10 Hong Kong Cafes In Singapore – Get The “Cha Chaan Teng” Experience With These Late Night Cafes
Feature - Food Guide, Food - Hong Kong
August 19, 2018
What makes a Hong Kong cafe distinct is its eclectic wide-ranging menu, made of different kinds of Canto-Western cuisine. Instant noodles with curry, macaroni with tomato soup, condensed milk and ice cream on thick toast, and not forgetting milk tea and coffee together – better known as “yuan yang”. The Hong Kong cafes are sometimes known as “Cha Chaan Teng”, literally meaning “tea restaurant”. Hong Kong’s Cha Chaan Teng are known for its brisk business, straight-forward and no-fuss service (some would say rude), and hours of operations which can last from very early morning to wee hours in the......
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