A hipster spot filled with young folks. The food is trendy and makes great snacks. Great hang out…read moreplace with friends and family. The salted egg yolk with fried fish skin was my favorite. Ever drank beer out of a bowl? It's freezing and delicious. The corn is another favorite of mine. Fried tofu is light battered and delicious. Highly recommend to make reservations as they do get packed. Hidden on the third floor of a secret entrance ;) there's an elevator!

FOOD: 2 SERVICE: 2…read moreAMBIANCE: 2 VALUE: 1 Having been to Hong Kong many times and having experienced "real street" food from when they were served on the sidewalk to more recent restaurant type street food, I can say Mui Kee definitely lost something in the transition. Gone is the street flavors, the no nonsense efficient service or the value. We order a variety of Cantonese style dishes, including: 1. Garlic crab - a very "skinny" crab that was not fresh. This dish relies solely on the garlic for taste. 2. Fried intestines - unclean!! 3. Stewed pork w/pickled cabbage - a very traditional dish that should not have been that salty. 4. Deep fried squid - again, relied on the chili powder for flavor. 5. Sweet & sour pork - the only dish they got right. 6. Eggplant with minced pork - decent taste and size. This was not a good dining experience. The food was lacking in flavor, small in serving size and over priced for what we received. On top of that, it was extremely noisy, to the point it was becoming unbearable! DO NOT COME HERE!

Frequent visitor to this restaurant, the quality of the sushi and sashimi has always been…read moreexceptionally good over many years! The sushi bar welcomes you to dine and chat with the sushi chef. The chef is very knowledgable and more than welcome to answer all the questions I had for different dishes! Strongly recommend this restaurant to any Japanese food lover!!

Nestled within the IFC Mall are some very good restaurants. This one stands-out among them…read more The food here is not just good, it is superbly delicious. One of the highlights of the menu is the Fish Maw Soup with an almond base. The almond flavor is incredible, the scallop marshmallow is unlike anything I have had, making it the best almond-infused dish I have ever tasted. Dim Sums here are all yummy. Notable-mention is the crave-worthy Puff Pastry. The Lobster, Crab, and Chicken stock combination is a classic, with the lobster being exceptional. When it comes to dessert, the Passion Fruit Pudding is a must-order. Its light and refreshing taste provides the perfect balance to the richness of the meal, leaving one satisfied and content. While there are many outstanding dishes, there are a few that didn't quite hit the mark for me. The Free Range Chicken, Chicken Giblets, Preserved Sausage, Conpoy, Roast Duck, Truffle, Fried Rice was a bit dry for my liking, but my Grandma and Aunt absolutely loved the leftovers. I was too full to finish the Pistachio Dessert Soup, but it was still good. The Black Sesame Platter is good, although not exceptional. While the ice cream didn't quite capture my taste buds, the other components of the platter were decent and made for great leftovers. From the moment you step into the restaurant, the classy atmosphere surrounds you, setting the stage for an unforgettable dining experience. The impeccable presentation, creativity, and showmanship adds to the overall enjoyment. Very grateful to have the opportunity to indulge in this exquisite and somewhat expensive culinary adventure, savoring every moment of the tastiness that unfolded before me.

Food 4.5/5.0 Service 3.5/5.0…read moreValue 2.0/5.0 Decor 4.0/5.0 Overall 4.5/5.0 Chinesology is the best restaurant in the IFC Mall, excluding the options inside the attached Four Seasons. Basically a more premium and modern alternative to the Cui**** Cui**** that it shares an entrance with. Pricing is fairly high. Some of the small side tables are a bit too close together, and at this price point they should rethink how many seats they really feel they need to pack in (I get it, IFC rents are high). Would come back.

The Golden Leaf is a famous former Michelin starred restaurant at the Conrad. Key word here is…read moreformer. I went for dinner and as I was solo, I opted for their prix fixe set menu- the "premium" set. In my opinion, the food was lacking in taste and quality despite the high price. Maybe I should have ordered individual dishes, but even their signature baked crab dish was too creamy and salty. Service was also lacking in my mind. The waiters seemed unenthusiastic and often would place the next dish without a word or a simple phrase like "dessert" without any additional comments or explanation... and often had a tense or unfriendly expression. It was also difficult to get their attention as they were often times hard to locate. Yes this is Hong Kong, but this is not a cha chaan teng, and i guess I expected a bit more quality in service and food from a former michelin starred restaurant.

This had to be one of my favorite dining experiences while in HK. It also happened to be located…read moreright in my hotel The Conrad. The service here was top notch the best we had while visiting. I am so glad we had an opportunity to dine here. I do recommend you make a reservation. We tried to dine there again on our last day but everything was booked. They were able to fit us at 11:45 and even allowed us to order the Peking duck with no advanced notice. You must do so 24 goes in advance. Unfortunately the time did not work well for us so we cancelled the last minute reservation. We had their crispy half chicken the best I had while in HK. I ordered this dish everywhere! The Golden Leaf's was crispiest and the skin looked like glass! While the chicken was still very juicy! The mixed fried rice delicious! Our waiter was very sweet as they were almost closing getting ready for dinner dining offered us some more rice they had. I was too full but my fiancée was very happy to accept some more. I highly recommend this place even if you aren't staying at the Conrad give this place a try it will be worth it!

Ho Choi (好彩海鮮酒家) is located on the 5th floor of Millennium City, smack in the middle of all tall…read morebusiness buildings in Kwun Tong. There are two lift areas to go up - one in the main lobby and one off to the right side, down a narrow hallway (best for when the main lifts are too busy). When talking to my friends about the best places for dim sum, establishments such as Maxim's Palace, Tim Ho Wan, Lei Garden, Dim Dim Sum and One Dim Sum pop up. But not many know about Ho Choi... Why is that? I'm actually not too sure myself. They have two branches in Sheung Wan/Sai Wan, which could be far for some, and one in Kwun Tong (which I frequent because it's close to where I work). Some say the original Ho Choi in Sheung Wan/Sai Wan is OK, nothing to special, so I decided to take a visit out to see if they were correct. (A separate review for the Sai Wan one will be posted soon!) But I can definitely vouch for Ho Choi in Kwun Tong to be one of my favorite places! The tables in the main area - that is, not in a "room" - are up for grabs, first come first serve. Get there before 12:10pm to beat the lunch crowd, or risk waiting for a while. The best thing, if you want to skip the wait, is to make a reservation for one of the tables in the "rooms" for ordering main dishes (小菜). You must order 3 or more main dishes when seated at those tables. But of course, you can still order dim sum there. Win-win! Also, because it's sectioned off from the main area, it's much quieter and more conducive to business lunches. While the prices for dim sum and main dishes have gone up in recent years (inflation, rental increases, etc), rest assured you are still getting your money's worth of delicious food! They used to have different price tiers - cheaper in the morning, standard rates during weekday lunch times, and higher prices on the weekends - but upon checking the prices during my last visit, it looks like they are now fixed. For 5 people, with 4 main dishes, and 6 dim sum plates, the total came to be just under HKD 700. Excellent bang for your buck! The tea charge is $12 per person, which is fairly standard. Dim sum plates are tiered, starting at $17 for 'small', up to $32-$35 for 'specialty' plates. Ordering the dim sum is very easy, as you just need to fill in a Scantron-like sheet (college throw-back eh?), with dishes listed in English and Chinese. I was asked to order for the table: - Crispy chicken (half) 脆皮雞 (半) - so crispy, so good! - Sweet and sour pork 咕嚕肉 - my first time ordering the 咕嚕肉 here and everyone raved about it! The freshly prepared sweet and sour pork is a game-changer here and puts those found at a buffet to shame. - Sauteed broccoli with scallops - need those vegetables and seafood! - E-fu noodles with shrimp and egg whites - I appreciate the lack of salt and strong flavors in this noodle dish, as it helps to balance out the other salty and heavy dishes. Thankfully no MSG! Dim sum on point. I'm already hungry for more, even from writing this review. Top favorites here are the BBQ pork buns, chicken feet with black bean sauce (my absolute favorite!), Chiu Chow dumplings (潮州粉粿), and Jin Deui sesame balls (煎堆). If you still have space for dessert, go for it. If you don't, still go for it.

Lately a lot of chained Chinese restaurants have been very disappointing, but Ho Choi has not…read morefailed to keep up the standard with surprised me with a very reasonable price. 12 people we have ordered an Alaska king crab, a roasted goose, a steamed grouper, 2 veggie dish and a pork dish. The king crab was huge, cooked with Chinese yellow rice wine which was just perfect. We have ordered a noodle to mix with the wine sauce. The goose was tender and meaty. Most of us were satistfied and full after these 2 dish cos of the huge portion. Then the Grouper was super fresh. The bill, which was just HKD 28xx only. Service is okay, which was comparatively better then the other Chinese restaurants like Lee Garden at Kln Bay.

Gyu Jin has several outlets in Hong Kong, while the one we tried is at Telford Plaza…read more They specialize in Japanese style hot pot, Shabu Shabu. Their concept is time based all you can eat. You can select from 1 hour or 90 minutes and within this time frame you can order as much meat as you want. They have several grades of beef, we opted for the Supreme Japanese Wagyu beef. You have the choice of 7 different kinds of soups and with 4 persons you will get 2 pots for cooking. The meat is freshly sliced and brought to the table. For the condiments, sauces, vegetables, noodles, different meat / fish balls there is a buffet table. The star of course is the beef and it really is very good. It is sliced thinly enough, it is juicy, tender and almost melts in your mouth. If you're not full after all this beef, you can have different flavors of Haagen Dazs ice cream, which is included in the price. Service in general is efficient and quite friendly. If you go for the 90 minutes Supreme Wagyu course it will set you back HK$ 319 per person. Children to a certain height eat at 50% of the adult price. Given the quality of the beef, it is good value for money.

Cute little noodle shop, dai pai dong style with limited tables outside. Noodles as cheap as $30…read moreHKD!

Can't say enough about this restaurant. While extremely expensive, it was worth every penny. Every…read moresingle dish was so creative and executed so perfectly from the white asparagus, to the fried fish, to the lobster noodles. The boiled wagyu shabu shabu was insanely good but the star was that wagyu sando. BEST SANDO I've ever had. Cooked to a perfect MEDIUM, just how I like wagyu. There's so much marbling and fat in WAGYU, I like it cooked a bit more than medium rare so all of the fat renders. I LOVE the venue too. Small, sushi bar style restaurant where you can see the chefs make your whole meal in front of you. AMAZING meal. AMAZING chef! . Taste: ***** Serveice: ***** Ambiance: ***** ------------------------------ Takumi by Daisuke Mori Shop 1, G/F, The Oakhill, 16 Wood Road, Wanchai, HK ------------------------------