While waiting for shops to open, we got breakfast at this old school Cha Chaan Teng (literally translated as Tea Restaurant) called Kam Wah Cafe. Cha Chaan Teng is basically a Hong Kong style diner where you can have breakfast, lunch and dinner all day. The menu feature colonial Hong Kong style Chinese-Western fusion dishes. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Coffee’
November 17, 2009
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Kam Wah Cafe (Hong Kong: Prince Edward)
By Freda in 09: Hong Kong, Favorite Food Entries
November 6, 2009
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Hof (Shanghai)
By Joan in 08: ShanghaiOur tired feet brought us to another afternoon tea break, this time at Hof, a dessert + cocktail lounge on a pretty small street called Sinan Lu that’s just off a big main street of glitzy malls. As we first step in, we noticed the slick interior and wondered if this is an overprice place […]
Tags: Coffee, Patisserie
October 29, 2009
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Cafe Dan (Shanghai: Tianzifang)
By Freda in 08: Shanghai, Favorite Food Entries, TravelTianZiFang, or known as TaiKang Lu, is a labyrinth-like old residential Shikumen area that got “invaded” by artists and bobos, and is now gentrified with cafes, galleries, boutiques, craft shops and bars. One of the gems you can find in this labyrinth is Cafe Dan. I read about this place from a local free paper that […]
September 21, 2009
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Mishi’s Strudel Bakery & Café (San Pedro)
By Joan in 18: Greater LAWe went to San Pedro one weekend for some antiques hunting. We came upon this Hungarian Cafe Mishi’s Strudel. It was kind of unexpected to find such a “European” place, it was playing classical music and there were Hungarian newspapers lying around. The interior was homey and borderline Euro-kitsch. I could tell their studels must […]
October 9, 2008
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Royal/T (Culver City)
By Joan in 13: Culver CityLast year when I first heard about Royal-T I felt rather ambivalent about it. The idea of reinventing “Maid cafe” into a hip artsy thing is just such an oxymoron. For those who’re familiar with maid cafes in Japan would know that they’re for otakus. It’s a geeky thing, it’s not supposed to be hip. […]
