Tam Jai Noodle
Tam Jai International Company Ltd. is a fast casual restaurant chain based in Hong Kong. The chain specializes in Yunnan-style rice noodles, which are offered in the "cart noodle" style where patrons select their toppings according to taste. Customers can also select from various soup bases that span a range of spiciness, from mild to extremely spicy.
The company trades under the names TamJai SamGor Mixian, TamJai Yunnan Mixian and TamJai Mixian. It also operates Japanese dining brands, Marugame Seimen and Yakiniku Yamagyu, through franchise and licensing in Hong Kong.
History
Tam Jai was founded in 1996, under the name 譚仔雲南米線 and the English name Tam's Yunnan Noodle. In 2008, following a dispute between the shareholders the company split into two chains with similar names, TamJai SamGor and Tam Jai Yunnan Mixian.Both brands were bought by Japanese udon noodle restaurant operator Toridoll in 2018 and consolidated under the Tam Jai International name. Tam Jai International runs both brands out of a consolidated kitchen.
Toridoll launched an initial public offering for the Tam Jai business on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2021. It delisted in August 2025 with Toridoll repurchasing the outstanding shares under a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
Since then Tam Jai expanded to operate restaurants in four cities in Southern China, as well as outlets in Singapore and Japan. In November 2023 the company announced relationships with the potential to operate franchises in Australia and Philippines.
One of the founder's children, Chris Tam, was the husband of Abby Choi who was allegedly murdered in 2023.