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Taiwanese owner Lily Ho was once a famous Hong Kong movie star, who later resurfaced
as a restaurateur with this beautifully designed venue. Specialities include an exceptional,
melt-in-your mouth lion's-head meatball with crab meat, while the lotus root appetiser and
the subtly spicy Sichuan smoked duck are superb.
Urban Soup Kitchen
280 Madang Road; tel: 3331 1861;
www.urbansoupkitchen.com
; $
This unpretentious lunch spot, with a few locations, serves some of the best soup and sand-
wiches in town. The formula is simple - fresh ingredients, no preservatives, triple-filtered
water - and they deliver, too, if you get hungry in your hotel room.
Xin Ji Shi
Bldg 9, North Block, Lane 123 Xingye Road; tel: 6336 4746; $$
Xin Ji Shi has multiple outlets serving classic local cuisine: rich stewed pork ribs, crab-egg
tofu, lion's-head meatballs and all the rest. The Xintiandi branch is considered to be the best
in the city.
