Dinner at Maxim’s Palace (Sha Tin)

Posted on January 18, 2019 by stenoodie

January 16, 2019:

We had dinner at Maxim’s Palace (美心集團). The last time I was here was also for dinner and dim sum back in the autumn of 2016. The place hadn’t changed at all. It’s one of the biggest restaurants I can recall dining in while in Hong Kong. The space is akin to the area at the old Red Ruby restaurant in Toronto. Their rent must be astronomical considering every inch of Hong Kong is so valuable.

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Trusty Congee King at MOSTown

Posted on January 18, 2019 by stenoodie
January 16, 2019:
Dropped by Trusty Congee King (靠得住粥麵小館) after noticing the advert for it in the MOSTown shopping mall. It was apparently a Michelin Star restaurant.
We arrived at 4:50 p.m. just in time to take advantage of their afternoon tea special. It was a nicely designed and chic-looking Chinese restaurant inside of the mall. Upon closer inspection, their placemat signified another location as the Michelin Star restaurant and not this location I was at.

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Afternoon Tea items at Crown Café (皇冠冰室)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by stenoodie
Crown Café Hong Kong

Crown Café located at No.38 Soy Street, Mong Kok | Shop A,C,D&E, G/F in Hong Kong

January 16, 2019:

We dropped into Crown Café (皇冠冰室) in Mong Kok for some food.  It’s a Hong Kong style cafe.  This one was very large and modern with tons of tables inside.

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Green River Restaurant in Mong Kok

Posted on January 17, 2019 by stenoodie
January 15, 2019:
We dropped by Green River Restaurant (翠河餐廳) (apparently one of many branches — this one at the Mong Kok location across from Langham Place). It is a two-storey restaurant and open 24 hours.
(The name of this restaurant makes me think of the song “Moon River”. I can’t help but sing the first few verses of the song’s chorus in my head when I see this name. XD)
We went inside and after telling them our party number, decided to head upstairs to there were more seats. The first floor space only had a couple of booth seats.

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Vegetarian Buffet at My Meat Run Buddy

Posted on January 16, 2019 by stenoodie
January 14, 2019:
I really love exploring new vegetarian restaurants these days. Thus, we checked out “My Meat Run Buddy”, a direct translation of the words “走肉朋友” which is a pun in Chinese. It was a vegetarian all-you-can-eat buffet and they had good online ratings. One of the reviews mentioned a 90-minute dining time only though.

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Hing Noodle in Tai Kok Tsui

Posted on January 16, 2019 by stenoodie
January 14, 2019:
We came to Hing Noodle (慶麵) for lunch. It’s an award-winning noodle shop that also features saliva chicken and pepper pork buns.
There were lots of people crowding around the doorway when we first arrived that I mistakened it as a line-up. It turned out they were just reading the menu outside the restaurant. Once they piled into the restaurant, we did too.

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Dinner at Nanjing Impressions in Shen Zhen, China

Posted on January 15, 2019 by stenoodie

January 13, 2019:

For dinner in Shen Zhen, my relatives brought us to Nanjing Impressions, a restaurant inside KK Mall. They had been here a few times before and recommended it due to the good quality and variety of food. Apparently, it gets very packed here by 6 and 7 p.m., prime dinner time, and the wait is up to two hours. To avoid having to wait, we arrived at Nanjing Impressions at 4:30 p.m. to get a table for seven.

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Places to Buy Chinese Wedding Accessories in Hong Kong (and Shen Zhen)

Posted on January 15, 2019 by stenoodie

If you are newly engaged and preparing for a traditional Chinese wedding (Chinese tea ceremony), you might find the following places in Hong Kong useful when it comes to shopping for your wedding supplies.  Continue reading →

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Little Noodle Shop in Mong Kok

Posted on January 14, 2019 by stenoodie

January 12, 2019:

We passed by this tiny shop (小麵站) selling noodles on the street in Mong Kok and I was instantly intrigued and wanted to try it. There were a good number of other people crowding around and taking an interest at the shop too. The little bowls of noodles in the fridge looked so appealing. They sold hot soup noodles too with various toppings. Apparently, their noodles were $30 HKD and up only. We decided to try.

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Dinner at Fu Weng Seafood Restaurant (福翁海鮮薈) in Kwun Tong

Posted on January 14, 2019 by stenoodie
Fe Wong Seafood Restaurant dinner

Fe Wong Seafood Restaurant located at Lu Plaza, Shop B & C, 3/F, 2 Wing Yip St, Kwun Tong in Hong Kong

January 11, 2019:

We had dinner with some family friends at Fu Weng Seafood Restaurant in Kwun Tong.  We ordered seven dishes to eat a la family style.  The food was very good and the portions were reasonable.

Fu Weng Seafood (福翁海鮮薈) located inside the Lu Plaza is a typical Chinese restaurant; clean, bright, Continue reading →

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