I went to ABC Kitchen, a Western (Italian) restaurant in the Queens Street food market in Sheung Wan the other day, for a dinner date with a girl friend.
What is a cooked food market? Well, it's not really a wet market, but it's similar. It is more like a standalone food court, except set in a fluorescent-lit hall. Sometimes (often) it is on top of or next to a wet market. There is usually a preponderance of tile.
At least our tables had a tablecloth. That was a nice and unprecedented touch.
My friend ordered a green salad tossed in balsamic vinaigrette and mussels in a cream sauce.
The mussels were plump and fresh. As far as I could tell, there were no mussels that did not open, which is a very good sign.
I had the ossobucco with cheese polenta and french beans. The meat was very tender and the green beans were cooked just right. The texture of the polenta was a little chunkier than I would have liked. I tend to like a creamier polenta that errs more on the side of a puree. I guess this one was chunkier because they had put cheese in it.
We ended up with a chocolate souffle to share. It was very pretty and had admirable height and fluffiness - probably at least an inch and a half up off of the rim of the ramekin. We promptly sank our spoons into it and deflated the dessert. It was tasty and not too sweet, but I think it would have been nice if it had been a little more dense. The chocolate flavor was not as strong as I would have liked.
ABC Kitchen is a cute spot and the prices are pretty sweet. Our dinner came out to less than HK$400 for the two of us. The wait staff speak English. I think it's a quirky spot worth checking out : a fun fusion of pretty good Western cuisine in a quintessentially local Hong Kong setting.
ABC Kitchen: Western Dai Pai Dong
Shop 7, Food Market
1 Queens St.
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
+852 9278 8227
What is a cooked food market? Well, it's not really a wet market, but it's similar. It is more like a standalone food court, except set in a fluorescent-lit hall. Sometimes (often) it is on top of or next to a wet market. There is usually a preponderance of tile.
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| The escalators leading up to the cooked food market |
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| It's not a cooked food market without ugly tile flooring, small rickety stools and fluorescent lighting! |
At least our tables had a tablecloth. That was a nice and unprecedented touch.
My friend ordered a green salad tossed in balsamic vinaigrette and mussels in a cream sauce.
ABC Kitchen: Western Dai Pai Dong
Shop 7, Food Market
1 Queens St.
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
+852 9278 8227
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