Where to Eat in Causeway Bay When You Avoid the Mall Floors

Where to Eat in Causeway Bay Beyond the Malls

There are no dai pai dongs left in Causeway Bay. Every last licence was surrendered. The nearest cluster is in Central and Sheung Wan. A 15 minute MTR ride or a 30 minute tram gets you there. This page tells you what actually exists instead: the cooked food centre on Bowrington Road, the cha chaan tengs tucked off the main drags, and the Japanese restaurants that fill Tang Lung Street and Lan Fong Road every night from 19:00 to 21:00.

Bowrington Road Cooked Food Centre

Head to 1/F, Bowrington Road Market, 21 Bowrington Road. The ground floor is a wet market. Leafy greens go for HKD 8 to 20 per catty, pork HKD 30 to 50, live fish HKD 40 to 120 depending on species. Take the stairs up from the fish stalls.

What To Order And What It Costs

Budget HKD 60 to 120 per person for a full meal. The lunch crowd packs the place from 12:00 to 14:00. Arrive at 13:00 and expect a 10 minute wait for a shared table. Skip stalls with English menus propped outside. They charge HKD 10 to 15 more for the same dish. Point at what the office workers are eating.

Cha Chaan Tengs Off Times Square

Three reliable options, all within a 5 minute walk of each other. Sun Kwai Heung Restaurant at 9 Lan Fong Road serves breakfast sets for HKD 35 to 50 and lunch for HKD 55 to 85. It closes around 23:30. Tsui Wah Restaurant at 493-495 Lockhart Road is a 24 hour branch. Cheung Hing Coffee Shop at 9-11 Yiu Wa Street does a strong lunch set for the same price range.

It is 01:00 and you want something hot. Tsui Wah is your option. Or walk to McDonald's at 2-8 Yee Wo Street. The 7-Eleven hot food counters are the last resort.

Japanese Restaurants on Tang Lung Street and Lan Fong Road

Tang Lung Street, Lan Fong Road, and Henry Street cluster the ramen and izakaya spots. Butao Ramen and Ichiran are both at 11-19 Tang Lung Street. Ramen costs HKD 90 to 130. Akata at 6 Lan Fong Road is an izakaya that peaks 19:00 to 21:00.

Mid Range Sushi

Two choices. Sushi Sase at 1/F, 42-48 Paterson Street. Sushi Mori at 10/F, 8 Russell Street. Both run HKD 300 to 600 per person for dinner. Book Sushi Mori a week ahead for a Friday or Saturday night.

Late Ramen Fix

It is 22:00 and you want ramen. Walk into either Butao or Ichiran. Both serve until at least 23:00.

What Goes Wrong Most Often

You walk into Jardine's Crescent street market at 14:00 expecting dai pai dong stalls. The market runs roughly 10:00 to 19:00. It sells fresh produce, meat, and seafood from G/F stalls. No cooked food. The only cooked food centre in Causeway Bay is Bowrington Road. One thing trips people up: the wet market and the cooked food centre share the building at 21 Bowrington Road, but the cooked food centre is on 1/F. Take the stairs up from the fish stalls.