the foodie forks
EDITOR’S CHOICE Maxim’s Palace, City Hall This huge yum cha palace is our first port of call when we have visitors who are in the mood for a true Hong Kong-style dining experience, with traditional trolleys carting around an array of dim sum dishes. Although we’re the first to admit the service may not be the friendliest in the world, this grand dining room is a great choice for groups looking for a fun meal out. 2/F, Low Block, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central 2521 1303
HONOURABLE MENTION Classified
Café Siam The four separate dining areas that make up this newly revamped, perennially popular Thai restaurant are ideal spaces for private parties. Groups can seclude themselves in stylish colonialstyle surroundings while savouring some of the best Thai food on the island. 2/F and 3/F, The Plaza, 21 D’Aguilar Street, LKF 2851 4803
Best Breakfast READERS’ CHOICE Oolaa
Centre Stage, Bridges Street, Sheung Wan 2803 2083
Classified With eight outlets around Hong Kong, most of us should be relatively near a branch of this cosy café chain, which offers up a simply beautiful brekkie. The breads and pastries, all served with French butter and jam, taste just as good as they look, and Classified’s eggs Benedict fits the bill when you’re feeling exceptionally ravenous first thing. 108 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
2525 3454
(plus other locations throughout Hong Kong)
HONOURABLE MENTION The Flying Pan Serving breakfast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it’s no wonder The Flying Pan offers a seemingly endless menu of brekkie, egg and omelette combinations, though it’s hard to get past their house specialty of eggs Benedict with grilled ham. With 18 pages on their menu, this is the place to head to when you have a craving for bacon, eggs, toast or beans but don’t have a clue exactly what to order. 9 Old Bailey Street, SoHo, 2140 6333
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This huge open-fronted international restaurant (6,000 square feet, in fact) is fab any time of day, but readers particularly like it for breakfast, starting bright and early at 7am daily. Whether it’s the breakfast pizza, signature strawberry pancakes or brekkie burrito – all in American-sized portions – you can’t get enough of Oolaa’s delicious morning offerings.
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