Misha Zelman is a restauranteur that knows no boundaries. Let me explain, he owns Goodman’s (his first venture in the UK), Burger & Lobster (the odd place that has cheap lobster but overpriced burgers), the outrageous Beast (where they sell king crab the size of…
Bierrschenke is a Bavarian beer hall situated just off London Wall where Henry’s Bar used to be, that place I’m sure many a City boy/girl can smell the remnants of a few messy nights spent there. (*You know who you are*). Their aim is to sprinkle…
Royal China Club is a Baker St institution and is classed as the jewell in the crown of a 6 restaurant conglomerate – all of which London based. After 12 years trading, they have recently gone through an overhaul too which means they have taken…
People in Hong Kong love to shop, it’s the favoured past time there and where they spend their hard earned, they need to eat good. This is why there are so many restaurants and food courts in the shopping complexes, as retail therapy burns a…
I would describe Bun Hui a local hole in the wall that serves up the kinda things that oozes pocket friendly comfort. It’s not a destination restaurant by any means but, if you’re local, or even live in the area it would be a perfect little…
Guo Fu Lou aims to serve up exquisite Cantonese fare that isn’t intricate or complex, but well cooked ingredient-led classics. The decor here is on the more formal side of formal, with instructions to turn up in your glad rags, “business casual”, it says on their…
Everywhere you go, seemingly there is something good to eat in Hong Kong – the folk out here know how to do it good, even in the gargantuan shopping malls that seem to be on most street corners. Somewhere in these shopping malls, there is…
Chung Kee is a crowd tempting desert peddler, famed for it’s concoctions of authentic Cantonese style deserts with some influences from the West. The format is a canteen style, communal table sharing affair with stools as seating and a brightly surroundings. There are multiple branches,…
Dai Pai Dong is all about the authentic wok tossed delights from the Hong Kong streets that anyone can afford. We came to Sham Shui Po, where they’re are still a cluster of dai pai dong to grab that authentic Cantonese food experience. It was…
Bib Gourmand rated Wing Wah is an institution, not just for the time it’s been around and the popularity of their won ton noodles, but for their huge contribution to making the famous bamboo-pressed noodles from scratch since 1950. Upon writing this though, I’ve learnt the…