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Burger Circus (Central, Hong Kong)

My friend and I decided to pop into Burger Circus in hopes of discovering a reliable burger joint!

The small diner-esque burger joint is located conveniently on Hollywood Road by the escalator. The space is intimate and the waiters wear little black bow ties!

The chocolate shake was simple and the perfect amount for one person, but a little too creamy to accompany the meal. HKD $58

As lovers of bacon, my friend and I both ordered the Circus Burger. The presentation was adorable, however, the chunk of lettuce and the overall sogginess of the patty made for a very average burger. HKD $80

The thick cut fries were pretty standard as far french fries go. HKD $30

Since Burger Circus has only recently opened, I will definitely give it another chance! As a native Southern Californian, I am desperate for a burger joint to replace In-N-Out and Oscars Cerveteca.

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Burger Circus

22 Hollywood Road, Central

Mon-Sun 12pm - 12am

+(852) 2878 7787

*No Reservations & 10% Service Charge

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ChaChaWan (Sheung Wan, Hong Kong)

My mom and I were craving Thai one day and so I looked up "Best Thai Restaurants in Hong Kong" and ChaChaWan (Hong Kong's first Isaan Thai restaurant) came up!

We arrived around 12:30pm and were able to snag a spot at the end of the bar overseeing the kitchen. Unless you're with a larger group, I highly recommend sitting at the bar so that you can watch the chefs put together each of the dishes!

ChaChaWan offers the perfect lunch-set (two dishes + thai sticky rice or steamed jasmine rice + tea or coffee) for HKD $128. We ordered  Som Dtum (green papaya salad), Gai Tort (fried chicken), Larp Moo (mixed salad with iceberg lettuce), Kanom Dtom (coconut rice dumplings) and a side Kai Dow (fried egg for an extra HKD $8).

We ended lunch with the Kanom Dtom, coconut rice balls sprinkled with sesame seeds, which was beyond amazing! HKD $60 

The dinner menu offers an even wider array of dishes. We tried our best to order only new dishes we had seen other people try the last time we were there: Gai Yung (24-hour marinated chicken thighs) HKD $158 and Park Poong Fai Mai Dang (stir fried morning glory) HKD $68.

We were so full we ended up taking some of the food home, including the Khao Pad (fried rice with generous chunks of crab meat), which I ate for breakfast the next day. HKD $132

Although we were craving the coconut rice balls, we decided to give the Roti Gluay (crispy thai banana pancake) a try and we were not disappointed! HKD $60

If the choice was mine, I would eat at ChaChaWan every day.

*Lunch menu taken from ChaChaWan Facebook page

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ChaChaWan

206 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Mon-Sun 12pm - 2:30pm & 5:30pm - 12:00am (*Kitchen opens at 6:30pm for dinner)

+(852) 2549 0020

*No Reservations & No Service Charge