HK Trip 2025
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One thing to have an more enjoyable trip to Hong Kong, at least for me as an Asian, is to be already consuming Hong Kong culture and content from young, Be it TVB drama, movies, songs, that you are familiar with the actor faces, familiar with the language and etc (but I suppose this is true with any country I guess haha)
Started with eating some wantan noodles and dimsum back in Malaysia with my wife, and we both have the same thought at the same instant of “Hmm… It’s been a while since our last HK trip back in 2019 & 2016, lets revisit it again!”
Food Sceneries
One of the regret is we didnt get to try HK 烧腊 🥺
Noodles
肥仔記麵家
Random noodle house that we stumbled upon on google maps, when looking for dinner at 10pm in Tsim Sha Tsui.Wantan is ok, soup kinda forgot but should be quite ok.
Oyster sauce noodle.... full of salt, dry and overall not enjoyable.
The other noodle not in picture is Fatty Beef Slice Noodle, that is still more acceptable.
Hong Kong Style Cafe
Some call it as 冰室, presumably due to in the old days, it mainly serve cold drinks and dessert (although many had since expanded to full-fledged eateries).
Other call it as 咖啡室 or 茶餐厅
Men Wah Bing Teng (敏華冰廳)
How can you come to HK and not try their egg tarts?
Usual Pork chops with egg, tender and nice.
Satay sauce seems to be a favourite here, with a peanut-y sweetness. This is a beef sliced noodle.
Cafe Entrance, somehow keeping the retro vibes with modern looks.
Cheung Hing Coffee Shop (祥興咖啡室)
Kinda deep in the Happy Valley (跑马地), where we took almost half an hour Tram car ride to the destination.Opened in 1951, Cheung Hing Coffee Shop is one of the oldest coffee shop in Hong Kong.
Flaky egg tart with perfect sweetness and fragrance of the egg, must try!
This is a staple breakfast for many of the locals, but I just not seeing the appeal of flooding the macaronis with liquid soup... where the soup is kinda savoury and salty, owing from the taste of pork luncheon meat, but still...
Signature Polo Bun with Butter, which is perfectly sweet, crunchy and savory with the chilled salted butter! 👍 👍 👍
Fun fact, 菠萝包 = Polo Bun, and 菠萝油 = Polo Oil, which means Polo Bun with Butter.
Thick HK milk tea, just can't go wrong with the mouthfull of milky tea flavor notes.
The receipt here kinda descriptive... if you know what I mean :3
Before leaving, we ordered another toast (additional $3 to toast it lolz) bread with bacon and egg, as "Come also come ady, might as well make the most of our stomach". Really stuffed!
Some exterior of the shop.
Dimsum
Lok On Kui (六安居)
One thing about the dimsum style here is that the dimsum are being served on trolleys and carts, and the sharing of tables with other patrons is highly expected, so knowing some Cantonese definitely helps a long way.The carts you see in below pictures, as I'm seated far back in the restaurant, there is a possibility that when the cart reaches you, it only has "dim-sum crumbs" left. So you have to stand up and intercept the cart at the entrance, which many of the patrons having the same idea and chaos definitely ensues.
When I asked the staff what will be available today, their answer "Only those we push out have lo, didn't push out means no lo~"
https://ameblo.jp/erihktabearuki/entry-12861569554.html
https://www.bigfang.tw/blog/post/luk-on-kui-hk
At here we initially shared a table with group of 4 HKers, and they kinda guided us on how to place order. After they left, a group of 2 from Shenzhen joined us and it's our turn to guide them lol.
After that, another group of 4 HK locals joined. They are in their 50-70s but can see that they are group of good friends, and when they start to use vulgar to tease on each other, that's the moment when I feel, ahh, I really came to HK.
https://www.trip.com/moments/detail/hong-kong-38-124231641/
Only available Made to order menu on that day
<- Malaysian Bobo Cha Cha \ Pork Liver Siew Mai ->
Circular from Top Right:
1. Beef Meat Balls - Nice Beef taste, with the balance of coriander and sauce
2. Pork Stomach Siew Mai - Flavourful, pork stomach not too overpowering
3. Pan-Fried Radish Cake - Crispy on the outside, moist inside. Very nice charred taste and refreshing white radish taste within.
4. Fuzhok Roll - Just good 👍
<- Prawn Fuzhuk - Not as crunchy as in Malaysia, but still taste good
-> Malaysian Bo Bo Cha Cha - Same and yet different, not too Santan sweet but good in its own ways.
Both of us spent 2 hours here MYR150, definitely worth an experience if you are keen on HK dimsum!
If you envision your retired life to be playing Mahjong the whole day, this may be the place for you. Roughly translate to:
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Mahjong Full Set Meal
Inclusive of: Tiles rental one time, Mahjong paper (maybe use to record match), Coffee or Tea for 4
$788 Set meal:
Half portion of Signature Scallion Chicken
Three dishes of choice
One pot of Premium Long-boiled soup
Four bowls white rice
Eight hours Suite Rental
(Auto-shuffling Mahjong table surcharge $20 per hour)
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Signboard of the restaurant
Fine Dine
Actually we plan to go for the Mosu Hong Kong after watching Korean Culinary Wars variety show, but we can’t seem to get the online reservation going. Oh well, heres our second choice.
Too bad I had lost the receipt, some details of the foods are lost.
MULAN (沐瀾) @ Harbour City
Seasonal soup
Wagyu Tartare with Hunan Burnt Pepper
Salted Egg Mayonnaise Prawn Toast
Da Lian Abalone with Yunnan Wild Mushroom Risotto, very intense mushroom taste with a splash of Chinese wine
Pan Fried Salted Duck Yolk and Shrimp Linguine, HK really likes their duck yolk don't they
Tong Shui
Grindie (研香) @ Tsim Sha Tsui
The Tongshui here is very good!Top - Walnut & Black Sesame Paste, really flavourful, nutty, hint of bitterness to balance out the sweetness.
Bottom - Ginger Juice Smash Milk (姜汁撞奶), milk that coagulates when hot milk is poured into ginger juice. Tofu-ish texture but full of milk sweetness, and the tangy of ginger
City Scene Section
Night City
Kind of chilly to walk at night, where I test my camera skills
Shots
Some busy streets
I reaaaaally liked this shot
Seems like a childhood memories for locals, and those who know HK culture
View along Avenue of Stars
McDull! Grew up watching some of his funny animation
Slopy slopy street
Victoria Harbour
Sunny day, it’s good!
Shots
Souvenirs
If you leave HK without toys and magnets, you’re kind of doing the trip wrong.
Shots
Look at the variety of magnets! From station name till... "daily HK phrases"
PMQ
Youngster artistic area
Shots
Coffee before visiting PMQ
Tryna act cool lulz
Touchy touchy, but wallet remain hidden hiddy
Slope also got registration number lulz
Random City Shots
Shots
Gotta drink some leong shui before continue
Chirp Chirp Chirp
More slopey slopey
Taking a ferry back from Sheung Wan to Tsim Sha Tsui
Cheung Zhau Island
We planned for Day 2 to visit the Island by ferry, but its raining all day long so we have to postpone it. Fortunately on Day 3 weather improved.
Shots
Somehow this Ping An Pao is must buy in Cheung Zhau island, but the taste says otherwise...
Some scenery view along the island.
I liked this shot too
Hi Bee
Had a almost 30 min walk, passing through residential areas that feels rural-y and more outskirt, kinda like a kampung in Malaysia. Met a very friendly aunty who sells drinks like Sour Plum leong shui. Bought some from her.
Later that further walk into jungle-ish area, where it is totally void of tourist. Its a very refreshing walk, as you can see from the photos below.
Alice in Wonderland?
Pak Tso Wan (白鰽灣), a secluded beach with only us and a couple enjoy the sceneries here. The relaxing scene makes the almost half an hour to walk here worthwile.
The more popular beachside in Cheung Zhau.
Passed by some kindergarten area, kinda wondering the experience if I became kid again and study in these schools, what does it feels like.
Interestinggg variety of morning snacks, lunch and evening snacks.
Transport
Nothing too hard, just google maps that train and busses, and some walks can get you to most places with ease. Just at one time there is quite heavy rain, that we have to hit our pockets with ~70HKD for a 10 min ride.
We stayed at Dorsett Tai Wo Hau, ~MYR 300 / night WITH WINDOW VIEW. The only bad about is its almost at the end of the subway line, and there is a 8 min walk from the station, which will prove challenging if you are luggaging around under rain.
Hong Kong fashion shop is full of collab with Chiikawa btw
One in six chance of Chiikawa blind-box, and I get the Hachiware on first buy! Joyce is very very happy.
Bought this at airport, but I think we lost it at the restaurant as can’t find it when we are back T.T (Joyce bought another @ Beijing :3)
