Hong Kong

[skyxx]

Honestly, any Char Siu or BBQ delicacies taste pretty good in Hong Kong compared to Vancouver. So "good" is subjective.

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by skyxx

Honestly, any Char Siu or BBQ delicacies taste pretty good in Hong Kong compared to Vancouver. So "good" is subjective.

I disagree; the quality varies a LOT. Even my old very favourite place got really bad after a certain point.

Sometimes it is subjective though; my wife likes the char siu at Chan Kee (the one I mentioned for goose) but I don't like it.

IIRC Vancouver had some decent places that are right up there. I remember the roast duck at #9 was particularly good. But I haven't set food in Vancouver for 5 years so things may have changed

[blee123]

where can I find the best cart noodles in hk ? the ones that you can pick your items and add curry sauce onto it

[double0seven]

Not the best, but I thought it was pretty good last time I went.

Sai Kung Chung Kee Che Chai Noodle - Hong Kong Style Food Stall Noodles in Sai Kung Hong Kong | OpenRice Hong Kong

Kind of far in sai kung tho

[stuff99]

I can vouch for super duper noodles:

https://www.facebook.com/SuperDuperNoodles

[stuff99]

I also enjoy eating breakfast here: Australia Dairy Company - Hong Kong Style Dessert Tea Restaurant in Jordan Hong Kong | OpenRice Hong Kong

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by stuff99

I also enjoy eating breakfast here: Australia Dairy Company - Hong Kong Style Dessert Tea Restaurant in Jordan Hong Kong | OpenRice Hong Kong

My review

[bbbj]

Totally agree with you on that one Skinny... no idea why locals love Australia Dairy Company... I been to SuperDuperNoodles once and it was good. Also I've walked by another one down one or two streets on the other side of the main road in Sai Wan Ho for cart noodles that always has lineup, not sure if its good tho i haven't eaten there myself... heres a link to a bloggers post Push Cart Noodles

[v_tec]

Originally Posted by bbbj

Totally agree with you on that one Skinny... no idea why locals love Australia Dairy Company... I been to SuperDuperNoodles once and it was good. Also I've walked by another one down one or two streets on the other side of the main road in Sai Wan Ho for cart noodles that always has lineup, not sure if its good tho i haven't eaten there myself... heres a link to a bloggers post Push Cart Noodles

It's not the locals. It's the foreigners / visitors since its so hyped up / appears all over tourist guide/books.

If you can get around with the local language, you can get the same thing almost everywhere. At a much lower price too.

[SkinnyPupp]

It's locals, but not local locals, if that makes sense... Like if you lived in the area, you definitely wouldn't go, but people still go out of their way to visit just to see what the hype is about. Just look at who is writing all those reviews on openrice, it's not just tourists.

But as soon as something gets written up in a tourist book, it will get a lot of those visitors. Once it hits the mainland tour circuits, look out. Instant gong show

But yeah if you just want fucken fried eggs and toast, you can get that anywhere and as long as they're not incompetent it will be just as good.

[HondaGuy]

Skinnypupp:
Since you are in HK, can you tell me how the weather is in jan.-feb? Weather reports all say the same but need to know what heavy clothing is needed or not?
Some family members say its terribly cold where everyone is buying those down jackets and scarves, but seems like our winter is colder so what kind of layering be needed.

And yes I know theres no heat, so we have heaters at home.

Appreciate your help!
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[SkinnyPupp]

Jan-Feb is basically like Vancouver in spring. Low 20's in the day, high teens at night

A few weeks ago it was really cold, colder than Vancouver in fact (down to 6 when vancouver was 7) but I think those days are over.

If you're used to Van weather anyway, you won't need down jackets and scarves. Only people who just lived through a hot summer will feel extra cold. I remember last time I went back to Vancouver in June, I needed to wear a jacket and pants when everyone was out in shorts and t-shirts

[G]

Just got back from HK, man was the weather perfect.

Went to that Australian dairy whatever too, it wasn't bad but it was pretty funny to see the staff being rude as fuck. Another good place that I went to was the Hokkaido one, same egg ham sandwhich + ice milk tea thing. Tried the steamed milk dessert thing, IMO I didn't like it.

Went to JW Marriot for buffet, always good. If you have a few bucks to drop go try it out sometime :P

[yray]

^staff is rude if you're slow as fuck in ordering

Still the food is shit. if only I could open a canadian dairy restaurant

[sliq]

Hey skinny whats the weather like in march-april?
I am going for the first time for 2 weeks.
Few question, how much money do you think I would need?
I am going with a friend and we are staying at his cousin so we won't have to stay at hotel.
Recommend places to eat, party, must see/do thing?
Last question are the massage places like in the movie rush hour 2, where girls are line up and we get to choose? LOL

[Retrac]

Here in HK and weather is like Vancouver. Warm with nice breezes, the milk tea here is awesome. Is there anywhere you'd recommend Skinny? Where's a good pub area? I heard it's all located in Central and I'm all the way out in Tung Chung.

[SkinnyPupp]

Pubs are one thing I can't help you with sorry

For milk tea, Tai Hing is really good. They are everywhere now (including taking over some of my favourite restaurants). Their char siu is supposed to be good but I'm not a fan. I love their curry though

[CP.AR]

Originally Posted by Retrac

Here in HK and weather is like Vancouver. Warm with nice breezes, the milk tea here is awesome. Is there anywhere you'd recommend Skinny? Where's a good pub area? I heard it's all located in Central and I'm all the way out in Tung Chung.

There's actually a small pub area in Tung Chung where all the expats hang out (Remember, the airlines employ quite a few expats... quite a few live in TC). I'll ask around for you when I see my expat buddies in the next few days (hopefully)

[Retrac]

Thanks, I'll check out Tai Hing, anything else that's a must? Probably heading to the Hong Kong museum tomorrow, TST and Mong Kok as well. There was a small bar called Wine Barz, they had 'frozen' beer but it was sold out by the time I got there....

[CP.AR]

Retrac I have no idea if you're HK "local" or not, or whether or not you're just looking for pubs and bars hah.so I'll just throw some touristy shit down for you.

Hong Kong Science museum in TST is free on Wednesdays - it's a pretty good museum for what it does... don't expect science world though.

Check out the peak via the tram for a good view of the city at night (daytime is too smoggy). There's also a wax museum up there though I've never been there and from what I've been told it's pretty much the same as the one in Victoria.

Ocean Park > Disneyland. Less rude people and more local experience.

Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car (never been up, seems like it's a pretty big hit with the tourists though).

[G]

^Pretty much what I did this winter break.

Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car - Bought the Crystal Cable Car ticket (the one with clear glass bottom). Pretty cool experience, something to try at least once.

This takes you to the Big Buddha, you can go up the stairs, explore that little small village and that's about it. Oh yea, tons of cute pretend-stray dogs that just sleep everywhere, it's pretty cool.

When you come down, you can go shop at the Citygate Outlets since it is at the MTR station/Ngong Ping Station. Some cheap stuff there but not THAT cheap. Too many obnoxious mainlanders with rolling luggages there when I went that just don't give 2 fucks about your feet or your existence.

Ocean Park: Go to Admirality(?) Station and you can take the bus straight to Ocean Park. There are some people selling tickets in the MTR entrance and outside the MTR station where the bus is. From what I recall, Ocean Park sells tickets for like 320 HKD, the guy outside the station sold it for 300 HKD, and the guy inside the station sold it for 290 HKD. When you go to Ocean Park, just feel free to roam around, lots of cool things to see like the Panda's (there are two exhibits, one with monkeys + 2 pandas and one with pandas + red panda which is kawaii as fuck). I suggest going to the bird show and the dolphin show which is when you go up the cable car to the top. Sadly, I wasn't able to get into that new show on the bottom part of the park which is supposed to be like Cirque Du Soleil? Food at the park is fucking expensive as fuck, instead of eating at an expensive fast food stand, we opted to go to the cafe/restaurant beside the cable car terminal at the top of the park. We got a table outside on the patio that overlooked the whole water, it was pretty badass.

Mong Kok is just a clusterfuck of people. I kind of enjoyed roaming inside the small shopping centres in MK that are slightly hidden. There was one that was underground and had a lot of cool trinkets you can buy as souvenirs. Also, if you go to ladies market don't buy the USB's even though they look cool, they are pretty much don't work 99% of the time.

You can also give Tim Ho Wan (添好運點心專門店) a try. I am not sure of the locations, but I know there is one in IFC Basement, and Olympian City (MK one closed down). This is the cheapest Michelin star dim sum place, always people that line up etc.

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by G

Too many obnoxious mainlanders with rolling luggages there when I went that just don't give 2 fucks about your feet or your existence.

Welcome to Hong Kong post 2008

Luggage and cigarette smoke, it's no longer safe to go places like MK or CWB anymore (all the stores have been replaced by luxury goods stores and baby powder stores in these areas anyway)

[HonestTea]

Originally Posted by Retrac

Thanks, I'll check out Tai Hing, anything else that's a must? Probably heading to the Hong Kong museum tomorrow, TST and Mong Kok as well. There was a small bar called Wine Barz, they had 'frozen' beer but it was sold out by the time I got there....

Frozen beer is essentially everywhere, at least it was when I went back during the summer. I had it at the Happy Valley racecourse.

A good pub I went to was Dickens pub but it's in CWB, so it might be a bit far for you in TC. Great atmosphere, good food and good service.

And I absolutely despise going to MK. It's a huge clusterfuck of people(granted it's pretty much everywhere in HK) but it's extra worse in MK for some reason. I try to avoid it like the plague but sometimes you're forced to go lol

[CP.AR]

Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

Welcome to Hong Kong post 2008

Luggage and cigarette smoke, it's no longer safe to go places like MK or CWB anymore (all the stores have been replaced by luxury goods stores and baby powder stores in these areas anyway)

I went to mannings near my place the other day to pick up some dental floss. holy shit there was a separate line for milk power wtf

[SkinnyPupp]

Yup, I think I moved here just in time to get to know the "real" Hong Kong before it is lost forever. It's getting worse and worse, and eventually it'll be gone for ever.

The people are fighting it, but they don't really stand a chance.