Do you tip in Hong Kong restaurants?

Tipping is not expected in the way it is in the United States. Most sit-down restaurants already add a 10% service charge to the bill, and locals usually just leave the loose change or round up. Anything extra is genuinely optional.

What is the 10% service charge?

Many Hong Kong restaurants and upscale bars automatically add a 10% service charge to the bill. It is meant to cover service, though it does not always reach staff directly, so some diners leave a small additional amount for good service.

How much do you tip a taxi driver in Hong Kong?

There is no percentage tip for taxis. The custom is simply to round the metered fare up to the nearest dollar or let the driver keep the small change. The tool rounds the fare up for you.

How much do you tip in a Hong Kong hotel?

Hotel tipping is modest and discretionary: roughly HK$10 to HK$20 per bag for porters and HK$10 to HK$30 per night for housekeeping. Concierge tips depend on the service provided.

How does the calculator round the tip?

It applies the service charge for the chosen venue, adds a small suggested extra on the base bill, then rounds the total to the nearest Hong Kong dollar the way locals do. For taxis it simply rounds the fare up.

Hong Kong Tipping Guide & Calculator

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A Hong Kong tipping guide and calculator that tells you what to leave by service type. Hong Kong is a light-tipping culture: most restaurants already add a 10% service charge, and extra tipping is optional rounding rather than an obligation. Taxis are simply rounded up. The tool applies the right norm and splits the total per person.

How it works

For each venue the tool models the local convention:

Sit-down restaurant — a 10% service charge is already on the bill; only a small optional extra (around 3%) is suggested.
Casual or local eatery — no service charge; round up, roughly 5%.
Bar / pub — round up the tab, roughly 5%; upscale bars may add 10% service.
Taxi — no percentage tip; the fare is just rounded up to the nearest dollar.

It computes the service charge on the bill, adds the suggested extra, and then rounds the total to the nearest Hong Kong dollar so the figure matches how people actually pay. Splitting between several people divides that rounded total evenly.

Example and notes

A 400 HKD restaurant bill carries a 40 HKD service charge. With a small rounded extra, the suggested total is about 455 HKD, or roughly 228 HKD per person split between two.

These are guidelines, not rules — tipping is never obligatory in Hong Kong. For hotels, budget around HK$10-20 per bag for porters and HK$10-30 per night for housekeeping.