Anthony Bourdain ate here: these are some of the chef’s Hong Kong haunts
Anthony Bourdain was a big fan of the city’s cuisine and culture, and made Hong Kong the destination for his most recent episode of CNN’s ‘Parts Unknown’
Celebrity chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain visited Hong Kong and its local food scene several times, including for the most recent episode of his CNN series Parts Unknown, which aired this week.
He didn’t seem keen on going to Michelin-starred restaurants in his Hong Kong travels, though he did once check out Bo Innovation served by “Demon Chef” Alvin Leung. Generally, Bourdain was more interested in eating local dishes to better understand the city’s culture.
Here are a few places he visited. Except where noted, these were among places featured in Parts Unknown.
Lau Sum Kee
Bourdain appreciated how Lau Sum Kee owner Lau Fat-cheong goes through the painstaking effort of making bamboo pole noodles. Here are some of the best egg noodles in town, and he tried the noodles served with a generous topping of shrimp roe, and with wontons in soup.
48 Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po, tel: 2386 3533
Yat Lok
For his series No Reservations on the Travel Channel, Bourdain visited the restaurant in the Tai Po Market and tucked into some of the famed roast goose that left him speechless. It was that good.
That restaurant, though, was recently closed. To get a similar taste, check out the branch in Central.