Traveller's Tales: Entertainment suggestions in Hong Kong

Sample the happening nightlife near in Hong Kong. You may read about their entertainment tips and guides. Find out about entertainment centres, recreation, theatre, arts and night life. Also, you might want to read our Hong Kong city guide.

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A Advani	13 July 2005
Stayed at New World Renaissance - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Great eating out in HK! Cannot remember the names of the great DimSum restaurants I ate at, but none that I've ever been to during my many visits to HK are ever dissapointing. A great bar for a sun-downer is The Captains Bar at the Mandarin Oriental [dress smart casual at minimum!], and another one is The Chinnery Bar in the same hotel which boasts a fantastic collection of malt whiskies - these 2 bars are a MUST visit whenever I am in HK.
W Mccormick	13 May 2005
Stayed at Empire Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is very exciting, busy, but can be expensive, especially alcohol. This may explain why "happy hours" are so popular in most of the bars.
A Darby - 2nd visit	18 April 2005
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hotel is 5 mins from night market. Better shops, Star Ferry, main hotels are 6 mins by taxi. Best buffet is in Royal Garden, 8 mins by taxi. Recommend Cinta J's Indonesian BBQ restaurant for absolutely the best live music and great atmosphere (HK Island Central district). Don't let pushy taxi drivers take you to the airport - insist they take you to the Airport Express rail, cheap and 25 mins only. Station is near hotel.
M Kramer	11 March 2005
Stayed at Garden View International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
In addition to the concert which we played, we were able to see a number of sights and visit some very good restaurants. We ate at the Shalom Grill which is kosher Israeli cuisine and found it excellent. We also chose two Thai places as this is our favourite cuisine - Thai In Restaurant and also Cafe Siam. We visited several Buddhist Temples, the Night Market, the Stanley Market in Kowloon and took the Peak Tour. A most interesting, unusual and amusing experience was at the Balalaika Restaurant. They have a Refrigerator Room for vodka tasting. Each diner is given a fur robe and then we stood in this very cold refrigerator room and sipped vodka. Coming from the UK where all beverages including vodka are drunk at room temperature, we found this a very novel experience.
N Papadopoulos	10 March 2005
Stayed at Wesley, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Places worth visiting include Hollywood Rd (for some window shopping and antique buying), the area known as SOHO (restaurants and bars) and the new IFC complex (check out the trendy bar/restaurant Isola and have a drink on the outdoor terrace).
A Kato	26 January 2005
Stayed at Eaton Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
When in Macau (we went for the day), try Fernando's Portugese resto. Amazing food, and reasonable prices, too! Here's a footnote: The new Sands casino in Macau has a minimum table bet of HK$200 (approx. US$25.50). Too high! I suppose this is a technique to lure the gamblers into the slot machines.
E Jurczyk-clemens	15 January 2005
Stayed at YMCA - The Salisbury - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
The location of YMCA is outstanding, very close to the Peninsula hotel. The way to visit Felix (bar on the upper floor of Peninsula hotel, which is really worth of being seen, magnificent views!) takes about 1 minute. There is a laser show every night between 8:00pm -8:18pm which can be seen from the Avenue of stars (10 minutes walk from the hotel).
P Wignall	30 December 2004
Stayed at Miramar, Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
While taxis are quite cheap the MTR is a bargain and amazing to see just how clean a subway system can be,although very crowed in rush hour. As a contrast to the MTR, for getting to Central, use the venerable but still efficient Star Ferry, then for a break from the bustle try the Captains Bar at the Mandarin Hotel.
P Fitzgerald	07 December 2004
Stayed at Luk Kwok Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
You get a bit blase about Chinese food after the first couple of days. Pleasing therefore to find an Irish Pub around the corner that did an excellent Sunday lunch of roast beef and all the trimmings. Look out for the Wanch bar - excellent live music especially Monday night with an excellent guitar/vocal duo. For Hashers (runners) amongst you its also the Hash bar.
N Yuen	31 October 2004
Stayed at Pruton Prudential Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
If you are planning to go during the period of july-oct, just make sure you pack a snug windbreaker, because the winds are pretty well...windy (22-24 degrees Celsius)! Do take the public transport system in HK, as it is really very efficient, not to mention cost-effective. Buy the Octopus Card for 150HKD & zip around HK using the MTR & buses, they will take you almost everywhere. A little tip though, when going up and down escalators on the stations, keep to your right, as the left side is for people hurrying like crazy. Kowloon is THE place to stay, if you wana see the real Hong Kong. HK Island is too full of skyscrapers with almost everyone and anyone wearing business suits running all over the place for their appointments. Kowloon itself is a nice mish-mash of neon lights on old buildings with loads of character, side-to-side with spanking new buildings that seem to have an ethereal sheen to their facades. Eats: Very authentic Hong Kong Dai-Pai Dongs for food where the waiters still have pencils stucked on their ears when taking orders. The food portions served at this local-style food houses are frightfully big, enough for at least 2 hearty or 3 light diners. The “Yam Char” culture is very prevalent here where one dines on Dim Sum around the clock. For about 120-200 HKD for 2-4 diners, one gets a smorgasbord of dim sum from crispy yam balls filled with meat and vegetable cubes, stir fried noodles, spring rolls, HK’s ever-popular tasty roasted pork-filled and sweet sesame paste buns, to the internationally acclaimed succulent prawn filled “Har Gow & Siew Mai”. Try the area around Jordan or Mong Kok MTR for these Dim Sum Restaurants, they are all over the place. Most of these restaurants may look a little upmarket or expensive or are actually quite affordable. When in doubt, ask for the menu and check the prices before sitting down, you will not go far wrong. Shopping places: Unless you are going for branded stuff, you can forget about the big commercial shopping centres, you can probably get whatever Gucci or Prada items back home, at almost the same prices. If you are in for the local and oriental stuff, I strongly suggest an open-air bazaar. Take the MTR to Mong Kok, and try the well known “Ladies Market”, which opens for most of the day, closing at night. They are many great finds to be had, just make sure you bargain hard for it. Alternatively, you could try “Temple Street Market” after dark, where they will open till the wee hours of the morning. This is located in very close proximity to Jordan MTR. Activities: Loads of cool stuff to do here.. A good 1st stop would be to visit Victoria Harbour, located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area, Kowloon waterfront. Loosely translated to mean “Sharp Sandy Mouth”, the geological shape does indeed look like that. Go in the afternoon and soak in the nice harbourview, making sure that you book a 1-hour Harbour Ferry Cruise (about 50 HKD) 1st, at the Star Ferry Pier located beside it. Do book the ferry cruise before 4pm as they would close the ticketing booth for day harbour cruises by then. After enjoying the cruise, come back to the harbour to catch a spectacular sunset, before moving further down to “The Avenue of Stars” for a nice leisurely stroll. End your perfect day with a good late dinner at the waterfront at any of the myriad of cafes or restaurants there. Take the MTR, or a normal ferry ride over to Central at Hong Kong Island early the next day, and a short 15 min stroll up to the “Peak Tram Station”, where you can catch an electric tram up the peak. The views there are nothing short of jaw-dropping (make sure you bring those cameras). Enjoy a hot cuppa at any of the cafes there while taking in the clean and crisp mountain air, it feels as if your lungs are being cleansed thoroughly in the process. After that, take a short trip to SOHO which is located near Central, taking the Mid-Levels escalator up in the process. It is regarded as the world’s longest escalator and there are many things to see. Drop at any of the shops or restaurants that take your fancy at have a hearty meal there, before walking off those excess calories by walking down the hill. (Yes, the escalator only goes 1 way, so be warned!). End your day partying the night away or just people-watching at Lan Kwai Fong, also conveniently located nearby. This stretch of pubs, clubs, bistros and cafes are where the hippiest and most fashionable hang out during the night, so dress to kill, enjoy your drinks and feast your eyes on a great party scene. Groovy Baby!