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Top 15 Closing Graduation Restaurants in Hong Kong 2023 Review: A Look at the Iconic Eateries Shuttering Their Doors

Graduation Restaurants 2023〡Review of 15 Graduation Restaurants!Changfa Noodle House/Chen Han Kee Porridge and Noodles Expert/Hao Luck Fast Food Restaurant

There are countless restaurants closing in 2023. Although Hong Kong’s catering industry has officially cleared the epidemic, facing the difficult operating situation of Hong Kong people heading north for fun and the decrease in tourists, many time-honored restaurants and popular restaurants such as Guojianglong have closed down. Entering history, and then attracting Hong Kong people to seize the time to queue up to pay their last respects before graduation. Yahoo Food has compiled a number of closing restaurants in the city in 2023. Check out which closing restaurants are on the list now!

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1. Nan Kee Restaurant: a time-honored brand with 60 years of history!Say goodbye to the signature salted chicken/salt and pepper nine tripe fish/ginger and scallion fish intestines

Graduation date: early March

The Nam Kee Hotel in Kowloon City is a time-honored restaurant founded by Teochew people who came to Hong Kong in the early days. It opened a store in Lok Fu in the early days and moved to Kowloon City in 1962. It has been open for more than 60 years. The signature dishes are salted chicken, salt and pepper nine-bellied fish, and ginger and scallion fish intestines. They are very popular because of their affordable prices. As early as January last year, Nan Kee Hotel stated that it would close down if it could not survive. It is understood that the closure this time was due to the owner repossessing the building.

Nam Kee Restaurant is a time-honored restaurant in Kowloon City. (Photo: openrice)

Signature salted chicken. (Photo: openrice)

Salt and pepper nine tripe fish. (Photo: openrice)

2. Chen Han Kee’s porridge and noodle expert: Tai Po’s famous claypot rice has become famous

Graduation date: March 15

Chen Han Kee, a porridge and noodle specialist that has been operating in Tai Po for more than 25 years, became famous for its various types of porridge, noodles and rice in its early years, attracting many food-savvy people from across the district to patronize it. The most popular ones are the must-eat claypot rice in winter, such as eel and pork ribs rice, preserved meat claypot rice, etc., with crispy rice burnt; another must-eat is the rice rolls with thin skin and delicious fillings. Unfortunately, it was closed due to the expiration of the lease.

Chan Han Kee Congee and Noodles Specialty specializes in famous products such as claypot rice and rice rolls. (Picture: Online picture)

Claypot rice is a popular specialty. (Picture: Instagram)

Rice rolls are famous for their thin skin and delicious fillings. (Picture: Instagram)

3. Fu Kee Porridge: a time-honored porridge shop in Mong Kok!Say goodbye to the signature roast goose and dry-fried beef river

Graduation date: March 24

Fu Kee Porridge, which was operated as a food stall before World War II, has been standing for more than half a century. Its signature roast goose, stir-fried beef river, and raw porridge have been praised by many celebrity gourmets. Unfortunately, it has closed in late March. A sign written outside the door reads: “Our store will be closed on March 24. Thank you very much.” My friendly neighbors have always been supportive.” Another old restaurant has disappeared in Hong Kong, which makes many diners feel regretful.

Fuji Porridge closed in March. (Photo: openrice)

Dry fried beef river. (Photo: openrice)

Signature roast goose. (Photo: openrice)

4. Yuanji Dessert Expert: 168-year-old dessert shop closed

Graduation date: June 26

Yuen Kee Dessert Expert, the oldest dessert shop in Hong Kong with a history of 168 years, began to close in May 2022 and was confirmed to have officially closed down in June. It opened in 1885 on Hollywood Road in Central. Later it moved to Queen’s Road West and then to Main Street in Sai Wan. It has moved several times. It specializes in whole-egg cakes made with ancient secret methods, smooth sesame paste, almond milk, locust lotus seed egg tea and sugar water, etc. Many political celebrities and singers are also guests.

Yuen Kee is the oldest Chinese dessert shop in Hong Kong. (Photo: openrice)

Lollipop lotus seed egg tea. (Photo: openrice)

Chicken cake. (Photo: openrice)

5. Catering group Castelo Concepts: 9 restaurants of the group were liquidated and closed.

Graduation date: July 27

Castelo Concepts, a 30-year-old restaurant group, was founded by Australian boss Wayne Parfitt. In its heyday, it opened 90 restaurants in Hong Kong and Vietnam. The group stated that due to the commencement of creditors’ voluntary liquidation process, its nine restaurants include Japas, K Town Bar and Grill, Piccolos, Pepperonis, Jaspa’s Sai Kung, Little Lucie’s Hong Kong, Ollies Cafe Sai Ying Pun, Wagyu Lounge, St.Barts Sai Ying All Pun restaurants closed simultaneously.

Catering group Castelo Concepts went into liquidation and announced the closure of 9 restaurants. (Picture: Online picture)

Catering group Castelo Concepts went into liquidation and announced the closure of 9 restaurants. (Picture: Online picture)

Catering group Castelo Concepts went into liquidation and announced the closure of 9 restaurants. (Picture: Online picture)

6. Xueyuehua + Shadow Bird: AK is a joint venture with his brother!The two stores closed one after another

Closing date: July 1st (Setsugekka), August 15th (Kage no Tori)

Mirror is so popular that many members have also started side businesses. Among them, the dessert shop Xueyuehua and the skewers shop Shadow Bird, both joint ventures between AK and his brother, have announced their closure. Both stores are joint ventures between AK and his brother. When they first opened, they attracted a lot of attention. Shaozhong fans support it, but after the craze, it is still difficult to escape the fate of closure. Dangshui Dessert Shop Xueyuehua only opened for half a year and closed due to insufficient income. The latter Shadow Bird closed in less than two years. The catering industry is facing a low period. Even if It’s a pity that even though it’s a star effect, it doesn’t help with income.

Xueyuehua closed half a year after it opened. (Picture: Instagram)

Xueyuehua specializes in all kinds of shaved ice. (Picture: Instagram)

Shadow Bird uses AK as a selling point. (Picture: Instagram)

Shadow Bird specializes in all kinds of skewers. (Picture: Instagram)

7. Fantasy Maboroshi: A joint venture between Fatty@Error, Jer and Jeremy@Mirror!Closed only half a year after opening

Graduation date: July 31

Although Mirror and Error were very popular, their restaurants continued to lose money and had to leave early. Maboroshi, a high-end Japanese restaurant jointly owned by Mirror members Jer, Jeremy and Error member Fatty, announced its closure after only operating for about half a year. During the closure, the Rashomon incident occurred. In addition to disagreeing with the relevant shareholders, it was also exposed There are endless disputes about whether food has been delivered or not and the cost of food supply has not been clarified.

The main focus is Omakase and Teppanyaki. (Photo: openrice)

Omakase. (Photo: openrice)

Teppanyaki. (Photo: openrice)

8.Queen’s Hotel (Yucheng Branch): The time-honored Russian restaurant closed its doors

Graduation date: August 15

The Queen’s Hotel opened in 1952, with its first store located on King’s Road in North Point. It happened to be that Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen at that time, so it was named after the Queen. The founder, Mr. Yu, later moved the restaurant to Causeway Bay, which was also the filming location of the classic movie “Days of Being Wild”. The Festival Walk store has been open since 1998. Its main borscht has attracted many diners. Before closing, it even attracted Wang Mingquan and Tang Chi-fung to pay their last respects. Currently, only the North Point store and Wong Chuk Hang store remain.

Queen’s Hotel (Yucheng Branch) has closed.

Specializing in nostalgic Russian cuisine. (Photo: openrice)

Specializing in nostalgic Russian cuisine. (Photo: openrice)

9. Royal Palace Hotel Huayueting: The hotel’s Buffet restaurant has closed!The original location has been transformed into a chain Japanese style restaurant

Graduation date: August 28

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Huayueting is the popular buffet restaurant of Royal Capital Hotel. I didn’t expect that the hotel restaurant would also close one day! As soon as the news came out, many buffet fans were shocked! Because Huayueting has always been very cost-effective and affordable, the Royal Palace Hotel announced on the hotel’s Facebook page that in response to corporate strategies and business decisions, Huayueting will close on August 28, 2023, and thanked customers for their continued support of the restaurant. support.

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Lobster is a must-have at the buffet. (Photo: openrice)

Huayueting Buffet is famous for its high cost performance. (Photo: openrice)

Huayueting has closed. (Photo: openrice)

10. Sun Chi Kee Seafood Restaurant: A long-established Chinese restaurant in the area code has lost to the rent increase!Fried glutinous rice is the most famous

Graduation date: August 31

Sun Chi Kee Seafood Restaurant, a long-established Chinese restaurant that has been open for nearly half a century, is famous for its seafood stir-fry, stir-fried glutinous rice, and Chinese stew. It is very popular among the neighborhood and is also the first choice for late-night snacks. Unfortunately, the store owner announced that the lease has expired. It is understood that the old tenement building has been revitalized and renovated in recent years, so the owner proposed to nearly double the rent. The boss had no choice but to say that business had dropped significantly and he had no choice but to close down because he was unable to continue operating.

Sun Chi Kee Seafood Restaurant has been open for more than half a century. (Photo: openrice)

Raw fried glutinous rice. (Photo: openrice)

Fried crab with ginger and scallion. (Photo: openrice)

11. Three meals a day: Opened by former Legislative Council member Tam Man-hao!Closed due to rent increase and rising food prices

Graduation date: September 30

The three meals a day opened by former Legislative Council member Tam Man-ho opened as early as the end of 2020. At that time, it attracted many political celebrities to support the restaurant and became a hot topic. The restaurant specializes in Cha Kee delicacies, but said that due to the rising prices of ingredients and lack of manpower, as well as facing a rent increase, which put added pressure on operations, it decided to close its operations at the end of September.

Dry fried beef river. (Photo: openrice)

Soy sauce chicken rice. (Photo: openrice)

Three meals a day has been completed. (Photo: openrice)

12. Changfa Noodle Shop: an old-style food stall with over 70 years of history!Traditional hand-baked fish eggs/braised beef brisket/wonders

Graduation date: October 29

Changfa Noodle House, which opened in the early 1950s, started from a wooden house and was managed by the three Ma brothers who inherited their father’s business. The main items, traditional hand-baked fish balls, braised beef brisket and wontons, are very popular. However, the location of the food stall was notified by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to be taken back for planning and development, so the decision to close down was made. On the eve of graduation, there was a huge crowd and every seat was packed.

The long-haired noodle shop has closed. (Photo: openrice)

Soy sauce noodles. (Photo: openrice)

Cuttlefish ball noodles. (Photo: openrice)

13. Good Luck Fast Food Restaurant: The popular Satay Beef Noodles are a hit!Diners expressed reluctance

Graduation date: November 30

The popular Satay Beef Noodles at the Good Luck Fast Food Restaurant in Lai Chi Kok has become very popular and is dubbed the most delicious Satay Beef Noodles in Hong Kong! As early as June, the store owner had announced a temporary closure due to physical discomfort, and only resumed business in July. Unexpectedly, in November, he announced that he needed to close due to the expiration of the lease. The store owner also issued a closing notice, thanking everyone for your continued support! See you later! gratitude!

Good Luck Fast Food Restaurant has closed. (Photo: openrice)

Beef Satay is a popular specialty. (Photo: openrice)

Satay beef noodles. (Photo: openrice)

14. Trendy burgers: The founder of Hong Kong-style burgers that has been standing for half a century has closed its doors

Graduation date: December 3

Known as the ancestor of Hong Kong-style burgers, Hung Hom’s New Burger Restaurant opened as early as 1965. It specializes in signature hamburgers, French fries, fried chicken breasts, etc. It has stood in Hong Kong for more than half a century and has experienced family strife and relocation. Opening and other matters, but in the end they all face the situation of closure. Announced on social platforms, “Thanks to our customers for their patronage and care over the years, due to the expiration of the lease, our last business day will be December 3, 2023 (Monday). We look forward to seeing you in the future. The latest burgers are here ”.

Shixin Burger has closed. (Photo: openrice)

Hong Kong style burger is filling. (Photo: openrice)

Fried chicken spleen is one of the most popular dishes. (Photo: openrice)

15. Masha Tea Restaurant: Signature Sanyanzi Barbecued Pork Rice!Graduation at the end of the year

Graduation date: end of 2023

Masha Tea Restaurant, which became famous for its Sanyanzi Barbecued Pork Rice, started its business in the 1950s. Its signature dish consists of three fried eggs with barbecued pork, and optional meat is also available. It has attracted many diners, including even the Korean Chef God Bai Zhongyuan also came here because of his fame. However, the original owner is selling the shop at a reduced price, so Masha Tea Restaurant is expected to close by the end of the year.

Masha Tea Restaurant will close at the end of the year. (Photo: openrice)

Sanyanzi barbecued pork rice. (Photo: openrice)

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