Gaia Ristorante (G/F The Piazza, Grand Millenium Plaza, 181 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong) — An outstanding menu of regional Italian classics prepared with innovative contemporary flair features appetizer choices such as Carpaccio con Crutin al Tartufo Nero, Croccante di Polenta e Farro (Beef carpaccio with aged black truffle cheese, rocket, polenta and Parmigiano crisp), […]
Fook Lam Moon (35-45 Johnston Road, Hong Kong) – this is the original location of a chain of Chinese restaurants of the same name (a total of three Fook Lam restaurants operate within Hong Kong, while it also has branches in mainland China (Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing) and Japan (Osaka, Nagoya, Ginza, and Marunouchi). “Fook […]
City Hall Maxim’s Palace (2/F, City Hall Low Block) — City Hall Maxim’s Palace showcases the best of Cantonese cuisine and dim sum, and is an exciting restaurant with an amazing view of the Victoria Harbour. The spacious dinning venue is capable of catering for 50 round tables, ideally for wedding banquets. The dishes are […]
Chilli Fagara (Shop E, G/F, 51A Graham Street, Soho, Central, Hong Kong) — Prepare for burning lips, heavy sweating, and a huge craving for a long drink of water. This is probably not the best place for a first date, especially if you don’t do well with spicy food, but it does well for most […]
Two International Financial Centre (8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong Island) — Soaring 420 meters above the Central waterfront, this commanding landmark is the tallest building on Hong Kong Island, the second-tallest in the city and one of the tallest in the world. Two IFC was completed in 2003 as part of a complex that […]
Tsim Sha Ysui Promenade (Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon) – this promenade is busy, since the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Avenue of Stars. Aside from that, visitors will look south to the dramatic topographical and architectural spectacle that is the Hong Kong Island skyline […]
The Peak (Mid Levels, Hong Kong) — The highest point on Hong Kong Island, this has been the city’s most exclusive neighborhood since colonial times – back then it was the cooler air that attracted the rich and famous; in the post air-conditioning era, the views of one of the world’s most spectacular cityscapes keep […]
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum (Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, Sai Kung, New Territories) — Once a fortified Hakka village that dates back to the late 19th century, this is now a small museum and Declared Monument housing typical Hakka furniture and artifacts. But there’s another reason to stop by: it’s located inside one of the […]
Sam Tung Uk Museum (2 Kwu Uk Lane, Tsuen Wan, New Territories) — There was a time when the urban hub of Tsuen Wan was nothing more than a sprinkling of rural communities bustling with village and agricultural life. Some of that nostalgic period is preserved at Sam Tung Uk (‘three rows of dwelling’ in […]
Lei Cheung Uk Han Tomb Museum (41 Tonkin Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon) — In 1955, when leveling a slope for the construction of resettlement villages in Lei Cheng Uk, a government work team stumbled upon a mysterious four-chamber tomb. Its inscriptions revealed it dated back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220) and it has […]