Budget
Tai Hing Roast Restaurant
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Cooked Food Centre
Wong nai chung bldg, 2 yuk san street, happy valley.
Chiu Yuen
æ½®è, 37 spring garden lane, wan chai wan chai mtr station, exit b3. tel. 2892 2322. small and usually packed eatery serving up a wide range of simple fare, but the crowd-pullers are the beef brisket noodles a scarcely believable $13 and the homemade giant fishball soup $16. open 10am to 9pm every day, other branches are in aberdeen and causeway bay.
Cafe Kenon
Where affordable italian food meets chinese expectations. shop 208, 2/f tai yau plaza, 181 johnston road, wanchai.
Tsui Wah Restaurant
ç¿ è¯é¤å»³ (http://www.tsuiwahrestaur...). clean and multilingual, this is a moderately priced cha chaan teng where even a non-chinese speaker can easily explore. aside from the typical cha chaan teng foods such as french toast, curry, baked rice, fried noodles, and hong kong style milk-tea, also try their famous fishball noodle in soup. expect to share a table at peak hours.
Hong Kong Dai Pai Dong
A modern recreation of a Hong Kong tradition. A mixture of traditional Hong Kong and 'western' dishes that will appeal to a wide range of people.
If you are travelling on a tight budget, then Wan Chai offers a great choice of places, with the added bonus that the neighbourhood has plenty of character and personality.
Loving Hut
Serving vegetarian and vegan fast food at affordable prices.
Midrange
Red Pepper Restaurant
7 lan fong rd, causeway bay mtr: causeway bay. sichuan cuisine; spicy dishes.
Tony Roma's
International food. This branch has the advantage of an outdoor terrace that enables you to eat and drink above the noise of the streets below.
Chun Kee Restaurant
Serves typical Chinese food from dumplings to Peking Duck.
Kung Tak Lam
A delightful vegetarian restaurant serving Shanghainese cuisine. Hotpot, dim sum and noodles dishes are made with MSG free ingredients.
The American Peking Restaurant
20 lockhart rd, hong kong. tel. 2527 7770. the peking duck, carved at the table, is a speciality, best shared amongst several people. also recommended are the sizzling prawns. most dishes can be ordered in small, medium or large sizes.
Under the Bridge Spicy Crab
This has become a Hong Kong institution that is famous for its Typhoon Shelter style crab. People come for the food not the interior which is basic.
The Flying Pan
(http://www.the-flying-pan.com) is on the corner of lockhart road and luard road. look above mes amis and you will find the best place for breakfast and it's open all-day, everyday. this is the place where you can have a full-english washed down with a glass of lager at any time you prefer. it has an extensive menu catering for all preferences and a "frequent fryer" club if you want to keep going back. staff are friendly and speak good english.
Tai Ping Koon Restaurant
太平館é¤å»³ (http://www.taipingkoon.com), 6 pak sha road, causeway bay, tel. 2576 9161. founded in guangzhou in 1860, the three locations two in kowloon have now become institutions of canto-western cuisine. don't be put off by the touristy menu available in three languages, as the restaurant is very popular with locals. some specialties are the swiss sauce chicken wings, roasted young pigeon, smoked promfret, dried fried rice noodles with beef, and baked souffle. reservation for a seating in their 1960-esque room is highly recommended.
Pho Saigon
319, hennessy road, wanchai, hong kong. extremely good vietnamese restaurant serving traditional dishes including pho and vietnamese coffee. expect to pay around $120. tel: 28336833
The Quarterdeck Club
1 lung king street, fenwick pier, wanchai. tel. 28278882. this is one of the few harbourside restaurants. currently slightly spoiled by the land reclamation nearby
Baby Blue Cafe and Bar
Western food served to meet Hong Kong taste buds.
Café One
310 gloucester road, causeway bay, tel. 852 2839 3311, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. fun & friendly informal dining from an open kitchen and an exciting buffet featuring a wide selection of asian and western cuisines.
Eating out in Wan Chai or Causeway Bay is a great idea, but expect to meet crowds of people doing the same. Both areas offer a bewildering range of places to eat to suit all budgets and interests. Generally, Causeway Bay is a bit more expensive than Wan Chai and attracts plenty of young trendies who may be seen eating into the small hours. Look out for specialist dessert cafes and remember to look-up to see what is on offer on higher floors where you can find cafes with balconies that enable you to get a more relaxed view of the crowded streets below. Wan Chai also has some great places to eat and it is generally a little easier to find a table than in Causeway Bay.
You will find good places to eat in all parts of Wan Chai and part of the fun is looking around. A street not to miss is Star Street which is close to Pacific Place Three, which can be accessed via a subway from Pacific Place. If you arrive in Wan Chai via the MTR station you will land in the middle of the bar and drinking area where so many restaurants are geared to drinkers and tourists. Alternatively, head towards the Causeway Bay side of Wan Chai for a more local dinning experience.
Lei King Wan or SOHO East is an interesting place to go to wine and dine, often ignored by tourists. From Sai Wan Ho MTR Station, follow signs to Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier. It is about a 15 minute walk. There are a lot of restaurants and pubs where you can sit at the sidewalk while enjoying your dinner. Shau Kei Wan Main Street East is where the tram terminal located. Many small restaurants, mostly serving local food, can be found along this street in Shau Kei Wan.
West Villa Restaurant
Its signature dim sum is the cha xiu bao åçå or roast pork buns that is served steamed, fried or as rolls. One of the items is named "Big Brother Chaxiu" after Hong Kong's film star Jacky Chan Big Brother who is fond of its cha xiu buns.
Fook Lam Moon
35â45 johnston road, wanchai, +852 28660663 (http://www.fooklammoon-gr...). the main branch of an old school cantonese restaurant group with locations in kowloon, shanghai and four in japan. famous for luxurious delicacies such as abalone, and swallow's nest. more affordable specialties include roast suckling pig, crispy chicken, and steamed lotus leaf rice.