Fish n’ Chips in Hong Kong

Whenever I need my daily fix of excess profanity and needless racism, Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare never fails to deliver.
Having watched Kitchen Nightmare  S5E1 a while back, it inspired me to look for the best fish n’ chips joint in town. Afterall, Hong Kong was once an English colony and I refused to believe there [...]

Wedding Banquet at Grand Hyatt

So, what do local 5-star hotels serve at wedding banquets nowadays anyway? I was invited to one tonight and I have to say, I was expecting a little more coming from Grand Hyatt – not that the food was bad – but I was looking forward to a little more variety and more innovative dishes, [...]

Lin Heung Tea House (蓮香樓)

Had dinner at Lin Heung Tea House for the first time. My previous visit (also my first) was during lunch time where they serve dimsum and tea (in traditional cups) and it was a much better experience.
Dinner wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t exactly good either – except for the last dish, the crispy chicken we [...]

The Peak Lookout

If you want to do a bit of outdoor activity and treat yourself to a nice meal, this is how to spend a Sunday morning in Hong Kong:
Start at the bottom of Hatton Road (the west end of Conduit Road) and walk up the trail until you’ve reached a small park. Make a left and [...]

Roasted Chestnuts Anyone?

I don’t remember when the last time I saw roasted chestnuts sold on the streets in HK. Went to Shenzhen today and found this near Fu Tian Xin Kou’an (福田新口岸). Unfortunately, wasn’t really in a mood for it.
I was more looking forward to my visit to Shui Li Fang Guo Ji Shui Liao Hui (SLF [...]

Beyrouth Cafe Lebanese

Time for another siu yeh recommendation!
After a long night of clubbing and drinking at Lan Kwai Fong and you feel like something other than Chinese food for supper (or siu yeh), try Beyroth’s kebabs at Lyndhurst Terrace.
Here, my buddy had the hummus (also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus) with lamb with [...]

Ireland’s Potato

When I heard that New York Fries might be entering the Hong Kong market, I was going NUTS.
That was, until I found out about Ireland’s Potato. They serve some serious made-to-order fries and apparently, they are also very serious about their potato. Here’s their slogan:
“There are two things in the world that can’t be joked: [...]

Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園)

Next time you’re looking for a place to have breakfast around Lyndhurst Terrace in Central, look no further – I have just the place for you. It is called Lan Fong Yuen; a small restaurant, which serves local Hong Kong-style food such as “Western Toast” or “French Toast” (I know, despite the name, its authentically [...]

Kwun Tong Ho Choi Seafood Restaurant (觀塘好彩海鮮酒家)

For those of you who know about Ho Choi Seafood Restaurant (好彩海鮮酒家) in Hong Kong, you might be surprised to find a blog about it. Afterall, Ho Choi is a franchise with many restaurants scattered around Hong Kong and you know what they say about chain restaurants … that its very difficult to keep the [...]

Yakitoritei (燒鳥亭)

Arguably one of the first pure yakitori restaurants in Hong Kong, Yakitoritei’s Happy Valley branch set a pretty high bar for followers popping up everywhere in Hong Kong soon after its opening in 2003.
In a previous post, I’ve mentioned Magushi on Peel Street, a new yakitori restaurant which found its niche through offering a wide [...]