Lai Yip Street Cooked Food Hawker Bazaar (Kwun Tong)

Two shacks on the side of the road next to a public toilet. Seating is outdoors, and chances are, you will end up eating directly in front of the toilet (see below). 

It doesn't sound like the most appealing place to eat but anything they cook up in their massive wok in the shack kitchen is hearty and full of flavour. Well worth a visit if you are on your way to Hidden Agenda.

Satay Beef Stir Fry Rice Noodles

How long will places like this last before the Kwun Tong redevelopment takes over? 

Lai Yip Street Cooked Food Hawker Bazaar, 3 Lai Yip Street, Kwun Tong (A bit of random film trivia, this location apparently featured in the HK flick Infernal Affairs 2. Check it out.)

合利酒家 (Kwun Tong)

On a street lined with industrial buildings, we climbed upstairs and found this old-school yum cha joint early on a Saturday morning.

The old-timer staff were relaxed and chatted with the familiar clientele, who looked like they had visited this same place every week for decades. Piles of bamboo steamers were stacked high next to the kitchen, and guests were invited to help themselves to whatever looked good that day. The best part? Not only was each dim sum delicious, every bamboo steamer was only HK$12. Bargain!  

合利酒家, 2/F-3/F, 90 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Ph: 3580 0818