An inexplicably popular cha chaan teng in Wan Chai inexplicably named “Swiss cafe”. Emily likes it here.
Nikon F90X / Fuji Superia 200 / 24mm
Got a roll of film back from the Nikon F90x with some more photos I took in a cool little tea restaurant (cha chaan teng) in Yau Ma Tei – Mido Cafe. Original post is here
Nikon F90X / Fuji Superia 200
Mido Cafe, Hong Kong.
This week I visited Mido Cafe in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, a well know cha chan teng or tea restaurant. It’s famous for being one of the first, if not the first restaurant of it’s kind in Hong Kong having opened it’s doors in 1950.
Mido Cafe is a charming little place having hardly changed at all since then. The decor, chairs and tables and even the till are all original. It’s a bit of a cliche, but it really does feel like you’re stepping back in time. It really is straight out of a Wong Kar Wai movie.
Mido is on two floors with the main eating area on the first floor. There are huge windows that allow lots of natural light to fill the cafe creating a lovely atmosphere. It’s in the end building of a row so there are windows all the way around which makes it good for firing off a few frames with your Mamiya C220.
We had some old Mido favourites; sweet and sour pork ribs and french toast.
Mamiya C220 / Fuji Reala 100
These were taken in a 24hr cha chaan teng on Causeway Bay near to where we live. Food is rubbish.
The Olympus MJU-II is programmed to default to f/2.8 whenever it can so I knew I’d be shooting wide-open in a dimly lit restaurant. Some pleasing compact bokeh!
Olympus MJU-II / Agfa Vista Plus 200
They’ll be another ring on that finger soon….
First roll taken with the new Nikon F90X. Emily knows someone who was selling this camera + grip along with an SB-26 speedlight. I pretty much bought it for the speedlight but the F90X is a damn fine camera so I was very happy. The guy also had a Ricoh TF-500 which we’ve got a roll of film in also.
These were taken in a cha chaan teng in North Point.
Nikon F90X / Kodak Gold 200 / Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AF-D