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Bay;snacks from HK$20; 10am-10pm; Causeway Bay, exit D3)
In the basement of the landmark Sogo Japanese department store, this frantically packed su-
permarket and foodhall is the place to come for all manner of Japanese snacks. Look for
onigiri
(fish-stuffed rice balls), fresh crêpes with fillings like green-tea ice cream, fried-oc-
topus pancakes, and almost-too-pretty-to-eat
mochi
(sweet glutinous rice cakes).
NOODLES
HO HUNG KEE
soup HK$53; 11.30am-11.30pm; Causeway Bay, exit F2)
The tasty noodles, wontons and congee at this 68-year-old shop are cooked according to the
ancient recipes of the Ho family, and clearly they still work. Though the new location, in-
side shiny Hysan Place mall, lacks character. Ho Hung Kee is always packed during lunch,
even before it was awarded one Michelin star.
KOREAN
SCHOOL FOOD
meals HK$60-120; noon-11pm; Causeway Bay, exit A)
Hong Kong teeny-boppers are mad for all things Korean: K-Pop, K-Fashion and, yes, K-
Food. On the 13th floor of Times Square, this nouveau Korean snack-food joint is always
utterly thronged with 13-to-25 year olds. They come for the creative
gimbap
(Korean sushi)
with stuffings like squid ink rice, the sugary smoothies and the cheese-smothered Korean
rice cakes. Relive your own youth by grabbing a queue number and joining them.
SICHUANESE, NOODLES
YU
& 6-11pm; Causeway Bay, exit A)
Addicts of the Sichuanese peppercorn flock to this guileless little shop for that tingling and
numbing feeling, which only happens when the Sichuanese fare is done right. From tame to
full-blown, you can choose the level of spiciness for your noodles; there are some nonspicy
offerings too. Yu doesn't take reservations for Friday and Saturday.
ITALIAN
FIAT CAFFE
Bay;meals from HK$100; 11am-10pm; Causeway Bay, exit A)
