Coffee Bistro

Tea Bistro 茶餐廳

This would be the Kopitiam or coffee houses in Singapore and Malaysia. They serve hot food on the order. People come here alone or in small groups for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and even dinner. They would normally just come in, order the food, finish it and go. This is a place to eat, not to socialize. So, the table turn-over rate is fast.

Food-wise, snacks like sandwiches of all varieties and noodle/Beehoon/Hofun soup with fish ball, meat balls and many others are definitely there on the menu. For the more filling stuff, there are the ever present stir-fry dishes like Fried Beehoon Singapore style, Fried Hofun, Fried Noodle, Fried Rice and Fried Spaghetti. Then, Hainan Chicken Rice and curry are also indispensable.

Price-wise, they are very reasonable. Of course, some are a little more expensive than the others. Some are cheaper. Therefore, a coffee bistro in Hong Kong is an eating place somewhere between a fast food outlet and a proper restaurant. The number of them is in the thousands. The better ones a traveler should visit is Tsui Wah 翠華餐廳 and the classic of all is Honolulu Coffee Shop檀島咖啡店