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 Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Hong Kong
Look for the best places to eat in Hong Kong. You may read about recommended restaurants and food. Find out about local food and local dining customs. Also, you might want to read our
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| C Tam |
05 September 2004 |
Stayed at Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Because of the location of the hotel, I was able to get to where I wanted to go without any transportation means on the first two days of my visit.
I either went to places that are pretty far (Ocean Park & Kowloon), very far (Macau) and very near (Central & Wanchai).
From the hotel, I walked to Wanchai, Central and all the way up to Shuong Wan.
For eating, I recommend Lin Heung Tea House on Wellington Street. The food is cheap and tastes good. But don't expect a luxurious ambience as this is a budget tea house patronized mainly by locals.
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| Y Nakagawa |
19 August 2004 |
Stayed at Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Very good professional Japanese restaurants such as Sushi An, Tanuki and Sumo Chaya are on the same floor of hotel's lobby floor.
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| R Poulet |
15 August 2004 |
Stayed at Caritas Bianchi Lodge - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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There are so many restaurant in Hong Kong but try this tiny one: Guangdong Barbecue restaurant (Hankow Road, Kowloon) and choose the honeyed pork. Bus and taxi are fines in HK but walking is the best to discover this town.
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| R Murray |
13 August 2004 |
Stayed at Bishop Lei International - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is great. I recommend dining in Stanley at a restaurant called "the Boathouse." We also used a very good tailor called "Tai Pan Row" in the IFC Mall in Central.
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| P Boondicharern |
04 August 2004 |
Stayed at Ibis North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The cheapest way to go around hongkong island is by tram (HK$2/person). To go to kowloon you can take a star ferry at central ferry station (HK$1.70/person). For cheap and delicious breakfast, try a bowl of congee, ricesheet roll, and soya bean milk at ocean empire restaurant (about HK$50/ 2 person). You can visit their website at www.oceanempire.com.hk.
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| J Fayter |
31 July 2004 |
Stayed at Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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We traveled from NJ, USA (mother and daughter) for pleasure and business. We toured with Splendid Tours, ate at Yung Lee and Luk Tea House, all were wonderful. No, we didn't eat the 1,000 year old egg given to us as an appetizer, but we did take a picture of it! We also ate in SoHo at the ShangHai restaurant where the owner took our orders and was happy to answer questions for us and share information. Wonderful food and delightful owner and staff. Very clean.
We found the Jewelry Factory in Aberdeen to have extrememly pushy sales associates and purchased items we did not want. Since they have a 100% money back guarantee we were able to return the items we did not want. Needless to say the sales help again tried to push more on us and was not happy about the returns. Seems most all sales people work on commission, so make sure you want what you buy, somethings cannot be returned.
We also toured Kowloon, would never go to the Ladies Market again, it was a hot flea market with very pushy people. We also shopped on Nathan Street and bought two digital cameras, we broke our own rule by not going back to the hotel to check the internet. The salesman told us the camera could not be purchased in the US. We paid $400, only to return to the hotel and check the internet to find it is available and costs $269. Live and learn. We got fooled by the "honesty and helpfulness" of the salesman. We also visited Lantau Island and the Buddha.
The Chinese people are very nice, tolerant of Americans, and never rude. They dress much more appropriately then Americans. No excess skin showed. All wore long pants or skirts, no shorts. You could pick out the Americans, shorts, T-shirts, white sneakers and baseball hats. And the men still forget to take them off in buildings! We knew enough to respect their culture and never wore shorts. It was a once in a lifetime trip and we're glad we went. Hong Kong Island is very safe, they just say to watch out for "people with long fingers" (pickpockets). We were fine walking to and from our hotel at night in the shopping and dining areas. Chinese like their Happy Hour(s), goes on from 5-9pm! Tipping is moderate compared to the US. Some cab drivers refuses a tip! They would only take a very moderate amount (rounded to the next dollar). Very hot in the summer, humidity 80-90%! All the time.
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| D Landis |
27 July 2004 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Great new veggie restaurant on 7/F of "One Peking" on corner of Peking Road and Kowloon Park Drive in TST. Excellent food, reasonable prx, and fabulous night view of HK side. No reservations required.
If you are obviously a foreigner, you'll be hounded by touts trying to sell you fake bags, watches, etc. Do NOT engage them or you'll be there all day. Just keep moving.
HK is now overrun by mainland tourists. They make up over 50% of all tourists so far this year. Be prepared for plenty of smoking in non-smoking areas, physical jostling, loudmouths, and pretty ladies wandering alone in the evening. They're economically necessary to the Region now and the Hong Kong'ers are learning to put up with them, so you'll need to also.
If you're going to call home, go to 7/11 and buy a phone card. VERY worth it if you're calling every night. You can also buy a SIM card for your mobile at 1010 phone stores, but make sure your phone is unlocked by your home service provider before you go or it might not work (esp. T-Mobile).
HK is my 'other home' as I'm there perhaps 4 times per year. Also lived there from '89 - '91, so quite familiar with it. Happy to try to answer your questions.
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| M Whittle |
27 July 2004 |
Stayed at Harbour Plaza Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Short visit to Hong Kong with family. We flew with Emirates who were excellent. Visited the Peak and used the trams which gave us a great feel for HK on a very cheap budget. Star Ferries also gave great feel for the place. Local Sweet Basil Thai restaurant was excellent and would highly recommend to anybody visiting this area of Hong Kong.
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| K Ng |
15 July 2004 |
Stayed at Novotel Century Harbourview - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Just ask the reception desk's employee, they are gladly to help you. If you want to go to the central or the East side of the Hong Kong Island. There are a lots of public buses and mini bus around the hotel. Just within 5 minutes walking distance you can go to the bus stop. There are lots of restaurants around, I like the one around the corner. The restaurant’s name is called Canada Restaurant. The food is good and the price is very reasonable. There are two Seven-Eleven stores around the hotel, I like the fish ball and the other hot dish there. Flower shop next to the hotel, you can buy the ginger flower and bring it to your room. The flower's smell so good and make your room fresh like a garden. Talking about washing your clothes, you don't have to give it the the hotel. Because there are two laundromats around the hotel. It doesn't cost that much and you can have someone to wash it for you. Pretty convenient. So far, I found I can get almost anything I need around the hotel.
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| S Park |
30 June 2004 |
Stayed at Caritas Bianchi Lodge - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Todai-sushi buffet restaurant- was good. It's from LA, Unites States. If you want to eat your fill of all kinds of delicious sushi and seafood, visit Todai. It is located in Miramar Shopping Center near Miramar Hotel at Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui.
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