Oddies Foodies, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Alissa and Don Eat Asia)

Along with Dim Sum, Wanton Noodles and Roast Goose, the Egg Waffle must rank amongst Hong Kong's most iconic must-try dishes. Shaped as rounded bubbles rather than the gridded waffle shape more common in the west, Alissa and I ran out of time to try them during our last Hong Kong trip in 2013, and as such Alissa wanted to ensure a dessert of Egg Waffles was added to our dining itinerary this time around. Scouring blogs and Instagram feeds, Alissa came upon Oddies Foodies, a Wan Chai hole in the wall serving a particularly food porny take on the Egg Waffle.  Little more than 500m away from our ramen dinner at Kamitora, we decided to pop into Oddies afterwards for dessert.

Kamitora Ramen, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Alissa and Don Eat Asia)

During our last trip to Hong Kong in 2013, Alissa and I had the great pleasure of dining at Ichiran Ramen. A branch of a well regarded Japanese chain, their Tonkotsu Ramen was the most refined we had ever tried, and it remains our benchmark for the Hakata-style. The only problem with Ichiran is that a bowl of porky goodness comes at a price - you have to earn your bowl by queuing up outside the restaurant for quite a significant amount of time, only to then have to wait in another line inside the building! During our 2013 trip, the wait was made acceptable due to the mild December weather, however we were greeted with uncomfortable humidity during our recent return visit, making the wait not very fun at all. Given Hong Kong's well known addiction to Ramen, Alissa and I were keen to try a few of the city's other Ramen joints of repute to see if we could find a bowl as good as Ichiran without the queues. We decided to check out two places - Butao Ramen (the shop often credited as started Hong Kong's Ramen Craze) and the lesser known Kamitora Ramen in Wan Chai.

Classified, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Alissa and Don Eat Asia Day 3, Part 1)

After our meal at Ichiran, I convinced a very tired Alissa that we should take the tram from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai to eat at 2/3 Dolci, an Italian pasticceria I had read about on Open Rice that sounded fairly delicious. After taking the tram and walking the short distance to its Star Street location, we found that it was already closed for the day, and we vowed to give it another shot on our 3-Star Michelin day.

So on our third day we headed out to Wan Chai yet again. We had been too tired to read the opening hours properly and to our disappointment 2/3 Dolci was again closed! I felt bad to have dragged Alissa for another trip out here and wasn't sure what to do. As we walked back to the train station, we passed by a little cafe and Alissa suggested we pop in for breakfast. The place was called Classified, a premium cafe chain that specialise in fine wines and cheeses, but as luck would have it do an all day breakfast and coffee.