Xi’an Famous Foods Midtown West 24 W 45th St. New York, NY 10036 (multiple locations throughout New York) Yelp I’ve seen so many TV pieces on various food and travel shows highlighting the famous noodles at Xi’an Famous Foods. Spicy food isn’t my favorite, but I can appreciate the heat if the food is good. It…
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Joe’s Shanghai
Joe’s Shanghai 9 Pell St. New York, NY 10013 Yelp It’s probably been 12-15 years since I’ve been to Joe’s Shanghai. It was probably the first time I had xiao long bao and the first time I ate at a restaurant that forced you to share a round table with multiple separate parties. I think…
Koi Palace
Koi Palace 365 Gellert Blvd. Daly City, CA 94015 Yelp When you talk about dim sum in San Francisco, Koi Palace is sure to make its way into the conversation. Interestingly, Koi Palace isn’t even located in San Francisco. It’s in the neighboring suburb of Daly City, more known for its Filipino predominant demographics and…
Crystal Jade
Crystal Jade Multiple Locations Hong Kong When it comes to xiao long bao aka XLB aka soup dumplings, Din Tai Fung aka DTF reigns supreme. Many may argue whether DTF truly makes the best XLB out there, considering it is a Shanghainese specialty made famous by a Taiwanese chain. Few will deny that is probably the…
Mott 32
Mott 32 Standard Chartered Bank Building 4-4a Des Voex Road Central Hong Kong Perpetually Underwhelmed recommended Mott 32 for its modern and sophisticated take on Cantonese cuisine. As a lunch spot, people come for the dim sum. One of The Annoyer’s friends, HK Baller, comes here quite frequently for business lunches. The novelty and luster of the…
Margaret’s Cafe e Nata
Margaret’s Cafe e Nata Macau Peninsula I had some amazing egg tarts in Hong Kong. Being Portuguese in origin, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try egg tarts in the former Portuguese colony of Macau. I figured this would be my chance to decide, once and for all, which egg tart style reigns supreme:…
Fu Sing Sharkfin Seafood Restaurant
Fu Sing Sharkfin Seafood Restaurant Multiple locations Hong Kong With the fancy Michelin caliber dim sum checked off the bucket list, it was only right to give a regular dim sum restaurant a try. Hong Kong is THE place for dim sum with even the low end places being pretty fantastic I heard. 3SB recommended…
Yung Kee
Yung Kee 32-40 Wellington Street Central Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine is well known for roasted meats. Picture that roasted duck or hunk of roasted pork hanging in your local Chinese BBQ shop. Now picture the same thing, but marked up by $$$$ and with attentive table service and polite waiters. Welcome to Yung Kee! Just…
Hui Lau Shan
Hui Lau Shan Multiple locations Hong Kong When Anthony Bourdain had a layover in Hong Kong, he visited Hui Lau Shan, a mango focused dessert shop. I love mango and I love desserts, but watching Anthony Bourdain eat orange goop was NOT appealing to me. I prefer my mangoes on the tart side, and I…
Gi Kee
Gi Kee Wong Nai Chung Complex Happy Valley Hong Kong Everyone says you have to eat seafood while in Hong Kong. I originally planned to eat at Under the Bridge Spicy Crab, but made a last minute change. The reviews on Trip Advisor were a little underwhelming. It seemed the place to be years ago,…
Budaoweng
Budaoweng iSQUARE 63 Nathan Road Kowloon, Hong Kong I do my best to plan a variety of meals when I travel. I easily tire of food, and being in one country usually means I’m eating one cuisine. We’d been having a lot of noodles, so it was time for some hot pot. We were originally going…
Tsim Chai Kee
Tsim Chai Kee 98 Wellington Street Central Hong Kong Next up on the wonton noodle train was Tsim Chai Kee, which as far as I know has no relationship to the Mak family of restaurants. It was actually awarded a Bib Gourmand designation by the 2016 Michelin guide. Boldly enough, it’s located just across Mak’s…
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