Cattle Depot Artist Village

Used to be a cattle depot, now transformed as a artists community, this village house many local artists, art organization, as well as a mini museum. Despite the fact that tenants of Cattle Depot Artist Village have been trying hard to promote the village in the past few years, the village still has not gained much sustainable reward. It is upsetting, especially when the HK Government were talking about wanting to push the knowledge-based creativity industry, while they didn't do anything to support nor to get the attention of the Hongkongers.

Address: 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon [MAP]
Directions: 5-10 mins by taxi from Mongkok / Tsim Sha Tsui
Website: www.artistvillage-hk.net

Disney Land

If you haven't been to any Disney Land, then probably Hong Kong's one is a good try. But if you have been to the other Disneylands... you may not find this one interesting. Why? Because this one is the smallest Disneyland in the world.

What are the must see in HK Disneyland?
The parade was good. I love Space Mountain. Fireworks at night was awesome. My mom love the River Cruise in Adventure Land and the flying Dumbo. But the park's logistic still have room to be improved!

There're 2 shows at the park, Golden Mickeys & Lion Kings, however, I didn't manage to see any show. I was there on Sep7 Wed, the park was not packed, but all Fast Pass for Golden Mickeys ran out and there was a LONG queue (100 mins), so I didn't queue for the show. Got a Fast Pass for 7pm Lion King show (I went there at 5pm, and all 6pm shows' pass finished, have to take the 7pm last show). We arrived at 7:05pm at the door, and we're not allowed to get in because the show already started and they do not have any break for late comer! Alright, still 2 hours to go before fireworks start, what to do? Just when we remembered we haven't try the Buss Light Year shooting game, their machine was broken down and the game closed for the night!

Hong Kong Disneyland
Address: Disneyland, Lantau Island East, Hong Kong. [MAP]
Opening Hour: 10:00-20:00 (closed at 21:00 on weekends)
Directions: take MTR to Sunny Bay Station, and interchange for the Disneyland Line.
Entrance Fee:
Regular Day - Adult HK$295 / Child (3-11) HK$210 / Senior (65 or above) HK$170
Peak / Special Day - Adult HK$350 / Child (3-11) HK$250 / Senior (65 or above) HK$200

Best Moroccan food in Town

Restaurant Name: Sahara Mezz Bar

Independently owned, serving Egyptian & Moroccan food, this cocktail restaurant was for people to relax and enjoy good time with friends over quality food & drinks. I love this place very much. Indeed, I shall not call it "restaurant" as it doesn't have proper restaurant setting. This is more like a bar / lounge that serve food. However, many people come here to eat because the food is good. Decorations & music are trendy and colorful Middle Eastern theme. Staff services depends on weather the owner Dodi is there. He really know how to work the crowd. But if he's not there, other staff may not be so attending.

Price: HK$150-200 per person including drinks. Shisha (water pipe) with fruit flavoured tobacco for HK$100 per serving (pipe) and you can share among 2-4 friends.

Favourite dish: Pigeon Pastella is a must-eat every time I visit here.

Food Review: Appetiser platter is a good start to try out many different items on the menu, including pita bread, egg plant mud (bread spread), pea mud (bread spread), felafel, green salad, cheese, spring rolls, etc. The portion is big enough for 2-4 persons. There are a few different Tangine dishes here, I love the meat balls and the fish. Although a bit too salty for my taste, but they goes very well with pita bread or cous cous. Cous Cous were cooked with fish stock (I guess) the flavour is so nice that I can eat it alone without accompany.

Phone: +852 2291 6060
Address: Gound Floor, No. 11 Elgin Street, Central, Hong Kong [MAP]
How to get there: 10 mins walk up hill from Central MTR

Sweet Shanghainese Cuisine

Restaurant Name: King's Lodge

I am not a fan of this restaurant, but if you craze for Shanghai Xiao Lung Bao and love wine chicken, and is looking for food in Tsimshatsui area, you can check this place out. Do not expect any good service or nice settings. The environment is noisy and a bit crowded. Suitable for lunch or a quick dinner. Typical Shanghainese taste, food here are a bit too sweet and oily for my tastebud.

Price: HK$50 - 150 per person

Food Review: Shanghai Xiao Lung Bao (小籠包) was one of the two dish that worth a try. It came in 4 buns in a bamboo steam basket, hot & juicy when biting. Another worht-trying dish is Wine Chicken (醉雞), It served cold, with chicken soaked in good quality yellow Chinese wine. The flavour of wine was strong, love it. However, the taste was a bit too sweet. too much bones in the chicken, with some cold white fat attached to the skin, not very tempting. Fried River Shrimps (清炒河蝦仁) had no taste at all, only crunchy. Fried Rice (霸王炒飯) only have eggs & spinr onion, very simple ingredients which is easy for one to do at home. It was very dry, if you like it dry, you'll love it. Deep Fried Shrimp Toast (蝦多士), very oily, not chrunchy enough, again the shrimps were tasteless. Cold Eggplant Salad (涼拌茄子) was OK, nice, though a bit too sweet for my taste.

Phone: +852 2723 1003

Address: G/F, Oriental Centre 67-71 Chatham Road South, TsimShaTsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. [MAP]

How to get there: 5 mins walk from Tsimshatsui MTR

Local Cheap Eat 2

Restaurant Name: Macau Restaurant

My 2 favourites "Char Chan Tang" (HK style eating house) are Tsui Wah and this one, Macau Restaurant. Selling points of this place are: Fast, Good, Cheap! Besides serving high quality of food, they always change their menu and launch some new dishes. It is not a decent place to take your date for fine dinning as noisy and crowded, expect to share tables with strangers. Do not expect good service here, and you probably have to queue up outside the restaurant during peak hour.

Price: Less than HK$50 per person

Favourite dish: Pork Chop Bun is a must try here. Taste & texture like French baguette, very crunchy, sandwich in the middle was a juicy & steaming pork chop and some fried onion, HK$17. Only limited to sell 200 buns per day. First come first serve.

Food Review: Another signature dish is the Roasted Pigeon, HK$28. Custard Tard, HK$6, very crispy but also oily, sugar was a little burn on purpose so it looks dark brownish. I love the Iced Coffee here, served in cold stainless steel cup with some chocolate power sprinkled on top, HK$12.

Phone: +852 2366 8148

Address: G/F, 25-27 Lock Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong (MAP)

How to get there: 5 mins walk from Tsimshatsui MTR

Local Cheap Eat

Restaurant Name: Tsui Wah Restaurant


This is one of my favourite local eating house (Char Chan Tang). How to tell if a restaurant is good? A good indication is that this 24-hour restaurant is always packed with people. Food served faster then you can imagine. The menu is so diverse that you can find almost anything... from local style fish ball / wonton noodles, porridge, Indian curry, Singaporean Hainan chicken rice, Japanese noodles, Chinese Char-Siew (roasted pork) Rice, fried rice, Western pasta, sandwiches, Western roasted spring chicken, etc. Be prepared to share table with strangers. Do not expect any customer service. Definitely not a romantic dine out but, it's the place to go when you truly need to grub!

Price: Less than HK$50 per person.

Favourite dish: Soup Noodles with Stewed Pork Rib, pork rib was cooked until very soft and well flavoured, with a bit fat & soft bone tissue attached, rich in collagen :) Noodles were crunchy, not over cooked.

Food Review: Fish Broth Fish Ball with Tofu Noodles is my other favourite.

Phone: +852 2525 2624
Address: 15-19 Wellington street, Central, Hong Kong (MAP)
Website: http://www.tsuiwahrestaurant.com/
How to get there: 5 mins walk from Central MTR

Best Roast Goose in Town

Restaurant Name: Yung Kee Restaurant

Yung Kee has been in business for decades and has the awards to prove it. Recently been selected as one of the ten best restaurants in Hong Kong. It's famous for it's roast goose, probably the best in town. This is authentic upper class Cantonese cusine. They may need to dust off the English menu, but they do have one.

Price: HK$150-300 per person

Favourite dish: Roast goose of course! The meat was so tender and juicy, not too oily, not too dry, just nice. Skin was a little crispy... almost perfect!

Food Review: Pluck up your courage and give one of their famous Pi-Dan (Thousand Year Eggs) a try. Egg white was black and transperant jelly like. Egg york was like pudding not as hard as normal Pi-Dan. Best to eat with sour ginger. Fried Milk was good too

Phone: +852 2522 1624

Address: 32-40 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong [MAP]

How to get there: 5 mins walk from Central MTR