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4.5 Hour AYCE Healthy Taiwanese Hotpot 🍲

📍: Hotpot King, 4/F, Chong Hing Square, 601 Nathan Road, Mong Kok 旺角彌敦道601號創興廣場4樓

💰: starting at 163HKD for adults!⭐️: 8/10Hotpot lovers, this one’s a steal you don’t want to miss with 4.5 HOURS of AYCE! If you’re after a cozy date spot with tons of variety and great quality beef and without breaking the bank, this place in between Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei is a must-try.They offer 25 different soup bases (yes, really!). I went for the chicken coconut soup base: thick, creamy, and super rich in flavour. Some of my favourites: black truffle cuttlefish, cheese balls, spicy meatballs, sliced fish, and so much more. With over 50 unlimited topping options, you’ll be spoilt for choice!They also offer handcrafted tea beverages like Osmanthus, Wintermelon, Four Seasons, and more! To top it all off, you get to pick an ice cream for dessert: Movenpick, Häagen-Dazs, or even Dreyer’s. The perfect way to end your hotpot feast!Affordable, delicious, and perfect for sharing, what more could you ask for? 🍲🥢…Read More

1. Budae Stew2. Osam Bulgogi📍: Busan Night, G/F, 28 Staunton Street, Central 中環士丹頓街28號地舖💰: 1. $328, 2. $280⭐️: 8/10Review: Looking for an authentic Korean spot to chill with your friends? This place totally hits the spot! Their budae stew and osam bulgogi are packed with flavor and loaded with all the good stuff. The budae stew has a lot of different ingredients from ham, sausage, bacon, spam, veggies, kimchi! All of the good stuffs, you name it!The osam bulgogi hits the spot with a sizzling hot pan and a big amount of pork belly! And the best thing is that they are topped with some spicy squid 🤤🔥 Perfect for sharing! Plus, if you’re in the mood for some soju or makgeolli to level up the night, they’ve got you covered 👀.Great food, good drinks, and even better company, what more could you ask for? 🇰🇷🍲🥢…Read More

1. Misty Star Beef Sukiyaki Hotpot2. Katsudon📍: Misty Star, Shop KL-3, G/F, Mayson Garden Building, 1A-1B Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau 天后清風街1A-1B號美城花園大廈地下KL-3號舖💰: 1. $138, 2. $98⭐️: 8/10Review: Stumbled into this tiny Japanese spot at the end of a Tin Hau alley, it's a total hidden gem alert! 🌸 The place feels like a cozy house, and the food? Chef’s kiss 😋 Whether you’re craving a comforting lunch or a hearty dinner, this spot has officially stolen my heart as my new go-to for Japanese comfort food.If you’re in the neighborhood, don’t miss out! ✨🫶🏻…Read More

1. American Roasted BBQ Pork Shank w/ Potato Wedges 🐷2. Jumbo Clam & Prawn Laksa 🍜3. Coconut Kaya Prata 🥥📍: Brick by Brick (Central), B/F, 21 Staunton Street, Central💰: 1. $288, 2. $142, 3. $52⭐️: 7.8/10Review: Located in the small alley of mid-levels, crowded with people for dinner 🙆🏻‍♀️✨ Their customer service is top-notch, super friendly and very attentive ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The best service I have had so far 🥰✨1. American Roasted BBQ Pork Shank w/ Potato Wedges Love how they change their pork ribs into pork shank so that it is easier for people to eat! 🍽️😋 I love their potato wedges with truffle sauce the most, crispy and fragrant! ❤️ The salad is also addicting 🫣 Lots of sesame sauce with shredded cabbage and carrot! ✨2. Jumbo Clam & Prawn Laksa Big clams and big prawns combine with the fragrant laksa! It is not spicy, with fragrant coconut broth and spices 🥥 Love how they have 2 types of noodles inside, vermicelli and the yellowish Hokkien noodles 🍜3. Coconut Kaya Prata BEST coconut dessert 😭🫶 I think this is the best coconut-type dessert I have ever tried 😩 It is super good with thin and super crispy prata! Topped with sesame seeds and lots of shredded coconut, and a kaya sauce on the side! 😳 Even without the kaya, it tastes so good already, craving it again now!! 🤤…Read More

1. Memoir Set Dinner 🍽️- Lobster Soup 🦞- Smoked Salmon & Almond Cheese Rolls 🧀- Grilled Fan Scallops Spaghetti with Sea Urchin Sauce 🌊- New York Cheese Cake2. Deep Fried Soft Shrimps with Lemon Aioli 🦐📍: MEMOIR (Causeway Bay)17/F, Circle Tower, 28 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay⭐️: 7.8/10💰: 1. $388, 2. $98Review: Located in Causeway Bay, this restaurant offers an intimate atmosphere for visitors, especially couples 👩‍❤️‍👨 It is well decorated with flowers, and dark grayish background all over 🍽️ They offer lunch set (more affordable), dinner set, and a la carte menu as well!1. Memoir Set DinnerConsists of 4 courses (soup, appetizer, main course, and dessert). The price of the set dinner depends on which main course you would choose. And highly recommend their Spaghetti with Sea Urchin Sauce! 🤩💕 It is very creamy with the taste of the sea 🌊2. Deep Fried Soft Shrimps with Lemon AioliSuper crispy big shrimps with lemon sauce 🍋 Really love how well-seasoned the shrimp are, and even without the sauce, it tastes good already 🤤…Read More

1. Rib Eye Steak🥩2. Seabass 🐠3. Burrata Cheese w/ Cherry Tomatoes 🧀4. Chef’s Salad 🥗5. Dessert of The Day 🍰📍: The Upper Deck (Tung Chung)Shop 101, 1/F, T Bay, 9 Yi Tung Road, Tung Chung💰: 1. Rib Eye Steak Set (appetizer + mains + drinks/dessert) $2082. Seabass Set (appetizer + mains + drinks/dessert) $198⭐️: 8/10Review: The most expensive food in this feeds! 👑🙌🏻 And probably one of the most expensive food I had in HK 🤭 It was a long journey to get here, but I think it was worth it! The ambience, the environment, and the sea view was just lovely 🌊❤️ Got to try out their daily set menu with your choice of appetizer, mains, and drinks/dessert:1. Rib Eye Steak 🥩(medium well) Hot stone rib eye served with seasoned french fries (love this!💛) They cooked it perfectly to my preference, still a little bit red and it was very easy to cut and chew! Their french fries was also a bomb 💣 It was seasoned with cajun seasoning in my opinion, and I just loved that it was seasoned! 😍2. Seabass 🐠Love this too! As a fish lover, this definitely one of my favorites 🤩 The skin was crispy, and the fish was fresh 😙 They had asparagus and melted butter on top of the fish 😋 The butter took the fish to the next level! It might be too much/too salty for some people, but you can always adjust it to your preference 🫶3. Burrata Cheese w/ Cherry Tomatoes 🧀Fresh burrata cheese with cherry tomatoes in balsamic sauce 😚 The burrata cheese was the star ⭐️ It was cheesy and creamy, but not to salty 😋 It just fit perfectly with the salad and I think I can eat it all alone without anything 💕4. Chef’s Salad 🥗Lettuce, red onion, corn, bell pepper, artichokes, green olive, spinach jn EVO oil and balsamic vinegar reduction! A simple salad with a simple sauce, it is the right appetizer to start your meal! 🍴5. Dessert of The Day 🍰I got a caramel tart with strawberry on top! Sweet and creamy with chocolate and strawberry drizzle 😋🍓…Read More

1. Three Layered Cheese 🧀2. Budae Jjigae (cheese soup) 🍲3. Rose and Lemon Honey 🌹4. Passion Fruit Oolong 🍊📍: Korean Loft Cafe (MCP Central) (Tseung Kwan O), Shop 1015, MCP Central, 8 Yan King Road, Tseung Kwan O💰: 1. $118, 2. $118, 3. $32, $32⭐️: 7.5/10Review: A Korean restaurant in MCQ mall 🏢✨ It is very convenient, especially for HKUST students who are craving some Korean food 🇰🇷 Also love their ambience here, lots of Christmas decorations 🎄🤶! I have tried some of their popular dishes:1. Three Layered Cheese 🧀Korean fried chicken coated with lots and lots of cheese. Perfect for cheese lovers 💗 The chicken is crispy with not much seasoning, but you can enjoy it with the cheese sauce!2. Budae Jjigae (cheese soup base) 🍲Features beef, pork slice, chicken sausage, Korean luncheon meat, rice cake, instant noodles, etc. Perfect food to be shared and eaten during winter 🍜❄️ The cheese soup turns out to be not really cheesy, so it is suitable for everyone! 🙌🏻3. Rose and Lemon Honey 🍋🌹Hot tea with a floral taste! 💕As a rose-flavoured lover, I love this drink! 🫖 It has some rose petals on the tea with lemon on top, it has a perfect combination between the taste of rose, sour, and sweetness from honey! A lovely drink during winter 🥶4. Passion Fruit Oolong 🧊Oolong tea with passion fruit flavor. A taste that everyone would love! It is the perfect drink for summer in my opinion! It is refreshing, sour, and sweet 🫶⭐️…Read More

Evaporated Milk Roasted Oolong Tea 🫖💫📍: Comebuytea (T.O.P This is Our Place) (Mong Kok), Shop G03, G/F, T.O.P This is Our Place, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok💰: $35⭐️ : 8.5/10Review : Best milk tea I have ever tasted! 😍🤤 In love with their strong tea and creamy milk, chewy and soft taro & yam bubble! I recommend trying their top 1 playful blends 😙, a must have for all Comebuytea newcomers and all milk tea lovers 🧋🧋I am a fan of chewy and soft boba, and their taro boba is just what I’m looking for, you can also really taste the taro flavor of the boba🍠👍🏻⭐️…Read More

1. Mixed 2 Flavors Fried Chicken (Lemon Yuzu & Spicy) 🍗2. Cheese Bread Fried Chicken 🍞🧀 📍: Sodam Chicken (Causeway Bay)7/F, 3 Yiu Wa Street, Bartlock Centre, Causeway Bay💰: 1. $218, 2. $208⭐️ : 7.8/10Review : A good place if you are craving for beer & chicken 😏! They have boneless fried chicken with different sauces and they also have the crowd’s fav Cheese Bread Chicken 😍 It is loaded with cheese and it goes well with the chicken and bread 👍🏻😘 Their spicy sauce is not spicy at all but that’s totally okay for me 🙈It’s a good place if you are craving for some fried chicken, but obv I am not going here often *cough*throat hurts* 😮‍💨…Read More

1. Cheesecake 🧀2. Green Tea w/ Cheese Cream 🍵3. Oolong Tea w/ Cheese Cream 🍂4. A piece of cheese cake + one drink set 🫖✨📍: Koendo (Western District)Shop B, G/F, 63 Third Street, Western District💰: 1. $32, 2. $35, 3. $35, 4. $48⭐️: 7.8/10Review: The place for you to chill and enjoy your tea time! ✨🫖 Back in Indonesia (aka my home country), I have loved one particular boba place because of their cheese tea and now I think I have found one of the best cheese tea in town 🤩💛! The cheese cream is rich and creamy, and a lotttt too 🧀👏🏻! The tea is also quite strong, aromatic, and sweet! (you can adjust the sweetness up to ur preference ✨) They are specialized in Japanese cheese cake! So if you prefer soft and light cheesecake instead of the thick creamy New York cheesecake type, this would probably suit your taste 😝 It is also only one station away from HKU if you are an HKU-er like me 🏫💫…Read More

1. Mango & Coconut 🥭🥥2. Matcha Cream Special 🍵3. Hojicha & Kinako Cream 🌿🍂📍: Shari Shari Kakigori House 氷屋 (Central), G/F, 47 Staunton Street, Soho, Central💰: 1. $100, 2. $95, 3. $95⭐️ : 8/10Review : Super soft ice shaved that is claimed from Japan 🇯🇵🏯 Their mango and coconut is perfect for the summer, it is super refreshing! While, both their matcha and hojicha kakigori is a great choice if you are a tea lover! 😍 Inside the hojicha kakigori, there is Kuromitsu syrup + Warabimochi, so you won’t feel bored with the kakikogori 👍🏻 It is cold, chewy, and sweet at the same time! As for the matcha kakigori, I think they also include Caramel syrup, crunch, and cookies inside the kakigori 🤤🍡…Read More

1. Chinese Fried Dough 😘2. Fish Congee 🐠 🔅📍: 卓記粥粉麵小廚 (Western District)G/F, 54 Belcher's Street, Western District💰: 1. $10, $21⭐️ : 7.8/10Review : Looking for 油条？🤩Here you can get that tasty cake/chinese fried dough for your lunch snacc/tea time/breakfast💞They have crispy and doughy Chinese fried dough that keep you craving for more! 😗 This place also has my fav fish congee (or the only place that I know where to get a decent and cheap congee around KTown) 😉 Try their fish congee for only $21 if you are feeling under the weather or just feeling like eating some tasty chinese fish fillet congee 👍🏻 🔅Fun Fact : 油条, the Cantonese name, yàuhjagwái literally means "oil-fried devil" and, according to folklore, is an act of protest against Song Dynasty official Qin Hui, who is said to have orchestrated the plot to frame the general Yue Fei, an icon of patriotism in Chinese culture. (Wikipedia) 🔅…Read More

1. Hunger Chicken Tikka Roll 🌯2. Curried Beef Quesadilla 🥩🤩📍: Hunger Strike (第三街) (Western District), Shop 8, G/F, Goodwill Garden, 75-85 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District💰: 1. $56, 2. $58⭐️ : 7.8/10Review : If you are looking what to eat for lunch near SYP/HKU, you can go to this homey and comfortable restaurant! 🥰 They have an outdoor setting for you to sit, and good food to share with your friends! ⭐️ I love their hunger chicken tikka roll, it has strong flavor like any Indian cuisine, but their curried beef is too dry for me! You can also try their other food like pizza, taco, lassi, and so on! 😘❗️Download EATIGO and reserve a place in their Sai Ying Pun branch for a discount up to 50%❗️…Read More

1. 酥香脆豬腩+健康冷泡茶+傷心酸辣粉🐷✨2. Stirred Fried String Beans with Minced Pork and Black Beans 🌱3. Original Chongqing Tingling and Spicy Chicken Casserole🐔🔥📍: 傷心酸辣粉 (金百利廣場) (Causeway Bay), Room R3, 5/F, Island Beverley, 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay⭐️: 8/10💰: 1. $68, 2. $58, 3. $139Review: I am in love with their pork belly 💖It is perfectly fried and crispy all around with sweet & sour sauce (you can also opt for the spicy sauce!) which really compliments the pork 🥰 Imo, it is quite affordable as it comes with a big portion of delicious chewy sour noodles + oolong/four seasons tea for only $68 🌈 Their string beans is quite salty for me but it also comes with a portion of rice so it can overcome the saltiness, and last but not least is their chongqing chicken 🐓It comes in a pot with stove on 🔥serve hot, with lots of sauce, and very flavourful (you can also adjust the spiciness to your liking!) Great for sharing when you want to have a family dinner/gathering ❤️✨ …Read More

1. Ebi Mazesoba 🦐2. Spicy Miso Ebisoba 🌶3. Signature Ebisoba 🍜📍: Ebisoba Ichigen (Central), Shop A, G/F, Winway Building, 50 Wellington Street, Central💰: $88 each⭐️: 8/10Review : Not a fan of shrimp paste (ebi), but Ichigen succeed in making unique shrimp broth for their ramen 🥰 If you are bored with those pork/chicken broth ramen, try and taste this unique shrimp broth ramen! 😍 I like the dry ramen more because I am not a fan of the shrimp broth (too strong for my liking 😆) and the dry ramen taste great too with light shrimp taste! 😙❗️Download EATIGO and reserve a place in their Central/Wan Chai/ TST branches for a discount up to 30%❗️…Read More