Archive for January 2nd, 2011

Must Eat Shaved Snow 雪花冰 Sawdust Dessert 糖樓甜品屋

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Dessert, Food, Hong Kong, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

I wasn’t digging the place I had shaved snow the other day, but the one I had from Sawdust Dessert 糖樓甜品屋 was way better. The ice was a lot lighter and not so sweet, plus they do mixed (half/half) flavors! G/F, 477-481 Jaffe RoadCauseway Bay 銅鑼灣謝斐道477-481號肇明大廈地下

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Foot Massage at Big Bucket Footbath & Reflexology 大桶水足部

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Hong Kong, Travels / Leave A Comment

HKD$148 for a 45-min foot massage. Deal! Shop 1 & 2, G/F, Hoi Kung Court, 264-269, Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay

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The Peak in Hong Kong

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Hong Kong, Travels / Leave A Comment

When in Hong Kong, The Peak is a must visit, the highest point in Hong Kong Island. From wiki: Victoria Peak (traditional Chinese: 太平山, or previously- 扯旗山) is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. The mountain is located in the western half of Hong [...]

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Must Eat Peking Duck 北京填鴨 at Tai Fung Lau Peking Restaurant 泰豊廔酒家

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Chinese, Food, Hong Kong, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

Really good Peking Duck 北京填鴨 at Tai Fung Lau Peking Restaurant 泰豊廔酒家. Lean meat and crispy skin sliced right in front of you. Their sizzling prawns 鐵板明蝦球 and Shandong roast chicken 山東燒雞 are also two other excellent choices, the prawns sizzled at your table and the chicken served shredded. 29-31 Chatham Rd, Windsor Mansion, Tsim [...]

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Haircut at Rever Innovation Salon

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Hong Kong, Travels / Leave A Comment

My guy Dommy Ng didn’t have the best English, but he tried and it was enough to get the job done. He was really nice. The place is hip and trendy, but great service. A cut for me was originally HKD$320, but he gave a discount since my friend Phil referred me, so the total [...]

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Must Eat Persian Rosewater Delight Ice Cream at Gelare

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Dessert, Food, Hong Kong, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

I’m a huge fan of ice cream, and one thing that never impressed me about Asia is its ice cream … until I tried Gelare! Coming from San Francisco, I’m all about organic ice cream, not the chains like Haagen Dazs or Coldstone, which are too sweet for my liking, anyway. Gelare is new to [...]

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Must Eat Pearl Tea at Gong Cha 首頁

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Coffee & Drinks, Food, Hong Kong, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

Gong Cha is a reliable source for boba drinks, located all over Hong Kong (or Asia in general). I tried their Gong Cha Milk Green Tea 奶蓋綠茶, not to be confused with regular milk green tea 奶香綠茶. Instead, it’s green tea topped with a whipped milk foam. The tea flavor was not too strong, but [...]

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Must Eat Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert (許留山)

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Coffee & Drinks, Food, Hong Kong, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert 許留山 seemed to be everywhere, like, in every block. It’s great for all your mango cravings. A cup of their blended mango drinks is about HKD$21, which is USD$3. I actually consider this pricey compared to the one in San Francisco, but at least everything is definitely made fresh – [...]

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Must Eat Dim Sum at Victoria Harbour Restaurant 海港酒家

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Chinese, Food, Hong Kong, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

I can’t believe how long the wait is for Victoria Harbour Restaurant 海港酒家 at 2pm on a weekday. It’s afternoon tea time, though, and folks in Hong Kong don’t wake up until late, and the dim sum at Victoria Harbour was really good, so I guess it’s understandable. The skin for their ha gao 蝦餃 [...]

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Shaved Snow (雪花冰) at China Town Dessert 糖仁街

January 2nd, 2011 by Jonas / Filed under Dessert, Food, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Travels / Leave A Comment

Walking around Tsim Sha Tsui and I past by a crowded dessert house called China Town Dessert 糖仁街. I had to try it! There seemed to be only one thing that everyone ordered – Taiwanese shaved snow (雪花冰), my favorite! I tried their taro snow and their pumpkin snow. It was not bad – a [...]

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