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Hong Kong Birthday Dinner Recommendation
I'm breaking my "silence" just to say: "ROTFLMAO!"
Hong Kong Food Blogs?
Amy is not a blogger. She's a professional writer who now writes for the WSJ. I find her work to be interesting and entertaining. Unlike myself, she does know something about food since she has worked in the kitchens of top restaurants.
She's also a friend whose company I enjoy.
Aronia vs. Ryugin
I didn't go for lunch, but I know they open at 11:30am as I had to go back and pick up something I left at the restaurant.
High-end Tempura in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka
I was a little underwhelmed at Kondo today. For the same price that I paid at Hayashi for omakase, my lunch at Hayashi 3 years ago was much more enjoyable. Kondo is also more like a production line, with 2 seatings and each counter area serving around 10 customers. The guy is constantly busy and it's not as relaxing as it could be.
Honeymoon In Tokyo
My 4-day eating itinerary next week (part of a slightly longer stay):
Lunches:
Sushi Kanesaka, Kyubey, Tempura Kondo + 1 ramen place, probably Ichiran
Dinners:
Yukimura, Les Creations de Narisawa, Kikunoi Akasaka, Ryugin
No teppanyaki this trip but I particularly enjoyed Ukai-tei on my last trip.
Fine Dining around Tokyo Station - Nihonbashi area.
uh... can you please be a little more specific?
Hong Kong questions: wonton noodles, Tim Ho Wan, Cheung Chau Island recs, rice-noodle-roll breakfast, and other advice
Sorry, dude, but I automatically ignore any thread that talks about Tim Ho Wan. Just got really sick of people going gaga over this place. C'mon... it's decent but it's not ALL THAT...
wonton noodles have been discussed ad nauseum and there will forever be 2 camps here... just like there will always be 2 camps for egg tarts. Another reason why I passed up this thread...
4 days in HK
Other restaurants with view and reasonable/good food:
Yan Toh Heen at InterCon
Felix at Peninsula
Hutong
Pierre at Mandarin Oriental
Petrus at Island Shangri-La
Victoria Seafood at Citic Tower for dim sum
Forgot Crystal Jade. Go to Ding Tai Feng for your xlb instead.
Recommendations for Taiwan and Hong Kong
which Langham are you staying in? Tsim Sha Tsui or Mongkok? Both have reasonably good Cantonese restaurants though I don't think either deserve their 2-stars...
Still do not have a good feeling of what you're looking for. perhaps you can search for specific dishes or just browse through past postings here.
For kinki, I think a number of Japanese restaurants (high end like Nadaman or izakayas like Irori) would serve them.
Where are you going in Taiwan? I presume Taipei since no specific city was mentioned. There have been a number of posts here on Taiwan so again, feel free to search the board.
Finally, a little shamless self-promotion... you can always search my blog http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com as I blog about eating in HK/Taipei
33 rooms - taipei
as I remember they are not in the main dining room. They hang out in the area near the entrance. They wudn't be allowed to come to the tables.
Taichung, Taiwan
many of my friends are now singing the praises of Le Mout... Haven't been there myself. Will try to go soon.
http://blog.yam.com/venuslin0113/article/28976498
33 rooms - taipei
To be honest, it's an amusing experience, if you come prepared mentally. She gets a little drunk/tipsy (or pretends to be) and then has an excuse to mess around. It's been a few years since I was last there, but I may start visiting again early next year.
33 rooms - taipei
Food is pretty solid and I always enjoy what the boss decides to send my way. And you are right about both the cats as well as the boss... she is a real character, but not everyone's cup of tea.
What is your definition of "a very nice meal"? if it includes having the boss stand on your table and sing, or having her swear at you...etc. then this is definitely the place.
Best French in HK?
As much crap as I'd like to give the Michelin people about their HK/Macau choices, they do know their stuff when it comes to French cuisine. So yes, it's Caprice.
Hong Kong - need recs
forget Yung Kee for goose... it's overrated. I actually did a taste test with a hole-in-the-wall on the next street and we all ended up preferring the other one.
http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2010/04/roast-goose-taste-test.html
Or are you thinking of going to Shum Tseng for goose?
Traveling to HK in Sept. Need good food places!
The last train on the red Tsuen Wan Line from HK side to KL side leaves Central at 0054 hrs, stops at TST at 0059 hrs and Mong Kok at 0106 hrs.
Traveling to HK in Sept. Need good food places!
Lunch: dim sum! Do Fook Lam Moon, Fan Tang, Victoria Seafood, Fu Sing...etc
I'd also do DTF for lunch and not dinner. It's really a breakfast/lunch kinda place and not dinner.
Plus noodle/congee shops like Tasty...
Traveling to HK in Sept. Need good food places!
I am going to assume that you will be traveling solo or in a small group, which precludes big Chinese meals that I blog about a lot. I always end up basing my recommendations this way...hence always the same results...
Try Bo once if you think molecular is your thing. Haven't found anyone else doing Chinese molecular yet.
Tim's Kitchen has small dishes, and some dishes come in individual portions - the prawn and crab claw, for example. Latest visit: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2010/05/once-more-before-move.html
I would also do Tasty Congee, with the IFC branch probably being easiest for you. Stir-fried flat rice noodles with beef and soy sauce is excellent, as are their selection of congees and other types of noodles. Their dim sum selection, while small, is excellent quality and available at night.
You can try Tien Heung Lau on the Kowloon side...one of the few restaurants worth crossing the harbor for. Easier to do lunch there in small groups, although I've only been for dinner. Last visit - http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-fragrant-thanksgiving.html
Traveling to HK in Sept. Need good food places!
I would definitely scratch Summer Palace and the Square off the list.
Only reason to choose either Ming or T'ang Court is becos u r staying in Kowloon.
My dislike for LKH (admittedly based only on 1 meal) is well-known.
Do Tim's Kitchen in HK, not in Macau.
Only certain branches of Lei Garden are worth going to - I have sworn off the IFC branch.
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Taipei
mom didn't like L'Atelier HK, thanks to me ordering the wrong dishes. Trying to convince them otherwise. Already got a table, and corkage is a mere NTD 1k...
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Taipei
going there in 10 days! Let's see if the parents like it.
Hong Kong - Best Singaporean food
Sh!ok is OK... their laksa is too heavy for me, black chai tau kuey is not bad, but so far I like their roti kaya the best.
Prawn Noodle Shop...I only went once and had their laksa, which I thought was totally not authentic and adapted to HK tastes, so never went back to try their prawn mee.
Padang Indonesia is pretty decent for Indo stuff. my friends love their bakmi ayam.
Best Dim Sum in Hong Kong
They closed HV and moved to TST. Haven't been to the new one.
T'ang Court is good, but I'd also give Fan Tang a try as the quality is very high... almost STL and FLM quality
Going to HK alone for two days in March - where to eat?
No one's gonna be impressed by Crystal Jade. It's a chain whose quality has been going down over time.
Glad you met up with Charles. We also had 2 chowmeets before he met up with you, at the Chairman as well as Fan Tang. Both good places.
Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong: so is it worth the wait?
But why bother? The location is already out of the way for many people, especially tourists. Why then does one bother to make the trek, get a number, go somewhere else for another 2-3 hours, then make the trip back to the restaurant for this meal? Lots of time/effort are spent this way, when lots of other places offer better quality dim sum with zero wait time?
I admit that the prices are cheap and affordable, so the price/quality ratio is pretty high. But unless you are on a really tight budget, you'd be better off going somewhere else and use you time for something more meaningful, especially when you have limited time in HK.
HK trip - Fu Sing Sharkfin, Tsui Hang, Yee Shun, Manor Seafood, Qiao Tei Chili Crab, Ho Hung Kee, Xiao Fei Yang
the "buttery sauce" that came with the crab at Manor was made with chicken fat and hua diao wine, not dairy products. It is pretty rich and we usually ask them to take the leftover sauce to make fried rice or toss noodles with it.
the vermicelli dish you had at Fu Sing was probably the 'SO' Good fried crystal noodle (阿'蘇'乾燒粉絲煲).
late hong kong dining
one of the perennial favorites for 24-hr dining has been Tsui Wah, which has numerous branches around Hong Kong. Not sure where exactly in Kowloon you will be staying, but here's one in Jordan: http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3833
There are of course other choices around Kowloon, including places along Temple Street
Hong Kong in June - Dining suggestions?
Agree with everything EXCEPT I respectfully disagree on LKH...
TCK... ick!!!
Hong Kong overview questions
Glad u had a good time. TimeOut HK is.... oh well. It's published for tourists/expats after all...
Hong Kong in June - Dining suggestions?
The seafood at Rainbow's ok, but if I were on honeymoon I wouldn't want to do a meal like that, and sit by the water and smell the funky ocean. What do you mean by "be prepared to pay for your dinner"? Rainbow's not really expensive for what you get.
