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An extremely popular casual cafe with half a dozen tables, plus steps with cushions and mini side tables out the front. Diners queue and then sit shoulder to shoulder with other patrons for Californian-Chinese chef Jun Wu's creations. The waffles and chicken is a winner – six-spice fried chicken, a large chewy waffle, pickled watermelon radish, jujube honey and candied walnuts.

Other mains range from wild-caught Arctic cod to Korean pork ribs and Asian curries, plus California-style breakfasts plates, pastas and burgers. We haven't had a bad dish yet, and you can't beat the prices.

There's another branch on Zhaojiaobang Rd.

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