So these aren't travel notes for me but rather the notes I give to people when they visit Hong Kong.
For hotels, I can't do much recommending because I have only stayed here for work at the Langham which may be out of the price range for many of my tourist friends.
I hear that the IBIS hotel on Hong Kong Island is relatively reasonable but no experience with it.
Version: 17 MAY 2017
For hotels, I can't do much recommending because I have only stayed here for work at the Langham which may be out of the price range for many of my tourist friends.
I hear that the IBIS hotel on Hong Kong Island is relatively reasonable but no experience with it.
Version: 17 MAY 2017
PART 1 – WHAT TO DO
TOP
TOURISTY ATTRACTIONS
Big Buddha in Lantau
This
is a great classic touristy place to visit. You take the subway to Tung Chung
Station and then take the 360 Ning Ping Cable Car up the mountain for an
amazing ride with incredible views. There are shops and restaurants at the top
of the mountain but more fast food. There is a vegetarian restaurant at the Monastery
but I would not recommend it. Half day adventure. Will take about half a day
depending on lines for cable car and how long you spend there.
You
should make sure to check the cable car status. There is regular maintenance on
the cable cars so you should make sure they are running during your visit.
Alternative ways to the Buddha are bus and taxi.
Tung Chong also has the Citygate Outlet mall with
outlet stores.
Victoria
Peak (aka The Peak on HK Island)
Great views from the top of the biggest mountain on the island.
Take the tram up (expect a long wait), bus #15 from Central Exchange Square
near IFC mall, cab or a 30-40 minute hike up. Decent restaurants and some shops up there as well.
Gorgeous views on a clear day. There is Madam Tussaud’s wax museum at the Peak.
If you are looking for something to do after the Peak,
you could take a taxi from Peak to Stanley Market for a later lunch and some
shopping at the market.
Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden
This is a beautiful place…. Serene gardens & amazing nunnery
temple to explore. 10 minute MTR ride from TST. You can spend an hour or two
exploring the gardens. There is a vegetarian restaurant there if you want to
eat.
This is on the Kowloon side. If you are looking for something else
to do nearby, you can go to 10,000 Buddhas or to History Museum. You could also
visit any of the markets on Kowloon side (Ladies, Flower, Bird, etc).
MARKETS
Stanley
This town is on the other side of this island and is easy to get
to by bus (260, 6 or 6X from Central) and the ride is awesome (sit at the top
on the RIGHT side). About a 40 minute bus ride. It feels like a little vacation
town, with cool shops, great restaurants and chill bars. There is also the
renowned Stanley Market, packed with little shops where you bargain for your
item. Takes at least a few hours depending on how much want to do. I love the
restaurants along the water. Pickled Pelican is a favorite. There is a good
German restaurant in Stanley with huge beers.
Ladies Market/Temple Street
This is where people go to buy knock-off items, souvenirs, oddities
and just look at all the random stuff to buy.
Temple
Street Night Market
Market with good selection of goods. Make sure to bargain. It is
only in the evenings (not open during the day). Starts at Temple and Jordan and
go north. Exit A from Jordan MTR station. Turn right. Go down and turn right
onto Temple Street. You can spend anywhere from 1-3 hours here shopping.
Ladies
Market
In Mong Kok area, take Mong Kok MTR exit D3. Usually open early
afternoon until night time
ladies clothes, souvenirs and knock offs the Ladies Market is on Tung Choi Street
between Argyle and Dundas Streets Fa Yuen Street Market is on Fa Yuen Street
between Prince Edward and Argyle Streets
Electrical
Appliance Street is on Sai Yeung Choi Street which runs parallel to the Ladies
Market.
The Mongkok
Computer Center is on the corner of Fa Yuen Street and Nelson Street
Flower Market - is a street market in the northern
part of Mong Kok, where many flower shops and street hawkers can be
found. It opens daily from 7 am to 7:30 pm, and there are two ways
to get there: A) If coming from Ladies' Market: continue northward
with Tung Choi Street (Goldfish Market) till you get to
the corner of Prince Edward Rd., cross it to the other side and turn
right, then enter the second street on your left (Sai Yee Street) and
the first street on your right is the market. B) Take exit A
of MTR-Prince Edward to Playing Field Rd. and walk along it to its end.
Turn right to Sai Yee St. and left to Flower Market Rd. and you
are there...
Hong Kong Bird & Flower Market
See all the guys out with their song birds or see other birds for
sale, along with some cool flower markets. Smaller market, won’t take long to
walk through here.
OTHER
ATTRACTIONS
Horse
Racing
Happy Valley Race Course has races Wednesday nights during the
season. Sha Tin has weekend races.
Light show
Each night at 8 PM there is a light show with all the buildings on
either side of HK harbor. Best location for viewing is near Cultural Center/Clock
Tower in TST. There is music that you can hear from that area. If you are in
this area, I suggest talking through Heritage 1881 which is on the corner of
Canton and Salisbury. It’s the old Maritime Police Headquarters.
Massages
There are many many places to get reasonably priced body and foot
massages in HK. You can either book a place or sometimes just walk in.
Fortune
Teller
This is a very cool experience and there are a few different
methods of fortune telling along this main street. Plus you can shop in the
street markets along the way.
North of Temple Street Market are fortune tellers. We recommend
Grace because she has good English. Face and palm reading is about HKD 150-200.
GO to end of Temple Street Market at Kansu and got to the right around building
(still Temple Street) toward the Karaoke place that you will hear. Grace is
there on the road a little ways down. Reading can take 10-15 minutes per
person. Other recommendations are Teresa and Doris.
Hong Kong
Wheel
A relatively new addition to HK is the ferris wheel in Central.
High Tea
Being formerly under British rule, enjoying high tea is a fun
sophisticated event in HK. Most hotels have high tea menus and there are other
tea rooms around. I have been to Peninsula Hotel for high tea.
Ocean Park
The local amusement park with rides and attractions. I hear it’s
bigger than HK Disneyland and I think the locals prefer this one over Disney.
There is also aquarium and animals there.
Hong Kong Disneyland
It’s smaller than most USA parks but easy to ride the rides
multiple times with little waiting. Pretty cool experience, decent rides and a
fun way to spend a day. 32Thttp://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/zh_HK/home/home?name=HomePage32T
Macau
If you want to get out of HK, there is Macau Island, the Chinese
Vegas. It’s a 45 min boat ride to this island from Macau Ferry Terminal. Lot of
casinos, shopping and fun… although I’d recommend getting a cab to the other
side of the island to a restaurant call Fernando’s, which is an incredible
Portuguese restaurant and just have a great beach vibe. You don’t need a visa
or anything but you will be going into “China” so will have to deal with
Customs lines coming and going.
MUSEUMS
HK Art Museum
HK History Museum
In Kowloon, the highlight of the 41THong Kong Museum of History (23) 41T(00 852
2724 9042; 32Thk.history.museum32T; 10am-7pm
weekends, to 6pm other days, closed Tuesdays) is The Hong Kong Story, a
compelling account of a unique territory. Cool history museum on HK. (M-F
10-6, Sat & Sun 10-7. Closed Tues)
HK Park & Tea Museum
This is a free museum in a very cool park near our apt. (10-6,
Closed Tue)
HK 3D
Museum
HK Trick
Eye Museum
SHOPPING
There are tons of shopping so you can explore MongKok, Causeway
Bay, and Soho (Central) or the very many malls.
Ap Lei
Chau
Clothes (pricey), home goods. Furniture. About 20-30 minute bus ride from Central.
Bus 590 from central – then a short walk to New Horizon
Bus 671 from admiralty?
Take lift to top and work way down
Chinese department store Yue On
Many people have bought nice souvenirs here. Quality is better than markets. Jordan exit A1. On corner.
Clothes (pricey), home goods. Furniture. About 20-30 minute bus ride from Central.
Bus 590 from central – then a short walk to New Horizon
Bus 671 from admiralty?
Take lift to top and work way down
Chinese department store Yue On
Many people have bought nice souvenirs here. Quality is better than markets. Jordan exit A1. On corner.
DIY craft
items
Sham Shui Po area (15TYu Chau Street specifically)
PMQ
(Central)
PMQ 41Tat 35
Aberdeen Street (00 852 2811 9098; 32Tpmq.org.hk32T; 7am-11pm
daily) in SoHo area. The former Police Married Quarters, dating from 1951, is
now full of studios for Hong Kong’s brightest young designers. Many designers
like to visit here. It is covered so actually good place to visit during rain
storm.
G.O.D. (goods of desire)
Many people LOVE
this store… really cool HK house wares store… some clothing, stationary, etc.
Many locations.
Get a Suit Made
This is a classic HK shopping experience where you can get a suit
make in a few days. Just make sure you plan ahead so that you have time to
select the fabrics, get measured and the second fitting session. The earlier in
your trip, the better so you can take your suit home with you.
Sneaker
Street (Mongkok)
Fa Yuen Street in Mongkok. Stores are mostly between Argyle and
Dundas.
CityGate
Outlets (Tung Chong)
Tung Chong also has the Citygate Outlet mall with
outlet stores.
TRANSPORT
It is most convenient to get an Octopus card if you plan to stay a
while (or find someone who lives here who has extras to borrow). These cards
are used on all transportation within HK (buses, trams, subway, ferry, etc)
MTR
MTR is the subway system and is super
easy to use. Maps are listed everywhere and above each train will show you the
direction the train is headed. There is a good MTR Mobile app which will give
you all the details you need.
Buses
Regular buses are pretty easy and you
will need them to get to certain places. CitybusNWFB is the app for buses and
can help identify which bus you need. You pay when you get on – just get off
with no need to pay again. The 2 decker buses will help you get places and the
screen in the front of the bus always shows you the upcoming stop. Just hit the
button to get off at the next stop.
Mini buses can be pretty intimidating
but you will need them to get to certain places. If you are just visiting, I do
NOT suggest you try the green or red minibuses (small 15 passenger buses you
see flying around the city) unless you have someone local with you. If you move
to Hong Kong for longer term, you may need to use them at some time. Green mini
buses you pay when you get on and you can use Octopus. They have a set route
but there is no signage on the bus to tell you where you are. You should follow
on GoogleMaps and then you have to ask to get off at next step. Say “next stop”
or “yauh lohk”. Red mini buses take cash
only and the driver can kind of make up the route. I have only used red mini
buses at the end of a hike where there are no taxis. The red mini bus drivers
know that you usually want to go back to MTR station.
Taxis
Taxis are relatively inexpensive to use
and fairly reliable. Most drivers speak English but I suggest you have your
hotel written down on a card just in case. Some hotels have multiple locations
within HK. Taxis between HK Island and Kowloon side can be tricky late late at
night. Some taxis cannot go in cross tunnels so cannot take you. Note that there
are high tolls for tunnels so your rate will go up. Remember to have cash for
taxis – no credit card or octopus accepted!
Star Ferry
Ferry connects TST to both Central and Wan Chai. Cheap way to get
back and forth as well as a pretty view. You can try to time it right to be on
the boat during light show at 8 PM. Pay when you get on.
Ding-Dings
The trams across Hong Kong Island are a slow yet fun way to see
the city. Super cheap. You enter through back of tram. You pay when you get
off.
Mid-Level
Escalators
Toted as the longest outdoor escalators in the world – this is
both transport and attraction. Escalators go down in the morning hours (6am to
10 am-ish) for the commuters to get down the hill and then after about 10 AM
they go up the rest of the day until they shut off at midnight. There are bar
and restaurants along the escalators mostly from Hollywood Road to Elgin Road.
You can take the ferry to Central and then use the footbridges above the roads
to walk to the escalators. Or take the MTR to exit D and it is a short walk
down Queen’s Road Central.
OUTDOORS
Lamma Island
This is a great place if you want to get out a little further.
It’s a 35-45 boat ride to this island and has a very tropical/fisherman’s
village feel. There is a great trail that goes from one end of the island to
the other (probably about 1-2 hour walk), with amazing views. If the weather is
nice, there are 2 beaches along the way that you can stop and swim. There is a
fisherman’s village at one end where you can pick out your food from the tank.
It’s a lot of fun!
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(10,000) Ten Thousand Buddha’s Monastery
This is a very cool, not very touristy, place to visit with TONS
of bizarre statues, amazing temples and great photo opts. Sometimes there
are monkeys around as well. Do not carry food around monkeys or get too close.
They are wild animals. (9am to 5-30pm daily). Short trip to visit but many
stairs to climb with Buddha statues on either side of stairs. Can be monkeys in
the area depending on timing. MTR Train from Tsim Sha Tsui Station to Sha Tin
Station from where the temple is signposted. 431-step climb up to the temple.
Tsz Shan
Monastery and Guan Yin Statue (aka Big White Lady statue)
In New Territories. Need to make reservations in advance to visit.
Hong Kong Park & Botanical & Zoo Park
On HK Island and a wonderful way to spend a few hours outside. Not
much of a zoo but there are monkeys and birds to see. Take a stroll through the
gardens and see animals and enjoy nature in the heart of city. At end of Caine
Road.
HK Wetlands
We’ve not gone to this place yet, but I hear is nice. $30 HKD per
person 10-5pm (closed Tues & public holidays).
Sai Kung
This is an area in the new territories with tons of hiking trails
and amazing super fresh seafood.
Horse Racing
This is a fun event to attend. There are race tracks in Happy
Valley and Sha Tin. They have races on Wed & Sat.
Rent a Junk!
Ride a junk boat, take a regular boat to the other side of the
island or a casino boat! 32Thttp://hongkongextras.com/harbourtours.html32T
Aqua Luna
Boat Tour
Take a boat tour of the harbor. The night tour is great to see the
lights and the sunset tour is also good. Tciket gets you one free drink on
board. Tour is about 1-1.5 hours. Leaves from either Central or TST. If you get
on in TST you get better seats before the people in Central get on the boat.
TEMPLES
There are tons of temples to visit in Hong Kong. They are a quick
visit but very neat to see especially when they are in the middle of commercial
and residential buildings. There are temples at Big Buddha to see. Other ones
to visit.
Wong Tai
Sin (Wong Tai Sin)
Green line to Wong Tai Sin. Not far from MTR station.
Man Mo
Temple (Central/Sheung Wan)
. In Sheung Wan a short walk from Central area. There is small
antique street right near Man Mo called Upper Lascar Road with stores and
street vendors.
HIKES
There are tons of trails to hike with different degrees of length
and difficulty. There are a few books for hiking that I recommend. Books can be
purchased as GOD or at local bookstore.
Dragon’s
Back
Take MTR to Island Line (blue) and go to 3PrdP stop from end Shau Kei Wan.
From station, Exit A3, take bus 9 from Shau Kei Wan bus terminus to To Tei Wan
on Shek O Road. The entrance to the hike is on Shek O Road near To Tei Wan
village. Follow signs for the hike, Dragon’s Back. Follow signs for Big Wave
Bay.
After about 2 hours, you'll arrive
at Tai Long Wan beach (aka Big Wave Bay). You can take the red minibus or a
taxi to Shek-O or back to Shau Kei Wan MTR. Red mini bus and taxi require cash.
If you go to Shek-O, bus #9 will take you back to Shau Kei Wan MTR.
Morning
Trail to Peak or Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
Recommended starting point is at junction of Hatton Road and
Conduit Road in Mid-levels.
You can take a taxi there.
You can take escalators all the way up
to Conduit Road, turn right at the top and walk to Hatton Road.
You can take bus 13 from Central (City
Hall) to Kotewall Terminus.
Walk up Hatton Road and the trail starts at the end of Hatton.
You will get to a point there trail flattens out and branches in
two different directions.
One direction is left up to the Peak
(this is paved path the entire way). Not many views until you get to the top.
From the top of the Peak you can take taxi, bus 15 to Central or walk back
down.
The other direction is right and then
immediate left towards Pok Fu Lam Reservoir (this is non-paved path and rocky).
This is more fun to me because there are many waterfalls and views. Much more
tranquil but uneven walking surfaces. Once you get to Pok Fu Lam reservoir you
can continue to Pok Fu Lam Road, cross the street and take a few different
buses back to Central (4, 7, 40M, etc), some buses also go to TST. Check the
signs at the bus stop.
BEACHES
There are a bunch of different beaches in HK. Along the south side
of HK Island is Repulse Bay, Middle Bay and South Bay beach. South Bay is
probably my favorite but harder to get to. Take bus 6, 6X, or 260 towards this
area.
Shek O beach is on the north side of HK Island. Take MTR to Island
Line (blue) and go to 3PrdP stop from end Shau Kei Wan.
From station, Exit A3, take bus 9 from Shau Kei Wan bus to Shek O (last stop).
There are good Thai restaurants at Shek O so go for the afternoon and grab a
bite to eat.
PART 2 – WHAT TO EAT / DRINK
FOOD
There are a TON of great restaurants from Asian to Western and
everything in between. Korean, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Moroccan, French,
burgers/steaks, British, etc. There’s a good site/app for searching that is
like Yelp of Hong Kong.
This list of restaurants cannot cover
everything and restaurants come and go pretty quickly in HK. So I suggest
checking them out before going. You will also need to book a table (aka make a
reservation) at many of these places especially on weekend nights and brunches.
Knutsford Terrace (Kowloon side)
This is an elevated street full of restaurants to choose from and
is about a 10 minute walk from Langham. This is a good area to go if you are up
for a walk and have a group that can’t decide on food. Just walk here and see
what strikes your fancy. 32Thttp://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr1.htm?landmark_id=9008®ion=0&suggest=132T
Monday Nights there are deals for 2-for-1 meal deals at many
restaurants. Here is updated list. You don’t even need the card to get the
deal. Just show up. You may need to book a table at the busy places.
Hong
Kong/Chinese – you must try dim sum!
Hutong’s (TST)
One of the top Chinese restaurants in
the world, with an amazing view, reservation recommended (7pm is best so you
can watch the 8pm light show). On the pricier side.
Din Tai Fung (a few locations)
Taiwanese Soup Dumpling. This is
easily in my top 5 favorite restaurants in HK. Reservations are recommended.
It’s casual and in the Silvercord mall near work but other locations as well.
Maxim’s in City Hall (Central)
Great dim sum lunch place that still has
the carts being pushed around to select your food. Again, good for group of 4+
so that you can order more and try more things. No reservations so get there
early and get in line. Dim sum is only served at lunch. Not dinner! 32Thttp://www.maximschinese.com.hk/eng/restaurant/outlet_facts.aspx?sId=232T
Chinese Jumbo Floating Restaurant
Not been here yet but I hear it’s
quite unique.
Dragon
King in World Trade (Causeway Bay, HK Island)
Recommended by Robert Cheung. They
have special deals per day so when book a table ask what deal is for the day.
Jade Garden Chinese Restaurant (TST)
4/F, Star House
Monogamous (Central)
59 Caine Road. Under escalators
between Elgin and Caine. Good Sichuan food. Not very spicy though.
Chongquing Shezhuan
41TG/F,
27-29 Elgin Street. 41TGreat spicy food,
Hot
Pot
Hot
Pot – Top Grade Hot Pot (Tin Hau, HK Island)
G/F, 5-11 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau
Better for groups of 6+ so you can try
a lot of food. Can do with 4. They do have drinks but you can bring your own
wine as well. There is a dessert place next door as well which is well known.
Nabe (TST)
All you can eat hot pot! They have
different options for “all you can eat”
Thai
L16
(HK Park – Island Side)
Japanese and Thai in Hong Kong Park –
oasis, tranquil environment.
Sweet Basil (TST)
Thai food in the Ocean Terminal. Shop
OT260-OT263, 2/F, Ocean Terminal
Thai on High. Sai Yung Pun.
Tuk Tuk Thai. Central/Soho. Cash only.
Brazilian
Meat
Braza
(Central/LKF)
If you are hungry we found a Brazilian
all you can eat place with excellent food. Unlimited salad bar and meat. 3/F,
Grand Progress Building, 15-16 Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Japanese
Fusion
Tokyolima
(Central)
My new favorite restaurant which is
Japanese Peruvian fusion. Car Po Commercial Building, G/F, 18-20 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central.
Japanese
Yakitori
Yardbird
(Central/Sheung Wan)
Excellent yachitori restaurant for
dinner only. Does not take reservations so you should get there at 6 PM or
expect to wait. You can leave your name and walk to another place to get a
drink if there bar is full. Oolaa is a good place to wait cause it has a large
bar area and is close by. You must have the chicken meatball at Yardbird.
Portions are small and pricey so not the place to go when you are hungry.
Torimen
(Soho)
Japanese
Sushi
Aqua (TST)
Great sushi place – they do have
cooked food too. Pricey but the view is amazing. Nice bar too for cocktails
(sometimes have 2 drink min). Reservations at 7pm is ideal so you can watch the
light show at 8pm.
Ashley Road: This road has a number of restaurants options
either at street level or up an elevator. There are good Japanese and Korean
places here.
Sen-yro. Multiple locations of sushi.
Vietnamese
Nha
Trang (TST and other locations)
BEP.
Multiple
Locations
Bun
Cha. Aberdeen Street. Central.
Japanese
BBQ
Wa-En (TST)
Very tasty Japanese BBQ (you cook
your meat in the center of the table). Mid-priced & casual. It’s very close
to the hotel on Canton Rd. In Toy House building. There are good Japanese
places in this building as well.
Japanese
Soup Curry
SAMA
(Central)
Chain with other locations.
Korean
Ashley Road (TST): This road has a number of restaurants options
either at street level or up an elevator. There are good Japanese and Korean
places here.
Myung Ga Korean Restaurant
27/F iSQUARE mall (corner of Peking
Road & Nathan Road – Exit H from MTR)
Korean
BBQ
Seorae
(chain – check for all locations)
41TG-1/F,
Passkon Court, 79-81 Kimberley Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2723-6692.
3/F, Capital Builiding , 181
Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
Indian
Gaylord (TST)
Good Indian food that has been Amit approved. They have lunch buffet and
al carte menu.
32TBombay Dreams (Central)
Moroccan
Sahara
(Central)
Moroccan restaurant.
Mexican
Brickhouse (Central)
Hidden down an alley in LKF it is a
fun place for food and drinks.
Coyote
(Wan Chai)
Great people watching with dinner.
Spanish
La
Paloma (Sai Yun Pun)
Spanish tapas
Western
Oolaa
(Central/Sheung Wan)
Large restaurant so good for larger
groups who want Western food.
Butcher
Club (a few locations)
Where to go to get a good burger quick
and dirty. There are a few locations. Note that they have a “secret” menu which
can be found online or with QR code in the restaurant.
Posto Pubblico (Soho)
28
Elgin St. Italian food the people rave about. Try the veal meatballs.
Santorini
(Soho)
My favorite Greek restaurant. Be
prepared to be transported to Greek Islands.
32Thttp://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/central-santorini-greek-restaurant/154104?tc=sr132T
BLT Burger (TST)
If you are craving a burger, this
is the place to go. It’s in the same mall as the office so its close and is a
good inexpensive American meal. There is also a BLT restaurant in Ocean
Terminal and they have good Western food as well.
Al Molo (TST)
If you need Western food fix this place is good. Has a good lunch buffet.
With view of harbor if there isn’t a cruise ship in the way.
Stable Grill (TST)
Located in Heritage 1881. Western
food.
Tastings
(Central)
Convenient Enomatic wine dispensers allow customers to try 40 different wines (rotated regularly from a stock of more than 160) in all price ranges from around the world without the pressure of having to polish off the whole bottle. One person mentioned this place may be closed… need to check it. 27 & 29 Wellington St, Central, 2523 6282.
Convenient Enomatic wine dispensers allow customers to try 40 different wines (rotated regularly from a stock of more than 160) in all price ranges from around the world without the pressure of having to polish off the whole bottle. One person mentioned this place may be closed… need to check it. 27 & 29 Wellington St, Central, 2523 6282.
WoolooMooLoo (a few locations)
Good steak can be had here. A few
different locations and there is at least one in TST. One on Nathan and one on
Mody I believe.
BARS
WITH A VIEW
Ozone
The highest bar in the city. Kowloon side in Elements Mall
Seeva
Classy roof top deck, nice High Tea meal. HK Island side.
RED
In the IFC mall, good view, very casual. You can BYOB but you need
to bring your own glasses too.
Aqua
1 Peking Road. Great harbor views and good spot to watch the 8 PM
light show.
NIGHTLIFE
Note that there are no open container
laws in Hong Kong so you can walk around the streets with alcohol. You will see
people spilling out on the streets when bars get full or just to hang outside.
This also means that to save money on expensive bar drinks, you can go to 7-11
or Circle K and buy drinks on the cheap and then hang with the crowds.
SOHO
There are bars and restaurants along the
mid-level escalators. There are more restaurant like and not dance clubs. These
bars close around midnight timeframe. Check out different places along Staunton
and Elgin Streets and down to Peel and Graham. The Globe is a good English Pub
on Graham Street. A little bit between Central and LFK is Blackbird at 8
Lyndhurst, 6PthP floor, which is a good bar with roof top outdoor area. Their drinks are
pricey but great. Varga Lounge at 36 Staunton Street. has good happy hour
deals.
LKF (Lan Kwai Fung)
LKF is very popular bar area on HK Island. Bars and clubs really
get going around 11 PM and you can stay out past 4 AM in some places. Insomnia
has good live bands weekend nights and it is always packed. Some clubs require
you to buy a drink before entering. “Club” 7-11 is very popular here as there
are many locations in LKF. People save money by buying drinks at 7-11 and then
standing outside the bars/clubs to enjoy the music and atmosphere.
Wan Chai
There are lots of bars and restaurants along Lockhart Road in Wan
Chai. Note that Wan Chai does have a red light districts as well so beware.
Sticky Fingers and Dust Till Dawn are good bars with live bands sometimes. Check out Ophelia.
Wyndham
Street
Above LKF is Wyndham Street and ther cubs/bars here are a little
higher class than some of the more-dive bars in LKF. Solas is a good dance club
on Wyndham. Some clubs require you to buy a drink. Find Iron Fairies, it is a very cool spot for a drink and occasional live music.
Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan area has a few good cocktail bars with 3 Monkeys being
one of my favorites.
Mrs. Pound
A speak easy in Sheung Wan hidden as a stamp shop.
TST Waterfront
There used to be a number of bars along
Salisbury Road in TST. Some have music, dancing, hookah. They change owners and
names so often though it’s hard to keep up. So no promises on what is in this
area.
TST
I don’t know much about nightlife in
TST. Ned Kelly’s Last Stand is a good bar with music on Ashley Road. Another
area with bars is Hart Avenue. Or go to Knutsford Terrace.
FREE
FLOW BRUNCH
Hutong (TST) – all you can eat Chinese, pricey
Aqua (TST) – sushi, pricey, includes cocktails
208 (Sheung Wan) – Free flow champagne
option. Now has all you can eat buffet. Italian. Great desserts.
Duddell’s (Central) – all you can eat
small plates, good to have more people so can try more things
Zuma (Central) – all you can eat buffet,
2 hours. Japanese.
Posto Pubblico – only HKD 89 free flow
with Italian food. Not all you can eat.
Dragon-I – Super popular club that does
all you can eat dim sum but not drinks.
Jin Juu – LKF. All you can eat Korean
good with free flow option. Amazing kimchi bloody Mary.
Sole Mio – all you can eat antipasta and
main. Free flow. Relatively inexpensive.
WHAT IF IT’S RAINING
·
PMQ
·
Museums
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Eat/drink
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Go to movies
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Stanley Market
(mostly covered shopping area)
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Massage
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High Tea
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