Tommy Yummy (中環)

Tommy Yummy has been on my to go list because of the gimmick pot noodles. 
Finally went and it was one of those scan to order style restaurants which is annoying. 
I'd rather they had a mobile ipad or some device to let people order online because it would be more convenient and you can view it like a menu with friends or whoever you are dining with.
The day and night menu is very different, during the day they have express lunch sets for those looking for a quick lunch, however the choices for lunch are more basic as you can imagine as it has to be quick.
I visited during lunch which was probably the wrong decision because of the queue and choices but luckily they still had what I was after.
Now to the star of the show the Stir Fried cup noodle with seafood which really matches the style of the owner Tommy hence the name Tommy Yummy!!!
As expected, you get served a plate of noodles with a cup noodle cup as if it was just poured out.
Overall, nice tom yum flavours but a bit too spicy for my palate and there were so many chilli seeds which were annoying.
I was expecting the long octopus tentacle show on many pics of this dish on social media but it was not in my dish. 
Interestingly, I found two different types of instant noodles in the noodle, one was the round strands and the other was the flat strands just like regular Nissin cup noodles.
After looking at pictures of this dish, it seems that I got a mix of different noodles because they probably ran out of the flat instant noodles which is really sad because the round strands are not as good as the thin flat strands in terms of mouthfeel and taste.
The cup noodle paper cup was tailor made for the Tommy Yummy restaurant which can be seen in the design.
Overall, I tried it for the experience so probably wouldn't order this again but I do like their coconut pandan soda drink which I might come back for.

一汁一菜 (金鐘)

As I was leaving Admiralty MTR, I noticed this Japanese food joint right next to Hana Musubi so went in and had a look.
Just like HM, they also do soybean soup which they call potage.
There are various soybean soups to choose from so I suspect the soup base is the same with the different ingredients of your choice plonked in.
The simplistic menu and options at this place reminded me of Muji meals.
One of the captivating rice options was the plain rice with crab tomalley and miso.
Since I was having dinner that night, I settled for the soybean soup with scallop and radish.
Just as suspected it was the soybean broth with scallops and radish added.
I felt that the soup was a little disappointing because you couldn't really taste the soybean flavour like Hana Musubi and it was rather bland and boring.
The rice with crab tomalley is probably a better choice.

Mr.W 即烘蛋糕 (天后)

I was in the area for lunch and spotted these pandan cookies at Mr.W so as a pandan fan how could I resist in not trying one.
As well as pandan cookies, there were other flavours like chocolate chip, marshmallow, matcha etc. 
Some were plain cookies and some were filled with mochi.
The pandan cookie I got was filled with mochi so it was a bonus in terms of mouthful.
The pandan and coconut flavour was really pleasing but the texture of the cookie is so different to the chewy soft baked ones which I was expecting like Mrs fields.
The texture of these cookies are crumbly and crunchy with a soft gooey mochi in the middle.
Overall worth trying .

潮州人 (灣仔)

Finally tried ciuzauese which I have been longing to try.
Our original plan was a different restaurant but I spotted this on the way and decided to come here instead.
We dined at the Wan Chai branch which is conveniently located on Landale road, a delight for people on the Hong Kong side.
There are other branches located in Prince Edward and Quarry Bay.
The menu features rice vermicelli with a choice of toppings like oysters, fish maw, prawns or clams which can also be ordered separately.
The signature item is the fish maw rice noodles in oyster which I would have wanted but oyster sauce is on the sweet side for my palate so I got the rice noodles in soup with clams and fish maw.
We also got oysters as a side dish.
As one would expect these days, the rice noodles and broth are the same but topped with the items of your choice eg clams etc so it doesn't matter which item you order as it won't make the broth tastier.
Again for fish maw, I mean fish gas bladder because for this price range, do not expect the gummy, thick and gelatinous prized ones where it comes from a specific fish of a certain weight.
The fish gas bladder is visually different as it looked roasted and quite dark.
The rice noodles were springy and the texture was like a cross between glass noodles and rice noodles with a sight translucency.
Overall, I am glad I tried this place especially if you like oysters and fish maw.

紅豆烘焙 (佐敦)

Another new craze in Hongkers. 
This time it is the Pudding in a bun.
Basically it is a hollowed out crispy round bun filled with custard the same stuff you find in eggtarts.
Overall, the crispy bun is quite a nice option over the flaky pastry tart if you don't like the traditional ones made with lard.
I liked ripping the bun and dipping it in the egg custard.
Overall, quite a nice treat with that sweet custard filling and great for pairing with tea some.
Obviously Hong Kong Milk tea for hkers but a different tea for me.