Hong Kong favorites!

Hong Kong favorites!

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We lived in Hong Kong for about 6 months in 2010, and it has remained the place where we fell in love. Here are some of our favorite places in our most recent visits over the past year beyond the tourist traps.
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Ho Lee Fook
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Modern Cantonese with a cool interior, wall of lucky cats, and mahjong tiles outside!
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Big JJ Seafood Hotpot
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Hot Pot and natty wine. Make a reservation! They are known for great cuts of beef which I don't eat but if you do, it's well worth reserving!
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Hana 花華
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Tucked inside the historic Chungking Mansions. Tasting menu of Asian spins on western dishes. Small space that requires reservation. Sit by the bar to watch the chefs do their thing!
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Woosung Street Temporary Cooked Food Hawker Bazaar
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Endless seafood stalls in this area. Pick a place that looks good and order the stir fried clams in black bean sauce. DELISH.
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Lau Haa Hot Pot Restaurant
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Chill hot pot restaurant with a retro vibe.
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Cafe Match Box
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A Hong Kong classic diner for your breakfast toast, tea, and eggs.
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Bakehouse
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I'm not even gonna lie to you: there will be a line. Yes, the sourdough egg tart is delicious. Just accept your fate or try your hand at a different location, but this one is the original and most central.
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Aberdeen Market
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Select fresh seafood from any stall and have it cooked in one of the many restaurants in the upstairs building.
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One Dim Sum
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Popular and you'll likely queue, but easy to order with a notepad that doesn't require fighting local Chinese aunties.
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路邊攤
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Classic Cantonese dishes in a modern setting.
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Drink

Halfway Coffee
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My favorite coffeeshop brand in HK. All drinks are served in traditional vintage glassware. This location has a museum next door to view their cups collection!
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Goose’ Chocolate
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A chocolate-focused sweets and cafe for your snack break!
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Sleepyhead
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Coffee, tea, and some pastries/sammies.
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Bad Coffee & Liquor Club
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Sweet retro coffee bar by day and cocktails by night. Visit at your own luck... we went the weeks close to Lunar New Year and it was closed without notice :/
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Kinsman
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Cocktail bar specializing in using local Asian ingredients. We had some stuff here not found anywhere else!
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001
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Speakeasy hidden inside a former prison complex.
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DarkSide
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Cocktails and live jazz, dark, moody interior!
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Cardinal Point
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A rooftop bar for a clear night. There's even a lucky draw gacha machine if you're feeling adventurous or undecided on cocktails.
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See/Do/Shop

Star Ferry Pier
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Totally different vibes to cross the two HK sides by day or night on the ferry. Last ferry runs around 10p, don't miss it!
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M+
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A cool contemporary art museum that's built on a new waterfront park that is a lovely walk to by sunset. Can even picnic in the park after if the weather's right!
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Twemco Industries Limited
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Buy direct from the factory for this beautiful mechanical flip clock at the best price you can get!
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夕拾 Jiksap
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Tucked up an industrial elevator, discover this vintage store with lots of old Asian artifacts.
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Hak Dei
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Neat little homeware store. Inside of a small mall complex with a cool shop on the second floor for local HK souvenirs.
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Yuet Tung China Works
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An impressive porcelain shop still hand painted to this day. The store is VERY tight, so you will want to leave bags at the door to explore carefully.
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Mid-level escalators (upper starting point)
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Take the train to Central to start your journey up the world's longest outdoor escalator system, then take a bus down for a rollercoaster-esque journey downhill.
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The Peak Tram
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You can hike up it too to reach Victoria Peak if you're feeling particularly like you need some exercise! Get there early to buy tickets.
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Mong Kok Flower Market
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See all the locals shop for affordable flowers and then go for a nearby cafe or shopping mall to catch a breather.
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Lantau Island
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If you're up for a day trip, you can take a ferry to the island to visit the Big Buddha, get some seaside seafood freshly caught and cooked, followed by a cable car ride down during sunset.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Natt
While studying abroad in Hong Kong, I met my husband and fell in love. With him, with exploration, with experiencing new places and trying to stay out of trouble. Since then I've found that I am my best self when I am far out in the world, whether it's staring out of a bus to the mountains of Taipei, waking up under the galaxy inside a remote cabin in Patagonia, being circled by hyenas at a Kenyan safari, or escaping a stalled car in the jungles of Croatia. Every time we retreat back to our Brooklyn home, there's always a good story to be told. Travel makes me feel inspired, and I take pride every time someone asks me for a copy of my itinerary, which doesn't always include the best or the must-dos, but whatever brings me the most adventure. Maybe it'll inspire your journeys too.
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