Things to do in Hong Kong

Just by looking at the pictures in this post,
clearly, the bulk of 'things to do' in Hong Kong
revolves around PIGGING OUT!

There's also SHOPPING to do in HK
but the only thing worth shopping (in my opinion)
is cosmetics, facial mask & bath products
because it's about 10-20% cheaper than KL.

If you're talking about bags or clothes . . .
ever since I've been to UK/Europe,
everything else seems expensive
in comparison.

Anyway, back to the topic on 'things to do', below are some 'touristy' / "must do" things in HK :


1) EAT dim sum.

Not eating dim sum in HK is like not drinking tom yum soup in Thailand, not eating pasta in Italy, not eating sushi in Japan! You should get my drift . . .


We went to Tim Ho Wan AGAIN (ze famous one Michelin star dim sum restaurant in HK).
CLICK for an older post I wrote on Tim Ho Wan.

This time around, the dim sum didn't taste as good as before.
Only thing I enjoyed there was the famous char siew pau - cripsy on the outside, soft on the inside. Apparently, the star chef has left?


2) Hui Lau Shan


Nice mango desserts served in miniscule portions.
Wanted to go there a second time during my trip but didn't have enough stomach space.

Between choosing mango dessert and steamed milk to fill my tummy, I'm more inclined to the latter.


3. Australian Dairy Company

Wouldn't recommend the pasta served in chicken broth here.
Pasta doesn't taste as good as instant noodles in chicken broth.


I had like 3 bowls of this (not in one go lah) while I was in HK.
2 bowls @ The Australian Dairy Company!

If you are the type who can't stand the smell of milk,
this wouldn't be your cup of tea.


4. Avenue of Stars

They have a LIGHT show at 8 p.m. every night. The light show is pretty pretty.
When we went there, the place was packed with Mainland Chinese though.
If you wanna secure a 'good view' spot, I suggest that you head there early.


5. EGG tarts

The egg tarts in this pic is from Yung Kee. Surprisingly, I found it pretty hard to find egg tarts around HK.

I tried egg tarts from a normal bakery in HK and it was yums! Egg tarts in HK has this really creamy milky taste in the custard (which I love!)


6. Go to the Peak for nice cold weather and the nice view from above . . .


. . . and if you're lucky, you could get free samples of food at The Peak too!

I'm all about 'free goodies' and 'discounts' - I SO have an aunty side to me :P


7. Eat wan tan mee

I find wan tan mee here overrated though. Perhaps, it's just my personal preference - I prefer our KL dry wan tan mee with black sauce as opposed to soupy wan tan mee.


8. Eat roast goose @ Yung Kee (Heading to Yung Kee during each visit to HK seems to be a ritual for me).


Another popular item at Yung Kee which I discovered recently from a colleague is the century eggs. It's RM5 for HALF an egg. Super expensive!

It was good - the yolk is still wet and sticky, but for RM5 . . .


9. Drink tong sui

I really like the tong sui @ Cong Sau, just opposite Times Square. If you like yam, do order the yam and coconut tong sui!!

Cong Sau is located at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel entrance.


10. Eat porridge

This porridge place was recommended by my mum's friend.

It opens at 11 a.m. if I recall correctly. I can't remember the name but if you can read Mandarin, pls see sign board below. Just check out the number of articles/write ups on this shop posted at the entrance!


To get here, after exiting the Yau Ma Tei MRT exit, just walk straight and turn right at the first turning. It'll be on your right side.

My mum said that the fish stomach porridge is really good.
I had normal fish slices and beef porridge. The normal portion here is quite big.


11. Eat streetside curry fishballs

This tasted OK to me - just ate to try it out!

It's not surprising on why/how I gained so much weight over a span of 5 days in HK -_-"