CIAO SUNDAY | PIRATA | HONG KONG

Close to Christmas, I was busy but happy with so much spontaneous meals happened in the last few weekends before we were all out for long holiday. 

A lazy Sunday morning, embracing the rare bedding time, while the sunshine outside the window and the 'glo-glo' sound in our belly, dragged us out of the bed. Hunger pushed us to think about the evil brunch instead of light & easy breakfast at home; well, without doubt, aiming to try the new brunch spot (at least new for me), I was introduced the Brunch at Pirata. Just next to the door, which sounds perfect ever for laziness like us!

SEAFOOD & PASTA | OSTERIA | HONG KONG

Summer season, paired with seafood inspired summer menu, would be an attractive deal. Osteria by Holiday Inn in Tsim Sha Tsui, keep their monthly refreshing menu and this August, would be the stage of seafood. The seafood promotion menu covers mostly fresh veggies and shell category seafood, like scallops, crab, mussels and lobster, ranged from $300 to $500 around; and of course, presenting by the traditional Italian concept.

3-MINUTE PIZZA | THE POINT | HONG KONG

The Point, is the new opening modern Italian garment stop in Causeway Bay. Just at the corner of Tang Lung Street (A short but delicious eating street famous), it is the new blood - casual and fast Italian dining concept.

3-minute quick pizza is the gimmick of this new restaurant. The stone oven 'fries' the 9-inch pizza in 6 different standard flavors all day long, and personal creation is also welcomed by the Custom Pizza choice. Stone-oven-made pizza is not something very special, but in 3 minutes, would be a quite good point for most of the city people, who's always chasing their time or being chased by the time. It would be a perfect selling-point for a take-way business in my personal opinion, and the price for 9-inch one ranges from $68 to $88 is reasonable. I consider The Point as a good & efficient choice during busy weekdays.

A PLACE DESERVE A RE-VISIT | LINGUINI FINI | HONG KONG

Competition in Hong Kong's restaurant market is quite fierce; just by looking into the soho area, we are not that surprised to see the turn-over speed of new restaurants. At the old Nico's place, now there's the fresh new red brand, Linguini Fini, which is moved from Wellington Street and finishes its renovation. This restaurant keeps high popularity and reputation among locals and expats since its opening by its 100% handmade pasta, modern dining concept lead by their Italian-American chef, and through recent visit, I learnt more ideas about farm-grown except 'just a place to fill up the stomach'.

NOM NOM | NOM | HONG KONG

Foodie knows the key to a perfect bite, always stays with 'a bit' meat, 'a bit' cheese and 'a bit' well-done sauce. Who cares that a lot! Especially you know you will be treated with a rich selection of fine ingredients and a good cooking way. NOM, opened about 4 months ago, is kind of place I described above, and I'm very happy to listen to the Chef's words where I figure out the resto is proud of their qualified selection of imported raw materials (including vegetables) and the way they are making magic with those good ingredients in their secret kitchen.

NIGHT GARDEN IN THE AIR | SHELTER | HONG KONG

Fleed from the noise of shopping area in Hong Kong, you don't need to travel somewhere far. Shelter Group opens their 'garden' in a massive platform on the 7th floor of Hysan Place. It was an ideal place for an after-work drink and a decent Italian dinner. Italian cuisine with G.H.MUMM champagne and featured cocktail is a absolutely their bright color.

PUGLIA CUISINE | GIANNI'S TRATTORIA ITALIANA | HONG KONG

I am looking for the Italian culinary in Hong Kong which is not offering their menu in a 'mass-production' way. To have an Italian night without pizza and spaghetti or linguini, and even not risotto or tortellini, luckily I was introduced to Gianni's Trattoria Italiana - a Puglia-Cuisine-featured restaurant in Soho, Central. The 70's Chef, Gianni, brought the authentic South Italy flavor back to 2013, and Puglia where the Chef is born and grows up, becomes the main cuisine origin of this special Italian restaurant.

SPRING DINNER MENU | AZURE RESTAURANT SLASH BAR

AZURE RESTAURANT SLASH BAR

29/F & 30/F, HOTEL LKF by RHOMBUS

33 Wyndham Streen, Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong

Tel. 3518 9330

Email. azure@azure.hk

Mon to Sun. 

Breakfast. 7am - 10.30am

Lunch. 11.30am - 2.30pm

Happy Hour. 5pm - 8pm

Dinner. 6.30pm - 11pm

Sun to Wed. Late Night Drink. 11pm - 1am

Thu. Late Night Drink. 11pm - 2am

Fri to Sat. Late Night Drink. 11pm - 3am

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APPETIZER, STEAK, DESSERT | BISTECCA ITALIAN STEAK HOUSE | HONG KONG

Raw Stone, Butcher, Countryside, Brown Wooden, those words are the first patch jumping into my brain when stepping into Bistecca (belongs to Dining Concepts) . It's nested in the 2nd floor of Lam Kwai Fong, the big dining space is hidden behind one heavy glass & wooden door facing to the narrow lane right before everyone showing up in the lift. Meat (Steak/Beef) and Wine are two main decoration of this slightly raw-style steak house, giving a matched feeling to the causal and relax environment of LKF. I just found that big, outstanding and interesting wall clock, 'QUALITY MEATS'. 

Gelato & Italian Breakfast - Nico's

Always rested in Central, I have rare chance to check out so many restaurants just one or two streets away from me. Finally, I start to little journal in SoHo for some space for girls gossip. Fine afternoon, or say late afternoon, narrowly step the last minutes of Weekend Brunch ordering time, we put ourselves nested in Nico's Spuntino Bar + Restaurant, belongs to Staunton's Group.

It's a quite relax place for food, drink and chatting. The barrels aligned along the street and big counter full of color Gelato, are two eye-catching spots for me. If you only want some beers, you can just lazily sit along the bench, facing to SOHO's typical 'busy & noisy' crowds. If you are like me, with some friends, it's better to sit inside, coz they do offer a quite big space for dining atmosphere, and even a mini kids-playground, which can release their 'poor' parents to enjoy a good meal.

Fresh Oyster Matching with Wines - Jack's Terrazza Ristorante

Jack's Terazza Ristorante, delivering the new Fresh Oyster Matching with Wines promotion in its Sai Wan Ho shop. Thank you for the invitation that we, a small pack of food bloggers, enjoyed a relax night there. The promoted oyster mainly from France, Australia, Scotland, and South Africa, price in average around $50, while it's better to choose the matching package that you can easily enjoy the matched white wine/ Sake.  

Healthy Lunch in the Air

One shiny and warm weekend of October in 2013, we went to the 29th floor of iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui, just for a promotion-like price of lunch semi-buffet in Sorriso Italian Cuisine. As the Italian restaurant in TST and enjoying a bird-view of TST Harbour and Hong Kong Island, we even don't mind nothing but the sunny, shiny and brightly luncheon atmosphere!

Wanchai's Sunshine

第二次來到Jack's Terrazza 位於Typhoon樓上的這間較為casual的西式餐廳，這一次來嘗嘗週末的brunch Green Menu，主打vegetarian dishes 對於想要過個無負擔週末的朋友應該是個不錯的選擇，不過味道好壞依然要試過先知！

若是讀過不久前那篇dinner tasting blog 的應該對這間樓上餐廳的內部環境不陌生，其中以大面積的可移動式落地窗最為突出，褪去夜幕的性感魅惑，週末白晃晃的陽光下餐廳的這面大玻璃門全部敞開，戶外雖有些城市中心不可避免的喧鬧，但和風陣陣、陽光暖身的感覺還是讓人不覺懶洋洋的，十月末的香港週末依然是夏天，坐在戶外一角的位置略有些悶熱，所以一定要點上一杯冰飲才過癮！

JACK'S TERRAZZA

灣仔一向不缺美酒與美食，這一日受邀來到街口的Jack's，樓上餐廳似乎富裕餐廳另一種夜晚的寧靜，相比樓下的酒樽撞擊聲，上面的露臺恰好能讓一眾放工的人們享受私人週末。

靠窗的鞦韆座再適合情侶不過；露臺雖略有暑氣，但勝在街景與來自街頭的各種聲效令人流連。

Dabyida Restaurant & Bar

棉登徑一向是酒吧和型格餐廳聚集的地方，地方不大選擇卻不少，週六的中午來到這裡似乎顯得有些冷清，整條街上除了半cafe半餐廳的Bricklane 客如雲來之外，其他的餐廳似乎還在沉睡中。這次試食的餐廳屬於典型的酒吧餐廳，富有現代摩登風格的餐廳以黑紅為主色調，提供的是較為大陸的意大利菜，每日的early dinner時間都有happy hour 優惠，午夜時段也有。12點開鋪的餐廳暫時沒有第一波客人，恰好是個拍照的黃金機會。

GRAPPA'S KIMBERLEY

又是陽光明媚的週日，街頭除了熱氣也少不了人氣，好在身帶一身暑氣入到金巴利道的Grappa's Kimberley 偏暗的環境讓人倍感放鬆，很適合週末的Brunch主題，餐廳的裝飾簡單又不失意式風情，單是一面仿真石牆就讓人對充滿香氣的意式美食浮想聯翩。

體驗一晚美式豪邁的意大利菜

Angelo’s 位於尖沙咀地鋪的餐廳擁有超級寬敞的地下空間，紅黑主調的空間，以錯落有致的掛畫裝飾，這一晚是美國牛肉主題夜，啖啖肉到讓人甚感罪惡。

Home-style Italian 'Inn' | PASTA INN | SHANGHAI

Pasta Inn, a little Italian restaurant opened by a Shanghai family, locates on Si Nan Road. Far way from the noisy Middle Huai Hai Road, to keep quiet. Glass door with metal structure, while curtain cover everything inside. Passenger is rarely recognize this opening eat-in place when passing by it quickly.  


這家上海人開的小意式餐廳是朋友帶著去的，位於思南路的中半段上，地處較為僻靜些，門面也十分低調，鐵質框架的玻璃移門，拉的密密實實的白色窗簾把這間餐廳隱蔽起來，若是不留心那塊懸掛在門把上的“營業中”字樣，絕對是要錯過的。

Wonderful House of Italian | COLABO | SHANGHAI

上海市徐家匯音樂學院圈，向來就不是個平凡地，租界、領館、音樂學子徘徊之處，這些元素聚集在一起便有了神秘又讓人欲罷不能的摩登風情。這一區最多的要屬bar & cafe，若是有心人也能繞進弄堂，找到隱藏在改頭換面的石庫門老洋房中的西餐廳。Colabo 就屬於這樣一間，地處汾陽路，但其實是在三路交匯的地帶；餐廳與另一間以品酒為特色的餐廳共處一幢三四層樓高的舊時老洋房，若想要入餐廳，必要彎進社區小道，確實夠隱蔽！

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