LOVELY SPANISH | QUEMO | HONG KONG

We always get great surprise when we are not expecting in advance. It was a random weekday night, we had a casual dinner to wash off the whole day tense after the office. A garden-like and countryside decoration made our dinner place quite different and refreshing, even giving an illusion of the daytime is extending.

NEW BUBBLE BRUNCH MARATHON | PLAYA DE PAPAGAYO | HONG KONG

What to do after grande party on Sunday afternoon? A lot of my friends will say "Bubbles"! Yes, I know everyone like 

+$118 free flow included Cava and some wine(12-4pm) which wrote on board(I forgot to take photos)... 

is it a holly awesome deal?!

JAR | HONG KONG

JAR, just-a-restaurant, another renovated restaurant in Central. It was middle-end designed Spanish restaurant, with a common collection of Spanish dishes, which are familiar by Hongkong eaters in terms of tapas, seafood, paella, suckling pig and sangria.

FOFO BY EL WILLY | HONG KONG

The first time I heart about the name, el Willy, was during my last Shanghai trip. His fame is out in Shanghai largely by his Spanish cuisine in the Bond area. It's a shame that I don't have chance to try it there, while it is such a surprise that I could do it here in Hong Kong. FoFo by el Willy, actually, has run in Hong Kong for 4 years already while it recently renovates a lot with a fresh while playful menu and the new appearance of the two-floor dining and lounge. FoFo's location is kind of tricky, it is said to be in Central, even in LKF (Lan Kwai Fong) but it is on the rooftop (20/F) of the LKF building, which just offers a hidden corridor to the lift and has a small badge of FoFo's name downstairs.

Guess that's why I must blog this Spanish restaurant now :P

SPANISH SMALL BITES | ESPUMA | HONG KONG

Spanish cuisine is no longer special in Hong Kong, following the mass Spanish culinary restaurants popping up; but Spanish-theme cafe seems a new word. Espuma, a young Spanish cuisine line, is quietly exploring Hong Kong, from their first cafe in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Cafe is the basic definition of Espuma, exactly the same as this Spanish word, making some fresh & new foam to eaters in Hong Kong. Novell, the mature Spanish brand, is bring Espuma coffee beans from Barcelona and a line of Spanish dishes and tapas in lighter version to form up the Premium European-style cafe, meanwhile, they are localized by inputing Japanese-Taiwan desserts and drinks to cater younger eaters.

SOLERA SPANISH CUISINE CONCEPTS | HONG KONG

In Hong Kong, we don't need to travel too much for a weekend holiday, to the beach, to the mountain, to the seaside resort, are always in about one hour. This time, I went to Discovery Bay, which is featured in a Western style by the looking of buildings and main street. Comparing to Ma Wan where I went a couple weeks before, Discovery Bay offers better quality and richer culinary. 

I arrived with my friends around 7pm that night, when the beautiful sunset was taking place. To enjoy a good city weekend, sight-seeing is not enough, it must be with some yummy-candy. Solera, just facing to the ferry pier, was where our stomach and mind would be feed. 

THEATRE OF TAPAS | ZAFRAN | HONG KONG

Zafran, Spanish restaurant & bar under Aqua Amani Group, is located in the basement of LKF (Lan Kwai Fong) with a chic black image with golden shades. Chef. Pedro Samper, brings a unique Spanish tapas journey this season, combing the charming art of open kitchen. "Theatre of Tapas", such a decent name, combines the artistic Tapas, the art of communication among the eaters, the Chef and the restaurant, and theatre-luxury dining space. 

To quote the Chef's saying about this tasting menu, "Theatre of Tapas",

"An experience around Spanish flavors, Spanish ingredients, and my life experiences".

THE COMMUNE SOCIAL | SHANGHAI

The Commune Social

511 Jiang Ning Rd, Jing An District, Shanghai, 200041

+86 21 6047 7638

info@communesocial.com

Tue to Fri. 12nn - 2.30pm & 6pm - 10.30pm

Sat. 12nn - 3pm & 6pm - 10.30pm

Sun. 12nn - 3pm

(close in all Mons, Sun evenings & public holiday)

Happy Hour. 5pm - 7pm (Tue to Sat)

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Mentioned the name, Jason Atherton, Hongkong Easters should have a basket of comments, simply for the well-known restaurant in Wanchai neighbor - 22 SHIPS. The Commune Social is another successful creation of modern tapas bar & restaurant in Shanghai. You can have a twisted fine dining experience there with creative tapas, desserts and Spanish-inspired cocktails from the menu and the little black boards. Plus, my eyes and cameras are well feed by 'lab-designed' dining space and the wonderful view of open kitchen.

SAL CURIOSO

與MADAM SIXTY ATE同屬一家的Sal Curioso緊緊靠著LKF，有些機靈搞怪的紅色眼睛Logo已不是第一次晃入眼簾，碰巧不知某個午夜在FB上看到Dining City Restaurant Week的廣告，閒來無事便點來看看，稀裡糊塗的就book了這間餐廳的週末Lunch Menu。Dining City Menu 相當抵食，4-tapas including dessert (without drink) 兩百有找！更何況餐廳的環境，服務，食物的質素都讓我相當滿意，實在是物超所值，可惜！就在第二天發現餐廳即將于一周后關門大吉，實在是掃興又惋惜！

Paella

Kennedy Town 西環，是個讓人越來越迷戀的地方，有些似中上環卻來得更“市井”一些，老城區的魅力從有那麼些破舊的老建築中投射出來，但偶爾來到遠離大馬路的僻靜小路會發現有許多有意思的餐廳藏匿其中，好似瑰寶一般帶有緣人來發現。這一晚便來到小有名氣的厚和街，短短的街道想不到是臥虎藏龍之地，日本、韓國、中國、西班牙、意大利、法國等等一隻手數不過來的各國特色餐廳在這條僻靜小道上遍地開花，熱鬧非凡。

Tapaella Grill 是當晚的主題，餐廳有著一面大大的玻璃牆，坐在裏面向外看恍如真的去到歐洲小鎮的鎮中心一般，裏面的燭光搖曳著投射到傍晚的夜色中，有小小的浪漫！Valencia 特色的西班牙餐廳，桌上的一刀一叉，待人揭開的餐巾，非常nice的兩位外籍老闆，以及空間不大的餐廳內洋溢著的恬靜與輕鬆氣氛，讓人倍感放鬆，先不談吃喝，這裡絕對是個好地方！