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| El
Pomposo |
Price:
HK$150. Wine: HK$220 |
| Tucked
below the first leg of the escalator to Mid-Levels and
one of a string of quasi-Spanish hostelries, El Pomposo
serves up imaginative and delicious tapas, such as tuna
in tomato sauce or chicken with goat’s cheese.
Its painted caverns beckon crowds in from the rain and
its outdoor terrace is excellent in good weather, as
one of Hong Kong’s few alfresco restaurants. |
4 Tun Wo Lane, off Hollywood Road, Central
Telephone: 2869 7679. Fax: 2973 6589. |
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| Kublai's
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Price:
HK$140. Wine: HK$198 |
| A
Mongolian barbecue situated in Wan Chai is a peculiar
pairing but it works, as hordes of tourists attest.
With tall bar-style stools and tables and an area for
diners to choose their own ingredients for the Mongolian-style
grill, the process allows diners to eat imaginative
combinations of anything that a buffet full of ingredients
and spices could possibly offer, filling their bowls
and giving them to experienced chefs to be cooked. Choices
vary from sliced meats and fish to oriental vegetables,
such as Chinese cabbage and bean sprouts, with a wide
range of sauces from Japanese teriyaki to Thai spice.
The result is surprisingly pleasing for Hong Kong’s
sleazy twilight zone. 1/2-price Monday nights are very
popular. |
Third
Floor, One Capital Place, 18 Luard Road, Wan Chai
Tel: 2529 9117. Fax: 2529 9211. |
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| Ning
Po Residents Association |
Price:
HK$150. Wine: HK$200 |
| More
of A social institution rather than a restaurant, this
is unknown to many Lan Kwai Fong revellers and displays
no markings to indicate that it is a restaurant. However
anyone who ventures to the fourth floor of this nondescript
building can savour Shanghainese delicacies par excellence,
such as steamed dumplings or noodles with green beans.
The decor is very traditional Chinese-restaurant, with
round tables, Chinese art on the walls and a canteen
atmosphere. |
Fourth
Floor, Yip Fung Building, 10 D’Aguilar Street,
Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Tel: 2523 0648. |
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| Taco
Loco Taqueria |
Price:
HK$150. Wine: HK$200 |
| Located
on the Mid-Levels Escalator, very convenient, cheap
and popular, Taco Loco offers Californian Mexican food
– great taste on a low budget. The restaurant
has a darkly painted, narrow interior, with bench-style
seating and bar stools along the windows overlooking
the escalator. Machaca beef or barbacoa pork tacos for
HK$12 or burritos for HK$28 put more expensive restaurants
to shame. Even the beers are cheap – and of course
Mexican. |
Lower Ground
Floor, 7–9 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
Tel: 2522 1262. Fax: 2522 0757. |
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| Tsuih
Wah |
Price:
HK$80. Beer: HK$40 |
| Opposite
Yuen Kee, this is Central’s popular venue for
after-party bingeing, Tsui Wah is greasy spoon meets
noodle bar, with posters of specials and prices plastered
on the walls. Every Chinese snack dish imaginable is
offered here, such as Hainan chicken rice or stir-fried
noodles. . |
Ground
to Second Floor, 15–19 Wellington Street, Central
Tel: 2525 6338. |
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| Yuen
Kee Sweeten Food Expert |
Price: HK$100. Wine: Unlicensed |
| Not
to be missed– for better or worse – Yuen
Kee sits directly outside Lan Kwai Fong and provides
Central with a display of the patrons’ classy
autos, never mind the food. This is a crowded, but plush,
Chinese restaurant with wood panelled walls, gold friezes
of dragons and phoenixes, and a round pool with a fountain
in the main stairwell. This restaurant is in fact, reasonably
priced. Everyone goes there to enjoy the delicious desserts
– such as lotus seeds in almond paste –
and everything else Cantonese. An institution and an
asylum. |
32–40
Wellington Street, Central
Tel: 2522 1624. Fax: 2840 0888. |
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