6 May
As you all know, we just came back from our Hong Kong trip but both of us still can’t quite get over our wanderlust because…
Reason 1
There is just so much food around the land of gastronomic delight that we have yet to try! We can always find something to satisfy our peculiar craving of food there.
6 May
For our travel itinerary, please click here.
First Day in Hong Kong. We checked into 紅茶館酒店 Bridal Tea House at Yau Ma Tei, a small boutique hotel situated adjacent to the popular shopping district of Nathan Road and has many attractions close by such as the Temple Street Night Market and Jade Market. The Yaumatei MTR station (exit C) is just a stone’s throw away, which is very convenient because MTR is the easiest way to get around Hong Kong.
The room itself is very tiny which hardly leaves space for movement and luggage. We have no complaints because all we needed is a place to drop our belongings and rest our weary bones after a day’s out. Putting aside the matchbox-sized room, it’s quiet, clean, convenient and affordable. We managed to get a very good deal by booking through Hotels Combined – HKD 413 (RM 195) per night.
Right after we dropped off our luggage, we headed straight to Jordon for our late lunch. Yes, you got it right! We went to 澳洲牛奶公司 Australia Dairy Co., the no.1 restaurant in openrice.com’s best restaurant list, voted by the pickiest ever Hong Kie. It is so famous that there is a perpetual throng of people waiting outside its door just to get a taste of the famed scrambled eggss and steamed milk puddings. The turnover is super fast as we were seated shortly after.
“Kowloon Dairy” or Australian Dairy?
Luke warm diluted tea – to wash utensils or to drink? The answer is both!
Cups of tea were served once we were seated. Some patrons use the hot tea to wash their utensils but it is safe for consumption as well.
There were probably twenty waiters (only men!) in ADC. All of them were wearing this old school white shirt with ink stained pockets and carrying a small little notepad around. So cool! The restaurant is always chaotic and packed so it is mandatory to share a table with strangers.
I have to warn you if you’re a tourist and can’t read Chinese character. We asked for recommendations, the waiter pointed to the Chinese menu sandwiched under the glass table top impatiently and ask us to hurry up our order. The fastfood set (HKD 24) is available all day long, while the tea time set which costs HKD 28 is available from 12pm to 1030 pm and one can order the breakfast set at HKD 24 before 12pm. We went for the tea time set that consists of toasts with scrambled eggs and ham, macaroni with char siu and coffee/tea (HKD 28).
1 May
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We’re back from our trip finally! It was a very fruitful trip in terms of eating. We ate as much food as our stomach and hollow leg could hold, blame it on the makan list that we have put together based on some recommendations from openrice.com (Hong Kong no. 1 Food Forum). It’s no exaggeration to say that only another few hundreds hours of running drastically could work away the flab.
Here’s a round up of where we’ve been and what we have tried. Detailed posts will be coming up very soon.
Day 1: 紅茶館 Bridal Tea House Hotel, 澳洲牛奶公司 Australian Dairy Company @ Jordon, 麥文記麵家 Mak Man Kee Noodles House @ Jordon, The Peak, Ladies Street, 貢茶 Gong Cha Milk Tea @ Mongkok, 肥姐小食店 Fei Jie Snacks Shop @ Mongkok, 萬家燒餅皇 Siu Beng Wong @ Mongkok
Day 2: 妹記生滾粥品 Mui Kee Congee @ Mongkok, 金華冰廳 Kam Wah @ Prince Edward, Disneyland, Citygate Outlet Mall @ Tung Chung, 四季煲仔飯 Four Season Claypot Rice @ Yau Ma Tei, Temple Street
Day 3: 蓮香樓 Lin Heung Tea House @ Central, 陳意齋Chan Yi Zai @ Central, 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong @ Central, 蘭芳園 Lan Fong Yuen @ Central, H&M @ Central, H&M @ Tsim Tsa Tsui, Honeymoon Dessert @ Harbour City Tsim Tsa Tsui, Avenue of Star @ Tsim Tsa Tsui, Symphony of Light @ Tsim Tsa Tsui, 鏞記酒家 Yung Kee @ Central, Lan Kwai Fong @ Central
Day 5: Macau Island - 義順牛奶 Leitaria I Son, Ruin of St. Paul, 潘榮記 減蛋金錢餅 Poon Weng Kee Biscuit, 祥記麵家 Cheung Kei, 添發碗仔翅美食 Tim Fatt Sharkfin, Senado Square, 黃枝記 Wong Chi Kee, Margaret’s Café e Nata 瑪嘉烈餅店, Grand Lisboa
Day 6: Taipa Village – Café Mun Kor, The Venetian, Four Face Buddha, 沙度娜 Serradura, 莫義記 Mok Yi Kee, 誠昌飯店 Seng Cheong Crab Porridge, 晃記餅家 Fong Kee Biscuits, 大利來記咖啡室 Tai Lei Loi Kee
DAY 1:
#1 Australian Dairy Company that stays at the top on openrice.com’s best restaurant list. True to it’s name, the steamed milk and scramble egg is omfg-ly good!
#2 Mak Man Kee Noodles House. Famous for the fermented bean curd pork trotter (nam yu zhu sao) noodles.
#3 Central – the financial and business hub of Hong Kong
#4 Walking down the red carpet at Madame Tussauds
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