麗都餐廳 Lido Restaurant
📍Location: Vancouver, Canada
Authentic Hong Kong-style tea restaurant ☕️ can be found in Canada!
I was thrilled when I found out about this restaurant near the hotel. I truly have an Asian palate; when I'm abroad, I don't crave burgers and fries. Instead, I like to seek out various types of Chinese, Japanese, Hong Kong, and Vietnamese cuisine.
The restaurant opens as early as 8 AM, making it one of the earliest to open in this area. The seating inside is in booth style, and the overall decor is very "Hong Kong." The walls are covered with colorful menus, and there's an abundance of green tables and chairs. This seemingly nostalgic, chaotic yet somehow orderly style is very characteristic of Hong Kong and doesn’t make you feel like you’re abroad. The staff are all from Hong Kong and are fluent in Chinese communication. 👌
✨ The breakfast menu is available until 12 PM!
This time, the four of us ordered four sets, which are:
- Char siu macaroni + ham and scrambled eggs with pineapple bun + hot milk tea (set CAD 16, replace bun with pineapple bun + CAD 4.2)
- Satay beef macaroni + luncheon meat with fried egg and bun + hot coffee (set CAD 16)
- Pork with scrambled eggs and bun + hot milk tea (set CAD 16)
- Turnip cake + steamed rice rolls with scallions + iced coffee (set CAD 16, scallion rice rolls + CAD 1, upgrade hot drink to iced + CAD 2)
Detailed thoughts are shared in the images. Overall, the dim sum part of the menu outshines the soups and noodles! The pineapple bun, in particular, is baked to a perfectly crispy texture, very fragrant and delicious, definitely a must-order. 👍
The portion of a set meal is enough to fill up a man, and a bit too much for a woman. Since our meal times are irregular while traveling, we treated one meal as two, ordering more than usual. You can make your own judgment based on this.
🥤 The milk tea and coffee are very rich and authentic. It's recommended to order hot drinks to better appreciate their richness. Previously, in Hong Kong, hot drinks didn’t have sugar added, but here they do, so you can drink them directly.
💁 Regarding service, online reviews mentioned rude attitudes, but on the day we visited, it seemed okay. The staff were just a bit reserved, but it didn’t negatively impact our dining experience.
The diners there are all Chinese, which really gives you the feeling of being in Hong Kong. This delicious and authentic Lido Restaurant is highly recommended to everyone!