LOONG YUEN | HONG KONG

I haven't tried a lot of Chinese/Cantonese restaurants since I came to Hong Kong, while in the limited ticked list, Loong Yuen, is one of the recommended list. The impression of this restaurant to me, is everything about quality and humble. The restaurant is located in the basement floor of Holiday Inn in Tsim Sha Tsui, which is a hot spot but not adding too much benefits to the restaurant for its hidden location. The visitors there are half tourists half locals, who are mostly re-visitors for its stable quality. The Chinese dishes served there were in a reasonable price range, and the design of the dishes were in generally, traditional, but sometimes they are twisted with a little new concept by adopting the western cooking concept.

KAM KEE CAFE | HONG KONG

Traditional old Hongkong-style Cafe reopened in Sai Wan, is attracting a group of people who are always running after the classic and qualified dining place. I love the old poster hanging there, 20/30's fashion is saying a lot of that-year stories, which are absolutely fantastic to the young generation like us. Actually, our grand-generation could have more romantic than us :D

EAT IN HK | HONG KONG

Before I continue my normal restaurant review, I want to write some simple words about my real food journey in my every day-time. Not sure I am lucky or not to have my new office location at one of the most local district of Hong Kong, where when you have a random walk there, you are every-second rounded by the very Hong Kong locals, with slippers and pajama (not much this extreme situation), VERY not patient and always loud. Wait!!! Looks quite negative description? half yes, half nope, actually it is Hong Kong, the real one, and I do appreciate those neighbors who are maybe not that rich or educated, but they are real persons, and they deliver good stuff by their heart! 

That's why those areas, in general, have the highest density of good local restaurants.

HEE KEE CRAB GENERAL | HONG KONG

Canal Road (underneath the bridge), is an iconic place in Hong Kong, and that night I went there for my first experience of 'Chili Crab underneath the bridge' in Hee Kee Crab General, which is one of the oldest and the most famous Chili Crab restaurant. I have not been to other chili crab restaurants in the same area while this one gives me a good impression by its clean and cheerful dining environment once I step into it (actually the restaurant is at the basement). To me, tiny and clean is the first and probably the most important condition when I judge a Chinese restaurant, because I know most of Chinese dishes go through a complicated cooking process including a lot oil, sauces and other materials, which is much more easier to get everywhere a mass comparing to the western ones. Thus, I take the dining environment very seriously.

NAM LOONG CAFE | HONG KONG

Memory is one of the most precious asset for human beings. For Hongkongers who's used to a wide diversity of dining culture since early times, the Hong Kong Tea Restaurant, is undoubtedly on the memorable list. The green metal railings, the white ceramics, the efficient-working staffs... each part forms up the idea of 'Tea Restaurant' where is the dream-creator of most Hongkongers. 

Years going, the old-style restaurant is fading away for many reasons, but luckily, fading-away memory creates more opportunities for those who care a lot and who can twist it with more value. Nam Loong, managed by Golden Stone Catering Group, is another story of modern-traditional Tea Restaurant.

CHINESE RESTAURANT | METROPOLE HOTEL | MACAU

CHINESE RESTAURANT. METROPOLE HOTEL MACAU

2&3/F, 493-501 Avenida da Praia Grande, Macau City, Macau

Tel. 853 28388166

隱蔽小鋪 | 保健牛奶公司 | MACAU

保健牛奶公司

澳門新馬路福隆新巷4號

Rua da Felicidade & Travessa da Felicidade, Macau

Tel. 28938391

Mon to Sun. 12.30nn - 10.30pm

TOAST & CREAM SODA | CAFE MATCH BOX 喜喜冰室 | HONG KONG

CAFE MATCH BOX

喜喜冰室

G/F, Highland Mansion, 8 Cleveland Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (Next to i.t fashion store)

香港銅鑼灣名店坊加寧街8號海倫大廈地下（i.t店旁）

Tel. 28680363

Fax. 28680326

G/F, 2 Sun Wui Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

香港銅鑼灣新會道2號地下

Tel. 28810616

Fax. 28810612

Mon to Sun. 8am - 11pm

OLD HONG KONG | MATCH BOX 喜喜冰室 | HONG KONG

CAFE MATCH BOX

喜喜冰室

G/F, Highland Mansion, 8 Cleveland Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (Next to i.t fashion store)

香港銅鑼灣名店坊加寧街8號海倫大廈地下（i.t店旁）

Tel. 28680363

Fax. 28680326

G/F, 2 Sun Wui Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

香港銅鑼灣新會道2號地下

Tel. 28810616

Fax. 28810612

Mon to Sun. 8am - 11pm

人情味 | 祥香園

祥香園茶餐廳

• 香港堅尼地城卑路乍街107號地下

Tel. 28557911

Ser Wong Fun 蛇王芬

Chinese cuisine lives without season flavors, especially chili season, when we have so many festivals, the seasonal signature foods never stop. In Central, under famous western dining block (Soho), Ser Wong Fun attracts both travelers and locals. It's a traditional Cantonese restaurant, running for quite long time, and now is in charged by the third generation. By reading its Chinese name, what's you should order there is too obvious - Snake Soup.

Hing Kee Restaurant 興記菜館

Yummy Casserole (rice) is one of the signature food in Hong Kong, especially for winter season. Those raw rice just is getting well cooked by the heated casserole. The normal-looking cook stuff has a magical power to make those rice good-smelling and chewy, and I'm sure some of you just like me, prefer those bottom layer of rice stick on the casserole, a little over-cooked but extremely tasty even without any sauce. 

Yau Ma Tei, the must-going place for travelers and also for locals in chili seasons. The Hong Kong style street foods and local restaurants there offers super cheap seafood, fried foods, casserole and Chinese desserts. Hing Kee, has quite huge business, almost cover the whole bottom area of the whole street. Eaters prefer sitting outdoor and enjoying really local foods and services. Everything is noisy and loud, typically street-style.

Loong Toh Yuen 隆濤院

Loong Toh Yuen, hidden in Hullett House, 1881 Heritage, in Tsim Sha Tsui. A re-packaged Chinese-Cantonese restaurant serves traditional Cantonese All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Delight during lunch time, 7 days. It really costs some time for me to find this restaurant, to be honest, I just go around over 3 times, trying to locate it by Google Map and myself without disturbing others. Failed, finally, I went across the long dark lane, reached the backyard (quite Beijing old building style, Si-He-Yuan), pointed by restaurant staff by recognizing my searching-something face, and find the door.

Of course, not-easy journey didn't bother my sense on those details. I love the simple design of the whole building, meanwhile decorated with a lot Chinese elements, bamboo, water and peony (or camellia? I'm absolutely not familiar to flowers, anyone pls correct me). Full white painted wall is decorated by only one tiny corner of Chinese painting flower or bamboo bird cage - a little Zen.

百樂潮州酒樓 Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant

It has been over 2 years since my parents came to Hong Kong last time; that is my start in HK, and this time is kinda end of student life in HK. Before sending parents back home, how can I let them miss the precious chance to experience Chiu Chow cuisine? For who want to taste as more as possible but have limited stomach, Pak Loh in Mongkok East offers a tasting menu including Chile red wine, Chiu Chow Gongfu Tea, appetizer, soup, main-course and dessert.

想要多試幾道正宗潮州小菜，卻又怕胃量不足吃得太飽？旺角東的百樂潮州酒樓新推出“西式品味菜單”正巧解決這個難題。一人份的菜單從前菜到甜品，從招牌小菜中點選，更有潮州功夫茶及智利紅酒相伴，吃罷整套胃納也所剩無幾。

欣圖軒

前段日子香港尚未入秋，陽光好到睜不開眼，望著外面一片白光下的星光大道人流如織，一道厚厚的玻璃隔去喧囂與熱氣，洲際的欣圖軒以淡雅的中式元素做裝飾，灰白色為主調的就餐環境，以應季的菊花呼應皇室金的靠枕，給人以放鬆又舒適的感覺。

百樂潮州

百樂潮州的品牌也有歷史，這晚blogger 活動來到旺角新世紀廣場5F的百樂潮州酒樓，週五的晚上生意可以用一個“旺”字來形容，不小的大堂人聲鼎沸。酒樓的裝修較新，環境也亮堂，潔白的桌布配上古色古香的仿木質間隔，穿著黑白色制服的侍應與整體環境也很相稱，給人以乾淨整潔，效率與規整的感覺。

相聚御名軒

又是一個blogger相聚夜，這晚放佐工來到天后電器街的御名軒，老派粵式酒樓的佈置，黑色馬甲白色襯衫的伯伯、大姐是餐廳中忙碌身影的真身，大堂明亮，過來幫襯晚式的也大多是附近的熟客。這晚要來個再傳統不過的粵式飯局，當然也要多謝兩位PR朋友帶來的美酒，助興之餘也讓人忍不住貪杯。

地庫藏“龍”

龍苑，以“龍”字為首，古色古香的霸氣與尊貴來的霸道又溫柔，餐廳藏於尖沙咀假日酒店地庫。規整的裝飾與餐廳規劃，圓中帶方無處不在，中國的水墨，中國的瓷器，中國的筷子，脫離餐牌上的寫意，在眼前的是一碟花生腰果，鹹淡相宜，邊吃邊聊，差點忘了停口。

SUMMER DIM SUM AND DISHES

Thanks to PR friend’s invitation to Dim Sum Bar, where I go for twice within 2 weeks unexpectedly. (Want to read last experience there? Click HERE!) As bloggers invited that day, we are all excited to the new menu and dishes for this summer. Rush to the restaurant once off-work, I still become the last one without any doubt… Anyway, order one iced lemon tea before ‘feast’; I really need to cool down!

香甜滿滿雪影系列

點一龍，位於中港城地鋪，若不是近排中港城為開設其中的食肆大肆宣傳以及Facebook上一向的曝光率，真的不太容易注意到點一龍的門店；另外也對這家點心專賣店中西結合的概念及點心放題。