Hollywood Cafe, Quarry Bay, HK

The name of this place doesn't mean they serve more western food.  Instead, their Cantonese stir fried and steamed dishes were quite impressive.  Very aromatic and what we called "wok fire (high heat quick stir frying)".  Their fisherman style steamed pork patty shouldn't be missed either.

 

The Fifth Element (靜岡浜松), The One, TST, HK

Had a very nice dinner a few weeks ago.  Came back here for a lunch set (with a potato salad and an onion soup).  This place simply reminds me of those western cafes of Hirafu (Niseko) in Hokkaido.  The potato salad tasted like what I used to make.  The onion soup was good to go with the salad before the main - grilled chicken don.  This time I asked for less sauce so that I could taste the original rice flavour.

 

Chuk Yuen restaurant (竹園海鮮酒家), Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, HK

Haven't been to this restaurant for years.  Came back for a try.  Quite classic to see some hot towels, peanuts and chili sauce served on the table.  So I tried some classic dishes.  The stir fried beef slices was good but too bad the choy sum was a bit rotten (as you could see the empty stem inside).  The bitter guard omelette and the spare ribs in sweet vinegar sauce were average.  Perhaps that would be for another term of years I won't be back.

 

Dining under Eiffel

 

北海道：你還好嗎？ (Hokkaido, wish you well.)

 

馬爾代夫：你還好嗎？(Dear Maldives, wish you well)

 

白朗峯：你還好嗎? (Dear Mont Blanc, wish you well)

 

你還好嗎 (wish you well)

 

YMCA, Sheung Wan, HK

 

The neighbourhood

 

Mansons Lot, Wanchai, HK

There have been quite a lot of different cuisine restaurants in Wanchai west.  Tried this one in Shan Tou Street for a sandwich with salad lunch.  It's quite nice in the summer time for a meal like this.

 

Dim sum lunch at Shanghai Garden, Central, HK

Haven't been to this restaurant for years after it moved to Exchange Square.  Out of curiosity, I tried a dim sum lunch.  It wasn't too bad nor too impressive but it's nice to have freshly made dim sum in a comfy dining ambience.

 

Open for business with all my might and main

 

The Lounge, Hotel Icon, HK

The lounge is next to the swimming pool and gym.  It's good for having a drink (complimentary) in the afternoon for a nice view of Hung Hom.

 

360 degree view from Tsim Sha Tsui East, HK

 

The swimming pool, Hotel Icon, HK

 

Green, Hotel Icon, HK

The restaurants of this hotel have been quite a talk of the town.  Tried a 4 course dinner from Green on the ground floor.  Choose a smoked salmon salad, beef goulash soup, beef tenderloin and apple tartin.  The dinner set came with free flow of wine or mocktail.  Got a pineapple guava drink but it's much too sweet.  The first 3 courses of the meal were quite impressive but the apple tartin was a bit disappointing that it's a bit too dried out.  Overall, it was still a very pleasant dinner set.