Guidebook for Hong Kong
Food Scene
Easily my favourite restaurant in Hong Kong, not even because its right next door. Incredible food, they're only open for dinner during the week and do a brunch on the weekends. You really need to book ahead, no one can get a table usually. Closed on Tuesdays. Sri Lankan Fusion food I guess? It's amazing, try it out.
9 locals recommend
BlackSalt Tavern
1 South LnEasily my favourite restaurant in Hong Kong, not even because its right next door. Incredible food, they're only open for dinner during the week and do a brunch on the weekends. You really need to book ahead, no one can get a table usually. Closed on Tuesdays. Sri Lankan Fusion food I guess? It's amazing, try it out.
Awesome breakfast spot, open from 8am. Amazing coffee and delicious food. Great place to park up and work for the day as well.
8 locals recommend
NOC Roastery
321 Des Voeux Rd WAwesome breakfast spot, open from 8am. Amazing coffee and delicious food. Great place to park up and work for the day as well.
This family cafe serves home cooked food, its extremely cheap and the coffee is good. It also has a little courtyard and is my go to for a friendly place to work.
Open Door Cafe
120 Connaught Road WestThis family cafe serves home cooked food, its extremely cheap and the coffee is good. It also has a little courtyard and is my go to for a friendly place to work.
Detour
Amazing coffee, perfect for grabbing a coffee or croissant on the go.
This place does such a great lunch set menu. And its just across the road! This place is especially great on Sundays when its dog adoption day.
24 locals recommend
Locofama
9 Fuk Sau LnThis place does such a great lunch set menu. And its just across the road! This place is especially great on Sundays when its dog adoption day.
Local beef brisket noodle soup! Michelin star and extremely cheap and delicious. Must try.
Mak Ming Noodles
309 Queen's Rd WLocal beef brisket noodle soup! Michelin star and extremely cheap and delicious. Must try.
Drinks & Nightlife
Awesome awesome little gin bar just down the road from the apartment. Enter the red door. This place was an old ping pong hall now turned gin bar. Awesome drinks and vibe.
72 locals recommend
Ping Pong Gintonería
Awesome awesome little gin bar just down the road from the apartment. Enter the red door. This place was an old ping pong hall now turned gin bar. Awesome drinks and vibe.
I love this little bar. You can play your own music, the bar owner is an absolute legend and drinks are incredibly cheap. You can basically do anything you want in this bar, it's such a hidden little gem.
Passion Paradise
123-125 Third StI love this little bar. You can play your own music, the bar owner is an absolute legend and drinks are incredibly cheap. You can basically do anything you want in this bar, it's such a hidden little gem.
Parks & Nature
I do this hike almost every day! The Morning Trail leads up to the Peak. It's a slight mission getting to the start of the trail (maybe 15 mins of walk to the start) but such a good way to start the morning. Walk along Lugard Rd when you get to the top of the Peak and witness absolutely stunning views.
21 locals recommend
Lung Fu Shan Morning Trail
5 Hatton RdI do this hike almost every day! The Morning Trail leads up to the Peak. It's a slight mission getting to the start of the trail (maybe 15 mins of walk to the start) but such a good way to start the morning. Walk along Lugard Rd when you get to the top of the Peak and witness absolutely stunning views.
This place between 6am and 9am is people watching central. You'll walk around and see old ladies doing tai chi, and old people playing on the playground. It's quite epic. Also awesome views of the harbour.
64 locals recommend
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park
16 Eastern St NThis place between 6am and 9am is people watching central. You'll walk around and see old ladies doing tai chi, and old people playing on the playground. It's quite epic. Also awesome views of the harbour.