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If you're curious about the name, this casual cafe is fashioned after the British-style tea shops of Hong Kong's post-war colonial era. You'll find a good variety of Chinese tea and more than a dozen types of hand-made dim sum. Helping to set the mood, tables are laid out with old-fashioned blue and white Chinese-themed plates made by an English manufacturer established in 1851.
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The tasty original curries here are loaded with fresh vegetables, sourced directly from local farmers, and served with Koshihikari brown rice from Niigata. Curries are attractively presented, spice mixes are well balanced, and the diverse ingredients provide appealing contrasts in texture and flavor.
The signature Harukanaru Curry incorporates eight or nine different vegetables along....
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You've got to love a restaurant called Unlimited Dumplings! The shop specializes in tetsunabe gyoza - crisply fried bite-size dumplings that are prepared in an iron skillet - and it's a convenient place to try out this famous Fukuoka dish. The ones here are very garlicky, with a bit of diced cabbage to add some extra crunch.
Sui-gyoza - soup dumplings - are another specialty of the....
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