This time last year, Brenda and I flew to Hong Kong for our first #brenna holiday outside of Australia. I used to go to Hong Kong a lot when I was much younger as my parents had family friends living there. To be honest, it's really not my ideal holiday destination - perhaps because I've been there so many times the novelty has since worn off or perhaps because I find it much too similar to Singapore in terms of the lifestyle pace and metropolitan vibe (probably why I didn't enjoy Sydney too much either!)
Nonetheless! Because Brenda isn't exactly the planning sort, I, as usual decided to take matters into my own hand. This meant printing and preparing all the necessary bookings and documents as well as doing all the research for the places we wanted to go and food we wanted to eat.
I've been to all of Hong Kong's big landmarks already so I was admittedly more interested in the food this time around. After spending a few nights reading numerous travel guides and reviews, I came up with this pretty extensive (but not exhaustive) list of food places I wanted to try. I honestly quite proud of it hahaha and Brenda has been telling me to post it up and share it with others for a while. So I figured, why not?
So here you have it: My Hong Kong food guide/list
Places that have been recommended the most are at the top along with the nearest MTR station, address for easy GPS navigation, rough directions, opening hours and what they're famous for.
There were some places that didn't make it list, simply because I wasn't too interested it in. Also, because Brenda came down with food poisoning on the first day of our HK leg, we didn't manage to cover everything so I can't vouch for the quality of all the places I mention.
(* represents the number of Michelin Stars)
Australian
Dairy
Company
Nearest MTR Station: Jordan
Station
Address: 47
–
49
Parkes
Street,
Jordan
Exit C2 Jordon’s MTR Station and walk towards Parkes Street.
Opening Hours: 730am
–
11pm
(Closed on Thurs)
Famous for:
Scrambled
Eggs, French Toast, Macaroni Soup, Milk pudding
Kam Wah Bakery
Nearest MTR Station: Prince Edward Station
Address: G/F, 47 Bute Street, Prince Edward
Opening Hours: 630am
–
12am
Famous for:
Po Lo Bao and French Toast
Yee Shun Milk Company
Nearest MTR Station: 3 outlets, near Prince Edward/Causeway Bay/Jordan
Address: Causeway Bay
G/F, 506 Lockhard Road, Causeway Bay (Near Causeway Bay MTR Exit C)
Prince Edward
G/F, 246-248 Sai Yeung Choi Street South
Jordan
G/F, 63 Pilkem St, Jordan
Opening Hours: 12am
–
12am
Famous for:
Steam Milk Puddings
Ho Hung Kee *
Nearest MTR Station: Causeway Bay Station
Address: 1204-1205 Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
(Causeway Bay MTR, near Times Square, take elevator or lift up to Level 12)
Opening Hours: 11:30am – 11pm
Famous for:
Wonton Noodles and Congee
Tim Ho Wan *
Nearest MTR Station: Hong Kong Station
Address: Shop 12A, Podium, Level 1, ifc Mall
Tung
Chung
Line,
Hong
Kong,
Exit
A1
Opening Hours: 9am
–
9pm
Famous for:
Char Siew Pao and everything else
Dim Dim Sum
Nearest MTR Station: Mongkok Station
Address: 112
Tung
Choi
Street,
Mong Kok
Kowloon
Opening Hours: 11am
–
2am
Famous for:
Liu Sha Bao
Tai Cheong Bakery
Nearest MTR Station: Central Station
Address: G/F, 35 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
Opening Hours: 730am
–
9pm
Famous for:
Egg Tarts
Lan Fong Yuen
Nearest MTR Station: Central Station
Address: 2 Gage Street, Central
Opening Hours: 7:30am – 11:00pm (Closed Thursdays)
Famous for:
Milk Tea, Chicken Chop Noodles, French Toast, Pork Chop Buns
Kau Kee
Nearest MTR Station: Central/Sheung Wan Station
Address: 21 Gough St, Hong Kong
Opening Hours: Mon – Sat: 12.30pm to 10.30pm
Famous for:
Beef Brisket Noodles
Tsui Wah
Nearest MTR Station: Apparently everywhere, it’s supposed to be like a fast food chain
Famous for:
Condense Milk Bun, Pork Chop Bun
Mak’s
Nearest MTR Station: Central Station
Address: G/F, 77 Wellington St, Central, Hong Kong.
Opening Hours: Mon to Sun 11am – 10pm
Famous for: Wonton Mee
Yat Lok
Nearest MTR Station: Central Station
Address: G/F, 34-38 Stanley Street, Central
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 7.30am to 9pm
Sat – Sun: 9am to 5.30pm
Famous for: Roast Duck
Hui Lau Shan
Nearest MTR Station: Chain store, numerous all over HK!
Famous for: Mango Desserts
Argyle Cold Noodles
Nearest MTR Station: Mongkok Station
Address: Basement, Argyle Centre (Exit D2)
Opening Hours: -
Famous for: Cold Noodles
Oddies Foodies
Nearest MTR Station: Wan Chai Station
Address: 149 Wan Chai Rd
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 12pm to 10pm
Famous for: Eggettes + Ice cream
Sun Kee Cheese Noodles
Nearest MTR Station: Wan Chai Station
Address: 3 Burrows St Wan Chai Hong Kong
Opening Hours: Mon to Sun 7.30am to 11.00pm
Famous for: Grilled Pork Cheek with Cheese/Dry Noodles
Capital Cafe
Nearest MTR Station: Wan Chai Station
Address: Shop B1, G/F Kwong Sang Hong Building, 6 Heard Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun 7.00am to 11.00pm
Famous for: Black Truffle Scrambled Eggs, Pork Buns, Condensed Milk Bun
To also consider:
Ritz Carlton High Tea set (best to call in advance and book for a window seat) on the 102nd floor with a killer view. This came up to about $60SGD per person. The food wasn't horrible or particularly spectacular but the view was pretty amazing.
Also, if you're a fan of macarons, you can check out Pierre Hermé with isn't available in Singapore. They're pretty famous for their ispahan flavour (combination of lychee, rose and raspberry)
Shop 1019C Level One IFC Mall
8 Finance Street
Central, Hong Kong
Sevva Bar
Nearest MTR:
Central Station
Address:
Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Hong Kong
Ozone at Ritz Carlton
Nearest MTR:
Kowloon Station
Address:
118/F, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Rd.
West, West Kowloon
Aqua Bar
Nearest MTR:
Tsim Sha Tsui Station
Address:
30/F, Penthouse, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
I find it pretty handy to print the full list out and carry it around with you because whenever you're bored of shopping or decide to switch your itinerary around a little (perks of going free and easy!) - all you have to do is take out this list and find the closest restaurant/cafe to you by MTR. This also made things pretty easy for us in planning out our day. For instance, we would visit all the places in Central for the first half of the day before moving on to another location.
We didn't spend ALL our days eating in Hong Kong and since I'm already at it - let me share a little bit of our itinerary and some travel tips with you! We did the usual shopping in Mongkok and walk down the Avenue of Stars (I wasn't impressed... with both of them). We spent one full day in Ocean Park, half a day visiting the Tian Tan buddha at Lantau island and 2 days and 1 night shopping in ShenZhen (best decision ever!)
Travel Tips + Rough Itinerary
Ocean Park
In my opinion, Ocean Park is better suited for younger kids. I only really enjoyed the Hair Raiser rollercoaster and the cable car up to the top. I found all the other rides very mild but hey, it's worth a visit if you've never been here before.
Ocean Park ticket admission price: $350HKD (to buy in advance from any 7-11 and avoid the queue at the entrance)
Getting there: Bus 629 ($10HKD) from Admiralty (West) Bus Terminal (Admiralty MTR)
Opening hours: 10:30AM to 7:30PM
Tian Tan Buddha
This is really near the airport so instead of making a separate trip here, we decided to head over directly from the airport. Thankfully we didn't have any bulky or heavy luggages so this was actually quite easy and convenient. Do note that the stairs up to the buddha only opens at a certain time and I remember reaching there pretty early in the morning and just walking around the empty village for a bit. The temple puppies are absolutely adorable so you can probably easily while your time away with them.
From the
airport: Bus S1 to Tung Chung Station
There are
luggage storage facilities at the NP360 Tung Chung Terminus with a charge of
HK$20 for each three hours or HK$70 for a day.
From Tung
Chung: Bus 23 to Ngong Ping village
and Giant Buddha
2d1n in Shen Zhen
Crossing the border to China was a breeze. If I lived in Hong Kong, I'd probably go over every weekend. The food was alright but the shopping! Don't be afraid to bargain over here, sure some of them can be a little rude but most of them usually would entertain you as long as you're not trying to low ball them. We did gelish manicures for about $15 sgd and my eyelash extensions were only $20 sgd!
From the airport: Bus A43 >
Sheung Shui bus stop $31HKD (1hr ride)
Walk to
Sheung Shui MTR > Lo Wu Station (one stop!) $20HKD
From anywhere else: just make your way to Lo Wu Station and you're well on your way to shopping heaven.
That's pretty much it for my Hong Kong travel guide. Feel free to ask any questions regarding my trip and if you have any specific place you'd like a guide for - just let me know!
You can view my passport here.
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