The restaurant was clean and they were playing Hong Kong news. The ambiance was calm and similar to Hong Kong. There was only 1 server though so service is slightly slow if it is busy. The most memorable item I tried was the ovaltine toast which is like a honey toast but with condensed milk inside and without ice cream. Ovaltine is a chocolate milk powder. The fried doughnuts were good but nothing special in particular. The beef rice was pretty good and they were generous about the sauce.

Old school style HK cafe, seated quickly, friendly service. I loved how peaceful it felt inside, with the right level of ambient TV and cooking noise. HK milk tea - really good and strong. They use the stocking and the sweetness was perfect for me Laksa with wonton - the broth was a little light, the thick noodles were a little thin, but the wontons were really good Beef noodle soup - loved the tendon in this dish The portions were bigger than I expected, and I left feeling perfectly a little too full

This place can get super busy as I have seen on times I walked past. We arrived at 2pm on a weekday and were the only diners there. They have a good big menu of chinese HKG favorites. I had the laksa and ovaltine french toast. Their iced milk tea is super authentic with that strong tea blend and smooth milkiness. The laksa was nice and spicy with good flavor. The french toast was crispy with ovaltine on the top and smooth sweet condensed milk in the middle. A nice way to end the meal.

A cafe on the small side in Chinatown with a pretty extensive menu of savory and sweet food, along with drinks. Parking can be difficult as the street parking can be taken but there are some paid lots nearby. The restaurant feels a bit old school with benches and patterned wallpaper. The service was quick and the water came out in paper cups. We had difficulty getting refills on our water throughout the meal but the food was good! We got the shrimp and pork wonton noodle soup and the HK special ovaltine french toast. My friend felt like the soup was authentic and I enjoyed the french toast. It was different than other french toasts, as it had a condensed milk sort of syrup and was larger than a typical french toast. I thought it was worth a try and hope to come back to try some other food on their menu!

Awesome small little restaurant in Chinatown that serves AWESOME Hong Kong Comfort Food! The food items we ordered were exceptional (A1, A2, A6 & R4) and tasted extraordinarily good and the service we received was very good! I give HK Cafe, Chinatown, my personal 5-Shaka rating!!!

Simple spot for HK style cafe food. They are a little different from the usual HK cafe as there's no set/combo options. I got their ham and egg sandwich, sliced pork and preserved eggs congee, and HK coffee and MT mix. The cafe itself is super cute and aesthetic. I came pretty early and so service was quick. There was still plenty of seating available.

This is one of my favorite places for Chinese food! I really like the décor and cleanliness here (of both locations, actually); it has a cheerful, cool nostalgic vibe. And the service is always very good; the waitstaff is very sweet. Though their menu may seem small, they really have a variety of dishes: noodle soups, fried noodle, rice dishes, different specialty beverages, etc . . even breakfast items! And everything I've eaten here (at both locations), has been delicious! Again, the menu may seem small, but I think every item on it is done well: from their French Toast to noodle soups, to fried soy sauce noodle to beef chow fun; you won't be disappointed.

Right in the heart of Chinatown, on Maunakea St, close to where it intersects Hotel St is a nice Hong Kong-style cafe. If you do not know the history of Honolulu's Chinatown it might strike some as unusual that there are not more Canto-Western cafes in the area. But you have to understand that our Chinatown has immigrants that don't necessarily need to look to a Chinese establishment to integrate Western food into their eating habits. It is a small but neatly clean cafe of cozy booths and tables with the requisite TV screen playing Hong Kong soaps or news. The breakfast is a limited but representative offering of the food a modern cha chaan teng would have. They don't offer any weak hot tea (usually used to wash and clean your utensils). But they will bring you water on request. The breakfast combos come with a beverage, and you should choose the yeunyueng. This combination of powdered coffee and milk tea is such a quintessential Hong Kong thing that the drink is listed as part of Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory. This unusual sounding combination is a balancing of Yin (the tea), and Yang (the coffee). It's not the best you'll find in Honolulu but it does balance and harmonize all your morning's energy. Just get it. I kind of adore their ribbon-like Chee Cheung Fun. No wasting time folding or rolling it into neat layers. It is deceptively light and the sweet umami soy is heaven. The Hong-Style French Toast is a delight. You can get it stuffed with butter or peanut butter, but having it topped with a layer of condensed milk and dusted with Ovaltine powder is the way to go. When you cut in to the toast the condensed milk oozes out. My favorite is something I only recently tried on a visit to Hong Kong - macaroni in chicken broth with thin sliced spam and a fried egg. This is a Hong Kong breakfast equivalent of our local spam/egg/rice topped w shoyu. HK Cafe has a second location in Waikiki, but here you will only see locals and hear a mixture of Chinese and English. The menu has an additional assortment of Canto-Western dishes, plus noodle soups and stir fries for lunch, but a cha chaan teng breakfast here is my preference.