Lin Heung Lau
×Char Siu Bao (barbecue pork bun)
Why you must eat itSteamed, the dough splits three ways to show the red pork inside. The risen skin is faintly sweet, and pulling it open draws a honey-like filling. Chopped char siu is dressed with sweet bean sauce and sugar so fat and sweet-savour become one. At the teahouse you order it with har gow and cheung fun, and split it by hand while hot. Three to a basket — enough for two.
Opened 1889, a Xiguan teahouse that made its name on lotus-seed paste. Beyond lotus, char siu bao is a standard, and the baskets turn from early morning. The building and sign remain old; prices and hours are a guide. Being an old house, it sometimes closes for renovation, so it is worth checking before you go.
- Nearest
- Changshou Rd Stn
- Hours
- 07:00-21:00 頃
- Price
- 8–15 CNY per basket