Chinatown

My favourite restaurants in Chinatown are, without doubt, Chuen Cheng Ku (CCK) and HK Diner. The former, because I love its dim sum trolleys, and the latter, because it's open late and it's the best place for a post-club pile of noodles with friends. This week I've been to both, although only eaten in one (the queue at HK was just too long for us after a night out in Soho). 

CCK didn't disappoint. It was quiet - I guess that's Tuesday lunchtime for you - which meant we had a pretty much continuous stream of waitresses asking if we'd like any of the dishes on their trolleys. 

I hit the dumplings hard, as I always do, plus there were yam rolls, exceptionally sweet char siu buns and a very salty bowl of duck and noodle broth. The big dining hall with its chandeliers was as Chinatown-glam as ever, and this time we had a table right next to the dragon with the red light-bulb eyes.