This Hong Kong breakfast joint has been serving da pai dong style food since 2008. After doubling its seating in 2014, the lines have become more manageable, but you'd do well to still expect a wait. Don't forget to snag some luxurious (and spicy) house made XO sauce on the way out.

The Liu sisters and their team of Tianjin compatriots cook up a la minute Northern-style Chinese dumplings and buns with myriad fillings for lunch, but their greatest treasure may be breakfast. Fortune No. 1 opens early and offers giant, beautifully-folded eggy crepes stuffed with crullers. The guozi (folded crepe) is the best in LA.

This longtime Taiwanese deli is still going strong 30 years later, albeit under a new name. The Liu family brought Taiwanese pastry recipes from its motherland, and churns out provincial items known all over the island of Formosa. Try the egg-filled pancake, the savory purple sticky rice roll, the salty soy milk, and the daikon cake with eggs.

Generations of Chinese have been raised on this cafe's noodle soups, and some of the earliest U.S. Chinese immigrants can still be found here on weekday mornings, slurping away bowls of simple noodles at extremely low prices. Pro tip: park on the street and avoid the lot at all cost, and always, always add pork kidney, no matter what style of noodles you're after.