When I worked in central London, my choice for lunch was basically the pub or a local sandwich shop.
One of the better (but pricier) options for a readymade sandwich was Pret A Manger, which started opening new outlets at a phenomenal rate and then seemed set for world domination when McDonalds bought a slice of the company in 2001 (Yes, I have mentioned this before).
Pret are still in Hong Kong, but they don’t seem to be finding it easy. Several of their original outlets have closed down, but they have opened a few new ones (including one at Admiralty MTR station). I did a double-take when I saw the price of their sandwiches – HK$18 seemed quite reasonable, but then I noticed that this was for half a sandwich. Half a sandwich…only in Hong Kong!
Undoubtedly they are better than the ones that you can get in 7-11, but are they really 3 or 4 times as good? Possibly not.
Ordinary Gweilo 
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