新香園

【新香園，由親情說起……】

大牌檔是50至70年代香港人的飲食文化，雲吞麵、燒味、粥粉、小炒、奶茶、咖啡……每個招牌都有它的專長它的故事。

其中一個位於深水埗桂林街的牌檔「南香園」，始於五十年代，檔主周修明以奶茶咖啡三文治揚名，因光顧者眾，生意應接不暇，遂於1968年，再在同區多開一牌檔，名為「新香園」，以一道蛋牛治省亮招牌，聲名鵲起。

社會發展，大牌檔於70年代中逐漸式微，政府停止發牌並逐漸取締街上牌檔，於是有些大牌檔遷進了新落成的街市熟食中心，有些則入舖經營，如麥奀記、鏞記，而「新香園」亦是其中一個由大牌檔轉戰商舖的一個寶號。

彈指間，「新香園」已經營了半世紀，由一匾招牌變成一個老字號，跟香港一起經歷驚濤駭浪，也承載了周家的兩代情、兄弟心。

周修明退下火線後，「新香園」一直由周家二哥打理。三兒子早年移民美國，後又遷到上海，在那裡延續港式茶餐廳的故事，開設了上海「新香園」。

異地久居廿七年，思家情切，三兒子周志賢決定回港再戰，在汝州街開設另一家「新香園」，與桂林街由二哥周志堅經營的老店「新香園．堅記」遙遙相對，手足相望。

汝州街「新香園」仍以蛋滑牛肉鮮的蛋牛治作鎮店之寶，不過上海回來的周太加了新意：麻辣蛋牛治。

用鮮牛肉剁碎製作蛋牛治是第一代周太的傑作，打破茶餐廳一貫以罐頭咸牛肉入餚的習慣。眼見香港人愈來愈愛辣，第二代周太用她的上海經驗創作了麻辣蛋牛治，從此「新香園」又多了另一件鎮店寶。

馳名美食當然還有賣了五十年的絲滑奶茶、檀島咖啡、豬手麵、紅豆冰……和創新之作芒果檸檬茶、鳳梨檸檬茶。

沖了五十年的奶茶、炆了五十年的豬手、煲了五十年的紅豆，已不是「熟能生巧」四字可以形容，「新香園」的與眾不同，是它蘊含了家的味道，那是周家兩代五十年來胼手胝足打拚的香港故

新香園 is listed under Cha Chaan Teng & Bing Sutt in Sham Shui Po. The address is 九龍深水埗汝州街186號. Below you will find what people usually look up before a visit: the exact location, contact details, opening hours and the Google rating.

Cha chaan teng and bing sutt menus are long, running from milk tea, pineapple buns and toast to rice plates, macaroni soup and fried noodles, with set menus at breakfast and tea time. The office lunch hour (roughly 13:00–14:00) is the busiest, so come earlier or later for a calmer meal; many shops pin the day's specials and prices on the wall. You can ask for no ice, less sugar or a hot drink instead when ordering; the set meals of the day usually change daily.

Opening hours: daily, 06:30–23:45. It is open seven days a week. Many small businesses close for a few days around Lunar New Year and may shut early or not open during typhoons and black rainstorms, so check the latest news before you set off. You can call 2728 7118; a phone call is the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or how to get there. More information is on its website, facebook.com.

At 3.8 out of 5 on Google (1,053 reviews), it sits mid-table; the written reviews say more about service, prices and waiting times than the number does.

Sham Shui Po is part of the Sham Shui Po District in Kowloon. Around Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay many industrial buildings now house offices, restaurants, gyms and studios, while Kai Tak is a newer district. Kowloon's streets are busiest in the evening and at weekends, shops keep long hours with many open until about 22:00, and the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Ma lines plus buses and minibuses reach almost everywhere. Sham Shui Po is known for the electronics and second-hand stalls of Apliu Street and the fabric and button shops around Ki Lung Street and Yu Chau Street, where many older shops still prefer cash.

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