HK cafes in Singapore

Central

Takashimaya food hall, basement 2 (tel: 6732-8196)

Where else: Tampines Mall, Parkway Parade and another opening at VivoCity next month

Prices: More than 140 items, from 80 cents for Chinese tea to $12.80 for double-boiled soup

What's hot: Satay beef Nissin noodle soup ($6), Hong Kong-style fried beef hor fun ($8.50) and black pepper sauce cod-fillet baked rice ($11.80)

Hong Kong Cafe
378/380 East Coast Road (tel: 6440-3808)

Where else: Thomson Road and East Coast Parkway Marine Cove

Prices: Over 200 items, from $2 for milk tea to $26.80 for cheese-baked lobster Hong Kong e-fu noodles

What's hot: Salted fish chicken claypot rice ($9.50), XO sauce fried lobster instant noodles ($16.80) and cheese-baked lobster Hong Kong e-fu noodles ($26.80)

Old Hong Kong Tea House
86 East Coast Road, Block A, Katong Village (tel: 6345-1932)

Where else: Marina Square

Prices: Over 400 items, from $1.90 for milk tea to $28 for deep-fried boneless fish with sweet and sour sauce

What's hot: Hong Kong trolley noodle (from $4), barbecued pork with rice ($4.80) and baked rice with pork chop and tomato sauce ($8.50)

Tong Shui Cafe
54 Zion Road (tel: 6737-6946)

Where else: River Valley Road, Liang Seah Street, Upper Thomson Road and Changi Airport Terminal 2, with another opening in Marine Parade in September and three more outlets planned for the next six months

Prices: Over 300 items, from $1.88 for milk tea to $18.88 for double-boiled bird's nest

What's hot: Thick toast with peanut butter ($2.88), mango pomelo snowy mountain ($5.88) and oven-baked rice luncheon meat ($7.88)

Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe
205 Heartland Mall, Hougang Street 21, 01-133/135 (tel: 6487-3481/82)

Where else: Marina Square, Orchard Cineleisure, Siglap Springvale and White Sands Shopping Mall

Prices: A total of 200 items, from $1.20 for a soft-boiled egg to $29.90 for special Hong Kong fresh crab congee.

What's hot: French toast ($3.90), snow ice desserts ($5.90 to $6.90) and cheese-baked dishes ($8.90)