Yat Lok restaurant - @@@

Allegedly a Michelin star restaurant right down the street in Central (single star). It has been iffy verifying this though, and they didn't even have it on their signage. Just "Michelin recommended" is what is on the storefront.

The goose is the main recommendation from what it seems and it is supposedly best in the soup. To be honest it was just ok. I did fail in my mind because I went with the soup when I would normally just get it over rice. It looked much better over rice but maybe that is just me. I got the combo goose and bbq pork and it did taste good. To me the broth just made it a little soggier than I would've preferred. Also got a small side of vegetables since most of what I have been eating is heavy meat so far. Next time would go meat over rice like usual.

All in all a pretty good lunch that is extremely quick and reasonably cheap. This was ~$11. Also you may be able to meet new friends as you will almost certainly be sat with others. Other reviews said there are long lines so beware; I went there around 2:30 pm and was able to sit immediately. It also took me longer to decide to order than the food to come out - I do like the speed!

28 Stanley St, g/f
Central, Hong Kong

Korean bbq pork belly

Had to order a 2nd dish for more Korean bbq experience...

Korean bbq - Gangnam style

Truly Gangnam style as I went out last night near the Gangnam metro stop. Tons of stuff happening even around midnight but you really have to go off the main road to find it. As a tourist I walked the main road before venturing into the other streets where I found all the bars, restaurants, etc. As expected 24 hour Korean bbq places were also to be found.

Stopped in a few but didn't see the beef dishes, surprising lots of fried chicken and beer spots though. Actually not too surprising know what I know about Korean fried chicken. But I did not get. Instead wanted the beef. What made this particularly different was that they used charcoal and had a reservoir for the garlic, onions, and a egg mixture. The iron vessel got plenty hot and it cooked the items indirectly while the meat was directly cooked. Awesome, and the egg was even better mixed with the rice and a bit of the pepper paste. Also while I admit the charcoal flavor did not come through on the beef or pork I got, what was nice is that it kept the heat forever. This made it nice as I was eating pretty slowly at the end. Also enhancing the food was a coarse salt that they gave me, allegedly through translation it was made in house, but I doubt the validity of that. They also mixed the salt and oil, but I strongly preferred the dry salt better. Also the soju cost as much as a beer so I went with a whole bottle. All in all a great night to explore the streets of Seoul.

Ps - while I didnt find the kimchee too spicy, those peppers on the bottom left were quite hot

Bulgogi meal

And just had this bulgogi meal where the meat was mixed in with some vermicelli noodles it seemed. Deep beef flavor in the soup. Pretty good, banchan is better than last nights meal

Like that everywhere gives you a bottle of cold water to drink. No asking. It's great

2nd round street food

In the Myeong-dong section are these great sweet bread egg things. Really good, better than hot dog on a stick. ~$2 which was awesome. Also they were playing Ne-yo

Korean street food

Got a hot dog on a stick wrapped in bacon from what I can tell. Lady out some sort of spicy ketchup on it too. Pretty good, especially for ~$3