If you’ve read my guide on Hong Kong restaurants, then you may have seen my love for a Sichuan spot called Sijie (and more recently at Yu Chuan Club). Both restaurants have a unique concept where you pay a flat amount per person, and the more people you dine with, the more dishes you get …
Ram-don aka Jjapaguri Recipe from the Oscar-winning movie Parasite
If you haven’t seen Parasite yet, then you’re not only missing out on the best movie of 2019, but the epic scene that resulted in this delicious instant noodle dish called RAM-DON! The actual Korean dish is called Jjapaguri (짜파구리) made from combining 2 popular instant noodles by the Korean brand Nongshim — Chapaghetti and …
Spicy Peanut Noodles with Chili Crisp & Fried Garlic
It’s peanut butter NOODLE TIME! I love making these spicy peanut noodles with chili oil & fried garlic because they’re utterly delicious and SO easy to whip up using pantry ingredients (and yes, I’m here to convince you to make all of these ingredients standbys in your pantry if they aren’t already!). Using only 7 …
Abura Soba – Recreating my favorite spicy pork ramen from Tokyo
If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know my love for abura soba, a lesser-known brothless ramen that originated in Tokyo, Japan. While the translated name “oil noodles” isn’t the most appealing, these addictive spicy pork noodles finished with chili oil and an acidic punch of rice wine vinegar quickly became my most …
Ding’s Club Hong Kong | Refined Cantonese Fare from a Kung Fu Legend
Before dining at Ding’s Club, I had never actually heard of celebrity chef and Kung Fu Star Steve Lee Ka Ding. But seeing a cardboard cutout of the actor-turned-chef at the entrance of the restaurant let’s you know that he’s a pretty big deal. In fact, his first restaurant, Ding’s Kitchen, is so popular that …
Ho Lee Fook | F’ing Good Modern Chinese Food in Funky Basement Digs
Translating to “good fortune for your mouth,” Ho Lee Fook delivers consistently great and creative Chinese cuisine with friendly service, a bumping soundtrack, and reasonable prices in a hip, neon-accented SoHo basement. With a variety of small plates and roast meat platters, the restaurant works both for a date and for going with a group …
Crystal Jade | Consistently Good Chinese Food All Across Hong Kong
With multiple branches in the city, Crystal Jade is a standby for delicious Chinese food served in clean, slick interiors. They serve some of the best xiao long bao or soup dumplings, filled with slightly sweet but flavor-packed pork and soup. Their wide menu of dishes includes everything from Shanghainese noodles and rice cakes to …
Pho Up | A new spot for Vietnamese food in Central
Walking down the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, it’s hard to miss the big, bright red and yellow neon star hanging from the window of Pho Up, a brand new restaurant in Hong Kong’s SoHo District that comes from the same team as the beloved bar 65 Peel. The star is appropriate given the restaurant’s prime location on …