Not so much a dish as a whole concept—dozens of small, sharable food items a la tapas, traditionally served off carts that travel throughout the restaurant or teahouse—dim sum is a Hong Kong (and Cantonese) institution. While typically regarded as a breakfast or lunch affair, dim sum is the Hong Kong equivalent of "all-day breakfast" and even can be found on some dinner menus throughout the city. Staples include saucy braised chicken feet (a.k.a. Phoenix Claws), shrimp dumplings with translucent rice flour skins, soup dumplings (xiao long bao), egg custard buns, and steamed, fluffy brown sugar cake (ma lai go). For the traditional (and very affordable!) Dim Sum experience, try Kennedy Town's Sun Hing (open from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m.!) and, in bustling Central, Lin Heung Tea House. For next-generation, even playful takes, try Social Place, Yum Cha, and Dim Sum Icon (the latter's milk custard buns, with cartoon faces, appear to vomit their tasty insides!). And for a splurge on elegant, elevated Dim Sum with stunning views, make reservations at the Ritz-Carlton's two Michelin star Tin Lung Heen, Cordis Hotel's one Michelin star Ming Court, and iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel's newly upgraded, Michelin-starred Man Wah (reopening in 2021).