In the film, this is where Lo takes Fu for some food while he tries to track down the mysterious "Uncle Leung".
Showing posts with label Lung Mun Restaurant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lung Mun Restaurant. Show all posts
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Hitman - Jet Li (1998) - Lung Mun Restaurant, Johnston Road
This place was quite famous for its dim sum at one point. It even has its own entry over on Gwulo.com. I did actually make it here before it closed, on the recommendation of a friend, but spent the whole meal time dodging big flakees of mould that were falling down onto our table from the aircon overhead, and then the waiter tried to overcharge us for the food we had ordered. I guess they just gave zero effs once they knew they were closing down. The place closed at the end of 2009. The building was subsequently knocked down and replaced by a high rise of serviced apartments called "Chi Residences". You can see the exterior of the old restaurant in this shot from Bloodsport.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Bloodsport - Jean Claude Van Damme (1987) - Lung Mun Restaurant, Wanchai
One of the funny things about the tram ride sequence in this film is that it lasts just a few minutes but manages to take in a whole swathe of HK island - and even involves a change in direction at one point that is only possible in "movieland". However, it's still interesting to see some of the images passing slowly by in the background. Here's an easy one for starters.
Even without the obvious "Stone Nullah Lane" street sign stuck on the outside of the building, HK aficionados will know that this building is the now demolished Lung Mun Restaurant on Johnston Road. It was such a HK institution (though why I have no idea, when I went in the final month of its operation - you know, just so I could say I had been - the dim sum was shite and we had to eat it in an area where the mildew was black and thick on the ceiling and dropping onto the table!! - oh yeah, and the waiter tried to stiff us on the bill).
It was an impressive building all the same and a local landmark that was around since 1948. The site was sold and redeveloped in 2010 and is now serviced apartments (I think). Here is a bit more info courtesy of gwulo.com.
Even without the obvious "Stone Nullah Lane" street sign stuck on the outside of the building, HK aficionados will know that this building is the now demolished Lung Mun Restaurant on Johnston Road. It was such a HK institution (though why I have no idea, when I went in the final month of its operation - you know, just so I could say I had been - the dim sum was shite and we had to eat it in an area where the mildew was black and thick on the ceiling and dropping onto the table!! - oh yeah, and the waiter tried to stiff us on the bill).
It was an impressive building all the same and a local landmark that was around since 1948. The site was sold and redeveloped in 2010 and is now serviced apartments (I think). Here is a bit more info courtesy of gwulo.com.