Cha chaan teng

Cha chaan teng (simplified Chinese: 茶餐厅; traditional Chinese: 茶餐廳; pinyin: chácāntīng; Cantonese Yale: chàhchāantēng; lit. 'tea restaurant'), often called a Hong Kong-style cafe or diner in English, is a type of restaurant that originated in Hong Kong. Cha chaan tengs are commonly found in Hong Kong, Macau, and parts of Guangdong. Due to the waves of mass migrations from Hong Kong in the 1980s, they are now established in major Chinese communities in Western countries such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Likened to a greasy spoon cafe or an American diner, cha chaan tengs are known for eclectic and affordable menus, which include dishes from Hong Kong cuisine and Hong Kong-style Western cuisine.

Popular cha chaan teng dishes include fried eggs, pastry chicken pies, and baked pork chop rice with ketchup as ingredient. Guests frequently order black coffee or black tea with canned milk. Therefore cha chaan teng has also been translated as "tea restaurant". The setting is casual; Hong Kong construction workers as well as sharp-suited bankers frequent cha chaan tengs.