“All-time packed authentic road side store which you shouldn’t miss it, for their signature fragrant crisped bun and refreshing tomato soup noodles!”
Sheung Wan/ Chung Wan (上环/ 中环) area has so many good eating places including the very famous Lian Xiang Lou (莲香楼), for Dim Sum breakfast, but in fact, were not really impressed by it, frankly (
will review later). Today, what I am going to recommend this truly locally value-for-money breakfast place, the Hong Kong 大排挡 (
road side store) named 胜香园 (
Mandarin as: Sheng Xiang Yuan; Cantonese as: Sing Heong Yun).
We first knew this store from one of the TVB drama series where the father of the main lead in the show was running road side store business with a similar name of 胜芳园 (
Sheng Fang Yuan). Hubby was wondering if such store did exist in real life, and so, he searched thru the net and found the real store at exactly the same location! Yeah!!
To our pleasant surprise, this store does exist almost the same in the show! And to our (
not so pleasant) surprise, it was indeed a super well-known road side store for its few famous food items here with over-whelming crowds all the time! For sure, you have to wait for available seats, sharing of table is a must, and waiting to place order will be expected. However, I did think they served the warm food quick enough (
within 15 - 20 minutes) once order's taken, despite the crowd.
There are a few highly recommended items, and this CRISPED BUN (脆脆) has to be the limelight!
Crisped bun comes with choices of bun and extended choices of topping/ filling to be mixed and match. The most common ones should be lemon crisped, butter and condensed milk crisped, peanut butter crisped and pork chop crisped.
Beside the crisped bun, their signature dishes include this fresh tomato broth noodle (
or macaroni) is a must-eat item here. Tomato broth noodle has many choices of sides to go along, too. I loved this tomato soup noodles, seriously! Firstly, I liked this (instant) noodles type (公仔面). Secondly, I liked tomato. What else could I ask for?!! It has its all! Taste of the tomato soup was so refreshing but not sour. It makes whatever sides items, such as, sausages, ham, luncheon meat you added in, less sinful and greasy to taste..
laughing! I want to eat it again...
For our breakfast here, we ordered egg and ham toast (
order this way.. 火腿蛋治烘底), of course, the tomato soup noodle with sausages (
order this way.. 肠仔茄面 or 肠仔番茄汤公仔面.
If you want macaroni, say - 通粉), and Crisped “
Piggy” Bun (猪仔包–
Piggy bun is the short version of French loaf in Hong Kong.. It has nothing to do with pork or pig related ingredients.. :D) with butter and condensed milk (
order this way.. 奶油脆猪.
If you want wheat bun, say - 麦包). For drinks, we had fragrant hot milk tea and hot Yun Yong (热鸳鸯,
mixed coffee + tea).
So, next time if you visit Hong Kong, try to get such authentic road side eating experience which may spice up your trip a lot more fun!
Address: 中环美轮街2号排档 (No. 2 Mee Lun Street, Central)
Direction: Nearer from Sheung Wan MTR which takes about 10 minutes to walk from there. It’s next to Gough Street (歌賦街) which is a street on Sheung Wan, just north of the Soho area of Central.
Location Tips: The other end of the same street as Lian Xiang Lou Chinese Restaurant (莲香楼), and it’s opposite the famous Kou Kee Beef Noodle (九记牛腩面)
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