Thursday, 13 September 2007

• e_ting around Sheung Wan

  After about 2 months in the area, I think I can officially say that contrary to popular belief, food is Sheung Wan's not that great. It's plentiful, yes, but none of them seem that great. I've yet to find a place to frequent, and thank goodness something inside me is stopping me from becoming a Cafe O regular. But what do I do? I'm starting to get bored with mediocre, same-same food
  
  There are indeed many established, old-school cha chaan teng kinda places in Sheung Wan, and usually, I LURVE old-school. But the fact that I've now been to so many of them in Sheung Wan without finding one I can recommend is leaving me a bit disillusioned.
  
  My best bet is still Lin Heung for dim sum, but it's a bit far and I can't have much dim sum on my own...
  
  Here's a recap of what I've had so far (by no means exhaustive, since I didn't take photos at every meal):
  
  
  

  
  
  
  Top L-R: Pork Chop Rice at For Gei; Sweet & Sour Pork on rice and soup of the day at Hip Shing; Laksa at Katong Laksa.
  Middle L-R: Smoked Salmon and Avocado sandwich at the Brunch Club; Duck at Palate; Panna Cotta at Palate.
  Bottom L-R: Sushi Set at Kiyotaki; Five Spice Chiuchow duck on rice at Chan Kan Kee.
  

  
  None are worth writing home about, unless maybe the sushi at Kiyotaki, helped by the fact that I was hung over and had a sushi craving - but mind you that thing you see there was HK$120 + 10%, a bloody fortune in Sheung Wan. I was also taken to a prawn noodle shop in Grand Millenium Plaza - unfortunately I can't remember what it's called (maybe just "Prawn Noodle Shop"??!). Couldn't dodge the chance to try a laksa, so I did, and it was good - reminded me of the sock-knocking laksa at Straits Cafe in good ol' Donny back in Melb... but I still miss the SC version *sobs*
  
  Lin Heung Tea House (read about it here)
  160-164 Wellington Street
  Central
  +852 2544 4556
  
  For Kee
  200 Hollywood Road (enter from Pound Lane/Tai Ping Shan St.)
  Sheung Wan
  +852 2546 8947
  
  Hip Shing
  7 Wa Lane
  Sheung Wan
  +852 2545 5305
  
  Katong Laksa (see here for more)
  8 Mercer Street
  Sheung Wan
  +852 2543 4008
  
  Brunch Club
  70 Peel Street
  +852 2526 8861
  
  Palate (see here for more)
  35-37 Gough Street
  Central/Sheung Wan
  +852 2815 6963
  
  Kiyotaki
  13 Gough Street
  Central/Sheung Wan
  +852 2877 1772
  
  Chan Kan Kee
  Somewhere on Queen's Rd West, near the intersection with Possession St, opp. a Wellcome.
  
  Prawn Noodle Shop
  Shop 201, Grand Millennium Plaza
  181 Queens Rd Central
  Sheung Wan
  
  

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