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 Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Hong Kong
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| V Lam |
25 November 2004 |
Stayed at Metropark Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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HK is really hell for vegetarians, but fortunately we found the vegetarian restaurant opposite Regal Hotel on Yee Wo street to have some the most awesome dishes. A much cheaper alternative is another vegetarian restaurant on 61 Electric Road which is even closer to a hotel and worth a visit as well. The hotel shuttle to Fashion Ave at 4 PM on a Monday was a joke -- I truly believe we could have reached there quicker on foot. Learn how to get to the nearest MTR station and use that as your main mode of travel.
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| J Roberts |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Two Macdonnell Road - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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My first visit for 12 years, and it felt like the first. The skyscrapers really do have a Wow factor. Not just the concentrated number and height of them, but their form. I'm not a great expert on modern architure but I do appreciate all the novel forms of most of HK's skyline. The older, colonial buildings and streets crossing and mixing with the ultra modern all in a tiny area, and the rabbit warren of tunnels and shopping plazas beneath most large buildings makes HK feel very unique. Greater HK with the hilly, almost mountainous terrain with a mind boggling number of highrise apartment buildings crammed everywhere you go is more remarkable than the actual tourist destinations. But the regular attractions are well worth doing and visiting, even if just to get a real feel for the scale and variety of HK - riding the trams, the Star Ferry, going up the Peak, visiting the great Bhudda on Lantau island, having a barbecue in the New Territories.
My best cuisine experiences in HK so far are having a leisurely drink at the 8th flr bar in the Conrad hotel in Pacific Place. The views and ambience are perfect. Then I would recommend the oriental restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental with drinks (of course!) beforehand at the adjacent bar, again with great views across the bay. With (or without) the perfect partner this would definitely be a night to remember.
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| D Landis |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Great vegan restaurant 7/F of 1 Peking Bldg at Peking Road and Kowloon Park Drive. Try it!
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| D Lum |
17 November 2004 |
Stayed at Pruton Prudential Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Good local styled restaurants and coffee shops nearby. The more adventurous can try the eateries around Temple Street nearby.
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| J Guest |
13 November 2004 |
Stayed at Park Hotel HK - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Restaurants to recommend: Very good Seafood Restaurant on Nathan Road is well named! Went there with two friends who knew the place a few years ago, suffered through a decline and now celebrate the standards of the new management. Also, Giardino Ristorante Italiano & Bar, G/F, No. 1 Minden Avenue, Tsin Sha Tsui, Kowloon (2312 7398) was very nice. It's run by a Chinese guy who knows how to cook good Italian food! The owner is more of a host than just an owner--very personable and unpretentious. Seems like a very nice guy. Reasonable prices too. I believe it is relatively new, but he already has a regular clientele.
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| V Heyden |
08 November 2004 |
Stayed at Charterhouse, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Baci - very nice, sleek, quite expensive Italian restaurant in the night-life area. Be careful as they tend to top up your glass to make you spend more. MTR is great and bus to Stanley is perfect but taxis are cheap too.
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| N Yuen |
31 October 2004 |
Stayed at Pruton Prudential Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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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!
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| L Giroday |
29 October 2004 |
Stayed at Empire Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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We found it cheaper to cab to the ferries than walk, the construction made finding our way on foot a little difficult. There is a restaurant in Kowloon we would highly recommend called Mint on Canton St. My daughter mentioned that there are not as many internet cafes as elsewhere.
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| C Li |
28 October 2004 |
Stayed at YMCA - The Salisbury - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Many shopping place around the hotel, most of restaurants near by are Chinese restaurant. Try SOHO area in Hong Kong island if you want some authentic food.
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| S Jones |
26 October 2004 |
Stayed at Metropark Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Tea at the Pennisula Hotel is highly recommended. A bit pricey, but worth it. However, go about 3-4pm to avoid the queue for tables. If you like Tapas food, we found a nice parade of restaurants/bars called Fashion Walk, about a 10-15 minute from hotel, by the Excelsior Hotel (opposite side of Victoria Park to hotel).
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