Guidebook for Hong Kong

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Guidebook for Hong Kong

Essentials

Marketplace (underneath the modern Island Crest apartment building on Second Street) has most grocery items you might want, including a good range of imported foods.
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Market Place by Jasons
8 First Street
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Marketplace (underneath the modern Island Crest apartment building on Second Street) has most grocery items you might want, including a good range of imported foods.
For a more local supermarket experience, head to Wellcome Supermarket on the corner of First and Centre Streets.
Wellcome - Sai Ying Pun
65 First St
For a more local supermarket experience, head to Wellcome Supermarket on the corner of First and Centre Streets.
Open 24 hours, sells milk, bread, chocolate, water, basic beer and wine, cigarettes and bags of ice (you need to ask if you want ice). You can also top up your Octopus Cards here (provided).
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7-Eleven
Third Street
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Open 24 hours, sells milk, bread, chocolate, water, basic beer and wine, cigarettes and bags of ice (you need to ask if you want ice). You can also top up your Octopus Cards here (provided).

Food Scene

Nice baguettes, salads and roast chickens. They also sell a small selection of reasonably priced, good quality French wine – very handy for emergencies!
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La Rotisserie
71 Third St
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Nice baguettes, salads and roast chickens. They also sell a small selection of reasonably priced, good quality French wine – very handy for emergencies!
on High Street near the escalator – decent French Food, a bit more pricey but worth it for the consistent food and atmosphere.
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Metropolitain
46 High St
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on High Street near the escalator – decent French Food, a bit more pricey but worth it for the consistent food and atmosphere.
If you want to go out for coffee, Corner Café is a nice spot to watch the world go by and meet some of the (expat) locals.
Corner Cafe
56 Centre St
If you want to go out for coffee, Corner Café is a nice spot to watch the world go by and meet some of the (expat) locals.
Arguably best dumplings and local cuisine in Hong Kong. Also have a branch in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST).
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Din Tai Fung
68號 Yee Wo St
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Arguably best dumplings and local cuisine in Hong Kong. Also have a branch in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST).
Great ceviche, sliders and Peruvian delights - consistently one of our favourite restaurants in HK.
Cochin Delicatessen
26 Peel St
Great ceviche, sliders and Peruvian delights - consistently one of our favourite restaurants in HK.
Modern interpretation of Chinese food, executed extremely well - on the pricey side but well worth it.
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Ho Lee Fook
Elgin Street
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Modern interpretation of Chinese food, executed extremely well - on the pricey side but well worth it.
Northern Thai restaurant, great food and lively friendly atmosphere, consistently one of our favourites.
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Chachawan
206 Hollywood Rd
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Northern Thai restaurant, great food and lively friendly atmosphere, consistently one of our favourites.
We've been here a few times to eat, it's really pleasant by the water in the evenings, great seafood done in the traditional local ways of cooking, BYO wine.
Lamma Hilton Shum Kee Seafood Restaurant
Sok Kwu Wan Second Street
We've been here a few times to eat, it's really pleasant by the water in the evenings, great seafood done in the traditional local ways of cooking, BYO wine.
Also a nice area with an eclectic mix of cafes, bars, delis, restaurants and local vendors.
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Tai Hang
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Also a nice area with an eclectic mix of cafes, bars, delis, restaurants and local vendors.
This is definitely a local experience if you’re up for that, and great value tasty food. Our favourite is this one - Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian or Italian food, BYO wine.
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Queen Street Cooked Food Market
38 Des Voeux Rd W
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This is definitely a local experience if you’re up for that, and great value tasty food. Our favourite is this one - Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian or Italian food, BYO wine.

Drinks & Nightlife

Take-away bottle shop - up the hill on Centre Street, they stock a good range of wines, ciders, beers and spirits.
Soho Wines & Spirits
227 Queen's Rd W
Take-away bottle shop - up the hill on Centre Street, they stock a good range of wines, ciders, beers and spirits.
Look for the bright red door on your right. Go in there and down stairs, it’s lovely for a quiet drink but avoid Friday and Saturday nights when it can be hard to get in.
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Ping Pong Gintonería
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Look for the bright red door on your right. Go in there and down stairs, it’s lovely for a quiet drink but avoid Friday and Saturday nights when it can be hard to get in.
On the rooftop floor of Princes Building in Central, it’s expensive but a lovely spot to have an afternoon or pre-dinner drink on the rooftop with a great view.
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S E V V A
10 Chater Rd
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On the rooftop floor of Princes Building in Central, it’s expensive but a lovely spot to have an afternoon or pre-dinner drink on the rooftop with a great view.
Great for a drink and bar snacks downstairs, but don’t have dinner upstairs, it’s too expensive for what you get. Instead, go next door to Cha Cha Wan for dinner.
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208 Hollywood Road
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Great for a drink and bar snacks downstairs, but don’t have dinner upstairs, it’s too expensive for what you get. Instead, go next door to Cha Cha Wan for dinner.
All bars on Wyndham Street, including Socialito, are good fun for an after-dinner drink in the street and people watching. If you want to keep partying, head down into Lan Kwai Fong
Socialito
All bars on Wyndham Street, including Socialito, are good fun for an after-dinner drink in the street and people watching. If you want to keep partying, head down into Lan Kwai Fong
A busy pedestrianised outdoor bar street which is good fun and popular with expats late into the night
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Lan Kwai Fong
Lan Kwai Fong
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A busy pedestrianised outdoor bar street which is good fun and popular with expats late into the night
Probably the best nightclub we’ve been to, friendly crowd, decent DJ, clean bathrooms, no cover charge, but expensive drinks, open until the wee hours.
Boujis Hong Kong
Probably the best nightclub we’ve been to, friendly crowd, decent DJ, clean bathrooms, no cover charge, but expensive drinks, open until the wee hours.

Arts & Culture

Above Second, located on First Street near Eastern Street – they are lovely and have great exhibitions of up and coming artists from around the world.
Chrome & Chase
31號 Eastern St
Above Second, located on First Street near Eastern Street – they are lovely and have great exhibitions of up and coming artists from around the world.

Everything Else

Bank with ATM
HSBC Bonham Road Branch
68 Bonham Rd
Bank with ATM

Sightseeing

A must-do, cross the harbour from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) on the historical Star Ferry
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Central (Star Ferry) station
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A must-do, cross the harbour from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) on the historical Star Ferry
catch the Peak Tram to the top, on a weekday if you can, when the crowds might be smaller. If you don’t want to wait in the queue, you can also catch a taxi up to the top.
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The Peak Tram station
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catch the Peak Tram to the top, on a weekday if you can, when the crowds might be smaller. If you don’t want to wait in the queue, you can also catch a taxi up to the top.
If fitness is more your thing, highly recommend walking from the apartment up to The Peak via Kotewall Road and Hatton Road - great views and it's a good workout.
Harlech Road and Lugard Road Circular Walk, The Peak
34 Lugard Rd
If fitness is more your thing, highly recommend walking from the apartment up to The Peak via Kotewall Road and Hatton Road - great views and it's a good workout.
Outlying Islands - laid back and low key, very different to HK Island, good for a day or half-day, and there are some decent local seafood and a handful of western restaurants on the islands.
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Lamma Island
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Outlying Islands - laid back and low key, very different to HK Island, good for a day or half-day, and there are some decent local seafood and a handful of western restaurants on the islands.
Outlying Islands - laid back and low key, very different to HK Island, good for a day or half-day, and there are some decent local seafood and a handful of western restaurants on the islands.
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Cheung Chau
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Outlying Islands - laid back and low key, very different to HK Island, good for a day or half-day, and there are some decent local seafood and a handful of western restaurants on the islands.
Outlying Islands - laid back and low key, very different to HK Island, good for a day or half-day, and there are some decent local seafood and a handful of western restaurants on the islands.
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Mui Wo
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Outlying Islands - laid back and low key, very different to HK Island, good for a day or half-day, and there are some decent local seafood and a handful of western restaurants on the islands.

Shopping

Huge shopping mall with many many brands.
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Harbour City
7號 Canton Rd
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Huge shopping mall with many many brands.
Shopping mall in Causeway Bay
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Times Square
1號 Matheson St
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Shopping mall in Causeway Bay
New shopping mall in Causeway Bay (includes the excellent Eslite bookshop from Taiwan).
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Hysan Place
500 Hennessy Rd
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New shopping mall in Causeway Bay (includes the excellent Eslite bookshop from Taiwan).
Star and Moon Street precinct – this is a small, cute gentrified area not many tourists get to see.
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Star St
Star Street
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Star and Moon Street precinct – this is a small, cute gentrified area not many tourists get to see.