Kau Kee Restaurant (九記牛腩)

Like wonton noodles, beef brisket noodle soup is another fundamental dish in Cantonese cuisine. Beef brisket noodle soup is essentially braised or stewed beef brisket served on top of noodles submerged in a steaming hot flavorful broth. A ton of TLC goes into making this hearty bowl of dericiousness – from the perfect ingredients, recipe, cooking method and time. This ish is crack and what I would consider to be the ultimate Hong Kong comfort food. There are a plethora of restaurants in Hong Kong that make this stuff, but Kau Kee FTW!

Kau Kee is a beef brisket legend (that sounds so fobby) and has been running the beef brisket game for nearly an entire century. This OG brisket shop is located in a tiny space in Central’s Gough Street. It’s pretty hard to miss considering a crowd of hungry peeps be swarming that joint all day, every day. The line moves pretty quickly considering customers are given the full local treatment of unfriendly vibes, eat your food and GTFO kind of deal.

Service aside, Kau Kee makes a killer bowl of beef brisket. Some people complain about their brisket being too fatty, but I don’t mind it, it makes it taste that much better and falls apart effortlessly in your mouth! I usually go for the beef brisket x e-fu (also known as yi mien) noodles combo. E-fu noodles are a thick flat egg noodle with a slightly chewier spongy texture which I LOVE! The curry beef tendon with e-fu noodles are mad good too. The tendon has a nice gelatinous texture and tastes delicious smothered in that curry sauce.