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Cash-only, wok-fired and gone by noon
Based in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.
Marcus grew up above a Sham Shui Po noodle shop and eats his way from 4am cha chaan teng breakfasts to two-star Cantonese tasting menus. He tracks which dai pai dong still fire their woks over open flame and which wet-market stalls to reach before the char siu sells out.
A 2026 guide to the sheltered harbours where boat-dwelling families invented typhoon shelter crab, and the sampan kitchens, dai pai dong and island ferries where that world still feeds Hong Kong today.
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