Rose Garden BBQ Shop

This no-frills Chinese ‘fast-food’ shop has been feeding students in the city’s apartment district for almost 20 years. Not much has changed, including the prices. The laminated menu features over 100 items, so check out the helpful Top 10 bestseller breakdown for the go-to dishes. You’ll find rich, eggy fried rice with shredded duck and preserved vegetables, spicy strips of beef in sticky cumin sauce, or offbeat kwai teow noodles flavoured with vibrant curry powder and onions. It’s not exactly elegant, but almost every plate is piled high, costs under $10 and arrives in minutes. You can learn a lot from those students.