Kai Kai Dessert (佳佳甜品): A Popular Shop in Hong Kong Serving Traditional Cantonese Desserts (With MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Recognition)

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This article is part of the Hong Kong Food Trip series. Check out the installments in this series: Hong Kong Food Guide | Australia Dairy Company (Cha Chaan Teng/Hong Kong-Style Cafe) | Hing Kee Restaurant (Claypot Rice) | Jenny Bakery (Butter Cookies) | Kai Kai Dessert (Traditional Cantonse Desserts) | Lin Heung Lau (Dim Sum) | Mashi No Mashi (Wagyu Ramen) | McDonald’s Next (Fanciest McDonald’s in HK) | Oi Man Sang (Dai Pai Dong) | Passione (Focaccia and Panini) | Tai Cheong Bakery (Egg Tarts and Other Chinese Pastries) | Tai On Coffee and Tea Shop (Modern Cha Chaan Teng) | Vission Bakery (Modern Bakery) | Yat Lok (MICHELIN-Starred Roast Meats/Goose) | Yuk Kin Fast Food (Fried Rice)

For most of our stay in our recent Hong Kong trip, we followed our meals with a Western dessert (such as pastries from Vission Bakery; see my review here) or a more modern Hong Kong street food (such as Egg Waffles). So coming from a good meal at Hing Kee Restaurant (see my review here), we visited a popular shop that serves traditional Cantonese desserts—Kai Kai Dessert.

When I say traditional Cantonese desserts, don’t expect cakes or sweet pastries. Rather, these are sweet soups (yes, you read that right), which Kai Kai specializes on.

Kai Kai Dessert is also a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand awardee, so you know that the food is good.

The MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Recognition of Kai Kai Dessert

But before I talk about the desserts we tried, let me share a funny story about their hospitality. While my wife and I were still on queue, we noticed a group of non-locals finishing their desserts. Then one of them (probably the last to finish his dessert) placed the dessert spoon in his mouth for his last bite (or slurp).

Here’s the funny part: The moment he brought out the spoon from his mouth, one of the Kai Kai staff immediately took the spoon and the dessert bowl, and says, “Bye Bye!” Poor guy! He didn’t even have the chance to put his spoon back to the bowl! LOL.

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Anyway, we tried two items. First is the Black Sesame Paste x Sweet Almond Soup with add-on Rice Dumplings (Sesame Flavor). As expected, the black soup has a nutty taste and a velvety consistency. The dumplings are soft and its filling add a gritty texture.

Black Sesame Paste x Sweet Almond Soup (HKD32) with add-on Rice Dumplings with Sesame Flavor (3 pcs.: HKD8)

The second is Mango Sago with Pomelo, which is sweet and refreshing, and has piece of mango. However, there are only bits of pomelo. We were expecting that it will have chunky pieces, at least.

By the way, the desserts we had are chilled. If I’m not mistaken, you can have it served warm (comment below if it’s not), which could be perfect in the cold Hong Kong weather.

We were right to assume that the moment we finished our desserts, our bowls and spoons were quickly taken away from us. Fortunately, we were still able to place our spoons back to the bowl. LOL

Anyway, Kai Kai Dessert has good traditional desserts and an interesting hospitality to say the least. It’s quite an experience, and I highly recommend it to you!

Address: 29 Ning Po St., Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong | Operating Hours: Daily, 12PM-1AM | Contact No.: +852 2384 3862

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