HK Diary Day 3 - Supper In the Rain

Unforgettable supper in HK!

Decked in our REALLY SLOPPY home wear,

we strolled along the CBD of HK, near Lan Kuai Fong (equivalent to our Clarke Quay) somemore!

It was raining dogs and cats, even with lightening! *risky*

Haha... SF was so afraid to bump into her colleagues.

People on the street were giving us weird looks. haha..

Nevertheless, Fun and memorable! :)

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HK Diary Day 3 - Shek O 石澳

We made our way to Shek O... We were all very excited.

Decided on our destination only on the night before. Ha!

Thanks SF for your fabulous suggestion!

First, we have to go to Shau Kei Wan MRT station to take bus 9.

We passed by Shau Kei Wan wet market, just beside Shau Kei Wan MRT station.

First cultural experience at wet market in HK! Unique! :) 

Pic above: Shau Kei Wan Wet Market

Pic above: Eggette 鸡蛋仔

We tried the eggette 鸡蛋仔, a popular Hong Kong street snack. Delicious! :)

Pic above: Bus 9 at Shau Kei Wan bus terminus

The bus terminus is just outside the MTR station. Shek O beach is the last stop. Yipee!

Shek O, on Hong Kong Island's east coast, is a village with a great looking beach to its south.

The beach looks wonderful! Weather was excellent that day.. lucky :)

A popular weekend and holiday destination, offering a public barbecue area and many restaurants.

Great hangout with friends and family!

Pic above: Shek O beach - wonderful view!

Pic above: Shek O beach - popular weekend hangout

Shek O Chinese & Thai Restaurant 石澳中泰酒家

Address: 303 Shek O Village, Shek O
Tel: (852) 2809 4426/ 2809 2202
Opening Hours: 11am-10pm daily
Website: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3133
Payment: Cash, Credit card
Estimated cost: HK$140-150 per pax or S$25.5-27.3 per pax
To get there: Shek-O - Shau Kei Wan MTR station, bus no9 from the bus terminus outside the station.

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On a side note, just found out that Shek O Country Club housed some of Hong Kong's most luxurious and expensive homes. These 20 or so large detached houses with private gardens and sea views cost tens of millions of dollars!! Wow!
(credit: presidiopenthouse.com)

Their owners include:
- Richard Li (the youngest son of Li Ka-shing) is also at this exclusive area. - 2010 May ASIA TATLER.
- the chairman of Wheelock and Company Peter Woo Kwong-ching,
- Sino Land boss Robert Ng Chee-siong (son of our late Singaporean tycoon Ng Teng fong),
- HK Tycoon Julian Hui Chun Hung (husband of TVB 1988 pageant winner Michelle Reis). Their wedding took place in swanky HK$700 million dollar residence Hung Hung in Shek O in 2008. The house definitely worths more now!

Pic above: Michelle Reis marries Julian Hui at residence in Shek O

(credit: spcnet.tv)

Found some pics of a villa at Shek O! (credit: homedesignhome.com)

Pic above: Shek O Villa

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HK Diary Day 3 - Fung Shing Restaurant 鳳城酒家

SF finally free to join us on weekend! :)

SF said Fung Shing restaurant is very famous,

especially their steamed egg yolk custard bun 流沙包!

Pic above: Me, SF and Shan

This is my first time eating steamed egg yolk custard bun 流沙包!

Hot and full of great flavour. Not too sweet and ooze with deliciousness.

A must have!

Shan said Singapore Crystal Jade's steamed egg yolk custard bun 流沙包 is superb too!

It's a challenge trying to ask for chilli and light soy sauce in HK cantonese restaurants,

given our limited vocab of cantonese. Haha...

But the nice auntie waitress still tried her best to comprehend. :)

Think she got us the dark soy sauce instead of the light one. Oops! haha...

Fung Shing Restaurant 鳳城酒家

Address: Hongway Garden, 7 On Tai Street, Sheung Wan
Tel: (852) 2815 8689
Opening Hours: 7am-12mdnight daily
Website: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=10216
Payment: Cash, Credit card
Estimated cost: HK$40-60 per pax or S$7.3-11 per pax
Try: Steamed egg yolk custard bun 流沙包
To get there: MTR Sheung Wan Station Exit B or C. Walk towards Western Market. The restaurant is just beside Western Market.

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HK Diary Day 2 - Fa Yuen Street 花园街

Fa Yuen Street market is actually within walking distance from the Ladies’ Market in Sai Yeung Choi St.

But Fa Yuen Street has way BETTER DEALS than the Ladies Market!

Felt that the Ladies Market is mainly for tourist and things are so overpriced.

Fa Yuen St on the other hand is more for their local, things here are much cheaper. The people there are nicer and friendlier too. There isn’t much bargaining needed since the prices are very low to begin with.

Shan and I both prefer the shops on either side of Fa Yuen Street more than the stalls!

Lotsa nice clothes and shoes!

Fa Yuen Street 花园街
Address: Fa Yuen Street
Opening Hours: 11am-10.30pm daily
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa_Yuen_Street
Payment: Cash only
To get there: Fa Yuen Street - Prince Edward MTR Exit B2, walk 2 blocks of street towards Prince Edward Road West. Pass by Goldfish Market and Fa Yuen Street Market is next lane.
Downside: no fitting room to try the clothes on

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HK Diary Day 2 - Dim Sum Specialist 嚐點

We stumble on this shop while trying to locate Argyle Centre 旺角中心.

Both of us like the food and service here!

Preserved Egg Congee 皮蛋粥 - taste good!

Erm... i dun really know the name of this soup.

Needs to ask Shan. But this is SUPER nice! Thumbs up!!

Shrimp dumplings 鲜蝦餃

Juicy steamed pork dumpling 灌湯小籠包

Siu Mai 燒賣

Dim Sum Specialist 嚐點

Address: 112 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
Tel: (852) 2392 8829
Opening Hours: 11am-2am daily
Website: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=38136
Payment: Cash only
Try: the soup, Shrimp dumplings 鲜蝦餃, Juicy steamed pork dumpling 灌湯小籠包
Estimated cost: HK$50 per pax or S$9 per pax

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HK Diary Day 2 - Kee Tsui Cake Shop 奇趣餅家

Saw big crowd at this shop while shopping at Fa Yuen St,

bought a Mini Egg tart 迷你蛋撻仔 and a Mini Coconut tart 迷你椰撻仔 to try out

- It's DELICIOUS!

That's explains the crowd!

The above is Red bean Clay oven roll 紅豆燒餅 (Hong Dou Shao Bing).

Cost: HK$3 or S$0.55 per pc; HK$13 or S$2.4 for 5 pc

We saw many HK people buying this. Seems really popular.

The mini coconut tart 迷你椰撻仔 is really fragant!

Cost: around same price as mini egg tart if i remember correctly.

I love the Mini Egg tart 迷你蛋撻仔! MUST TRY!

Cost: HK$2 or S$0.4 per pc; HK$6 or S$1.1 for 4 pc; HK$16 or S$2.9 for 12 pc

Kee Tsui Cake Shop 奇趣餅家

Address: 135 Fa Yuen St (Mongkok), Kowloon

Tel: (852) 2394 1727
Opening Hours: 7.30am-7pm daily
Website: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=11211
Payment: Cash only
Try: Mini Egg tart 迷你蛋撻仔
To get there: Fa Yuen Street - Use EXIT B2 at Prince Edward MTR Exit B2, walk 2 blocks of street towards Prince Edward Road West. pass by Goldfish Market and Fa Yuen Street Market is next lane.

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HK Diary Day 2 - Healthworks Oneness World 健康工房

We chanced upon Healthworks Oneness World 健康工房 at TST MTR.

The shop has many healthy drinks and looks yummy too! :)

We forgotten what flavour we bought. But it's really nice!

健康工房 Health Works

Address: Shop TST01, Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station

Tel: (852) 2735 6186
Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 11am-8pm.
Website: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr1.htm?chain_id=10000511®ion=0
Payment: Cash

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HK Diary Day 1 - H&M Central, Yung Kee Restaurant 鏞記酒家, Kung Wo Tong 恭和堂, Temple Street

1st stop: H&M at Central

Fav shopping hunt! A must go!!! Hearts it! :)
Collections similar to our Mango, Zara, Topshop etc.

Pic above: H&M Central

Pic above: accessories at H&M

(credit: badudets.com)

We actually wanna catch the Summer Sale, normally Jul-Aug.

But this time we went, only left a small section for sale.
Nevertheless Shan and I can't resist the gorgeous clothes. Shop shop shop! Haha...*happy*

Tip: B1 Men’s collection, L1 & L2 Ladies’. Ladies' section normally has VERY long queue for the fitting room. Can go down to B1 Men's section, where the queue is shorter.

H&M at Hong Kong Central
Address: 68 Queen's Road Central
Tel: (852) 2110 9546
Opening Hours: Mon - Sat 10.30am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm
Website: http://www.hm.com/hk_en/#/startasia/
Payment: Cash, Credit cards
To get there: Central MTR Station Exit D2. Walk straight towards Li Yuen Street, H&M is located beside the old Lane Crawford


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2nd stop: Yung Kee Restaurant 鏞記酒家

The roasted goose here is VERY famous!
Shan, me, 'Mr Nice Guy' and many other Singaporean friends heart it!!

Pic above: Yung Kee Restaurant

We ordered roasted goose leg 燒鵝腿, combination platter (char siew 叉燒 and suckling pig 烧猪) and braised tofu 红烧豆腐. Roasted goose is YUMMY!!! Suckling pig too.

SF (a friend who stayed in HK) told me that there is another place in HK selling roasted goose which is as nice (or maybe nicer) and yet cheaper. We didn't have the opportunity to visit the alternative this time, till next time then.

Tip: Go before the lunch/dinner crowd or you may have to wait. Roasted goose and Crunchy beef brisket in clear soup 清湯牛腩爽 may needs to book in advance to avoid sold-out disappointment.

Yung Kee Restaurant 鏞記酒家

Address: 32-40 Wellington St, Central
Tel: (852) 2522 1624
Opening Hours: 11am-11.30pm daily
Dim sum: Mon to Sat 2pm-5.30pm, Sun 11am-5.30pm
(p.s: We didn't try the dim sum before, but heard it's mixed reviews.)
Website: http://www.yungkee.com.hk/
Payment: Cash, Credit card
Estimated cost: HK$131-300 per pax or S$24-60 per pax
Try: Roasted goose 燒鵝, Char siew 叉燒, Suckling pig 烧猪
To get there: Central MTR, Exit D1 & D2


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3rd stop: Kung Wo Tong 恭和堂

We were very excited to go for the Herbal Jelly 龜苓膏 and Pear Tea 雪梨茶 at the famous Kung Wo Tong! Both are healthy and have heat-releasing properties... good for the skin! :)

Pic above: Kung Wo Tong

However, we actually asked for cold Herbal Jelly, but the lady boss gave us the hot one wrongly. :(

When we asked her, she apologised but never offer to change it. She gave us a little bottle of cold honey instead, saying it's the same after we poured it over the jelly. Hmm...We both like the cold herbal jelly more, felt that the cold one will melt in mouth and is not bitter at all, BUT definitely not the same for the hot herbal jelly. No choice then! If I remembered correctly, we didn't manage to finish.

In case you may be interested, there's a lil background story for Kung Wo Tong's herbal jelly.
A young lady searches high and low for magic potion to cure a Wuxia hero (maybe her lover?) until she finds a secret, old recipe. She boils a wild turtle shell and squeezes out the juice, which, when it settles, becomes a brown herbal jelly. (credit: discoverhongkong.com)

Kung Wo Tong 恭和堂
Address: 15 Woosung St, Yau Ma Tei
Tel: (852) 2576 1001
Opening Hours: 10.30am-11.45pm daily
Website: http://www.kungwotong.com.hk/
Payment: Cash only
Estimated cost: HK$30-40 per pax or S$5.5-7.3 per pax
Try: Herbal Jelly 龜苓膏 and Pear Tea 雪梨茶
To get there: Jordon MTR Exit A, walk straight along Jordon Rd until Woosung St. Turn right and look for shop.

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4th stop: Temple Street Night Market

They sold all sort of things over there i.e. clothing, pens, watches, CDs, cassettes, electronic gadgets, hardware, luggage, knockout bags/wallets, street food, fortune tellers, street performance. Good to go and have a feel of the HK bustling night market!

At near midnight when we were rushing for the last train, we can still see many HK people eating at the street hawkers! Wow! :)

The Wonton Noodles, the Clay Pot Rice, Beef Balls and Curry Fish Balls are all worth their weight in gold and they represent Hong Kong's unique food culture.

Pic above: Temple Street Night Market

Temple St Night Market
Address: Kansu Street and Jordan Road, Mongkok
Opening Hours: 4pm-12mn daily. Most hawkers setup at around 8pm.
Payment: Cash only
To get there:
(1) Jordan MTR Station Exit A. Turn right into Jordan Road and walk three blocks to Temple Street.
(2) Yau Ma Tei MTR Station Exit C, walk along Man Ming Lane to Temple Street.

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