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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeJun 4th 2008)
     
    What's a die die must try specialty in Hong Kong whenever u roam the streets for a holiday?

    It'll be good if u can write in the restaurant name and address!

    The only food i remember eating in HK is the KFC egg tarts. It sounds ridiculous since KFC is a global franchise. Tt's why i need all of u foodies help as i might be holidaying there soon! :surfing:
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    my friend says lan kwai fong street has many pubs and bars that are must tries!
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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeJun 4th 2008)
     
    but there are pubs n bars in spore alr. not special. any special food in hk?
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeJun 4th 2008 edited)
     
    Pubs and bars are all over the world but there are still ppl who check them out when overseas. Reason being, its still slightly different. The difference is made up of the ppl and the area in general. For all u know, there may really be a pub/bar that SG doesnt have.

    In a nutshell, just go eat the dim sum, noodles, dessert and of cos shop (not the big S.C. - exp...but the streets for bargains)
    Dim sum, best tried by reallly going to a cha2 lou2 (tea house) early early in the morning and chope a table. Den experience the 'flying' cutlery, hustle and bustle of harried wait staff moving ard serving dim sum and of cos to eat the food and wash down with tea.
    Drink yuan-yang/lai-cha. Go to a cha2 can1 ting1. Also, there is this ji1 dan4 zai3 (pls pronounce in canto - gai1 dan3 zai2, else i not sure if anyone will know wat are u tokking abt) that is a must try (my boss highly recommend, a reminder of her childhood)
    Den buy lao3 po2 bing3 back.
    ying ji tan
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      CommentAuthorDG (CommentTimeJun 4th 2008)
     
    The street food in Hong Kong is fantastic! (but no longer cheap.....sad to say!)
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      CommentAuthorying ji tan (CommentTimeJun 5th 2008)
     
    CG: sounds like an eye-opener! hhaha but what are all the ??
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeJun 5th 2008)
     
    Posted By: cloudgalIn a nutshell, just go eat the dim sum, noodles, dessert and of cos shop (not the big S.C. - exp...but the streets for bargains)


    Bargains on the streets? I ain't ever seen any in my 3 months living in HK, not even when I walked all over HK, Kowloon and NT. The stuff on the streets I found were hopeless such as clothing that can't even match either price nor quality to those I got in Thailand...
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeJun 5th 2008)
     
    Posted By: ying ji tanCG: sounds like an eye-opener! hhaha but what are all the ??


    Chinese characters. They don't display in the forum.
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeJun 6th 2008)
     
    Posted By: contrarian
    Posted By: cloudgalIn a nutshell, just go eat the dim sum, noodles, dessert and of cos shop (not the big S.C. - exp...but the streets for bargains)


    Bargains on the streets? I ain't ever seen any in my 3 months living in HK, not even when I walked all over HK, Kowloon and NT. The stuff on the streets I found were hopeless such as clothing that can't even match either price nor quality to those I got in Thailand...


    Bargains as in relative la....already in HK, cant be thinking of BKK right? :)
    Anyway, primary thing to do in HK is usu to eat. :P
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    what about the egg tarts? i heard HK egg tarts are really good.
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    Yes, cloudgal is right about the Lao Po Bing. hygiene, when I just came to HK, dim sum was my breakfast every morning! It is definitely a must try in HK.
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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeJun 6th 2008)
     
    ya cooking mama, i've had lots of dimsum breakfasts, which is kind of the must dos in hongkong. the dimsum are really good and flavourful..just that lots of people smoke all the time in these restaurants..
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeJun 6th 2008)
     
    Egg Tarts: famous shop (as recommended by my boss and housemate from HK) is known as ?? (shan1 qi2) --> pity chinese characters cant be read but the pronounciation is as per the hanyu pinyin...those who wan the actual chinese characters, prob can ask me via email. :)

    Gai1 Dan3 Zai2: best from street hawker (as recommended by my boss too)
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    You can try a restaurant called Jasmine, it is one of my all-time favourite dim sum place.
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      CommentAuthorAlison Heng (CommentTimeJun 6th 2008)
     
    roasted pigeon @ tai ping koon restaurant
    wife biscuit & egg rolls @ hang heung
    seafood dinner @ lei yue mun
    dim sum @ lin heung tea house
    desserts @ xu liu shan
    mei nu, Blues Almighty
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeJun 6th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Alison Heng
    desserts @ xu liu shan


    oh yes! xu3 liu2 shan1 is good. It opened an outlet in SG before but I guess it cldn sustain, given the high price.
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeJun 7th 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: cloudgal
    Bargains as in relative la....already in HK, cant be thinking of BKK right? :)

    My point is that inferior goods aren't bargains. Although I can find bargains in virtually any developing country that I go to, the street goods in HK are so low grade that even a cheapskate like me didn't pick up any. That's when I understood the wisdom of the sellers in Thailand who kept saying that their clothing are good stuff made in Thailand, not China.

    Posted By: cloudgal
    Anyway, primary thing to do in HK is usu to eat. :P

    How I wish. After eating out for 3 meals a day every day, I must have eaten at many places cheap and dear, from Shek-O to Aberdeen to North Point to Gold Coast to Sai Kung to Lamma Island to Cheung Chau to Sheung Wan to Kowloon City (the old airport area).

    Notwithstanding that experience, I'm still hard-pressed to name you 10 good places to eat in HK. Perhaps RHKYC, Yung Kee, Le Tire Bouchon, Bebek Bengil 3, Chilli Club, Che's, Moon Kee (Honeymoon Desserts), Yat Tung Heen, Java Road Food Centre Seafood. That's why you don't see me writing about HK eateries in HGW HK.


    It'll take a lot of serious pushing to make me go back to HK ever, with the pollution, extortionate costs, living conditions...
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeJun 12th 2008)
     
    i went to HK last Sept. Roughly my itinerary was:

    - stayed at Stanford Hillview Tsim Sha Chui
    - hit Temple Street area for dinner - sar por fan, roadside eats such as oyster ommelete, yu dan zhu jap, jiao yim lai niu har (some kind of shrimps fried in salt and pepper)
    - went to Mongkok to look for Chou Tou Fu but din find it.
    - ate Ji Dan Zai (some kind of waffle)
    - dun forget the wanton mee!
    - had dim sum at one of the restaurants. there were alot of old uncles and aunties earlier than us even though we went there early at 830am
    - roast goose and pigeon at Yung Kee (www.yungkee.com.hk)
    - went up to the PEAK for a great night scene of HK (try the Bubba Gump restaurant and the gelato shop outside the tram station!)
    - clubbed at LKF (some places offer free flow of drinks for 200HK per pax)
    - ate egg white egg tart, portugese egg tarts at Macau
    - swam.. i mean took a ferry to Macau
    - ate the famous pork chop bun, went to the St Paul's ruins, gambled and lost HK$400 at Grand Lisboa
    - went to Ocean Park, played the funfair games, ride the rollercoaster
    - never forget the drink Lai Char, Yun Yoong and Por Lor Pao (make sure u add a slab of butter on it!)
    - dun miss shopping at the Element (they have great bakery and pastries there, and a cupcake boutique!)


    it was sad coming back.. i cried :cry::cry:.....
    Heavenly Cod
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeJun 13th 2008)
     
    Did you go to Fernando's at Hac Sa Beach in Macau? That must be some of the best food I've had, especially the roast pork!
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeJun 14th 2008)
     
    no dude. din venture to that beach. maybe i shld try it when i have more time in macau.
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    Posted By: cloudgal
    Posted By: Alison Heng
    desserts @ xu liu shan


    oh yes! xu3 liu2 shan1 is good. It opened an outlet in SG before but I guess it cldn sustain, given the high price.


    Oh yes. Xu Liu Shan can be found all over HK and do give the roast pigeon a try!

    oh oh... and what about krispy kreme??
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeJun 17th 2008)
     
    krispy kreme in HK cannot make it. the States ones still better

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