curries, Cantonese
Three on Canton at Gateway Hotel
Shoppers should know Three on Canton, on Level 3 of the Gateway Hotel inside Harbour City, the huge Tsim Sha Tsui mall along Canton Road. It is best known for its lunch buffet: a seafood bar with crab legs and mussels, a sushi and sashimi counter, a noodle bar, Southeast Asian and Chinese dishes, and a dessert bar with an ice cream station.
It is the easiest quality buffet to fit into a shopping day, a weekday lunch here beats the Harbour City food court queues, and lunch prices sit below most of the big-name hotels. Weekend and holiday lunches cost a little more and book out.
- Address: Level 3, Gateway Hotel, Harbour City, TST
- Price (2026): Lunch HK$418 (Mon–Fri); HK$488 weekends
- Sessions: Lunch 12:00–14:30
- Cuisine: Seafood, sushi, noodles, Asian
Harbour Grand Café, Harbour Grand Hong Kong
Poolside on the third floor of the Harbour Grand Hong Kong in North Point, Harbour Grand Café has harbour views on the eastern side of the island (ask for a table by the pool). It runs lunch and dinner buffets, and its dinners usually follow seafood themes, from seafood carnivals to Wagyu and foie gras promotions.
North Point is quieter and more local than Causeway Bay or Central, so this is a relaxed seafood dinner away from the crowds, and a calmer option for families and for travellers staying on that side of the island. Themes change every few months; check the current promotion before booking.
- Address: 3/F, Harbour Grand Hong Kong, North Point
- Price: Varies by promotion; check the hotel
- Sessions: Lunch and dinner
- Cuisine: Seafood-led international
The Astor at Eaton HK
Best value goes to The Astor, in the basement of Eaton HK on Nathan Road in Jordan, with weekday lunch and dinner prices noticeably below the harbour-front hotels. The menu rotates through themes such as seafood and Japanese street food, with a seafood bar, salad station and dessert counter.
Jordan MTR and the Temple Street Night Market are a short walk away, so budget-conscious travellers can pair dinner here with an evening in the market. The room is casual and busy with local families.
- Address: B1/F, Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
- Price (2026): Lunch HK$358 (Mon–Fri); dinner HK$648 (Mon–Thu)
- Sessions: Lunch 12:00–14:30; dinner 18:30–21:30
- Cuisine: Rotating themes, seafood bar
How to choose a Hong Kong buffet by budget, area and occasion
Weekday or weekend? The prices in the table are Monday to Thursday rates. Most hotel buffets charge more from Friday dinner through Sunday and on public holidays, and festive nights such as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve are priced separately again. As an example, The Astor has listed weekday dinner at HK$648 and Friday to Sunday dinner at HK$728, which becomes HK$800.80 once the 10% service charge is added. Check the day-specific price on the hotel's booking page before you compare.
Start with the session. Weekday lunch is the cheapest way into any of these buffets, often several hundred dollars less than dinner, and the spread is close to the same. Dinner adds premium seafood, longer hours and, in some places, free-flow drinks packages. Afternoon tea buffets at TIFFIN and Yamm are a middle path for lighter appetites.
Then pick your side of the harbour. Kowloon has the densest choice, from The Market and Café Kool in TST East to Yamm and Three on Canton near the MTR. On Hong Kong Island, cafe TOO and TIFFIN are the classics, while The Grand Buffet trades a little food quality for the revolving view. Staying near your buffet saves a late taxi; browse Hong Kong hotels by district.
For a celebration with a view, choose Harbourside or The Grand Buffet. For the widest food choice, The Market or cafe TOO. For halal food, Café Kool. For value, The Astor or a weekday lunch anywhere. If you also want to explore local food beyond hotels, our guide to Hong Kong street markets covers where to eat on the street.
Tips for booking buffets in Hong Kong
- Book ahead for weekends. Friday dinners, weekends and public holidays sell out days ahead at the popular hotels. Book online or by phone with the hotel.
- Watch for promotions. Hotels run early-bird, bank-card and online deals regularly. Booking platforms and the hotel's own site often beat the walk-in price.
- Add 10% to every price. Listed prices exclude the usual 10% service charge. Drinks other than coffee and tea are often extra. Ask before bringing a birthday cake: some restaurants charge a cake-cutting fee per head, and in May 2026 a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant billed a group of nine HK$75 each plus service charge.
- Know the time limit. Most buffets run fixed sessions with set start and end times. Arrive at the start of your slot to get the full time.
- Ask about child rates. Children's prices are typically half the adult rate or less, with age limits that vary by hotel.
- Pace the seafood. Crab legs and oysters are replenished through the session. Take small plates and go back for more as often as you like.
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