Bing sutt

'ice room') is a type of traditional cold drinking house started in Guangzhou (Canton) that spread to Hong Kong.

That was also the time when bing sutts started to become popular and created localized western menus to keep Hong Kong-style restaurants alive.

Others served dishes such as cake, fried dumplings, soup, glutinous rice, fast food lunch boxes, snacks, bread, congee, etc.

In the summer, a small number of bing sutt would also serve ice cream, and cold drinks.

[5] With only a few dozen traditional bing sutts are still operating, with some others opened by the younger generation fascinated by the nostalgic atmosphere of the Hong Kong style restaurant.

Realizing consumers’ desire to take a glimpse of memories, quite a number of fast food chains set up and adorn their unique experimental concept stores like bing sutts to attract customers.

[6] These newly established bing sutts are usually decorated with characterized furniture and settings such as the small tile floors, hanging fans, folding chairs and so on, all that remind people of the old days.

Hong Kong's Bing sutt appeared in the 1960s by imitating a high-end western restaurant offering cheap Western-style light meals to cater to the needs of the working class.