In a narrow alley at the side of Worldwide Plaza at Central in Hong Kong, tired Filipinos rushing home at the end of the day can buy dinner for HK$20 (roughly PhP140 pesos) from a canteen that serves authentic Pinoy cuisine. Called Little Quiapo, the place is anything but the Quiapo that we know back home, but it’s a reminder of everything in Pinas that expats hold dear.

But if you’d rather not have a taste of canteen food, there’s a Jollibee right beside Little Quiapo. The food tastes as real as it is back home, I found out, and it feels like home too, with fellow Pinoys elbowing you into the corner in this cramped joint.

Little Quiapo + Jollibee
Des Voeux Road, Central (near Worldwide Plaza)
Hong Kong

Photos by Lappy Custodio