Hong Kong Cafe Set To Open In Greenwich Village

GREENWICH VILLAGE, NY — A new cafe from China is set to open its doors in Greenwich Village this week.

Sing, a Hong Kong-style cafe with locations in four Chinese cities — and one in Flushing — will serve up Hong Kong style dishes aimed at young and hip crowds.

Their first Manhattan location will open Thursday at 182 Bleecker St., between MacDougal and Sullivan streets.

The eatery will specialize in serving dishes found in those casual Hong Kong diners that proliferated in the post-war British colonial era, called delight hungry fans with dishes commonly found on the island city's popular diners, called cha chaan tengs.

Those stylish dishes at Sing range from pastas to "slippery eggs" over rice, golden french toast cubes and a pineapple bun burger.

Another offering is a cute sugar bear to accompany beverages, called simply "Little Bear."

"We are thrilled to bring Sing to Manhattan," said owner Jason Jiangnan Zheng in a press release. "Our modern kitchen equipment and technologies allow us to reimagine the culinary traditions of Cha Chaan Teng, meanwhile achieving heightened quality and consistency. We eagerly anticipate understanding the preferences of our New York patrons and adapting our menu accordingly."

Sing's first cafe opened in China, where they now have 16 locations. Earlier this year, a Sing cafe opened in the Tangram Mall in Flushing.

The cafes are part of Rice Noodle Inc., a new hospitality group that also owns Asia Rice Noodles, a fast-casual spot which opened in September in Greenpoint.

To learn more, click here for their website.