Hong Kong city food
Hong Kong is a popular food paradise, where delicious food from all over the world comes together. Western and Chinese cuisine are authentic; French cuisine is the most popular; Japanese, Korean, Thai and Italian cuisine are extremely popular; in addition, you can also taste Mediterranean, Nepalese, North Vietnamese, Spanish, Argentinean, Portuguese, Russian, Australian, Indian, Cuban and American cuisine, which are not very common in Hong Kong, but Islamic flavors are less common. Chinese food is mainly Cantonese, and also includes masterpieces of all major domestic cuisines. Seafood is very popular, and even skinny congee with eggs is garnished with abalone.
Hong Kong's famous restaurants are mainly concentrated in the Central and Tsim Sha Tsui areas, with Tianshan Court, New Hung Cheung Hing Peking Restaurant and Golden Island Bird's Nest Chiu Chow Restaurant being the most famous, and naturally expensive, while most of the cheaper ones are located in the new towns. You can chow down on French cuisine at Onion Bistro, munch on Italian dishes at Mistral Sea Breeze, experience Spanish cuisine at Rico's, savor Thai delicacies at Campbell's Thai Cuisine, and savor Japanese cuisine at Kataega.
Hong Kong is the home of Guangdong's soup culture. Everywhere you look, residents are making soup with great relish and enthusiasm. Hong Kong is also a pioneer in the "tea culture". Nowadays, the food choices in Hong Kong style cafes have become very diversified, but the best Hong Kong style coffee and milk tea can still only be tasted in such cafes. Due to the fast pace of life, the habit of drinking morning tea has been very difficult to meet the Hong Kong people on the "tea culture" hobby, accompanied by shrimp dumplings sipping kung fu tea complex lingering, so the morning tea has become a late-night snack. Guangdong people eat congee is particularly careful, so in the provinces in the most famous, Hong Kong-style congee can be equipped with any material, but basically can not be separated from the "bottom of the congee", the processing of raw rice, slowly cooked congee is soft enough, taste extraordinary.
Hong Kong's dining environment, humanistic atmosphere, and service attitude will be an eye-opening experience for you. After nightfall, Temple Street has some special small dishes that are typical of popular snacks. Famous Hong Kong-style snacks include wonton noodle, beef ball, brisket in clear soup and beef mince. Hong Kong also has some very unique cooked food stalls, also known as "Dai Pai Dong". There you can taste some local specialties such as goulash, salt and pepper prawns and so on. Hong Kong people are also particularly fond of desserts, not only because most of the ingredients in desserts are nourishing, such as milk, papaya, lotus seeds and almonds, etc., which have a moisturizing effect on the lungs and skin, and also help to retain water in the body.
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Popular Dining
Kowloon City is Hong Kong's popular Asian food district, mainly Asian food and drink, which is concentrated in the area of Kai Tak Road, Nam Kok Road, Lung Kong Road, Fook Lo Tsuen Road, Thai restaurants, Chinese restaurants are the most popular, patronized by a particularly large number of people, Japanese restaurants, Korean restaurants, Indian restaurants are not a lot. Prices are more affordable and locals prefer to spend their money here.
Hong Kong flavor
Causeway Bay Jardine's Bazaar, Lee Theatre Plaza, Times Square, Paterson Street and other places concentrated in the authentic Hong Kong flavor of the teahouses, stalls, there are some snack bars, sushi restaurants, cafes, tired of shopping, eat a little bit of food, drink afternoon tea, is very pleasant. Especially to Hong Kong people like to go to the Hsu Liu Shan dessert store as well as Zhan Zai Ji noodle store, very affordable.
Seafood restaurants
Sai Kung, Lamma Island, Lei Yue Mun are near the sea, the unique advantages of seafood is known far and wide, fresh is the most important feature of seafood in these places, it is no wonder that every holiday, many Hong Kong locals to go to the family trip to eat a meal.
Moody dining
Seaview restaurants in Stanley, in the southern district of Hong Kong Island, are unique, with Chinese, French and Vietnamese restaurants, lounges by the sea and alfresco cafes, all accompanied by the sound of waves, making for a great dining experience.
Trendy Cuisine
The crowded Tsim Sha Tsui area is home to some of the most trendy restaurants in the city, offering a wide range of popular cuisines from all over the world. Hillwood Road, Austin Road, Knutsford Terrace, Nathan Road, Canton Road, Chatham Road, Ashley Road and Granville Road are just a few of the specialty restaurants.
Exotic Food Street
Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo area is a gathering place for high-class Chinese and Western food, with cuisines from all over the world, and tourists from all over the world, forming a beautiful landscape here.
Theme restaurants
Hung Hom on the Kowloon Peninsula is a concentration of theme restaurants, operating Hong Kong's traditional gourmet place Choi Lan Gourmet Place, Italian food racing bar and so on are very famous, but the consumption here is not low.
Shopping in Hong Kong
Shopping in Hong Kong is among the best in the world in terms of price, variety and service. Hong Kong is a free port, goods from all over the world, because most of the goods do not charge tariffs, Hong Kong goods prices are correspondingly low, has always been known as "shopping paradise". Moreover, there are many seasonal sale promotions every year, which can provide real benefits for tourists, so shopping in Hong Kong is sure to enjoy a satisfactory service.
Hong Kong shopping area can be roughly divided into "Hong Kong Island" and "Kowloon" two sections, Kowloon to the MTR line "Tsim Sha Tsui", "Jordan", "Yau Ma Tei", "Mong Kok" 4 as the focus; Hong Kong Island to the MTR line "Central", "North Point" On Hong Kong Island, the focus is on "Central", "North Point", "Admiralty" and "Causeway Bay" on the MTR line, as well as Sheung Wan, which reflects Hong Kong's unique culture. Stores here sell a wide range of goods from all over the world, and most of the service workers are professionally trained, friendly and customer-oriented, and the prices of goods are reasonable, far lower than in other countries.
There are many famous shopping streets in Hong Kong where stores of the same kind are concentrated in one place, such as Nathan Road in Kowloon, which is mainly for gold jewelry, Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mongkok, which is mainly for audio-visual equipment, and Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, which has a concentration of antique stores.
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In addition, there are large shopping malls in all sections, such as the Peninsula Hotel Mall, Harbour City and New World Center in Tsim Sha Tsui; The Landmark and Pacific Place in Central, Times Square and Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay; and New Town Plaza in Shatin. Generally speaking, most of the shopping malls in the Central area are more advanced, the goods are of high grade, and the price is naturally not low; while the Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui area is a good place for the general public to go shopping; as for the Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok area, the items are not of high grade, and the price of the goods is relatively inexpensive.
Roadside stalls are also a bright landscape in Hong Kong shopping, the Central area gathered a number of clothing markets and specialty streets, in addition to Yau Ma Tei's Women's Street, Temple Street Night Market, Jade Market, Shanghai Street, the open-air market of the new reclaimed streets, Mongkok's Fa Yuen Street and Garden Street, Causeway Bay's Jardine's Bazaar, Jardine's Bazaar, as well as the Stanley Market, and so on.
There are ready-made garment stores for export in all major shopping districts, and they are especially densely populated in Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, and Tsim Sha Tsui on Cameron Road, Granville Road, and Red Rock Cane. The stores sell a wide range of ready-made garments for export, even those designed by famous designers. (For details, see the shopping guide list and recommended products)
Hong Kong's supermarkets are more developed, mainly Park'n Shop, Wellcome, Manning, China Resources, etc., as well as OK, 7-11 and other convenience store chains throughout the territory, mainly dealing with daily necessities, especially food, and are open 24 hours a day.
Hong Kong play
Hong Kong at night is also colorful, colorful neon rainbow make people such as in the Milky Way Xuan Palace, fully embodies the Hong Kong this "dynamic city," the prosperity of the bright, which can be comparable to any international metropolis.
Hong Kong's luxury hotels are equipped with bars and other entertainment venues, which are very focused on the design and decoration of the bar. Famous hotel bars include the Mandarin Oriental's "Captain's Bar" and "Shanghai Club". Many hotels also have a discotheque, with first-class sound and DJ, and the business hours are generally from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. or 4:00 a.m. the next day. Weekends and rest days are more crowded, and charges are slightly higher. In addition to luxury hotels, Hong Kong has many independently owned bars, most of which are open from noon to 1 a.m. or later. British and Australian pubs and Japanese karaoke lounges serve snacks all day.
Additionally, Tsim Sha Tsui is a nighttime paradise for nocturnal travelers. Hong Kongers like to meet in Tsim Sha Tsui for dinner or a movie, and then hang out and shop. From the Harbour City shopping center on Canton Road to Tsim Sha Tsui East, which is lined with newer commercial buildings, the route is colorful and crowded. With a number of bars and lounges lining Nathan Road, and many of the nearby hotels offering such entertainment, travelers can choose to go for a relaxing evening with a beer, or catch a show at a nightclub.
Hong Kong people like to bet on horse racing is known to all, the general travelers to Hong Kong to play interested, and time and wallet allow, then to the racecourse to personally feel the scene of the tension and excitement is also another fun. For this reason, Hong Kong Island also specializes in building a "Hong Kong Racing Museum", which is also more special Oh!
Hong Kong's movies, Hong Kong's nightclubs, Hong Kong's music, Hong Kong's opera, Hong Kong's ......, constitutes a rich meal of Hong Kong's entertainment life, where you pick a good target, quickly join the flow of people in the bar, and feel the "Pearl of the Orient! The "Pearl of the Orient" has a dynamic charm!
Lan Kwai Fong
Lan Kwai Fong has become almost synonymous with Hong Kong's nightlife, with a variety of flavorful restaurants and bars, it is a world of lights that lives up to its name. Westerners prefer this place, and it's so crowded and lively during Western festivals.
Nightclubs
Hong Kong's nightclubs are mostly located in the downtown area, where there are large-scale singing and dancing performances every night, and they are frequented by Hong Kong people. Some of the more famous ones are the Chinatown Nightclub (4th floor, Peninsula Center, 67 Mody Road) and the Monopoly Nightclub (G/F, New Mandarin Center, 14 Science Museum Road).
Karaoke and disco
Hong Kong's karaoke bars are filled with the latest RTHK songs, and those who like to sing can have a good time here, especially during the 3-8 p.m. happy hour, which is cheaper than at night. Some of the more famous ones are Go Go City on Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay and JJ's on Harbour Road in Wan Chai.
Cinemas
Hong Kong is the world's third largest film producer, with more than 100 cinemas showing new movies from around the world every day, making it a paradise for moviegoers. With JP Causeway Bay and UA Times Square Cinemas in Causeway Bay, and Ocean Terminal Cinemas in Kowloon, it's a good choice to take a break from shopping and watch a movie.