A Green Tea Thumb

Green tea will be served in dozens of varieties and formats at Nakamura Tokichi (18/F, The One, 100 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2426-6111), the first overseas branch of the longstanding Kyoto teashop. The NT brand has its own tea farm in Uji city in Kyoto Prefecture, and specializes in matcha, sencha and all sorts of other green tea varieties you’ve probably never heard of. The Hong Kong teashop will serve these tea products in the form of fresh brews, soups, jellies, cakes, dumplings and even soba noodles. And if you’re keen to continue the experience at home, tea leaves are also for sale.

Make No Bones About It

Looking for your next Central lunch fix? Chicken yakitori joint Toritama (2 Glenealy, Central, 2388-7717)—and no, it is not related to Yardbird—has launched a $148 lunch deal that includes a sizzling pot of Tori Pai-Tan Nikomi (white chicken broth) soba, a bowl of chicken rice and a pickled vegetable side. To make sure nothing goes to waste, the cloudy noodle broth uses chicken bones from the previous night’s offerings as base. The soba noodles are made with plain white flour (as opposed to buckwheat) and are accompanied by roulade-shaped tender chicken thigh slices. It’s a tasty option for those who can brave the walk up Glenealy!