Kwan Kee Claypot Rice (坤記煲仔小菜) @ Sheung Wan 上環
With decades of experience, Kwan Kee Claypot Rice (坤記煲仔小菜) is famous for claypot rice. The restaurant is located between Sheung Wan 上環 and Central districts in Hong Kong. There is usually a long queue during dinner time, be prepared to wait for half an hour to an hour. The restaurant is hidden in an alley with both indoor and outdoor dining options. The indoor section is quite cramped while the outdoor section has a dai pai dong...
Jenny Bakery (珍妮曲奇) @ Sheung Wan 上環
Jenny Bakery (珍妮曲奇) is a popular bakery in Hong Kong specializing in butter cookies. They have branches in Tsim Sha Tsui ( 尖沙咀) and Sheung Wan (香港上環). Since we are staying in Sheung Wan area, we visited the Sheung Wan store as it’s easier for us to carry the cookies back. When it comes to butter cookies, Kjeldsens’s butter cookies come to mind and it’s my favorite cookies since young. Kjeldsens butter cookies are...
Mak’s Noodles (麥奀雲吞麵世家) @ Jordan
Mak’s Noodles (麥奀雲吞麵世家) is situated next to Australian Dairy Company at Parkes Street in Jordan. There are many noodle specialists all around in Hong Kong but Mak’s Wonton Noodles is known to be one of the best. The simple one page menu. Braised Beef and Wonton Noodles Mak’s noodles is served in a petite bowl and the reason for using small bowl is to keep the noodles from going soggy. The wontons though mini sized, has the...
Wing Wah Noodle Shop (永華麵家) @ Wan Chai 灣仔
Other than egg tarts, Hong Kong is also famous for wonton noodles. Wonton noodles in Hong Kong is different because there’s no ‘alkaline’ taste. There are many noodle shops all over Hong Kong. Mak’s Noodles, Lau Sum Kee Noodles, Mak Man Kee Noodle Shop and Wing Wah Noodle Shop are some of the well-known noodle shops serving really good wonton noodle. Wing Wah Noodle Shop 永華麵家 is a Michelin star noodle shop located a...
Day 4 in Hong Kong : Honolulu Coffee Shop (檀島咖啡餅) @ Wan Chai 灣仔
Honolulu Coffee Shop (檀島咖啡餅店) is a short distance from Wanchai MTR station. We were actually on our way to Wing Wah Noodle Shop but made a stop at Honolulu Coffee Shop to grab some egg tarts 蛋撻 as I was told that their egg tarts are one of the best in Hong Kong. This Honolulu Cafe is like any typical Cha Chaan Teng in HK serving a variety of fusion cuisine such as milk tea, French toast, instant noodles, pineapple bun, scrambled egg...
Wong Chi Kei Noodle & Congee Restaurant (黃枝記) @ Senado Square
Upon arrival at Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal, we took a bus to Senado Square 議事亭前地 and from there we explored the historic city by foot. If you want to try your luck gambling, you can always board one of their complimentary Luxury air-conditioned coaches which will shuttle you to Sands Macao or The Venetian Macao. Our first stop was Wong Chi Kei Noodle & Congee Restaurant 黃枝記 which is located on the left side of Senado Square. The...
Mido Café (美都餐室) @ Yau Ma Tei 香港油麻地
Mido Café 美都餐室 is located right in the heart of the Temple Street market and across from the Tin Hau temple in Yau Ma Tei. It’s hard to miss this cafe as it occupies a corner lot. Opened way back in 1950, Mido Café 美都餐室 is one of the oldest and best preserved “Cha Chaan Teng” in Hong Kong. To-date, the cafe’s decor still remain the same. You can still see the classic retro furnitures, old mosaic flooring and...
Day 2 in Hong Kong : Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum (添好運點心專門店) @ IFC Mall
Dim Sum is one of the must try food when you visit Hong Kong as Hong Kong Dim Sum is one of the best in the world. There are many famous Dim Sum restaurants in Hong Kong such as Lin Heung Teahouse, Luk Yu Teahouse, Tim Ho Wan 添好運點心專門店 and Fook Lam Moon. Tim Ho Wan 添好運點心專門店 is a 1 Michelin Star Restaurant headed by Mak Pui Gor, the former dim sum chef at Hong Kong’s Four Seasons Hotel’s restaurant, Lung King Heen. We...