Xing Dau Ji 新斗记 ~ Causeway bay @ Hong Kong

Introduced by locals, for a taste of local cuisine.  The most popular Resturant we host guests, for the value for money quality and the strategic location ~ right in the Center of shopping district, Causeway Bay.

Contact details

Xin Dau Ji (Causeway Bay)

2/F, Holiday Inn Express, 33 Sharp East Street, Causeway Bay

5mins walk from Causeway bay MTR exit A

+852 31628899

Love the cutlery set with the traditional rooster painting and the name of Resturant imprinted.

Roast goose

Introduced as a very localised vegetable dish -juju style Chinese style lettuce in hotpot (啫啫唐生菜煲)

My favourite dish ~ steam crab rice.  The sweetness of the crab is infused into the rice, superb Yums!

Claypot brinjal with chilli and minced pork and salted fish 

Claypot oysters 

Cuttlefish balls

Roast piglet

Single serving version of roast piglet

Coconut corn dessert

Mango pudding

Lan Fong Yuen 蘭芳圓~ Sheung Wan @ Hong Kong

One of the best Char Can Teng options in Hong Kong.  This is located at the Sheung Wan Ferry Teminal towards Macau, easily accessible.  Waiters are seasoned to serve tourists and able to understand English well.

Contact details 

Lan Fong Yuen (Sheung Wan)

Shop 304D, 3/F, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaugh Road Central, Sheung Wan

Exit D Sheung wan MTR 

+852 25177268

The grand entrance 

Numerous Alan Tam records on the walls.

Lau mien (instant noodles dry) with pork cheek

Curry macaroni

Hong Kong version laksa macaroni 

Chee zai bao (roasted bun)

Hot tea

After brunch, we visited 乐文 bookstall on 3rd floor opposite to the famous steam milk stall in Causeway bay, lane behind SoGo department store.

Wing Hing Resturant 荣興小厨~ Wan chai

One of the most localised resturants I've visited so far.  Introduced by a KL-Malaysian living in Hong Kong for many years, I can understand why he keeps returning to this Resturant when he misses good food from hometown.

Contact details

Wing Hing Restaurant (Wan Chai)

1/F, W Square, 318 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

9mins walk from Causeway bay MTR exit A

 +852-28667299

http://s.openrice.com/QrKS0GTS600

Deep fried fish fillet in corn gravy

One of the local favourite cooking style for vegetables. Kailan sliced diagonally makes the chunk stem easier to chew.

Best dish on the table ~ roast chicken, 5 of us finish up a whole chicken.  Crispy on the outsider, tender meat on the inside.  Even the breastmeat is juicy and succulent.

Another localised dish cooked with fish intestines and eggs.

Duddell's Resturant 都爺利會館 ~ Central Hong Kong

Duddell's, one Michelin star Resturant.  The ala carte dim sum buffet in the Xmas season.  With the chilly weather, most people prefer to stay indoors; if you enjoy al fresco, opt for seats outside.  With high-rise buildings all around, you won't feel as cold as anticipated.  Love lounging at the seats around the big table at this open air balcony.  We could munch, nap, chit-chat, laugh for hours shrouded by the cloudy sky and occasional cool breeze.  Though I prefer the previous sit-down dim sum food selection downstairs, I may just return if I have guests to spend long hours eating and chatting in a relaxed venue.

Contact:

Level 3, Shanghai Tang Mansion
1 Duddell Street, Central 
Hong Kong

都爹利街1號上海灘3樓

T: + 852 2525 9191

F: + 852 2525 9289

E: info@duddells.co

Pork knuckles presented in a unique fashion.

Chicken pie that resembles pineapple tart  in design and crust.

Char Siew bun

Char Siew bun dissected.

Greens with mushrooms.

Beef ribs stir fried in garlic.

Smoke duck slices.

Spring rolls.

Sweet n sour pork.

Chee cheong fun.

Egg tarts.

Honeydew sago. 

Northpoint Ferry terminal ~ Hong Kong

An afternoon roaming Northpoint ferry terminal.  Lure by the sea, I brought PT to this snack stall with no stall name beside the Seven Eleven opposite to the row of seafood vendors.  The stall was recommended by a colleague who shared his story of frequent patronising the meat bao (bun) during his early  days working in the bank.

Second stall beside Seven Eleven

Stall is opposite to the row of seafood vendors

Steam tray filled with buns

Another tray filled with Siew Mai (minced pork dumplings).  This guy also muti-task as a delivery man using his bicycle.

New plastic and old glass bottles of Soy milk on sale.

We sat at the foldable table to enjoy the snacks and enjoy the bliss of being near the sea in the cool December winter.

One of the best Chee cheong fun tasted, the magic is in the sauce ~ a mix of the usual sweet sauce, oil, sesame seeds and a tinge of peanut sauce. It stays warm in the foam cup and warms the heart on a winter day.

Hong konger's favourite curry fishball.  Like the outer crust of the fishball while the curry can do better ~ it's like fishball dip in curry oil.

Very soft Mochi filled with crushed peanut, desiccated coconut, white sesame seeds and sugar, yummy!

Hong Kong style hot tea.

Get to know seafood varieties and prices.

Shellfish.

Lobster galore.

Many varieties of crab.

Check out the overflowing orange roe of the crabs!

Two loving Abalone stuck to one another.