Hong Kong Culinary Speakeasies
"Take the concept of the speakeasy (si fang cai), the intimate eating places that have sprung up in people's homes and have become, for locals and those in the know, some of the best places to eat on the island. The speakeasies started several years ago when some Hong Kongese, gastronomes and cooks with limited means, decided to set up one or two tables in their sitting rooms and offer a fixed-price, multicourse menu of distinctive home-style dishes."
In Hong Kong, Home Kitchens With Open Doors [nyt.com, registration required, Thanks Dean]
I went to a couple of these in HK. They were supposedly the best. Aside from the fact that they were located in non-descript office buildings, they were just like regular restaurants. I was under the impression that they would literally be in someone's house (si fang cai translates to private house cooking), but I guess when the good ones get popular, they inevitably expand into bigger digs. So basically they are unlicensed restaurants, but restaurants nevertheless.
Posted by: lys at August 24, 2004 08:48 PM
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I went to a couple of these in HK. They were supposedly the best. Aside from the fact that they were located in non-descript office buildings, they were just like regular restaurants. I was under the impression that they would literally be in someone's house (si fang cai translates to private house cooking), but I guess when the good ones get popular, they inevitably expand into bigger digs. So basically they are unlicensed restaurants, but restaurants nevertheless.
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