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Woodlands
If you can't handle the less-than-salubrious surrounds of Chungking Mansions,Woodlands offers an inexpensive Indian alternative in the Tsim Sha Tsui area.
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Xinjishi
This restaurant exemplifies how the world has turned upside down in Hong Kong in recent years. It's a branch of a successful mainland-based chain, with five restaurants in Shanghai, one in Taipei and another in Osaka. It offers traditional Shanghainese (the cooks are imported) in a modern, very stylish setting. Try one of the clay-pot dishes, such as braised pork meatballs with vegetables (around HK$70 ).
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Yè Shanghai
This groovy place takes street-level Shanghainese cuisine and gives it a tweak here and there. The cold drunken pigeon (around HK$100 ) is a wine-soaked winner and the steamed dumplings are perfectly plump, but sometimes this restaurant goes for clattery style over substance. There's live music from to Thursday to Saturday.
