This British all-day breakfast restaurant is the kind of place that when you see it, you already imagine spending a lazy Sunday on its terrace reading a book. It's that pretty. But the food is another story altogether. As soon as I arrived at the restaurant (the Admiralty branch; it has another location in Tsim Sha … Continue reading [Brunch] BRICKLANE Admiralty: Excellent rooftop ambience, mediocre food
Distance: 7.4 kilometres Duration: 2.5 hours Difficulty: Easy Walk Last Saturday, I wanted to try something new, but I was hurting too much from Hot Vinyasa to be able to kill myself on one of the more difficult trails I haven't done yet (I'll leave Ma On Shan Massif to another day...). I was also … Continue reading Amah Rock Walk – Easy Hike: Wilson Trail Stage 5
Distance: 8.1km Duration: 2 hours Difficulty: SUPER Easy Directions: See below Macau is so small (36 times smaller than Hong Kong) that you would hardly think there'd be anywhere to properly walk. In a way you can never really escape the city in Macau, but if you want to, Coloane is the place for it. Macau Peninsula on the north also … Continue reading Hiking in Macau: Coloane Trail
Distance: 6.6 kilometres Duration: 2.5 hours (but it takes a while to get to the starting point, so add half an hour or so) Difficulty: Medium: Two significant uphill pushes, but they're absolutely worth it. Map: Click here This has got to be Hong Kong Island's best and most overlooked trail. Hong Kong Stage 8, which contains Dragon's Back, may … Continue reading Best Underrated Hike on Hong Kong Island: Wilson Trail Stage 2
Zeffirino Ristorante is no more as Alto 88 steps in with a new vision. I came for the unveil of Alto 88's new menu created by Two-Star Michelin Chef Mauro Uliassi. The menu will be around for the rest of the month - after that, I don't know what they'll have in store but they promise to have … Continue reading OpenRice Review: Alto 88 Fancy Italian @ Causeway Bay
If you're visiting Hong Kong, taking out visitors, or just love Chinese food (and champagne!), then this is the brunch to choose out of your many weekend brunch options in town, as the latter are usually European/Japanese and won't give you that uniquely Hong Kong experience. I came here last Sunday for the first time in … Continue reading Hong Kong’s Best Chinese Brunch @ Hutong
Everybody's always talking about Sevva, Armani Prive, Sugar, Hooray, ToTT's, Wooloomooloo (which I love btw), Cafe Grey... but recently I discovered a secret rooftop in HK that I've never read about before - RIVA and The Deck at The Park Lane Causeway Bay: I came here to interview the General Manager of The Park Lane … Continue reading The rooftop in Hong Kong you’ve never heard of
