Mak's Noodle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mak's Noodle (麥奀雲吞麵世家)
View of the shop from footbridge
Restaurant information
Current owner(s)	Mak Chi-ming
Food type	Cantonese: wonton noodles
Street address	Wellington Street, Central
City	Central, Victoria City
Country	Hong Kong

Mak's Noodle (Chinese: 麥奀雲吞麵世家) is a famous restaurant in Central, Hong Kong. It is well-known for its delicious wonton noodles. Wonton noodles are a special kind of noodle dish from Cantonese cooking.

The Story of Mak's Noodle

Mak's Noodle has a long and interesting history. It started way back in the 1960s. Today, Mak Chi-ming runs the restaurant. He is the grandson of Mak Woon-chi (麥煥池). Mak Woon-chi was a very skilled chef. He even cooked for a famous leader, Chiang Kai-shek! People say the noodle recipe is still the same. It has not changed since Mak Woon-chi's time.

How It All Began

The restaurant's story began in Guangzhou, China. Mak Woon-chi opened an eatery there before World War II. Later, one of his sons, Mak King-hung (麥鏡鴻), came to Hong Kong. People called him Mak Ngan (麥奀) because he was very skinny.

In 1968, Mak King-hung started an open-air food stall. This stall was in Central, Hong Kong. His younger brother was the chef there. Mak King-hung stopped running the stall in 1983. The Hong Kong government paid him HK$36,000. This was like a payment for giving up his stall license.

New Beginnings

Mak King-hung's oldest son, Mak Chi-chung (麥志忠), opened his own restaurant. It was called Chung Kee Noodles (忠記麵家). This happened in 1986.

Then, in 1989, Mak King-hung started his original business again. He partnered with his son-in-law. They opened a new restaurant on Wellington Street. He managed this restaurant himself. He retired again in 1996. His second son, Mak Chi-ming, took over the business. Mak Chi-ming is the owner today.

Mak's Noodle Around the World

In recent years, Mak's Noodle has grown. They have opened more restaurants in Hong Kong. You can find them in places like Olympian City, China Hong Kong City, Causeway Bay, and Jordan. They also opened a restaurant in Macau.

Mak's Noodle even opened in Singapore! Their first Singapore restaurant was on Orchard Road. It was inside The Centrepoint shopping mall. They opened a second one at Westgate Shopping Mall. However, on December 21, 2020, Mak's Noodle announced something sad. Their main Singapore restaurant at The Centrepoint mall would close. It shut its doors on February 28, 2021.

Gallery

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  Front entrance

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  The chef at work