The streets of Hong Kong are full of tea restaurants, and it is appropriate to describe it as the Hong Kong version of "Shaxian snacks". Especially in population centers such as Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui, it is not an exaggeration to say that there must be one within ten steps. In Hong Kong, where life is fast-paced, people need fast-food dining, preferably occasional leisure time for tea, and tea restaurants have emerged.
Hong Kong's tea restaurants are not as luxurious as those in the mainland, and perhaps a canopy and a few tables on the side of the road is a tea restaurant, as is the case in Sheng Heung Yuen. Tin greenhouses and beverage crates stacked on the roadside, Shengxiangyuan is very different from the high-end Jiuji beef brisket opposite, but it is the most famous food stall filming location of TVB, and the cartoon "The Story of McDull" often uses the tea restaurant as the background of the story. With the establishment of food stalls in the 50s of the last century, Sheng Heung Yuen was later relocated to Mei Lun Street, Central. In the 80s, the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department no longer issued business licenses for food stalls, and many food stalls chose to close their doors or move into shops, but Sheng Heung Yuen has survived to this day. Since 2009, Sheng Heung Yuen has been rated as the Best Hong Kong-style Tea Restaurant and the Best Central and Western District Kaifan Hot Restaurant for many years, and is known as the winning general of the popular restaurants in Central, and deservedly ranked first.
Shengxiangyuan is based on the business philosophy of "hidden in the world", and the name and sign of the store have been eroded by the years to the point that only the outline remains, and it is difficult to find without careful observation, and it is easy to miss this humble small shop if you do not follow the navigation. There are several alfresco seats that can accommodate up to 35 people at a time. The place is full when the meal arrives, and many people choose to take it away or eat it standing up. The hygiene is the fault of Sheng Xiangyuan, the dining table seems to be never clean, the stools are tattered, and the ground is a little sewage.
The menu of Hong Kong-style tea restaurants is the same, and it is not easy to make characteristics, and the most popular thing in Shengxiangyuan is tomato noodle soup. A large piece of stewed red tomato puree on the soup is very eye-catching, and the tomato puree is stirred with the soup base before eating, and the sweet and sour taste of the fresh tomato will come to your face, which will make you appetize. Peel aside the tomato puree, you can see a large piece of beef slices, which are sweet and sour and a little fresh. You can choose macaroni, doll noodles, and a base before the soup noodles, and drink the soup after eating the noodles, and the taste is unforgettable.
The dishes of Shengxiangyuan are not as fancy as other restaurants, and they are mainly affordable and satisfying, and all kinds of crunchy are the representatives. Divide the bread in half, coat it with butter, lemon juice and honey and bake until crispy. Honey and lemon juice penetrate deep into the bread, and the sweet and sour flavors are completely blended together, and the texture is not too greasy. With Hong Kong-style milk tea, the eating effect is better.
With its service attitude, Sheng Heung Yuen has been standing tall in Central for a long time, and no matter what language is spoken, the staff will always greet you cordially. It is worth mentioning that due to the fact that most of the tea restaurants are small businesses, online payment is not popular in Hong Kong, almost all tea restaurants only support cash payment, and do not charge thousands of yuan bills, remember to bring your own change when you go to consume.
