Believe the hype. Head in early and line up. Little Bao.
Chef May Chow has always been known to cause a stir in culinary circles. Starting out with her sell out pop-ups at farmers markets and then opening her 20-seater restaurant in SoHo in 2013. Little Bao quickly achieved cult status with people lining up every night. Roll into 2017 and she has been awarded Asia's Best Female Chef by Asia's Top 50 Restaurants mob. What a legend!
You'll find steamed boas with Asian-inspired fillings, combining old-school Chinese flavours in modern, against the curve ways. No trip to Hong Kong is complete without a few little baos under your belt.
Pork Belly: slow-braised pork belly, leek and shiso red onion salad, sesame dressing, hoisin ketchup
Beef: grass-fed organic beef, tomato, jam, roasted onion, sesame mayo, shiso, cheddar cheese
Fish Tempura: fresh market fish, tamarind palm sugar glaze, pickled lemongrass, fennel salad
Szechuan Fried Chicken: Chinese black vinegar glaze, Szechuan mayo, coleslaw
Salt ice cream w/ caramel
Green tea ice cream w/ condensed milk