A refined, brightly-lit and nicely furnished Indian restaurant offering excellent food at reasonable prices — hidden in the Peninsula Mansion, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Continue reading
April 3, 2012
by GOIloilo
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Category Archives: Hong Kong and Macau
March 6, 2012
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Tai Fung Lau – a wonderfully old-fashioned Pekingese restaurant in Hong Kong
A wonderfully old-fashioned Peking restaurant in Hong Kong offering roast duck and one of the last employing charcoal-fired hot pots at your table. Continue reading
February 15, 2012
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Restaurant Review – One Dim Sum, Prince Edward, Hong Kong
One Dim Sum in Prince Edward, Hong Kong, received a Michelin one-star rating for 2012. We spent a week dining in Hong Kong, including some other Michelin-rated places. Some were more pretentious, but none were more enjoyable to us. Somewhere I read that One Dim Sum must be one of the least expensive one-star Michelins in the world. Continue reading
February 15, 2012
by GOIloilo
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Changing Money/Foreign Currency in Hong Kong
Perhaps the best, safest place to change foreign currency in Hong Kong. Wing Lung offers a better deal that the big banks such as HSBC. At HSBC, you’ll be charged a $100HKD for each foreign currency exchange. At Wing Lung, the charge is $40HKD — a $7.50USD difference. Obviously, it makes sense to change as much money as you’ll need in one transaction as the fee is the same for $1.00 or $100,000. Continue reading
February 4, 2012
by GOIloilo
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Cosmo Hotel Mongkok – a modestly priced Hong Kong Hotel with five star service
The Cosmo Mongkok in many ways is a typical mid-price Hong Kong hotel but we were taken aback by the terrific service we received from hotel staff. Continue reading