Café de Coral 
With over 150 branches citywide, Café de Coral has been Hong Kong’s leading fast-food chain for over 40 years. Baked Pork Chop with Rice is a Café de Coral signature dish.
Hong Kong-style Fast Food
In Hong Kong is a city in which speed and efficiency are expected and demanded. This fast pace has also infected the food scene, most notably in Hong Kong-style teahouses and local fast food chains, which can serve Chinese and localised Western dishes in under five minutes.
The former are also known as cha chan teng, a unique Hong Kong fusion of Chinese and Western diners. The latter refer to food-court style canteens, where you order at the entrance and collect your dish from a food counter. Although the food is fast, it is often just as high-quality as regular restaurant fare.
Cha chan teng can be found all over the city. For local-style fast food restaurants, the three biggest chains are Maxim’s, Café du Coral and Fairwood.
What they say
“You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain at a tea set that costs you just over 10 bucks and a hotpot at 40 to 50 bucks.”
Leung Ka Kuen, food columnist and author. Leung is particularly knowledgeable on Hong Kong-style fast food and is known as ‘the commoner’s gourmand.’
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