Mak's Noodle () is a traditional

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in Central, Hong Kong, specialising in

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History

Dating back to the 1960s, the business is now in the run by Mak Chi-ming, a third-generation descendant of Mak Woon-chi () who once served the dish to the President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek.Jessica Lam, Food, ''South China Morning Post'', 7 June 2007 It is claimed that the recipe has remained unchanged since Mak's grandfather's time. The restaurant has its roots in a

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eaterie established before World War II by Mak Woon-chi. One of his sons, Mak King-hung (), nicknamed Mak Ngan () because he was extremely skinny as a child, started an open air food stall in Central in 1968 where his younger brother was the chef. The founder retired in 1983, and renounced his food stall license in lieu of HK$36,000 in compensation from the Hong Kong government.Mak's Noodles' 100-year history
''Apple Daily'' The founder's eldest son, Mak Chi-chung (), opened his own restaurant Chung Kee Noodles (), in 1986, while Mak senior partnered his son-in-law in 1989 to reincarnate his original business in Wellington Street. He ran the restaurant himself and retired again in 1996. The business was succeeded by his second son Mak Chi-ming, the current proprietor. In recent years, Mak's Noodle has established outlets at

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and

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, and one restaurant in

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. Their first Singapore outlet opened on Orchard Road in the Centrepoint shopping mall, with by a second outlet at Westgate Shopping Mall in Jurong East. On 21 December 2020, Mak's Noodle announced it will be shutting its flagship – and last remaining – outlet in Singapore at The Centrepoint mall on 28 Feb 2021.

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File:Maks1.jpg, Front entrance File:Maks2.jpg, The chef at work

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