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( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2140 6333; www.the-flying-pan.com ;9 Old Bailey St, Soho;breakfast com-
bos HK$86-120; 24hr; ; 26)
Fancy eggs Benedict, chocolate waffles, even a full English breakfast for dinner? No prob-
lem. Breakfast is served 24/7 in a 1950s-American-diner setting at the Flying Pan.

NORTHERN CHINESE

WANG FU
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2121 8089;65 Wellington St, Soho;meals HK$40; 11am-3pm & 6-10pm
Mon-Sat; 40M)
At this cosy eatery, you'll see visitors from the mainland demolishing plate after plate of
dumplings. There are nine delicious varieties (HK$31-44), as well as hearty noodles and
Northern-style appetizers.

CANTONESE, DIM SUM

LUK YU TEA HOUSE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2523 5464;24-26 Stanley St, Lan Kwai Fong;meals HK$300;
7am-10pm, dim sum to 5.30pm; ; Central, exit D2)
This gorgeous teahouse (c 1933), known for its masterful cooking and Eastern art-deco de-
cor, was the haunt of opera artists, writers and painters (including the creator of one exorbit-
ant ink-and-brush gracing a wall), who came to give recitals and discuss the national fate.
Today some of the waiters who served the tousled glamourati will pour your tea in the same
pleasantly irreverent manner.
Tea connoisseurs can order special teas served in a guk dzung (), a bowl with lid and sau-
cer that better preserves the flavour of the infusion - perfect with the old-world setting of
ceiling fans, folding screens and stained glass windows.

LATIN AMERICAN

SOCIALITO
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 3167 7380; www.socialito.com.hk ;60 Wyndham St, Shop 2, ground fl, The
Centrium, Lan Kwai Fong;taquería HK$150-300, restaurante HK$300-600; taquería noon-midnight
Mon & Tue, to 2am Wed-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat, restaurante 6-11.30pm Mon-Sat; ; Central, exit D2)
Beckoning with 1950s lights, Socialito's laid-back taqueria pays tribute to the taco stand
with a tin roof and tasty tidbits. Behind a silver door is the restaurante , an opulent dining
room worthy of old Mexico. Here in the half-light of chandeliers, gold surfaces flicker and
carved wood stands guard as fashionable patrons tackle sumptuous lamb tamales and lobster
tacos.

JAPANESE

SUSHI KUU