1. Tim Ho Wan dim sum
Super cheap Michelin star restaurant and it's famous BBQ pork bun that melts in your mouth!
Feel like eating at a Michelin star restaurant but not willing to burn a hole? Try your luck (pun intended), as Tim Ho Wan in mandarin (tian hao yun) means adding fortune and luck.
With the meandering queues outside the shops, it sure is an apt name with the owner's tills keep ringing.
Tim Ho Wan, touted to be the cheapest Michelin star restaurant, that one can get. It has 5 outlets in Hongkong.
In Singapore, it has also fast expanded from the plaza Singapura store to the suburbs, with bedok mall and jurong being the new kids on the block. The queues in Singapore can set you back about 2h on average.
This has deterred me from eating Tim Ho Wan in Singapore, but raised the allure for me to eat in Hong Kong.
Now, the queues in Hk is also something to reckon with. However, there is a particular outlet, which has a much shorter queue. How would you like to wait less than 5 mins for those savory butter char Siew buns that Tim Ho Wan is much famed for?
Well, for those who are keen to find out which is the hidden gem, do join my mailing list to find the answer!
What is good at Tim Ho Wan? Here are my other must- eats!
1. If soft, delicate skin Chee Cheong fun is your thing, do try it here too!
2. The Siew Mai has gou qi zi on it and the succulent meat burst forth with each bite!
3. Glutinous rice- this is like humongous, good for 2 pax. Must share!
4. Congee- thick and delicious!
Anyway you will leave this place with a satisfied tummy and a happy wallet. Barely a dent! Check out the economical price- for ordering so much (6 items with tea), it is only HKD$151 (approximately sgd$24)??? No service charge nor GST to top it off. Unbelievable! A typical dim sum meal in Singapore's restaurant costs us sgd$60 on average.
2. Mak's Wan Tan Mee
Mak's Noodles 麥奀雲吞麵世家
Address: G/F, 77 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2854 3810
Operating Hours: 11 am to 10 pm Daily
This is also another of my favourite! There is a few branches. The one that I went previously was at Jordan, near the Australia Dairy shop. This time round, we ate at the Wellington outlet. It is conveniently located near Central station (Hong Kong island).
The flavourful soup makes me fall in love with it and the succulent wan ton has a full prawn, bamboo shoot and leek in the soup.
Do not be alarmed that it comes in a small bowl, something like a desert bowl that we use back home. So please order your own portion as it's a single serving (not for sharing).
For the size, yes, Mak noodles is not cheap. It will set you back about 30 (sgd$5) for a simple bowl of wanton noodles. It only comes in a soup version (perfect for me) and does not come with char Siew.
I would also recommend adding a plate of vegetable with oyster sauce to go with it. The Kai lan's stalk might look very intimidating as it's thick, but it's actually very soft. Do give it a try.
3. Ramen
Fancy a hole in the wall ramen shop with mouth watering black soup? I am half reluctant to share it with everyone because I want to keep it as my hidden gem.
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There's two shops in close proximity- one outdoor and one indoor.
4.Desert shop
This is another hole in the wall desert shop, frequented by the locals and those in the know.
The cashew nut desert paste is a special, on Saturdays only.
5. Best porridge ever!
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