Inauthentically Hong Kong: the Disneyfication of cha chaan teng and bing sutt must stop

South China Morning Post - Nov 12, 2026

If you have walked down SoHo in Central lately, your eyes might have been attacked by the flashy crimson facade of a new cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style diner) on Staunton Street. It is the latest opening in what appears to be something of a cursed space: it was previously home to a short-lived Nordic-style cafe called Moma, and before that Majo Tapas Bar and the California-inspired Big Sur restaurant. The latest tenant, Double the Joy, advertises itself as a cha chaan teng by day and a dai pai...

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