Kisurin 希須林 @ Akasaka
There are plenty of noodle joints that serve tantanmen 担々麺 (担担面 in Chinese), a spicy Szechuan noodle dish. But thisContinue Reading
Category: Simple Fare
Street foods and simple eats
Fumizen @ Tokyo
I love pork cutlets but I seldom have it as my love ones are not in favour of the meat.Continue Reading
Jangsu Hanbang Samgyetang 장수한방삼계탕 @ Seoul
Since we ate the seasonal eels last week, we shall partake another seasonal food that the Korean will take inContinue Reading
Three Joy Roasted Goose 三悅燒鵝 @ North Point
I was staying in North Point and was looking for some proper Siu Mei 燒味. STHe concierge pointed me toContinue Reading
Lok Tak 樂德 @ Hong Kong
They are near the hotel that I always stay these days when I am in Hong Kong, and they areContinue Reading
Utsunomiya Minmin 宇都宮みんみん@ Miyamirai
Utsunomiya 宇都宮 is famous for gyozas. We were in the city for a meeting and came too early, so weContinue Reading
Bilal Nasi Kandar @ PJ
Located just opposite a business partner’s office in Petaling Jaya, which we affectionately reduced to PJ, is this gem ofContinue Reading
Chon Siam ชนสยาม @ Sydney
Located in the theatre district of Sydney, there are many quick and delicious eats. My usual favourite was closed, soContinue Reading
Xianghe Noodles 祥和面馆 @ Shanghai
Shanghai’s “jiaotou” noodles 浇头面 and Suzhou’s “dirty stove” noodle 奥灶面 are similar and my favourite style of noodles. They both allowContinue Reading
Xiao Shaoxing 小绍兴 @ Shanghai (2025)
This was one of the first restaurant I ate in Shanghai when I arrived in 1996, and it has beenContinue Reading