The ultimate guide to rice bowls in Hong Kong
A bowl a day keeps the doctor awayRice is a great carb for a magnitude of reasons. Lightly steamed and super fluffy, it is a canvas for flavour and rice bowls make the most of this. Whether you want a bowl topped with roasted meats, various veggies or silky scrambled egg, here are a range of rice bowls that you can find in Hong Kong.
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Nggy &
Nggy & is a small cafe that is branching out from its homemade jams and serves one of the most Instagrammable rice bowls in the city, its floating cloud oyakodon. A bed of fried rice is topped with a baked egg white souffle and a perfectly poppable egg yolk to create the look of a fluffy white cloud. For vegetarians, order its homemade rice ball with various side dishes for a filling and flavourful meal.
Nggy &, Shop A, G/F, Tai Ming Lau, 6-8 Second Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
Elephant Grounds
Elephant Grounds is predominantly known for its brunch classics, ice cream sandwiches and being pet friendly. Beyond its dependable details is an extensive range of donburi bowls that vary through its locations. Its torched salmon and tuna poke are crowd favourites whilst more unique combinations include a curry burger rice, Impossible taco rice and beef sriracha don.
Elephant Grounds, multiple locations across Hong Kong
Feed Your Nerves
Try this Japanese café that offers traditional home-cooked dishes. A variety of classic donburi bowls are available like ginger pork, fried kimchi and mushroom tofu. Also popular at this cafe is its wagyu beef omurice, a marriage of creamy omelette on top a bed of fluffy steamed rice, and its chicken oyakadon that serves its rice with a soy sauce-based soup.
Feed Your Nerves, G/F, 434 Portland Street, Mong Kok
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Porker
Porker is your go-to for a classic Japanese deep-fried pork cutlet. Choose between its aged sirloin, rib eye or cheese minced cutlet. The crispy pieces of pork contrast to its fluffy rice and a curry or tomato and bacon sauce are available to add an extra layer of flavour. For the non-pork eaters, prawn comes in both its prawn cutlet rice bowl or fried prawn curry rice.
Porker, Basement, 55 Wellington Street, Central, 6706 5298
Ho Lan Jeng
Decked out in funky, old school Cantonese attitude, Ho Lan Jeng brings you childhood classics remade for adult tastes. Order its version of char siu, a bowl of pork fat rice served with a sunny side up egg and 24-hour slow-cooked Iberico char siu. A sprinkling of Korean seaweed, scallions and pickled onions finish this rice bowl off.
Ho Lan Jeng, 2/F, LKF29, 29 Wyndham Street, Central, 2342 2224
Mashi no Mashi
With a few eye-catching signatures, Mashi no Mashi is a theatrical experience from start to finish. Your dishes will be presented to you with flair, as staff make a show of your meal when they bring it to you–making it almost impossible to not snap a picture. Another picture-perfect opportunity? The bright orange egg yolk that sits on top of a wrapped parcel of wagyu and rice in its wagyu donburi–you know you want to pop it.
Mashi no Mashi, Shop 1B, G/F, Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, 2812 0500
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Cat’s Eyes
Head to Cat’s Eye for omurice, the comforting classic of Japanese curry with scrambled eggs. Its paper ordering forms give you the option to choose your preferred combination of mains. Options include a beef stew, pork curry, creamy chicken or even burger steaks.
Cat’s Eyes, G/F, 24 Swatow Street, Wan Chai, 5502 6229
Mamaday
“Don’t expect too much from our unagi omurice” is the signature dish from Mamaday Café. On this bed of silky scrambled egg and rice lays a fillet of roasted eel. Topped with bonito flakes and seaweed, the dish packs a punch in terms of flavour. If eel isn’t your preferred protein source, a spicy grilled pork jowl omurice is also available.
Mamaday, multiple locations across Hong Kong
Poke HK
Poke HK is an easily accessible, takeaway location that delivers with its wide range bowls and toppings. Its speciality? The Hawaiian dish of poke, traditionally raw fish like tuna or salmon. Personalise your bowl by choosing your main protein, the base of sushi, brown or greens and toppings. Don’t fret if you’re vegetarian as you can bulk up with tofu, edamame beans and avocado.
Poke HK, 7 Lan Kwai Fong, Central and 124 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
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Chickpea
Who can say no to silky smooth hummus? Chickpea has perfected its recipe and offers it alongside succulent meats, aromatic rice, Lebanese slaw and pickled vegetables for a lunch that screams health with a little indulgence. Add on its falafel or halloumi bites, you know you want to.
Chickpea, multiple locations across Hong Kong
Seoul Bros
Build your own rice bowl at the Korean fast-food joint, Seoul Bros. The main event? Your choice of protein from its Korean bulgogi, fried chicken, pulled pork, teriyaki tofu and many more. Add as much flavour as you want from Kimchi, pickled radish coriander, seaweed and spring onions. If you want to try a local dish, swap rice out for Korean rice cakes also known as tteokbokki.
Seoul Bros, multiple locations across Hong Kong
Hunger Point
For those days you’re not sure what you want but you know you’re hangry, Hunger Point is your answer. It offers a range of flavourful fusion taco rice or salad bowls. You can get anything from cajun prawns with guacamole, miso salmon with grilled broccoli, pork belly with grilled corn to HK style satay beef with peanut and kale.
Hunger Point, 45 Gough Street, Central, 5703 2870
