Missing Hong Kong and My Cup of Tea was definitely one of the spots that I will remember. It is a…read moreplace I kept recommending to friends to try and will definitely go back to one day. The two photos are from different trips, but I have tried a few things here. I have had the tomato beef macaroni, curry fish balls, French toast, and pineapple butter buns. Everything was amazing, and I think their tomato beef macaroni is my favorite here. Their Hong Kong milk tea is also perfect with just the right amount of sweetness. It is not too bitter or too sweet, just perfect (I like sweet things but not too sweet). The restaurant is a bit tight, but they do offer takeout. Even when it gets busy, customers are usually friendly and quick, especially if they see a long line and they are finishing up soon.

Very long lines here for the breakfast rush (20min wait), but indicative of the food quality (so so…read moregood and worth the wait). There's only about 20 seats, most of which are either bar seating or tiny tables), and it's incredibly cramped, but there's a quick turnaround. You can order to go for a faster line too. We ordered the milk tea, satay beef sandwich, bbq pork macaroni soup, truffle egg sandwich, and egg pineapple bao. The sandwiches were decidedly average, but we really enjoyed the egg pineapple bun! And you definitely need to get the milk tea here. The hot one is smaller and comes with condensed milk, while the cold version is larger but comes without condensed milk. Both are extremely concentrated, but delicious. If you're sensitive to caffeine though, it'll keep you up. Best of all, everything was so cheap - 160 HKD (about $20 USD). Highly recommend checking this place out!

My favorite place for Hong Kong dessert! I come here probably a little too much, and any time…read morefriends and family visit Hong Kong, I always make an excuse to bring them here! Don't let the giant queue scare you, and yes there is almost always a queue. Despite that, it moves fairly fast. Its definitely not a place where you sit and chat with your friends. They expect you to sit down, order right away, eat it, and leave right away. But I guess many popular places are like that around Hong Kong.. Seating-wise its very cramp here. You'll be sitting basically elbow to elbow with strangers next and behind you. But that doesn't matter because their desserts are so wonderful! Some of my favorites are the tong yuen (glutinous rice balls) that come come with peanut sauce. The one that comes in the ginger soup is good too (for this dish, the balls have fillings inside, such as sesame or peanut sauce). Another good one is their sorbets, which are perfect for a hot day.

Heyyyy, do you like durian? Or even want to give it a shot despite the crazy smell it may emit or…read morethe odd taste it might exude? I believe one of the ways to try durian without having to be afraid of it is by tasting it through the various dessert dishes here at this cute little place. Having no idea that this place existed, I was pretty thankful to my new local friend who suggested this place. It's located in a small little street, similar to an alley way, and by the time you get near it, you'll definitely see a long line of people waiting to get in. The wait itself isn't that bad. Most people just come here to eat dessert and leave right after. Once seated, my friends and I spent some time browsing through the extensive dessert menu and settled on trying the durian with crystal seeds (one of the many popular dishes) and watermelon and lychee with crystal seeds. In summary, the watermelon and lychee were ok. The watermelon ended up being too watery for my taste and the lychee wasn't too memorable. Both tasted decent but definitely not a must try. For the durian, this was surprisingly good! I am normally not a durian fan (the stench gets to me sometime) but here, you couldn't really smell too much of the durian in the dish. The taste of durian was also soften quite a bit, making this dish a bit more doable for those who do not like durian. I found this dish to be pretty tasty and not too sweet and it was unique to eat it with the crystal seeds. Overall, this is a great spot to stop by for desserts. If you're not a fan of durian but can tolerate the smell of it wafting through the restaurant, this place is great to try other HK desserts at an affordable price.

Stopped by for a quick breakfast prior to a day of sightseeing. Apparently, this shop is super well…read moreknown with tons of history, but unfortunately it fell short of our expectations. I tried their pineapple bun and egg tart, and both were a bit dry and not too flavorful. My friends also tried the coffee milk tea and didn't feel it was anything special either, and they had the same thoughts regarding the egg tart and pineapple bun. The interior was large with plenty of seating, although we came on a random weekday so it was pretty empty. Just saw that this location is shuttering its doors after 80 years. Apparently, there is one location remaining in Hong Kong, in Hang Hau in Tseung Kwan O if you're looking to get your nostalgia fix!

I had extremely high hopes for this cha chaang teng and after not having enough time to visit…read moreduring our last trip, we prioritized Honolulu Coffee Shop for breakfast. The restaurant is pretty spacious and when we visited, it was pretty empty. We had no trouble getting a table for our large group of six people. Staff speak some English and they have English menus available so we had no trouble ordering. I believe they're most known for the pineapple buns and egg tarts so of course, we ordered several to share. It's also an incomplete visit to a cha chaang teng without the coffee milk tea and on top of that, I also got a side of scrambled eggs. The pineapple bun was kind of dense and dry, even with the slab of butter. The egg tarts were also dry with a plain-tasting custard. The coffee milk tea was fine but we didn't realize until visiting another cha chaang teng that hot usually means unsweetened. And the scrambled eggs were so plain...I just remember cha chaang teng scrambled eggs being super silky and creamy. This was just disappointing and I didn't need to order normal, regular-tasting scrambled eggs. They're saving grace is how cheap everything was. For that price, it just felt like we got what we paid for...lower quality food. I was very confused because I feel like I read a lot of raving reviews about this place so maybe we visited on an off day. But out of every place we tried, this was pretty low on our list.

Chung Kee is a Tong Sui/Cantonese dessert store in the Wan Chai area. The place was clean and…read morewelcoming, a perfect setting for their variety of classic Cantonese desserts, which I would highly recommend. Unfortunately I had to limit my carbs and ended up ordering a fruit bowl with Taiwan grass jelly. It was delicious dessert.

My favourite dessert spot in all Hong Kong. There's a location at Po Lam too, and ive always gotten…read morethe same dish (picture attached). The cream is delicious, the mango is sweet, the sauce is perfect in amount and flavour, everything about this dessert comes together and creates truly the best dessert I've had in HK. The price is alright I think about 30-60HKD per dish. I felt quite rushed and the service wasn't excellent but this may have to do with how busy it was. I personally prefer the Po Lam location, consistently great dessert, service, and calmness!

Gave this place another try and went on a tea time. We quickly got a seat for 2. The place is still…read morebusy but got lucky to be seated right away. Had the view of causeway bay bustling street. Surprisingly pastas were really good and al dente. Drinks were aesthetically pleasing but flavour is ok. Tea set is value for money.

This is a very popular dessert cafe in HK located in Causeway Bay. It's a small cafe with limited…read moreseats. Make sure you get there early since they don't accept reservation. The pictures of the menu look so amazing that you wanted to try everything. Soufflé was so fresh and delicious and their matcha was so tasty. Definitely will come back to try more desserts.

Iconic/classic hk style cafe, i'd go there only for their milk pudding. I would go to Australian…read moreDairy Company for entrees/meals instead

This place is sooooo good!…read more The environment is clean, service is fast, and the staff are friendly. A must-get is their double layer steamed milk pudding. Arguably one of my favourite Chinese desserts (along with tofu pudding... there's clearly a theme here). It's sweet. It's spoonful after spoonful of milky goodness without the heaviness of cream. And it goes down sooo easily because it's silky smooth. Tea with milk was also very good! I believe it's red tea with milk ??? But it's nothing like traditional HK milk tea! This is much lighter because it's not made with evaporated milk, rather just plain old milk. But very refreshing on a hot day!

Came here on recommendation of my cousin. We ordered the hot and cold matcha soba noodles. I was…read moreexpecting to taste the matcha flavor, but alas, it didn't happen. The broth for the hot noodles tasted great though : light, not overly seasoned, tasted like the kind of broth you'd make at home. My husband said the cold soba was nothing special. We then finished our meal off with the matcha jelly (flown in daily from Kyoto!), which was really good, definitely full of matcha flavor and went well with the ice cream and red bean paste. My husband gave the matcha ice cream two thumbs up. 90 min dining limit and everyone must order one item. No free wifi. HSBC credit card holders get a discount.

One of the great foodie trends in Hong Kong is the matcha craze. Already slowly making its presence…read moreknown in the US, matcha and matcha flavored desserts are gaining popularity. It's already a huge thing in Hong Kong, with at least one matcha dessert store at every mall. When I found out that a well known matcha chain, Nakamura Tokichi, was opening up its first branch in HK, I made it a point to plan to visit and give it a try. Unsurprisingly, as with all well known restaurants in Hong Kong, there was a fairly long wait even on a Wednesday. I had to wait almost two hours to get a table for six people. When we were finally seated, we were presented with complimentary green tea and a menu filled with delicious goodies. I tried the green tea almost immediately, and already I was floored. Most green tea tastes fairly bland and generic, but this green tea was incredibly rich and flavorful. As to be expected from a matcha restaurant with as prestigious a reputation as Nakamura Tokichi. We shared several matcha and hojicha parfaits, a hojicha ice cream, and I got the kyo no fukiyose, which contained several different things including chiffon cake, matcha ice cream, red bean, whipped cream, and mochi. The parfaits were incredibly rich and elegant. Cereal was added to the red bean and ice cream, and the flavors all blended together perfectly. The chiffon cake was sweet yet light. The red bean was a real delight, not too sweet, and balanced out the sweetness of the hojicha and matcha ice cream incredibly well. In just one experience, I can see why Nakamura Tokichi is one of the most well known matcha restaurants in Hong Kong. It lives up to its own hype in many ways.

They got a big variety of hot or cold fruit desserts. Really delicious. I love the fruit with jelly…read morecubes drinks for take out. Sadly they don't have sesame drink anymore. Maybe someday they have again. New thing they have are hot snacks too (salty). This chain is thankfully everywhere in hong kong. First think we love to do when landing at zhe airport is meet up everyone at hui lau shan and have nice fruits. My whole family loves it. Don't miss the coupons and frequent customer program. This location is really busy. So wait time for getting a seat is hard.