Bruce Lee’s favourite dishes – and where he most liked to eat out in Hong Kong and Seattle
Legendary kung fu master liked steak and spaghetti but avoided fried food and alcohol; he also ate four or five smaller meals a day and snacked on fruit to boost his metabolism
We know a lot about Hong Kong’s most famous son, actor, martial artist and founder of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee, who sadly died at the age of 32 while filming Game of Death. But do you know what his favourite food was or where he liked to eat?
According to Tai Tung Chinese Restaurant in Seattle, this restaurant was Lee’s favourite spot to dine when he was in the city. He would walk into the restaurant and sit in his favourite booth at the back and the waiter would know exactly what he wanted – beef with oyster sauce and garlic shrimp, served with a bowl of cabbage soup.
In Hong Kong, he used to eat at the famous Lin Heung Tea House in Central or the Mido Café on Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei.
“I remember we used to go for dim sum a lot,” says Robert Chua, who created and produced TVB’s Enjoy Yourself Tonight in the late sixties. Lee appeared on the show when he came back to Hong Kong.
Another family friend remembered how they used to eat at a large Chinese restaurant on Waterloo Road near to Nathan Road, “Lee was never a big eater though,” she says.