During the latter part of my trip to Hong Kong where we stayed in North Point, we pretty much ate…read moreat places that were not too far from our hotel. The couple in our group previously dined at and spoke highly of CHUT HAY JOOK MEEN (CHJM) SIU CHUY. This cozy restaurant (which literally means a joyous, small kitchen serving noodles and congee) was a little out of the way but as a foodie, you'll probably agree that you don't mind traveling a distance for good food. CHJM is a small Cantonese restaurant that specializes in noodles and congee (rice soup). They also serve Cantonese dishes so this restaurant is ideal to come and order family style to share. One member was a little under the weather so she ordered rice soup and won ton noodles but that didn't stop us from ordering popular dishes such as dried scallop egg white fried rice, sea bass braised with tofu and sautéed pea shoots with dried scallops. These three dishes were amazing and executed very well. All members of my group knew that when asked what I wanted to eat, my reply was "steamed chicken." So we also ordered that. However, little did we know that the chicken would be prepared "twice cooked" so the chicken came out over cooked and sadly, a disappointment. The soy sauce over the dry, bone-in chicken couldn't save the dish and was a flop. My cousin and his buddies are also foodies who appreciates "Chinese soul food" so they also ordered pre-cleaned book tripe where the coloring turned me off. I'm used to eating "bleached" book tripe and had a hard time embracing its natural state. I also had a hard time with boiled goose intestines. It had a chewy and rubbery texture with no distinct flavor. The ginger, green onion and soy sauce dressing couldn't elevate the dish for me. Just not my cup of tea. We also had steamed whole fish that I passed that evening. After my horrific "fish bone stuck in my throat" incident several weeks ago in China, I now tend to pass eating whole fish if the bones are small. But from what my dining mates reported, the fish was cooked well and they polished it off. Because the restaurant is small, it's quite cramped and you need to "huddle together" while eating so remember to have good hygiene. Eat a breath mint prior to coming here and/or remember to use deodorant. :p Overall, a pleasant meal that night with the exception of over cooked chicken and exotic dishes. Highly recommend CHJM as we generally found the food tasty with decent service.

Passed by this HK Style Traditional Noodle Shop many times, always see that they are busy, we…read moredecided to give it a try after the dinner rush. Impressed by their noodles soon as I had my first bite, needless to say its el dente! Their noodles are slightly thicker then the regular noodles you get at wonton noodles shops, so the whole bowl is more robust and bold, size is also larger! My regular choice: Beef Brisket & Tendon Noodles, the briskets are stewed to perfection in a rich sauce with star anise and dried orange peel being the dominant flavourings. The congee and the other noodles are also down very well without any complaint! Highlight Item: Fried Whole Yellow Croaker, this is a specialty dish, the fish is lightly salted overnight to create that natural "Umami", they slowly fried the whole fish until golden brown and the whole fish is crispy on the outside and tender & juicy inside!! Clams in Black Bean Sauce, the clams are on the small side but still very fresh and the BBS was perfect accompaniment to this dish! We have put this restaurant on our list of "places worth return"!

During my brief stay in Hong Kong, I have already been here twice! Their fish soup is no joke; it…read moreis quite rich and lacks any MSG whatsoever. Last time, I ordered the seafood special with shrimp, clams, abalone slices. Although delicious, the fish broth lacked the rich taste of fish and paled in comparison to my parents' bowls (they ordered noodles with an entire fish). Hence, this time I decided to order the tomato soup noodle with whole "big eyed fish". The fish was not fishy at all, and fried/grilled to a perfect finish. The soup was delicious! It wasn't heavy at all due to the tomatoes, and there was sufficient coriander and green onions. However, my dad's fish, due to its fishy nature, made his broth slightly fishier and more difficult to stomach. My mom ordered noodles with fish belly - there were massive pieces of fish belly in her bowl, and was wonderfully fatty! Finally, my sister ordered the noodle with grilled salmon fillet. She loved it, and her soup was pretty good as well! Will miss this shop when I leave for Canada :(

If you are a 米線 rice noodle soup lover then don't miss out. Their noodle soup is not the usual 雲南…read moreYunnan but 順德 Shunde style. The essence of the broth is a result from combing 70+ kg of fresh fish and 20+ kg of bones cooked for 6 hours on a daily basis. On top of that, the menu offered freshest toppings to add to your noodle soup. Have you had a bowl with a whole fish in it? Definite a place to try if you after some genuine food.

This restaurant on Tung Choi Street seemed pretty promising with the displays of their menu…read moreadvertising the many different specialty noodle soups that they had. After eating so much street food, vendor food, and night market food, we all agreed that a place with more "pure" ingredients would be better for lunch. There really are a ton of selections offered from their menu. You can have rice or noodle soup, your soup can be dry or in a broth, you can have different types of seafood balls, chicken wings, beef brisket, you can choose the type of noodle you want, etc. The possibilities are endless. Prices are also fairly cheap. A bowl of soup is around $28 HKD which is about $4 USD. I think that's a steal! I ordered the beef ball noodle soup with thicker rice noodles. The broth was really clear, and the overall dish was what I needed to combat my unhealthy meals from the days before. There were 5 beef balls in the soup and a ton of cilantro thrown on top, which I loved. Noodles were cooked on point - slightly chewy. Beef balls had that resilient bite to them - overall a really solid dish. My mom ordered her pork knuckle soup with thicker rice noodles and was disappointed that the soup was tomato based. Apparently many restaurants in HK like using tomato based soups/sauces when cooking with pork knuckle, something I am not accustomed to. Overall the dish wasn't bad, but my mom wasn't a fan of the soup because of the tomato taste and the amount of oil in it. The pork knuckle also was cooked in tomato broth, so it definitely didn't have the taste she was looking for. A pass on this dish. The soup noodle with fish ball - very similar to the beef ball soup, except that instead of beef balls, the dish had different types of fish balls. Soup was exactly the same as mine. If you're not a fan of beef balls and more into the seafood combination, I'd recommend this dish since you get to try more of a variety of toppings. Chicken wings with rice - this dish required a few extra minutes to cook since they actually cook the wings right then and there upon ordering. I thought it tasted pretty good. The dish had 3-4 chicken wings on it along with an egg. There was a good amount of rice as well as soy sauce drizzled on top of the rice, giving it enough flavor to eat if you happened to finish all of the wings. My sister thought the wings were really good - slightly crispy, but still juicy on the inside. And we ordered steamed vegetables, just to maintain our healthy lunch meal. The vegetables were not special, but tasted fine. Because the dishes didn't have any vegetables in them, it was a really smart idea that we got this on the side. Restaurant itself is fairly big with a ton of tables and booths inside. You pretty much seat yourself and the waitress will take your order when you're ready. And when you're finished, you pay at the front. Since the food comes out pretty fast, I don't expect that you'll have to wait since people seem to come in and out in under 30 minutes. tl;dr - Decent place for healthy food. A must if you love noodles and fish balls!

We just landed from the states yesterday. This is the first place we ate. It's located next to the…read moregoldfish market and the flower market. It has a nice ambience and is clean! The food is pretty safe and the staff is very helpful. We liked the shrimp noodle bowl the best. We also got pork dumplings but they didn't have as much flavor as the shrimp. We also got a fried noodle. You will want to ask for silverware, otherwise you use chopsticks in a drawer under the table. They serve hot water. We got a coffee, and it smelled good, but isn't what you'd think about traditional coffee. It automatically comes with creamer. The food comes out super quick! Our lunch for 3 was $131 HKD, about $20 USD.

This is good Chinese home cooking not gourmet food. Think dai pai dong but a bit cleaner and a lot…read moretastier. Their fried chiken curiously uses no batter but is still very crispy. All the other food is tasty and wallet friendly but nothing special. Service is normal cha chang teng and the furniture is the standard Hong Kong mini furniture. If it is crowded, you may have to share a table. If in the neighborhood, this place is definitely worth a visit but I wouldnt recommend going out of your way to come here.

Average Hong Kong Style Cafe (cha chang teng) with average food. The French toast (sai do see)…read moredoesn't have the creative peanut middle like Cafe de Coral nor the tasty Kaya spread that Killiney has. It is just average French toast. The fried drumsticks (cha gai bay) are average. They're crispy outside, but not very juicy inside. The chicken with scallions on macaroni is properly seasoned and flavorful. The macaroni is store bought, but the dish still works and is good. I wouldn't recommend that you go out of your way to come here, but if you're in Tai Heng and need some food but don't have any money, then this is the place to be because the food here is ridiculously cheap. A meal here costs between 23 to 32 HKD. This includes hot milk tea (yeet nai cha). If you want a cold drink, it is 2 HKD extra, but the cold drink is twice as big. They have no English menu, but the place is usually packed so you could just point at someone else's plate or use my translations here if you want the dishes that I ordered.

I just had the congee. Maybe the other items are better but the congee was free of any taste. The…read moreservice was not great. The only saving grace is it was open early on a Sunday.

Great food, quick service, enjoyable experience…read more Each day I went to different establishments for breakfast and this place was our favorite. Each breakfast comes with a hot coffee and the cream was already included. They provided us with extra sugar without us having to ask and it didn't take long for us to receive our food. If you are staying close by this HK eatery, you should give it a shot.

We stumbled upon this restaurant by accident on our transit in HK. Food was decent. Price was on…read morepoint. Service was fast! The place was clean and wasn't as crowded since it was a weekday. We enjoyed it very much!

The food was decent. However, if we never asked for water, we definitely wouldn't have gotten any…read more If you can get a seat by a window it's nice.

Lan Fong Yuen made it onto a lot of HK food guides, so I thought I'd check it out. Even though the…read moreone in Central is really popular, I didn't want to line up so I went to the one in Shun Tak Centre instead. I'm not sure if it's the location, but it was pretty dead when I went. Of course, I ordered their famous "silk stocking" (iced) milk tea. It was pretty good, very fragrant. However, I actually prefer creamier milk teas with lots of sugar. This one is the typical HK milk tea where you can taste a little bit of the bitterness because the tea is steeped really well. I also got the pork chop bun because it was widely recommended by a lot of blogs and websites, but I didn't like it at all. I feel like the sesame seed buns didn't go well with the pork chop and sauce... maybe toasted white bread would do better. But it was really the fattiness of the pork chop that made me lose my appetite. I appreciated the tomatoes and mayo, but didn't really go well with the sesame seed buns.

If you don't have time to wait in line at its original location in Central (HK side), this location…read moreis a good alternative. Very few know about this location, or rather...they prefer the nostalgic hole in the wall "dai pai dong" location of the original. Lan Fong Yuen has done a great job in preserving the past of Hong Kong's history. We are fortunate enough to experience this type of food stands that lives on right till today. If you are around the area or is in search of a breakfast and/or afternoon snack place, give this place a try...just their infamous "stocking" milk tea is worth coming here, goes down smooth with such a rich tea flavor. While I prefer to have this drink hot, despite the humid hot HK weather outside, others likes it over ice to cool themselves down. Yes, this is the place has been talked about in many travel sites and you will find a sea of tourist here but don't be surprised to see your crowd of HK locals here as well. Menu are usually given to you in Chinese unless you ask for the English version.

Retro old HK in decor with fairly standard fair. Not a congee or a noodle place although they have…read morevariations of noodle & macaroni (an HK thing) in soups. I had an omelet of rice dish and my buddies had pork chops and curries. Pretty standard stuff.

Be prepared that this is a very limited seats restaurant. Prepared to have light queue as well…read more Food overall is not so bad....nothing will go wrong with typical HK style brunch restaurant in town. I have ordered instant noodle with cheese and braised meat... very delicious....