Thanks for this tip. I’ll look into it for my upcoming trip to Malaysia.
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Would also do Ho Hung Kee in Hysan Place in lieu of Tasty’s, or Tasty’s in Happy Valley as it’s much less crowded.
Kamcentre Roast Goose now has a stall in Basehall 2 in Jardine House. It’s possible do get most of the good stuff there, EXCEPT that their best charsiu Kam’s fatty and burnt barbecued pork (甘一刀肥燶叉燒) is served at half the thickness in Basehall 2, which is much less satisfying.
The difficult one, as we all know, is The Chairman. Actually August bookings were done MONTHS ago so unless you know someone who knows the restaurant…
Yan Toh Heen is now back to being Lai Ching Heen as the hotel is back to being Regent.
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DON’T DO THIS. There is only ONE ferry from Macau to HKIA. But there are buses that go from Macau to the checkpoint just near HKIA, starting from 7:30 a.m. So this would be a better option. And yes, you can check luggage in at the bus terminal before you board the bus.
For me, Macau is a better destination for fine dining than HK, as most of the best restaurants are inside casinos where profit is not the main motive. That means they can tolerate higher food cost and provide better service. However, since this is your first time to HK, my suggestion is to spend your time in HK and get more out of your experience.
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This is at HK international airport, right? Looks familiar. I’ll probably speak for most of us in this thread when I say I would love to see many pics!! 
Not only food but also local scenery… Enjoy!!
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Started with a bang!
Lunch spontaneously at Qi House of Sichuan. Delicious food, service was a bit off.
Cucumber salad, black fungus salad (served over cucumber “noodles”), wontons in spicy oil, bang bang wontons, Dan Dan noodles, chongqing chicken, spicy shrimp, cumin lamb, and Okinawa salt ice cream.
The Dan Dan noodles were saucier than I have ever encountered them, and what a delicious sauce it was. The chilli oil was spicier than ever before. The cumin lamb was lovely, but the lamb, chicken, and shrimp turned out to be a bit repetitive.
After a bit of driving around for sightseeing, a bunch of walking around Wan Chai, and errands here and there, we ended the very long day out with coffee and a snack on Lee Tung Street at After You Dessert Café — the snack was a hot favorite — Thai tea toast with ice cream. Us and a bunch of youngsters in the completely full spot before dinner 
Dinner was a seafood extravaganza at home — crab curry, Sichuan tiger prawns, and thai style steamed fish.
Somewhere in between there were spring rolls being made for later in the week, and veggie dumplings too though I missed taking a pic of those.
We also stopped into an old bakery (that was apparently recently refreshed) to pick up desserts for the evening — I picked sponge cake (shock!), Swiss rolls, cream horn, and egg tarts.
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Happy Bakery in Wanchai. For some reason they are famous for their creamed cone pastry although some of their real specialties have been discontinued since moving to their new digs
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For downloading of maps you can just download them on google maps offline, thats what I would recommend and it saves your bookmarks too.
If Tai O is not an option possibly conisder going to Shek O and Dai Long Wan. Its fun bus ride out there.
Also unless you are into history or for some other specific reason, I don’t think a tour to macau is necessary. Just get on the fairy and book mark some places you may be interested in seeing like the historical city center or a specific casino. I find tours to be quite stifiling since there is a set schedule and likely you won’t be able to choose your dining destinations.
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Hah! I didn’t mention that the reason we ended up at After You for a coffee pick-me-up was that the place shop we wanted to go to (Baker and the Bottleman) turns into a wine bar at 5, and we needed a caffeine (and sugar) boost first 
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(But we are working our way through a case of Ruinart at home, and I have been “warned” that the chief description of today’s lunch in a wine cellar-y spot is “boozy”. Aldi Spanish, which I am actually looking forward to, despite scolding my friends yesterday about trying to feed me non- Asian food on day 1 when they mentioned a few of their favorite European spots . “Warned” bec they have my tentative agenda of pre and post lunch touristing 
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Your Cantonese friends may completely freak out about the seafood cooking methods. Cantonese is all about letting the seafood shine rather than the spices, unlike other countries in Asia. So you will often find that they add nothing much more than ginger and green onion to the often very expensive, very lively seafood.
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I remembered asking a Bangkokian friend to bring me to After You after reading this 2012 article on Kulapat “May” Kanokwatanawan’s invention of her Shibuya Honey Toast that propelled her bakery-cafe in Soi Thonglor to immortality in Bangkok’s often fickle dining scene. She gained 8 kgs whilst experimenting to create that dessert.
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Nicely done! Yes.
Well, desserts were a huge hit and got scarfed down despite the massive seafood dinner.
That sponge cake is the best of its style I’ve ever eaten (which is a LOT) — moist where its nyc counterpart runs a bit dry.
Good thing I bought 2 (1 for me, 1 to share, but both were shared) bec it was the group favorite by far!
We did have the cream horn as a throwback as it was a popular bakery dessert when we were growing up, and it was good too, as were the cream (Swiss) roll which came in vanilla and coffee.
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Whoa! Had no idea this was famous. My friends went gaga over it. And now freaking out over the 8kg story
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Some scenery pics as requested — this place is really gorgeous!
Chung hom kok beach and environs, HK from Victoria Peak, Wan Chai with Lee Tong St and more.
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Beautiful weather! Clear skies over Victoria Harbour! Wow, you have already done so much. The Peak is also very nice come evening time… So, how was your lunch at the Spanish place? I couldn’t find it on internet.
Not gonna lie, I’m extremely jealous!
Your thread is going to be the highlight of my week (I’m writing a policy paper on controlling costs in our organisation lol).
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That was what made me want to go there. Piqued my curiousity.
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What the heck?! I thought Oslo was the flavor of the week? 
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Spectacular views, we were there in 2011 and on the last day it finally cleared enough to be able go to Victoria Peak. So happy for you having such a wonderful visit!!
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