HK Trip 2025
One thing to have a more enjoyable trip to Hong Kong, at least for me as an Asian, is to be already consuming Hong Kong culture and content from young, Be it TVB drama, movies, songs, that you are familiar with the actor faces, familiar with the language etc. (but I suppose this is true with any country I guess haha)
Started with eating some wantan noodles and dim sum back in Malaysia with my wife, and we both have the same thought at the same instant of “Hmm… It’s been a while since our last HK trip back in 2019 & 2016, let’s revisit it again!”
Food Sceneries
One of the regret is we didn’t get to try HK 烧腊 🥺
Noodles
肥仔記麵家
Wantan is OK, soup kinda forgot but should be quite OK. Oyster sauce noodle…. full of salt, dry and overall not enjoyable. The other noodle not in picture is Fatty Beef Slice Noodle, that is still more acceptable.
Hong Kong Style Café
Some call it as 冰室, presumably due to in the old days, it mainly serves cold drinks and dessert (although many had since expanded to full-fledged eateries).
Other call it as 咖啡室 or 茶餐厅
Men Wah Bing Teng (敏華冰廳)
Although being a renowned establishment in Hong Kong, I find it still good for some good ole comfort Hong Kong food.
Cheung Hing Coffee Shop (祥興咖啡室)
Kinda deep in the Happy Valley (跑马地), where we took almost half an hour Tram car ride to the destination.
Opened in 1951, Cheung Hing Coffee Shop is one of the oldest coffee shop in Hong Kong.
Dim sum
Lok On Kui (六安居)
One thing about the dim sum style here is that the dim sum are being served on trolleys and carts, and the sharing of tables with other patrons is highly expected, so knowing some Cantonese definitely helps a long way.
The carts you see in below pictures, as I’m seated far back in the restaurant, there is a possibility that when the cart reaches you, it only has “dim-sum crumbs” left. So you have to stand up and intercept the cart at the entrance, which many of the patrons having the same idea and chaos definitely ensues.
When I asked the staff what will be available today, their answer “Only those that we push out have lo, didn’t push out means no lo~”
At here we initially shared a table with group of 4 HKers, and they kinda guided us on how to place order. After they left, a group of 2 from Shenzhen joined us, and it’s our turn to guide them lol.
After that, another group of 4 HK locals joined. They are in their 50-70s but can see that they are a group of good friends, and when they start to use vulgar to tease on each other, that’s the moment when I feel, ahh, I really came to HK.
← Malaysian Bobo Cha Cha
→ Pork Liver Siew Mai
1. Beef Meat Balls - Nice Beef taste, with the balance of coriander and sauce.
2. Pork Stomach Siew Mai - Flavourful, pork stomach not too overpowering.
3. Pan-Fried Radish Cake - Crispy on the outside, moist inside. Very nice charred taste and refreshing white radish taste within.
4. Fuzhok Roll - Just good 👍
→ Malaysian Bo Bo Cha Cha - Same and yet different, not too Santan sweet but good in its own ways.
Mahjong Full Set Meal
Inclusive of - Tiles rental one time, Mahjong paper (maybe use to record match), Coffee or Tea for 4
$788 Set meal:
Half portion of Signature Scallion Chicken
Three dishes of choice
One pot of Premium Long-boiled soup
Four bowls white rice
Eight hours Suite Rental
(Auto-shuffling Mahjong table surcharge $20 per hour)
Fine Dine
MULAN (沐瀾) @ Harbour City
Actually we plan to go for the Mosu Hong Kong after watching Korean Culinary Wars variety show, but we can’t seem to get the online reservation going. Oh well, here’s our second choice.
Too bad I had lost the receipt, some details of the foods are lost.
Tong Shui
Grindie (研香) @ Tsim Sha Tsui
Top - Walnut & Black Sesame Paste, really flavorful, nutty, hint of bitterness to balance out the sweetness.
Bottom - Ginger Juice Smash Milk (姜汁撞奶), milk that coagulates when hot milk is poured into ginger juice. Tofu-ish texture but full of milk sweetness, and the tangy of ginger
City Scene Section
Night City
Kind of chilly to walk at night, where I test my camera skills
Victoria Harbour
Sunny day, it’s good!
Souvenirs
If you leave HK without toys and magnets, you’re kind of doing the trip wrong.
Look at the variety of magnets! From station name till… “daily HK phrases”
PMQ
Youngster artistic area
Random City Shots
Cheung Zhau Island
We planned for Day 2 to visit the Island by ferry, but its raining all day long, so we have to postpone it. Fortunately on Day 3 weather improved.
Had an almost 30-min walk, passing through residential areas that feels rural-y and more outskirts, kinda like a kampung in Malaysia. Met a very friendly aunty who sells drinks like Sour Plum leong shui. Bought some from her.
Later that further walk into jungle-ish area, where it is totally void of tourist. It’s a very refreshing walk, as you can see from the photos below.
Transport
Nothing too hard, just Google Maps for train and busses, and some walks can get you to most places with ease. Just there’s once on a quite heavy rain, that we have to hit our pockets with ~70HKD for a 10-min ride.
We stayed at Dorsett Tai Wo Hau, ~MYR 300 / night WITH WINDOW VIEW. The only bad about it is that it’s almost at the end of the subway line, and there is an 8-min walk from the station, which will prove challenging if you are lugging around under rain.
Honourable Mention
Hong Kong fashion shop is full of collab with Chiikawa btw.
