Don't know much about tea, but this place seemed to have a good selection with reasonable prices…read more You go in and they will let you smell different teas you are interested in buying. We picked up two tins of Bird's Tongue Jasmine for around HKD 250. I like Oolong but the ones they let us smell had a strong, almost fermented fragrance that we decided to pass on. Is oolong always like that? 3 stars for the decent variety and friendly service in English, but there also isn't too much that distinguishes this place from all the other options in the city.

Dora was amazing! I don't know why this place had less than five stars, they were super helpful and…read moreknowledgeable. I ended up buying two gift sets because the prices were fantastic. The tea is very strong and hearty, and the staff were so sweet to me. Highly recommend if you're looking for gifts for friends back home on your way through Hong Kong!

My friend and I popped in to this location just to peek and see what it was all about. What a nice…read moretea master we met who talked to us about tea and gave us the opportunity to taste different teas and different strengths of teas. Although we did not stay to sit for tea and simply enjoyed sampling the different tea and learning about how to brew tea and when is the best time to drink teas, I am absolutley going to return soon. They sell tea for you to enjoy in the tea room and they also sell tea for you to take home and brew yourself. The tea master indicated that in 2016, they would be offering a class in English to teach people about tea. Currently, the instruction is only in Cantonese.

Wonderful location to rest after hiking around the peak. Their yellow tea was pretty good.read more

Note this is located in the KS Lo Gallery, you will enter through the main entrance of it and a…read moresecondary entrance through the main. The menu is fully vegetarian and has a host of tea choices. We tried a host of dim sum dishes and they were excellent. A mass of tea choices to accompany it as well.

Opened in 1904, they serve Guilinggao is thought to be good for the skin, allowing for a healthier…read morecomplexion upon repeated consumption. Other supposed positive effects of the jelly includes improving circulation, assisting muscle growth, relieving itching, reducing acne and kidney restoration. Follow my Yelp if you love my Yelping & welcome everybody to ask me questions about Hong Kong.

Best to visit before sunset as you'll appreciate the best front view of the bay ..limited menu n…read morewine selection though. Had my wine and cheese platter . Only wish they could add more wine selection and small plate while you appreciate the best view.

The place to go for a drink on a date if you want the best sea view of Hong Kong…read more We arrive at around 4pm in the afternoon, as I wasn't hungry so we only order drinks and 2 dim sum dishes, but not the full afternoon tea set. (They have iPad for menu) The Rose bubble was a bit too sweet, the dim sum were good! But can't beat the view here. The view is just spectacular! We sit until it turns dark at 6ish and it's time (and money) well spent! Service was good and ambience is quiet and sophisticated without being too crowded like in other spots in the touristy TST area. One of my all time favourite place to bring visiting friends!

Cool little tea shop that serves tea drinks with steamed milk or brewed specialty tea. If you come…read morehere don't pass up the pastries. I found the baked goods to be really good. The tea drinks were good also but are on the expensive side where a beverage is around 60 hkd. Definitely a good place for an afternoon tea. Baked goods: 4.5 stars Tea: 3.75 stars Value: 3 stars Environment: 4 stars Overall: 4 stars Recommendations: fog scone, chiffon cake

Great brunch!! Totally vibed with the area, and a change of scene from the normal cha chan tangs i…read morehad be frequenting on my hk trip. Was served three ricotta pancakes ($118 hkd) with blueberries, syrup and bananas. Although the portion was small, the fluffiness of the pancake and light sweetness of the syrup made the dish de-lish! If you go before 11am on mon-fri you get a choice of one of four drinks- i opted for the lemon tea with charred lemons (makes a big difference!!). They also had mint infused water near the bar area, and a separate two floor area for seating, accessible by walking out and around the left corner into a separate below space. Mason jar lights dangle from the ceiling and a light teal wall and yellow flowers brightens the room. My friend and I sat here for a little over an hour sketching the space. They give you a buzzer that beeps when ur food is ready for pick up- my pancakes took around 20 min, as there was a group of 5 in front of me. The bathrooms clean, the service is good, and their playlist is indie coffeehouse! Not crowded on a Monday around 10. A great place!

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.

Good to know: It was rather hard finding the location of MingCha Tea House since it is located in a…read morebusiness area with no real signs on where to go. When you exit the elevator in the building it looks like you got to a butcher, but don't sweat it, the entrance should be right infront of your nose. The store itself is not the prettiest, but that's not why I went here. I heard that the best tea in Hong Kong could be found here and that they had neat little packages of tea which you could gift (手信). My friend and I tasted five different teas and got introduced to a whole new world of tea! It was spectacular. If you are a tea lover like me this is a must go to place. They really teach you a lot about tea and if you would ever forget, all the instructions for each specific tea is on the tea bag! I ended up buying dozens of small gifts for near and dear and from what I have heard they all liked it very much.

I took the Tea Tasting Workshop at MingCha in mid-May (2016) and had a superb experience. I signed…read moreup for the workshop prior to going to HK, but found out later that another expensive and already-paid-for day-long tour to mainland China I'd signed up for had rescheduled the tour to the same day as the tea workshop. I emailed Tomoko to see if I could move to a different tea workshop, and she was very kind and accommodating. In fact, she did a workshop for me and another couple at a time that she usually doesn't do workshops, which I was grateful for. I'd read about the workshop and the rave reviews did not let me down. Tomoko is very, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about tea, and I learned a lot. We got to try 5 different types of tea, and each tea had three steepings, for a total of 15 tastings. She used several different types of tea sets (pots and cups), which was really neat. She taught us the rituals of making and serving tea, way beyond the boil-water-and-add-tea method. The teas were wonderful, and I learned soooo much about how tea leaves are processed in different ways for the different teas. Now, know that the shop is hard to find, but if you exit the MTR at the right exit (Taikoo station, exit A1), it is literally right across the street, in between a Mercedes Benz shop and a furniture store. When you exit from A1, cross the street. It's hard to see the sign for the Wah Ha Factory Building from that vantage point, but trust me, it is there between those two businesses. Others have provided pictures, which helped me, because the shop is located in an improbable location, and you may be concerned that you've gone to the wrong place. When you exit the elevator on the 12th floor in the factory, the shop is the door on the right. If you're thinking about doing this workshop, go for it! It is really a neat experience.