HK Trip 2015 (Day 6)

July 30th, 2015

Finally! My last post of HK Trip 2015 T_T Took almost a year to finish it ><
After this post, I'm going to write about my trip to Korea. Don't know when I will finish it, but hopefully soon!

My last day in HK started with having breakfast in hotel, then we walked to Via Tokyo in Causeway Bay to have ice cream. The place was small and at the time it was quite packed, fortunately when we arrived there was a group of people who were leaving, so we got a table.

HK Trip 2015 (Day 5)

July 29th, 2015

It's my 5th day and it was my last full day in HK, so I tried to squeeze in as many places as possible from my list.

So.. We started the day by eating breakfast at the hotel, then off we go to explore Hong Kong! :)

First thing first: Shopping! I've been reading so many blogs about trips to HK, and there are quite a lot of people who went to Argyle Centre to shop, besides, I want to try the famous cold noodle which located in New Town Mall (connected with Argyle Centre). I was there around 12pm, but there were some stores that still closed, so I think it's better to go there by 2pm. If you want to shop in here don't forget to haggle! But, most of the stores I went have price tags so it's a fixed price, but you can try ;) There are a lot of stores that sell the same clothes with different prices, so find the cheapest one! ;P

HK Trip 2015 (Day 4)

July 28th, 2015

On my 4th day in Hong Kong, we went to Ocean Park. It took 15-20 mins (HKD 57) from our hotel in Causeway Bay by taxi. Since we are a group of 10 people, it's cheaper and faster to go there by taxi than citybus. The ticket price for Ocean Park are HKD 345 for adult and HKD 173 for child.

We arrived at 10 am, and it was scorching hot. 

HK Trip 2015 (Day 2 & 3)

July 26th & 27th, 2015

On my second day I went to my cousin's wedding from morning 'til night. So, fast forward to my 3rd day in Hong Kong :)

We had breakfast in hotel, then we walked to the Hong Kong Central Library.

HK Trip 2015 (Day 1)

July 25th, 2015

Two months ago I went to HK to attend my cousin's wedding. The date is after my final exam, so it was a perfect time to celebrate and vacation! After searching and browsing for a few months, I found a few places to eat and shop.

And for you who like me ;) who need a prepaid sim card with data plan, you can buy it at 1010 store at the airport. From what I read, one2free seems like a good deal. I plan to buy the 5 days pass (HKD 88) but at the end I used other sim card because my uncle had already bought it.

And if you plan to use a lot of MTR or bus, you can also buy octopus card at the airport. Just buy the standard octopus card for HKD 150 (deposit HKD 50, stored value HKD 100), and at the end of your trip you can exchange your card to get your deposit and the remaining value back.

Get to the city? How? I think the easiest way is to use a cab. But you can also use Airport Express, for single journey to/from airport:

HK Day 8 - Venchi, Rice Paper, FoodRepublic, Gundam Docks

8 August '13

iSquare

We had breakfast at Jiang Shun Fresh Water Seafood at iSquare. The view was pretty, but the food was just ok.

HARBOUR CITY (VENCHI & RICE PAPER)

We went to Harbour City again to buy Eric Kayser breads. Then we saw this store, and bought some ice creams.

Coffee (HKD 33)

Fig (HKD 33)

Hazelnut (HKD 33)

After walking around for a bit, we went to Rice Paper (my 1st visit, click here)

Hot Lime Ginger Honey

Wok-fried Chicken with Rice Noodles - HKD 88

We chose the dish above from the set menu, the set menu includes 1 drink (fresh lime soda/hot lime ginger honey/soft drink). If I'm not mistaken, the set menu only available until 4pm. The Rice Noodle was tasteless and oily.

Viet Raw Beef w/ Rice Noodles (HKD 68)

The soup is from a beef broth, and there are shallot, coriander, spring onion, bean sprout, thai basil and crispy garlic inside. It was salty and a little bit sour.

Chicken Pad Thai w/ Viet Xo Sauce (HKD 88)

Cooked w/ garlic, galangal, lemongrass, shallot, lime, onion, peanut, chili and dried shrimp sauce. The Pad Thai was tasty! Like this :)

Char-grilled Chicken, Beef and Pork Satays (6 pieces) - HKD 76

We chose pork satays, the pork was a bit bland, but quite tender.

Thai Young Coconut Jelly and Fresh Papaya - HKD 52

 The coconut jelly made from coconut water, served chilled and tastes sweet

Purple Sticky Rice (HKD 48)  - fresh mango, coconut cream and hazelnut praline

The mango was sour, and the portion was quite small.

*All prices exclude10% of Service Charge

SILVERCORD 

Then we went to H&M at Silvercord, and  ended up at foodrepublic.

Sichuan Spicy Delight

If I'm not mistaken - glass noodle, horinzo, fish ball and tofu skin with hot & spicy soup (medium) - HKD 54

Hehe I took this pic when we almost done eating. The system is similar with Yong Tau Fu, you choose the ingredients and the soup base.. The soup was really spicy and a little bit oily, but I like it hehe.

Sweetscoop Dessert

Steamed Custard w/ Milk - HKD 14

Mango Pudding - HKD 18

Osmanthus Fragrans Pudding w/ Red Bean - HKD 15 / 3pcs

The steamed custard was smooth, most of them didn't like it because it has a strong ginger flavour. The mango pudding was quite good.

Gundam Docks at Times Square:

At night we went to Forever 21 at Causeway Bay:

1 HKD = 1350 rupiah


iSquare
63 Nathan Rd (at Peking Rd), Tsim Sha Tsui

Jiang Shun Fresh Water Seafood Restaurant
Shop 2502, 25/F, iSquare, 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Telp: 2368 8968

Shop 303, 3/F, Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui  

Telp: 2375 6888

Venchi
Shop No. A16, G Floor, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui

3101 9981

Shop 316, 3/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road Central, Wan Chai  

2528 0802

Harbour City
3-27 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui

Rice Paper
Shop 3319, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City
17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui 

Telp: 3151 7801

Opening Hours: Mon.-Sun. 11:30-23:30

Shop 20, L1, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Telp: 2265 8615
Opening Hours: Mon.-Fri.11:30–15:00 & 18:00–22:00
                         Sat.,Sun. and public Holidays: 11:30–22:00 

H&M
Silvercord, 30 Canton Rd, Shop G38B, C, D, and 139B, C, F- Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Mon - Sun 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM

68-70 Queen’s Road Central
Mon - Sat 10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sun 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM

Elements, Shop 1050, and 2072 -76, 1 Austin Road West- Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Mon - Fri 10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat - Sun 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

H&M Mong Kok StoreLangham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Shop 38-39- Mong Kok, Kowloon
Mon - Sun 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM 

Other Branches: H&M Hong Kong 

Silvercord
30 Canton Rd

FoodRepublic
B/F, Silvercord, 30 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui

Shop 308-312, 3/F, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong  

2/F, Citygate Outlets, Tung Chung 

Shop No.308,Cityplaza I ,18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo

G/F, Olympian City II, No.18 Hoi Ting Road, Tai Kok Tsui

Times Square
1 Matheson St

Forever21
Capitol Centre, 5-19 Jardine's Bazaar, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

HK Day 7 - Tim Ho Wan, Toast Box, Asiania Restaurant

7 August '13

TIM HO WAN (REVISIT)
On my 7th day in HK, we ate lunch at Tim Ho Wan again :) To look at my 1st visit, click here.

Pan Fried Green Pepper filled w/ Mixed Fish and Pork - HKD 16

The fish and pork was tasty and a little bit chewy.

Vermicelli Roll Stuffed with Beef - HKD 18

Vermicelli Roll Stuffed w/ Shrimp - HKD 20

The vermicelli was thin and smooth, I like their sauce.

Steamed Dumpling in Chiu Chow Style - HKD 11

Pan Fried Turnip Cake - HKD 12

Steamed Beancurd Skin Roll filled w/ Meat & Vegetable - HKD 15

Didn't really like the taste of the Steamed Dumpling in Chiu Chow Style, the texture was a bit chewy from the skin, and crunchy from the water chestnuts inside. The Pan Fried Turnip Cake was soft and bland. The Steamed Beancurd tastes sweet and a little bit salty, quite nice. There are cabbage, carrot and meat inside.

Deep Fried Spring Roll filled w/ Shrimp and Egg White - HKD 20

I love this! Crispy outside, soft inside. Don't forget to eat the spring roll with their vinegar sauce, really yummy!

Deep Fried Dumpling filled w/ Meat - HKD 12

It's fried glutinous rice filled with meat. The skin was crispy, chewy and a little bit sweet, while the meat was tasty. One of my favorites!

Baked Bun w/ BBQ Pork - HKD 17

And don't forget to order the baked bun!

Sweet Red Bean Cream w/ Chestnut - HKD 15

It was good, not too sweet. There are ginger and angkak/red yeast rice inside.

Double Boiled Bird's Net & Egg White - HKD 48

The double boiled egg white was sweet, smooth and light, can taste the ginger and milk, served hot.

LANGHAM PLACE & TIMES SQUARE (KASHO CHAYA, AZUKIYA, TOAST BOX)

And finally today we can go shopping! hehe. We went to H&M at Langham Place. After that we went to Times Square and bought Hokkaido Ice Cream and Obanyaki.

We bought the Uji Matcha Softcream Cup Waffle Combo (HKD 40) w/ japanese mochi and hokkaido red bean. I love the softcream, smooth, thick and creamy with a strong matcha flavour.

We also bought Matcha Custard Obanyaki (HKD 15), obanyaki is made with japanese flour and egg to give a soft texture. It's my first time to eat an Obanyaki, and I like it! The Obanyaki was chewy, and also has a strong matcha flavour and a little bit bitter.

Then we went to Toast Box to eat (and sit).

Hot Lemon Tea

Rice Noodles in Spicy Gravy Set (Mee Siam) - HKD 45

Hot Milk Tea

Singapore Coconut Rice w/ Luncheon Meat Set (Nasi Lemak) - HKD 45

The set menu served with Nanyang Coffee/Tea. I didn't like the Mee Siam, but I really like their Nasi Lemak, their coconut rice was so fragrant and tasty, and you just can't go wrong with luncheon meat! Simply tasty :9

ASIANIA RESTAURANT

Didn't eat much because I'm already full after eating at Toast Box. hehe. Tastes mediocre for me.


1 HKD = 1350 rupiah

Tim Ho Wan
G/F, 9-11 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po

Telp: 2788 1226

Mon - Sun: 08:00-21:30 

 
Shop 12A, Hong Kong Station (Podium Level 1, IFC Mall) , Central

Telp: 2332 3078

Mon - Sun: 09:00 - 21:00

Shop B, C, D, On G/F Sea View Building, No. 2-8 Wharf Road, North Point

Telp: 2979 5608

Mon - Sun: 10.00 - 21.30

Shop G72A & B, G/F, Olympian City 2, 18 Hoi Ting Road, Mong Kok
Telp: 2332 2896
Mon - Sun: 10.00 - 21.30

Langham Place
8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon
Telp: +852 3520 2800

Times Square
1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Telp: +852 2118 8900

Kasha Chaya (Ice Cream)

1. B1, City'super, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay 
2. City'Super, 2/F, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin
3. 3/F, City'super, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui  

Azukiya (Obanyaki)

1. B1, City'super, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay 
2. Citysuper, 2/F, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin
3. 3/F, City'super, Harbour City, 17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Toast Box

1. Shop B215, B2/F, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay 
2. Shop12, Level 4A, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok 
3. Other Branches: OpenRice

Asiania Restaurant
Basement, 288 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai