Ramen Jo - My Favourite Mountain Ramen

Price: $

Cravingess: ★★★★★

It would be hard to pick only one shop as my favourite Ramen place, as different shops offer different broth and ramen. However if you ask me where do I love to go for Ramen, Ramen Jo is always on top of the list.

Ippudo - The Come Back Champion Kiwami Shinaji Ramen!

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★★★

Great news for Ippudo fans! To celebrate Ippudo's second anniversary in Hong Kong, Ippudo is bringing back again the famous Kiwami Shinaji Ramen (極新味麵王拉麵) to Hong Kong! The Kiwami Shinaji Ramen once won the championship on a reputable Japanese Television "TV Champion Ramen Chef" and crowned Ippudo's founder Shigemi kawahara Ramen King.

Pho Tai - New Pho in Kowloon Bay

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

There are quite a few new restaurant excitements in Kowloon Bay recently. From Ippudo and Dondonya a few months ago, to Coco Curry Ichibanya and Pho Tai. Pho Tai in particular excited me the most, since I got seduced by their drooling aroma every morning I pass by their shop, plus I heard their pho is nice. It is literally not possible to dine at Pho Tai during lunch hour, so I went in after 2pm instead.

Mikichi - Not Bad Spicy Ramen

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

Being flushed by all these ramen feeds and discussion, I could not withhold my indulgence and went to mikiichi for a spicy bowl of ramen for today's lunch.

Mikichi had a vast variety of ramen available - Hakata, Sapporo, Shoyu, Hakodate, Udon and Soba in both cold and hot broth. Given this wide range, I actually doubt if the quality would be good since most great ramen place that I have been specialised in specific kind of ramen they are great at. I know I should perhaps try their Hakata or Sapporo first, but I just crave for a bowl of spicy ramen right now.

Hakata Ippudo - New! Tokyo Seafood Tonkotsu

★★★★☆

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I ordered the seasonal special, Tokyo Seafood Tonkotsu (東京魚介豬骨拉麵) which is priced at HKD$ 88. It is a tonkotsu based broth but added skipjack and scad fish into the broth to make an extremely savoury fish broth. The fish broth was amazing, with strong fish aroma and taste. The big and thick slice of BBQ pork was flavourable with a strong char taste! The yellow ramen was silky to slurp and chewy to taste! The soft boiled egg was also nicely done with a creamy yolk and bouncy white. It was slightly salted to give some taste.

Mist (Closed Down) - Pricey But Delish Ramen

★★★★★

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*** Restaurant was closed on May, 2013 for Renovation ***

I had my first Mist ramen around 2 years ago, but I did not find it amazing. Gastronomer brought it up in a conversation recently and urged me to try it again as she thinks it's really good. I finished work late today, so I decided to revisit Mist again for their pricey bowl of ramen.

Ingredients and service here are topnotch. They even have a information sheet about the source for their ingredients. There was also an information sheet on Mist's ramen. They offer ramen in 3 sizes - 18, 22 or 26. Size 18 is the thickest which retains less soup and pairs well with strong robust broth such as Soya or Miso. While Size 26 is the thinnest for more refined and depth flavour broth.

Tak Cheong Noodle 德昌魚蛋粉 - My Favourite Fish Ball Bowl

★★★★★

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It is always me who have the desire to seek and try nice food, but for my parents, all they want might just be a simple yet delicious meal. Tak Cheong Noodles is one of those simple but nice little restaurant that my family and I like alot. Tin Hau actually has a lot of those restaurants, we usually dine there twice a week for quickie but nice dinners.

Daruma Ramen House - A Wish On Tai Hang Road

★★★★☆

$

After Butao and Yukitei, i am growing to love Jap Ramen. Jap Ramen to me before was nothing but Ajisen Ramen, but now I can see why people could get so crazy about them. I have also tried Ramen Santouka (山頭火), Ippei-An and 魔麵 etc, but I still love Butao the most. G. says there is another store she reckons is better than Butan in Gough St. , better go try it sometimes.

Yukitei Ramen | Ramen Digging in Wanchai

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

I read supergirl's review one day and was excited hearing there is an okay ramen place at Wanchai! I soon got upset getting to know the place is nowhere close to my office. I tried once dating my friend to go, but I thought Yukitei is those street ramen store which has no air-conditioning so we changed venue. Good news is, they actually have air-conditioning!!! The place was truly small, the seating are mostly outdoor but there are around six stools inside the block with air-conditioning! We arrived today on 7-1 at 2pm and found only a pair of couple having lunch.

Trusty Gourmet | Crazy Gimmick Disappointing Soup

My friend highly recommended this restaurant for its soup and noodles bowl, so we went to try it out today and see if it was that great.

Apparently the most brilliant aspect in Trusty Gourmet was its soup - there were about six soup choices on the menu, while the noodles was additional sides that you could add in to your soup accordingly to your preference, just in case you won't be full solely drinking the soup.

There was an ad on the wall, promoting a private kitchen styled dinner by a Chinese chef called 'Brother Peter'. Another glance over the cashier, you might find Br. Peter managing the cash counter. There was several dishes stating they were especially prepared by Br. Peter, then shouldn't Chef Peter stayed at the kitchen? I kept wondering.

Jika Udon - Bad Quality Handmade Udon

Since my stomach still could not withstand stimulating food, Japanese noodles is my only available choice after porridge and macaroni. Jika Udon sprang to mind when I first thought of Japanese noodles, so I decided to try it out.

Working late today, I found this restaurant is still full at 8.30pm. Do all people eat that late for weekdays, or everyone was just off work like me. Anyway, the most important thing was that I don't need to wait for a seating.

I wouldn't exactly use the word spacious to describe this restaurant as others do since the tables were all tightly packed together! An inconsiderate customer who sat next to me spreaded all her belongings across the sofa which literally leave me no room to sit, plus I had to squeeze through the pathetically tiny gap in between the tables to get to my seat. Another crazy point that worthy to mention was that they have got themself a walk-in-fridge as their lavatory. I just couldn't believe how ridiculously freezing the lavatory can be, try imagine, 8 degree C.

PHO - We Need Some Authentic PHO!

Having a very artistic afternoon, we went for Art Jaming in Lai Chi Kok. The lesson finished at 5pm, then we decided to head for an early dinner at Tsim Sha Tsui and go watch Narnia.

My friend said she had once encountered a pretty nice Vietnamese restaurant in Ashley Road and decided to bring me there. Upon arriving Ashley Road, I saw the logo of Pho Vietnamese Restaurant and I suddenly realised I had seen this logo in Causeway! Finally we found some nice Vietnamese Restaurant that is more authentic (although not totally) Vietnamese than Green Cottage. (Click to read review on Green Cottage)

Curry Bee - Deteriorating Food Quality at

Missing the Japanese curry this Sunday afternoon and feeling the laziness, we decided to stick in Causeway for lunch. Curry Bee came straight to our mind and there we went our lunch.

We didn't expect a line at this late lunch hour but there was a line in front of the main Bee at Jaffe Road. I remembered there was another store at the basement of Sogo, so we went there instead. Yet we saw a longer line waiting. Oh ya, there was this frequent on sale in Sogo that brought this crowds. We have no choice but to wait in line then.

I was elated that we had a corner seat after the wait! I always love corner seat, only in that arrangement you could feel the intimacy and privacy with the love one you are dinning with.

Green Cottage | Any Nice Vietnamese Cusine around?

Having too much burger these day, we decided to have something that feels light and healthy. A bowl of beef vietnamese noodles just served the criterion. Talking about Vietnamese cuisine in Causeway Bay, I could not think of any other restaurant but Green Cottage. Were there really not much Vietnamese cuisine in Causeway or are they just simply not good enough to be remembered? Anyway,  please do recommend one if you find one nice.

Yuen Kee | The Best Beef Brisket By Far

Beef Brisket noodle bowl is such a normal dish in Hong Kong that I do not hold any particular expectation on them. Yet I do notice the quality really does differ a lot from restaurants to restaurants. I am no expert in food, but I do believe the beef brisket tasted best when there are small amounts of fat attached to it, so it better be not to lean.

Yun Nan Noodles Specialty Restaurant

I went for Yun Nan noodles with my colleagues for a quick lunch. Even though the restaurant wasn't among the popular ones around Wanchai, there were quite a queue at 1pm.

Menya Kotaro | The Worst Tempura Ever

Last time I walked past Causeway Bay Plaza I, I saw this new pasta restaurant. Today I paid a visit there and found out it wasn't selling pastas but Japanese noodles! Oh well, I wasn't paying much attention to its name when I passed by last time.

Menya Kotaro's interior set up looked like a fast food restaurant which customers have to pick their own seats, but in fact you will be served and have to wait for a seating under the tickets system. The restaurant was pretty small, so tables were all set against each other and there weren't much personal space.

Tsuen Kee | Salty Beef Brisket Noodles

Talking about Beef Brisket Noodles in Wan Chai, I would usually think of Tsuen Kee, as this was the place where I was brought up with. Today I had this sudden crave for Beef brisket so I went to have lunch in Tsuen Kee.

Luckily there were seats available, so I do not need to wait for a seating. There was indoor and outdoor seatings, which under this hell temperature, there was no way I am sitting out. The indoor decor was simple with white tiles, wooden tables and stools. There wasn't any AC but there were several fans around each of every corner of the restaurant. Guess what, I was sitting at one of the corners, under the fan and sweat to death during my lunch! Try to grab a nicer seat if you are planning to visit.

Chairman Cheung | The Recent Gourmet Fad

The recent gourmet fad seemed to lay on a brand new little store called Chairman Cheung Taiwanese Beef Noodles Restaurant, located in one of the most hectic area in Causeway Bay. Influenced by its fame, I went to try it out right after watching the musical the Octave. Having heard of the crazy queue in front of the store, 6.30pm seemed to be the perfect time for a no-queue dinning. We were lucky that we got our seating once we arrived the restaurant, it was nearly full at that time already.

The restaurant was actually way smaller than I expected. You could literally make a full view of the restaurant in one glance. The decor was simple and dominated in yellow colour. The restaurant were extremely squash, the tables and seating were set parallel to each other. You have to squeeze between table to get to the sofa seating, not to mention you would be real close to the customers next to you, you could literally laugh at their funny conversion at some point. So privacy was not guaranteed.

Dried Beef Noodles with Wonton

Yi Yue | Not So Taiwan Style As Its Name Suggested

My family and I wanted a quick tea in Prince Edward this afternoon, we found this restaurant around the corner and seemingly looked nicer than the ones around. Although there weren't anyone dinning in the restaurant, we went in as the pictures on their food stand looked nice.

Minced Beef Rice

Since Yi Yue served typical Taiwanese food, we already had the dishes we want in mind upon seating. I skemmed the menu and saw a dinner set for two, athough there were 4 of us, we ordered the set anyway. The set was a very good bargain. It had 2 soups, 2 starters, 2 main courses, 2 drinks and a veggie at a price of $108. We originally had no idea about the soups until it arrived. The soup was in normal Chaa Chan Ten standard, nothing special about it. Let switched our focus to the foods that are on the menu.