There's a cha chan teng (茶餐廳) [literally, "tea restaurant" but it means more of a Hong Kong-style diner or casual restaurant] near where I get off the bus in Wanchai. It's down an alley by an outdoor street market. It serves nothing but dim sum and steamed pot rice all day. It's a little family-run shop with simple tables and stools. The choices are listed on posters on the wall. There's a takeout counter at the entrance serving steamed buns and sticky glutinous rice with Chinese sausage.During tea-time, they have tea sets. I ordered the steamed chicken pot rice, braised chicken feet and a hot lemon tea, all for HK$28 (about US$3.60).
This was a great find for me, because I love steamed pot rice (other versions include pork spare rib, egg and minced beef, fish, etc.).
Why I will be going back:
- All day dim sum and steamed rice!
- The people are quite friendly (at least during the afternoon tea period when it's not so busy)
- It's not the best dim sum and rice I've ever had, but it is a decent choice in the area and really cheap, making it good value for the price
Kam Fai Dim Sum Restaurant
G/F, 49 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
金輝點心茶餐廳
灣仔春園街49號地下舖
Ugh. Now I'm really hungry for dim sum and there are no places within 150 miles of me that would satisfy my hunger.
ReplyDeleteYou make me crave for some dim sum...!
ReplyDeleteI love dim sum! That's one thing I would really miss from Hong Kong. The only place where I've had really good dim sum outside HK/China has been Vancouver. Dimsum in Chinatown in NYC or London isn't that good and is too overpriced.
ReplyDeletei wish we had all-day dim sum here~ maybe i should pitch that idea to someone. haha.
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