Eat Drink Hong Kong 2010 - Trip Report

23 Dec

Eat Drink Hong Kong 2010 – Trip Report

Posted by kampungboycitygal in Hong Kong, Travel. 44 Comments

Hong Kong	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Breakfast		Australia Dairy Co., Jordan	Café de Coral, Kowloon	Disneyland Resort Hotel	Fung Shing Dim Sum , North Point
Morning	Arrival @ 10.15 am	Wanchai -Wanchai Post Office -Wanchai Blue House -Wanchai Wet Market -Tai Yuan St (Toy Street)	Elements, Kowloon	HK Disneyland	Duck Shing Ho Egg Roll, North Point
Lunch	Bon Bon Cafe, Tai Kok Tsui	Honolulu Coffee Shop, Wanchai Tsim Tsai Kei, Central	Crystal Lotus, Disneyland Resort Hotel	Tahitian Terrace, HK Disneyland	North Point Gai Dan Zai
Afternoon	Tsim Tsa Tsui -Harbour City -Heritage 1881 -SOGO sale	Sheung Wan -Western Market -Ladder St & Man Mo Temple -Lascar Row (Antique Street) -Bonham Strand West & East (Dry Seafood Street) -Wing Lok St (Ginseng & Bird's Nest Street)	HK Disneyland	Ngong Ping 360 Tian Tian Buddha	North Point walkabout
Tea	Paul Lafayet, Tsim Tsa Tsui	Leaf Desserts, Central
Evening	Avenue of Stars A Symphony of Lights	Central -SOHO Street Party -Pottinger Street, Central -Duddell Street, Central (old school Starbucks) Causeway Bay -SOGO sale -Crumbs Frozen Yoghurt	HK Disneyland	Citygate Outlet Mall	Departure 5.45pm
Dinner	Macau Tsui Yuen Cafe, Mongkok Hui Lao Shan, Mongkok	Relative's Place	Plaza Inn, HK Disneyland	Chiu Chao (Teochew) Dinner
Stay	Cosmo Kowloon Hotel	Cosmo Kowloon Hotel	Disneyland Resort Hotel	Grand Harbour Hong Kong

We just came back from our Hong Kong trip! It was my third time to Hong Kong but the city never ceases to surprise and inspire me. Together with Ivy, we’ve had some great meals, met some great people and did quite a lot of shopping (look away in guilt).

Here’s a roundup of where we’ve been and what we have gulped down. Detailed posts will be followed shortly, just like our HK Trip in year 2009. Scroll down and enjoy the pictures!

#1 Cosmo Kowloon Hotel – our accommodation for Day 1 & Day 2

Address: 88 Tai Kok Tsui Road, Kowloon.

http://www.cosmokowloon.com.hk/

#2 awesome “che zai min” (little cart noodles) at Bon Bon Café, Tai Kok Tsui

車品品小食 Bon Bon Café
大角咀埃華街92號
92 Ivy Street, Tai Kwok Tsui, Kowloon.
Operating Hours: Tues – Fri 13:00-16:00; 18:00-23:30; Sat – Sun: 13:30-17:00; 18:30-23:30; closed on Monday

#3 indulge in some retail therapy at Harbour City and around Tsim Tsa Tsui

Address: 3 – 27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

#4 Heritage 1881

#5 Heritage 1881 is the Former Marine Police Headquarters that has recently been rejuvenated and re-integrated as a high-end shopping site in Hong Kong.

Address: No. 2A, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

#6 Dome Chocolate & Crème Brûlée from Paul Lafayet Patisserie

Paul Lafayet
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館G23舖
Shop G23, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Operating Hours: open daily from 12:30pm – 23:00pm

#7 A Symphony of Light, Tsim Tsa Tsui

#8 SOGO sale, Tsim Tsa Tsui

Address: 12 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

#9 Farmer’s Bun Pork’s Neck Curry at Mongkok Cooked Food Centre

澳門翠苑茶餐廳
旺角上海街557號旺角熟食中心2樓8號舖
Shop 8, 2/F, Cooked Food Market, Mong Kok Complex, 557 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok
Operating Hours: open daily from 7am to 11pm

#10 Sampler mango platter from Hui Lao Shan, everywhere in HK

DAY 2

#11 Australia Dairy Co revisit

Australia Dairy Company 澳洲牛奶公司
佐敦白加士街47-49號地下
47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong (Jordan MTR, exit C2)
Operating Hours: open daily from 730 am to 11pm .

#12 Touring Wanchai – Tai Yuen street market 太原街

#13 Touring Wanchai – Wanchai Post Office 灣仔郵便局

#14 Touring Wanchai – Wanchai Blue House 蓝屋

#15 Touring Wanchai – Honolulu Coffee Shop

Honolulu Coffee Shop
G/F & Mezz Floor, 176-178 Hennessy Rd., Wan Chai
灣仔軒尼詩道176-178號地下及閣樓
Tel: 2575 1823
Open daily from 6am to 12am

#16 Touring Sheung Wan – Western Market 西港城

#17 Touring Sheung Wan – Wing Lok St (Ginseng & Bird’s Nest Street)

#18 Touring Sheung Wan – Bonham Strand West (Dry Seafood Street) 文咸西街

#19 Touring Sheung Wan – Ladder Street 樓梯街

#20 Touring Sheung Wan – Man Mo Temple文武廟

#21 Touring Sheung Wan – Lascar Row (Antique Street)

#22 Touring Central – Pottinger Street 砵典乍街

#23 It is also better known as the Stone Slabs Street (石板街) by the locals, due to the granite stone steps that form the street. Some scenes from the movies “Yesterday Once More”, “Infernal Affairs” and “Lust, Cautious” were also shot here.

#24 Touring Central -糖不甩 (glutinous balls with shredded coconut and brown sugar) from 玉葉甜品 Leaf Dessert

玉葉甜品 Leaf Dessert
中環蘇豪伊利近街2號
2 Elgin Street, SOHO, Central
Mon – Sat:12pm – 1230am

#25 Touring Central – wantan mee from 沾仔記 Tsim Chai Kee Noodle

沾仔記 Tsim Chai Kee Noodle
中環威靈頓街98號地下
Shop B, G/F Jade Centre, 98 Wellington Street, Central
Open daily from 9am to 10pm

#26 Touring Central – old school Starbucks from Duddell Street

Address: Floor M2, Baskerville House, 13 Duddell Street, Central.

#27 another round of retail therapy at Causeway Bay

#28 SOGO sales, Causeway Bay

Address: 555 Hennessy Road,Causeway Bay, HK

#29 Crumbs’ Froyo (frozen yoghurt) is the latest snack craze to hit Causeway Bay.

Crumbs
銅鑼灣景隆街8號中央樓地下1C號舖
Shop 1C, G/F, Central Mansion, 8 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay
Operating Hours: open Daily from 12pm to 1130pm

DAY 3

#30 Breakfast at Café de Coral, everywhere in HK

#31 Elements, Kowloon

#32 check into Disneyland Resort Hotel

#33 our room!

#34 great sea view from our room!

#35 having cute, delicate dim sum at Crystal Lotus, Disneyland Resort Hotel

#36 Disneyland Park experience

#37 Show Parade!

#38 Disney in the Stars fireworks

#39 6 course Chinese meal at Plaza Inn, Disneyland Park

DAY 4

#40 buffet breakfast at Enchanted Garden Restaurant, Disneyland Resort Hotel

#41 met our favourite Disney characters while having breakfast

#42 Ngong Ping 360!

#43 cable car ride

#44 crystal cable car

#45 Ngong Ping Village & Tian Tan Buddha

#46 awesomesauce Chiu Chao dinner

#47 check into Grand Harbour Hong Kong

#48 our room!

Day 5

#49 woke up really early just to get egg rolls from Duck Shing Ho

德成號 Duck Shing Ho
北角渣華道64號地下
G/F., 64 Java Raod, North Point
Tel: 2570 5529/2571 5049 call to make reservation
Operating Hours: Mon – Sat: 930am to 7pm, closed on Sunday

#50 Dim Sum at Fung Shing restaurant

鳳城酒家 Fung Shing Restaurant
北角渣華道62-68號高發大廈地下及1樓
G/F & 1/F, Goldfield Mansion, 62-68 Java Road, North Point
Operating Hours: Mon – Sun: 06:00-15:00,18:00-23:00

#51 North Point “gai dan zai” (little egg waffles)

勁辣派甜甜掌門(北角雞蛋仔)
北角英皇道492號
492 King’s Road, North Point

Operating Hours: Mon – Sun: 07:00-23:00

#52 leaving HK in a heavy heart

44 Responses to this post.

Posted by Augustdiners on December 23, 2010 at 10:03 am

Hi! your post came right on time and is no doubt going to be so useful to me hehe, i’m heading down hk tomorrow!!

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:58 am
hi girl! glad that I can help

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Posted by J2Kfm on December 23, 2010 at 10:08 am

This would come in handy someday.
Definitely a heaven for food lovers …

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:58 am
when u going again

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Posted by thule aka leo on December 23, 2010 at 10:30 am

that’s one heck of a trip!!!
I miss out the Symphony of Light last time
as for Ngong Ping… I took ferry fr HK to Lantau island and then bus to Tai-O before taking bus to Ngong Ping again for the Giant Buddha and had vegetarian meal there!!
thule aka leo´s last blog ..King Crab @ Kelana Jaya PJ

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:57 am
would wana try ferry next time

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Posted by KY on December 23, 2010 at 11:46 am

that is a lot of food!

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Posted by eiling on December 23, 2010 at 2:24 pm

just looking at your schedule makes me feel stuffed already! that’s a crazy trip!
eiling´s last blog ..Lets Drink for Xmas

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:57 am
where got? average 3 meals per day only ma :p

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Posted by HK Epicurus on December 23, 2010 at 7:13 pm

You did very well within that period of stay!
Looks like you really did your homework beforehand too : D

And, if I sound a just a tad jealous , you managed to et some egg crepes from 德成號 Duck Shing Ho, amazing! I walked past it the other day and they said because of the upcoming 2011 Chinese New Year, they are struggling to fulfil supplies over demand! So I left empty handed again arrghhh… it seems to be the case every year from Dec onwards!

ALL SOLD OUT NOW, SO VERY LUCKY YOU !! : p
HK Epicurus´s last blog ..Appolo 阿波羅 – ♕♕♕

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:55 am
yeah we overheard some ladies saying that Duck Shing Ho doesn’t take any more orders beyond December. And they will only resume selling in MARCH.
that’s really………….crazy

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Posted by Apple Siew on December 23, 2010 at 9:00 pm

Hi kbcg,

Would like to ask the rough cost for this trip.mind sharing ?

Apple

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:57 am
Hi Apple, for this trip our stay in cosmo kowloon, HK disneyland hotel + HK disneyland park entrance + air ticket is sponsored. we paid only for grand harbour hotel, and our daily expenses. SO I spent about RM 1200 only.

For better comparison, we spent 2500 for our HK trip in 2009, 6 days, air tic + shopping included.

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Posted by Ye Yan on December 23, 2010 at 10:34 pm

hi, read ur blog long time already =)
i also will travel HK during Mar’2011…..
now i still wondering want to book “bridal tea house hotel’ or ‘ Cosmo Kowloon Hotel’….
could u give me some advice? thanks….
(coz ngam ngam u stayed these two hotel before…..so hope u can reply me….thanks a lot ^^

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Hi Ye Yan,

Thanks for being a wonderful reader.

bridal tea house (yaumetei):
pros- great location, 2 min walk from yaumatei MTR station, rooms are clean n OK
cons-rooms are small, take time to wait for the lift if ur staying at high floors, safety issue coz its located near to temple street (i guess shud be ok, walking around HK is pretty safe)

cosmo kowloon:
pros- new, nice, modern room, great customer service
cons-location is weird (geographical wise; its near to mongkok, about 15 min walk, so if u know how to take bus, very convenient to get around. however, the nearest MTR station is Olympic, so it makes taking MTR difficult becoz u need to keep changing train. Olympic station is at a dif line. the hotel do provide shuttle buses to tsim tsa tsui, kowloon station, etc but the service ends at 12am)

so its up to u to decide? :p

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Ye Yan Reply:
December 24th, 2010 at 10:26 am
wow, so surprise u will reply me so fast, haha…a bit 受宠,hehe…

thanks for ur advise, very details =)

i headache to choose between these two hotels, bridal tea house’s location really vy convenient to me…and around there got many food store…on the other hand, Cosmo Kowloon is new and i think bigger than bridal tea house…just i read some reviews said its location no so good, quite far….is not so convenient….but i like stayed modern hotel, haha…

based on ur advise, maybe i will choose stay both two hotels, 2days at bridal, 2days at Cosmo….haha…is it good idea? (coz my brother them like to eat local HKｆｏｏd…bridal tea house’s location suit him to eat around there; we also hope can hv nice sleeping environment, so choose two day at Cosmo lor ><)

before get ur opinion, we already got 共识….now read ur reply, let us more 坚持our decision…haha..really thanks for ur info, ur blog is good, nice info.and nice picture ^^

looking forward ur new update for HK trip =) Merry Christmas

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MIN Reply:
July 29th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
which is more expensive per night ya??
bridal or Cosmo

kampungboycitygal Reply:
July 31st, 2011 at 11:15 am
hi min bridal is much cheaper, it’s more like a budget kind of hotel.
Posted by babe_kl on December 25, 2010 at 8:26 am

Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderfully delicious new year ahead!
babe_kl´s last blog ..Blessed Christmas

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Posted by Life for Beginners on December 25, 2010 at 11:51 am

Now that’s what I call Hong Kong!

May you and all your loved ones have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year filled with love and joy…

Hugs from Devil & Kenny
Life for Beginners´s last blog ..Yakitori Express

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Posted by wyyv on December 26, 2010 at 11:49 am

Wow.. You and Ai Wei had a trip to HK and took a lot of photos.. It must be a very fun trip.. The photos are very nice indeed.. Wish you guys merry christmas and happy new year
wyyv´s last blog ..Rocking in Castle – Part 1 of 2

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Posted by renae on December 28, 2010 at 3:50 pm

waa…envy><

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Posted by Wilson Ng on December 31, 2010 at 10:48 am

Very good info. Looking forward to plan my trip using this info. Happy New Year!

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 am
ur welcome, wilson

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Posted by Esther on January 23, 2011 at 9:52 pm

Hi, I’m Esther.
i saw that you been Cosmo Kowloon before. i still research the hotel for Mar 2011.
Can i know how much for this hotel? how you book it….
Thank you for your sharing.^.^

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 12:01 am
Hi Esther, the hotel costs about RM300 a night. You can book online, however the location of the hotel is a bit off. So you migh wana reconsider

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nat Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
How far is Cosmo Kowloon to Olypic MTR station ?

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
March 14th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
2 -3 minutes walk?
Posted by nat on March 16, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Thats is not too far

Thanks

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Posted by Eileen on April 29, 2011 at 10:21 am

Hello!

I’d like to check, how much did Cosmo hotel require you to put as deposit (for incidental charges etc) when you check into the hotel?

Eileen

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 9:36 am
hi eileen, i just pass them my credit card

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Posted by fish on May 19, 2011 at 11:05 pm

are u sure u only spend RM1200 for this trip? how is that possible?

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
May 23rd, 2011 at 9:29 am
hi fish, that’s excluding flight & accommodation

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Posted by The Sunset Goddess on June 21, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Hi, may I know what month/dates you were there? So that I can reference the weather and the proper outfits. thanks!

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 10:43 am
Hi I’ve been there during end april (day time: normal t shirt and jeans, night time: + sweater), november (sunny but cooling day/night time with sweater) and december (cooler than genting)

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Posted by MIN on July 29, 2011 at 4:26 pm

hi, may i know how much is the rates for the hotel u stay above…as i know the hotel rates is quite expensive in HK..tq…

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Posted by yvonne on September 13, 2011 at 12:31 pm

hi there, i like reading ur blog.. especially travel one u mention that ur hk & macau trip u spent rm2.5k including everything. i would like to know whether it’s both of u or per person? would u consider it’s a budget trip? i’m not sure whether hw much $ to budget for tis trip cz i plan to go to a few attractions in hk & macau.

i planning to haf a hk & macau trip bt it’s only 5D4N. do u think it’s kinda rush if i spend a day at macau without overnite?

thanks for ur sharing

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 13th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Hi yvonne, thanks
ya for my 2009 trip, we spent 2.5k per person. but that time the HKD currency is very high, it’s much lower now.
you can do it with RM 2000, as long as you can get cheap flight tickets (RM 200+ per person) and cheap accomodation (RM 100 per person per night).

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yvonne Reply:
September 13th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
oh ok thanks for ur info. bt too bad.. my flight is nt tat cheap eventho it’s from AA. i tot of staying in bridal tea hse as u mention on ur blog bt it’s nt available at d time i go . accommodation in hk is kinda pricey if it’s located in gd location.

regarding the macau one day trip i ask earlier, would u think it’s best to hop over to macau or jz stick to hk itself? it’s possible to go to macau early in d morning n bek to hk at nite? probably approximate wat time should i leave macau in order for me to catch up wif d last mrt at hk?

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Posted by Anonymous on December 18, 2011 at 7:18 am

nice ….how much u spend.can send to my email Munoi-chean@hotmail.com……..got any tips intro

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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 19th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
hi i always spend about 2-2.5 k for a 5-7 days holiday in HK

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