Mong Kok

There used to be around a thousand dai pai dongs—street restaurants known for quick, inexpensive food—in Hong Kong. Due to tightening regulations around street vendors, there are now fewer than 20 remaining, but a few restaurants hope to keep this culinary heritage alive. Ladies Street Sik Fan Co. is in a commercial building, but it captures the spirit of traditional dai pai dongs, serving shrimp toast, clay pot rice, sweet and sour pork, and beer in bowls—all in a big hall filled with golden dragons and neon signs as if it were on a city street in the 1950s. Make a reservation; this place is popular among both locals and tourists (and wait times get prohibitively long).