British food in Hong Kong: where to find a full English, a Sunday roast and a proper chippy

Hong Kong is one of the best places on earth to eat, and you'll soon be hooked on dim sum and roast goose. But when only a fry-up or a roast with Yorkshire puddings will do, the city has you covered, at a price.

The short version

• Sunday roasts range from about HK$200 (about £19) at a Tai Po pub to HK$728 (about £69) at the Magistracy Dining Room in Tai Kwun [1].
• Fish and chips: Staunton's, The Globe and The Chippy in Discovery Bay are the British favourites; a Kiwi-style chippy in Mid-Levels does it for HK$55 (about £5.20) [2].
• A full English is served all day at Brick Lane in Admiralty and Tsim Sha Tsui for HK$168 (about £15.90) [1].
• Afternoon tea in The Lobby at The Peninsula runs daily from 2pm to 6pm, first come, first served, with a minimum charge of HK$350 (about £33) a head [3].
• Groceries: M&S Hong Kong delivers food next day, and city'super stocks British snacks such as Walkers crisps [4][5].

Pound conversions use the Bank of England spot rate of 5 November 2026 (£1 = HKD 10.5659).

A word on our sources

Prices here come from Foodie's Hong Kong round-ups of British restaurants, pubs and fish and chips, published between July and August 2026, plus the venues' and shops' own websites, which we checked in November 2026 [1][2][3][6]. Hong Kong rents are high and restaurants come and go, so check a place is still open, and the price still right, before you go.

The full English

Hong Kong isn't a fry-up town the way Spain's costas are, but you won't go without.

A bacon sarnie at ten quid will make a Brit wince, but this is a city where a flat costs more than in London. The upside: proper British bacon and sausages are easy to find at the posher supermarkets if you'd rather cook your own.

The Sunday roast

King's Belly is out in Tai Po in the New Territories, which suits families living up that way, and it's the most like a local back home [1]. Mr Wolf on Queen's Road Central is the easy Central option [1]. Magistracy Dining Room, on the ground floor of Block 9 at Tai Kwun, is the one for a special occasion: the aged rib of beef is carved at the table [1][6].

Booking ahead is wise everywhere on a Sunday, especially in December and on public holidays.

Fish and chips, pies and pub grub

Hong Kong's chippies split into British pubs, a Kiwi-style takeaway and a couple of posh hotel versions.

The Chippy in Discovery Bay is the closest thing to a seaside chip shop, right down to the chip butty and curry sauce [2]. The Globe, which calls itself Hong Kong's original gastropub, does Scotch eggs, bangers and mash and pies at about HK$190 (about £18) each [1]. The Boar on Elgin Street serves Welsh rarebit and cod and chips in its downstairs pub [1]. For British-Indian food, the Chinnery at the Mandarin Oriental does chicken tikka, potted shrimp and cottage pie alongside a whisky bar [1].

And for pudding: Staunton's does sticky toffee pudding for HK$78 (about £7.40), and also puts on a British Christmas lunch [1].

Afternoon tea

Hong Kong takes afternoon tea seriously, and The Lobby at The Peninsula in Tsim Sha Tsui is the famous one. Tea is served daily from 2pm to 6pm on a first come, first served basis, so expect a queue at weekends [3]. There's a minimum charge of HK$350 (about £33) per guest. The dress code is smart casual, with no sportswear or beachwear; knee-length shorts, jeans and trainers are fine at tea time, but gentlemen need sleeves [3]. It's the obvious treat when your parents visit.

A pub showing the football

Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of the UK in winter and 7 in summer. The 3pm Saturday games land at 11pm in winter; the big Sunday games can mean the small hours.

• The Queen Victoria, 108 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai: no-frills, popular with British expats, live European football including 3am kick-offs, happy hour 4pm–10pm [8].
• The White Stag, 54–62 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai: live sport, British and local draught beers, open until 4am at weekends [8].
• Delaney's Kowloon, Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui: Guinness and Tetley's, football and rugby [8].
• Ned Kelly's Last Stand, Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui: over five decades old, British and European draught beers, live music [8].
• Smugglers Inn, Stanley Main Street: a divey seaside pub with Guinness on tap [8].

Our guide to British life in Hong Kong covers the Legion, the Sevens and the St Andrew's Ball, and nightlife in Hong Kong covers Lan Kwai Fong and the rest.

Marmite, PG Tips and Christmas pud

Hong Kong's supermarkets are better stocked with British food than most cities in Asia, thanks to a long British connection.

• M&S Hong Kong sells food and groceries online with next-day delivery, and free delivery on orders over HK$500 (about £47) [4].
• city'super, an upmarket supermarket chain, sells imported snacks online, including Walkers salt and vinegar crisps at HK$15 (about £1.40) a bag, and stocks festive turkeys and hampers [5].
• Pubs such as The Chippy sell British soft drinks, if you're missing a proper fizzy pop [2].

We couldn't check every shelf, so take this as where to look rather than a promise. A few tips from the British crowd:

1. Bring tea bags back in your suitcase on every UK trip. A box of PG Tips or Yorkshire Tea weighs nothing.
2. Order Christmas puds, mince pies and the turkey early. Imported festive food sells out well before Christmas week.
3. Learn the local swaps. Hong Kong milk tea is not a cuppa but is a treat; a pineapple bun with butter beats most pastries; and a cha chaan teng breakfast of macaroni soup, ham and a fried egg is a fry-up of sorts.
4. Check the price before you panic. Imported British food can cost two or three times what it does at home, so save it for when homesickness really bites. Our guide to the cost of living in Hong Kong puts it in context.
5. Ask around. Our community group for Brits in Hong Kong is where people post when the crumpets are back in stock.

Sources

1. Foodie: The best British restaurants in Hong Kong (July 2026, updated November 2026)
2. Foodie: The best fish and chips in Hong Kong (August 2026)
3. The Peninsula Hong Kong: The Lobby afternoon tea
4. Marks & Spencer Hong Kong: food
5. city'super online shop
6. Magistracy Dining Room
7. Staunton's
8. Foodie: The best pubs in Hong Kong (July 2026)

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