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Thai Pai Dong is one of the latest restaurants to join the Ferry Point area in Jordan. Within a month of opening, this eatery has already become widely popular and regularly has crowds waiting outside its doors before they open for service. Though small in size, this restaurant is decked out in retro decor like vintage posters, train tickets, and an eye-catching LED sign on its façade. With so many Instagrammable spots throughout the venue, Thai Pai Dong breathes new life into this sleepy residential area. Even though I visited on a weeknight before dinner service began, there was already a queue outside the restaurant and I waited for 40 minutes before entering.Lots of Thai Pai Dong’s customers (myself included) willingly queue up to try the restaurant’s Wagyu beef boat noodles ($98). If that dish sounds familiar to you, it’s because Thai Pai Dong’s head chef used to work in the Wan Chai location of Samsen, another popular Thai eatery in Hong Kong that’s become famous for this noodle dish. Thai Pai Dong’s version sees the noodles served in a rich broth made with beef blood and various aromatics, giving it a deep colour and loads of flavour. Each bowl of boat noodles comes with delectable toppings like Australian Wagyu beef slices, beef balls, water spinach, and pork cracklings. Customers can choose between fresh rice noodles or egg noodles as a base; I opted for the first type, which was a good
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You’ve got to have a unique concept to stand out in Sheung Wan’s restaurant scene. Hoping to grab the attention of diners is Pasteako, an Italian steakhouse taking over Gustaci’s former venue in PMQ. This restaurant gets its name from mashing up the two dishes it offers: pasta and steak. More specifically, Pasteako specialises in handmade pasta that can be enjoyed free-flow, and 21-day dry-aged steak cuts like American sirloin and ribeye, as well as Australian M5 Wagyu. This restaurant’s dinner set menu includes an appetiser, a steak cut and pasta of choice, and a dessert from $388 and up – which is an absolute steal if you consider Pasteako’s location.
The restaurant’s interior is full of retro Italian flair, with red and white checkerboard floors, leather sofas, and black-and-white framed photos setting the mood. Before being shown to your table, you’ll get to choose a steak knife from a large display cabinet that provides information about eight different knives from countries like Italy, Japan, Germany, Turkey, Persia, and Mongolia. Unless you’re keen on reading about each knife, we think closing your eyes and randomly picking one will suffice.
Deciding what to eat here is a no-brainer, as this restaurant only offers concise set menus. Start by selecting your desired pasta shape and sauce, then choose your steak cut from options like striploin and ribeye, or upgrade to premium M5 Wagyu for a
Who would have thought that a shop bearing the name ‘electric company’ (路易奇電力公司) would actually be a yakiniku restaurant from Taiwan? Yakiniku Luigi is one of Taiwan’s top 10 Japanese yakiniku restaurants. It was established by Leo Wu Jun-jie, founder of hospitality group Luigi Restaurant Company, known for eateries such as The Other Floor by Luigi and Luigi’s Laundry Company. Currently, the yakiniku restaurant boasts more than 10 branches across Taiwan, each venue renowned for its high quality Japanese A5 wagyu offerings. Luigi’s first overseas branch is located in Wan Chai along Lockhart Road. The restaurant features a minimalist industrial design with a grey and white colour scheme.. With seating for just 28 diners, the venue provides ample space, including an open kitchen where diners can observe Luigi’s skilled staff expertly slicing cuts of meat by hand. We visited Luigi for dinner on a weekday, and there weren’t many guests dining at the restaurant, so we were able to comfortably enjoy our meal on a spacious table.
Luigi’s menu is spread across two pages, offering diners a choice of three yakiniku sets, with over 80 percent of the selections featuring premium cuts of A5 Wagyu beef directly imported from Japan. The restaurant’s yakiniku sets consist of 10 to 12 courses priced at $958, $1,278, and $1,758, respectively; and Luigi’s adept staff skillfully grill your dishes right at your table. Customers who prefer to enjoy their items without assistance from the staff can
Popular Incheon-based cafe, Sips;;lban, has opened its first location in Hong Kong at Harbour City. Pronounced as sip-sil-bahn, the cafe gets its name from the Korean idiom which literally translates to ‘ten spoons, one rice’. Referring to how ten spoons of rice make up a whole bowl of rice, the idiom alludes to how every bit of effort counts to get something done. The cafe’s venue is decorated with retro-inspired furniture and incorporates beachy elements to create a relaxing atmosphere, making it an ideal spot to kick back and grab a meal with your friends. We visited Sips;;lban at noon on a weekend, which to our surprise wasn’t completely full, and we were able to get a table in a photogenic corner. This Korean cafe is well known for their cakes and bingsu (Korean shaved ice), but their menu also offers a variety of savoury dishes too. We begin with a range of appetisers and entrees, such as the sous-vide chicken thigh salad ($92) which came in a generous portion. The whole chicken thigh was tender and flavourful, and the salad came mixed beforehand in a vinaigrette, making for fuss-free eating. Sips;;lban has four gimbap (rice with various ingredients, wrapped in dried seaweed) variations on their menu, and we opt for the recommended option which was the beef gimbap ($88). Aside from being filled to the brim with eight kinds of ingredients like carrots, pickled radish, as well as beef; we like how delicate these gimbap tasted.
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Busan's popular barbecue restaurant, Dong Baek, has finally opened its first location in Hong Kong. To avoid long queues, we made online reservations and arrived at 6pm on a Monday. The seating process went smoothly, and the staff informed us that we had two hours to enjoy our meal. As we entered the restaurant, we noticed that Dong Baek's dining area was well-lit and comprised of spacious booths separated by wooden screens. The dining environment seamlessly combined traditional Korean elements with a modern design style, creating a cosy and comfortable space. Dong Baek offers a high-quality Korean barbecue experience featuring carefully selected ingredients from around the world and unique cuts of meat. With no time to waste, we eagerly ordered a variety of barbecued meats and entrees. Our barbecue grill was divided into two sides: one with a kimchi omelette batter and the other with corn and shredded cheese. Both sides could be replenished throughout the meal. Additionally, we were served a delightful assortment of homemade Korean pickles, including radish, kimchi, bean sprouts, spinach, baby Chinese cabbage, and mashed pumpkin. These delectable pickles were available for an additional $40.We tried Dong Baek's signature flower pork belly ($188/half portion) prepared in thin slices, which cooked quickly and had a flavourful, slightly swee
Over the last few years, celebrity chef Ken Lau, from local food and beverage group Lubuds with over three decades of culinary experience, has consistently opened several restaurants. These include the French fusion venue Pano in West Kowloon, the Italian fine dining restaurant Palco Ristorante, and the Italian-Japanese fusion eatery Pleka. Joining this collection of sister restaurants is Penna, a homestyle Italian restaurant that offers a warm and comforting environment in Tai Koo's Cityplaza.We had made a reservation for an early dinner at Penna on a Sunday evening. Fortunately, there weren’t many customers, so we were able to enjoy our meal comfortably. Penna’s menu is concise and offers a decent selection of appetizers, snacks, side dishes, soups, pastas, risottos, meat and seafood dishes, desserts, and plenty of authentic Italian delicacies. Before placing our order, a waiter brought us a plate of Italian crispy flatbreads, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. For starters, we decided to try the deep-fried beef tripe ($118), which is braised before coated in an ultra-thin batter and fried until it turns golden brown. The fried tripe has a subtle aromatic flavour that pairs wonderfully with Penna’s homemade tartare sauce. After that, we ordered a portion of Italian escargot ($98 for six pieces), generously coated in garlic, onions, herbs, butter, and brandy before being baked. The escargots were delightfully chewy and full of flavour; we couldn’t help but order a portion of b
Cafe-bar Barcode is back! After a short absence, the bar has relocated from its previous home on Glenealy Street to a brand-new location on Cochrane Street underneath the Mid-Levels Escalator. The new cafe space offers ample indoor seating, doing away with the small outdoor porch compared to the old venue. Inside, Barcode maintains its signature colour scheme of white, complemented by blue accents on their sofas, and sheer cream-coloured curtains. Their large windows allow plenty of natural sunlight to flood in, creating a relaxed atmosphere that transports you away from the bustling city. The brains behind the cafe-bar is tea-cocktail connoisseur and Tell Camellia’s co-founder Gagan Gurung. Barcode still adheres to their previous philosophy of merging bar, coffee, and dessert cultures. However, unlike their previous location where the bar was concealed, the new venue integrates the cafe and bar areas into a single space.Barcode’s food menu offers a modest variety of options. In the morning, diners can enjoy a small selection of pastries, while during the day they can choose from entrees such as sandwiches, pastas, and burgers. As for the cafe’s coffee selection, their specialty lies in espressos and offer a medium-dark roasted espresso blend that combines Colombian, Latin American, and Ethiopian coffee beans. We ordered a New Black ($55), which sees a thick layer of cream dusted with cocoa powder, placed over brewed coffee. We recommend not stirring the drink initially to fu
The quiet stretch of Oi Kwan Road has lit up recently with the arrival of a neon sign showing two monkeys. Depicted in chef uniforms and wielding strands of noodle and slabs of beef, these novel creatures are the mascots of Mashi No Mashi, the first wagyu tsukemen restaurant in town. This new spot boasts serious street cred, being co-opened by the same team behind neighbouring Wagyumafia (aka the creators of the world’s most expensive beef sandwich) as well as La Rambla and Elephant Grounds.
Much like its slightly older sister restaurant next door, Mashi No Mashi is cool and minimalistic, with counter seating that only runs 12 chairs deep. The service is equally simple, with an automated ticket machine near the entrance from which guests place their orders. There are only three noodles to choose from – the regular tsukemen ($80), wagyu tsukemen ($130) and the tokusei wagyu tsukemen ($160). We go for the most expensive option, which comes with around 150g of noodles topped with a slice of Kobe beef, bamboo shoots, cabbage, nori and half a soft-boiled egg. The main attraction, of course, is the meat, which is the same Ozaki beef used at Wagyumafia. The brisket is used here, chosen especially for its balanced fat-to-meat ratio. It’s served as a large, thin sheet and, torched to our requested medium, melts like warm butter on the tongue.
Tokusei wagyu tsukemen
If wagyu is the star though, then the dipping sauce is the soul. At Mashi No Mashi, the complex and layered base is made
Up until now, Meter Chan’s enjoyed a pretty solid track record in the restaurant business. He co-founded Butao King in 2010 during the early days of the Hakata ramen craze, and after parting ways with the noodle bar-turned-chain, became a pioneer of the tsukemen trend, opening Kakurega Ramen Factory in Sham Shui Po. These restaurants succeeded because they focused on one thing and did it well. It’s a proven formula that Chan adopts once again for his latest venture, Munakata Beef House, which is dedicated to Japanese beef rice.Nestled on a quiet stretch of Tai Kok Tsui, the intimate restaurant only accepts walk-ins and seats a mere handful of customers at a time. Ample effort has been made to give the space an authentic Japanese feel, from the minimalistic décor to the custom-built, plain-wood counter that wraps around the kitchen like a sushi bar.As for the beef rice, it’s served in a smart lacquered box (known as ‘jubako’ in Japanese) instead of a round bowl à la the more typical gyudon preparation. The main draw is the meat, of course, which is sourced from Munakata in Japan’s southerly Fukuoka Prefecture. You can order the round steak from the outer thigh ($168), the sirloin ($368) or a combination of the two ($268). Whichever cut you go for, it’s all served in 160g portions over rice with miso soup, Japanese pickles and a touch of wasabi on the side.We try the lean thigh cut, which is slow-cooked until tender then sliced into thin, 2mm pieces. It’s wonderfully robust and
There’s no beating around the bush. This Mong Kok noodle joint serves, you guessed it, boat noodles. The restaurant wouldn’t look out of place in Thailand with its retro designs and wooden furnishings. But the spotlight is on its signature dish, which comes in almost 10 variations. We recommend going for the Angus beef with pad thai noodles ($68), where the soup comes with a gorgeous beef flavour with a hint of spiciness. The beef itself is seriously tender and tasty to boot, accompanied by chewy beef balls and brisket.
繼日前來自美國蛋三文治店 Eggslut 香港銅鑼灣店宣布結業,同區的 Transformers: The Ark 變形金剛主題餐廳也突然在社交媒體宣布將於2月8日徹出香港搬遷深圳。變形金剛主題餐廳表示:「感謝香港朋友支持 Transformers The ARK。博派變形金剛在香港的任務將於2月8日完成,The ARK 飛船將前往世界各地承繼使命服務地球朋友。下一站:深圳市羅湖區益田假日廣場 L1-40 商舖,於5月1日繼續為地球朋友帶來斯比頓星人的特製美食。未來 The ARK 會飛往不同地方讓地球朋友走進變形金剛的世界。」消息一出令不少香港變形金剛迷感到不捨,紛紛留言表示對餐廳的喜愛和支持:「呢個係我香港唯一最愛嘅變形金剛餐廳難得有呢個主題」、「期待某年某月會再度回來香港」、「食物真係有水準,唔係一般快餐速食店,以後要食要返深圳先食到」。
2023年四月進駐銅鑼灣,Transformers:The Ark 變形金剛餐廳是全球首個以《變形金剛》為主題的餐廳。樓高兩層,餐廳以《變形金剛》系列 Autobot 博派使用的大型太空飛船方舟 The Ark 為設計靈感,餐廳外面打造巨型立體飛船,結合 3D 動畫與餐廳建築,裏裏外外都是打卡位,吸引了大批粉絲和遊客。食物方面主打漢堡、炸雞等快餐美食,如受歡迎的變形金剛造型安格斯漢堡和蟹肉牛油果漢堡等,更有兒童餐選擇,大家要把握最後機會跟香港店博派變形金剛打卡留念。
Transformers:The Ark 變形金剛餐廳前往 The Ark 變形金剛餐廳交通非常方便,餐廳位於時代廣場對面,從銅鑼灣港鐵站 A 步行約一分鐘便可到達。地址:銅鑼灣羅素街38號
香港廉政公署為慶祝今年踏入50週年,於11月15日在北角總部地下開設 ICAC Cafe,以廉署成立年份「一九七四」命名。咖啡廳將結合社區教育及「廉署咖啡」概念開放予公眾使用,大家可以一邊「飲咖啡」,一邊認識廉署工作及最新發展。
ICAC Cafe 一九七四咖啡廳,由保良局負責營運,店員以聘請殘疾康復學員為主。咖啡廳內放有不同展品,宣揚防貪信息。ICAC 咖啡最出名莫過於「齊啡」($22),咖啡選用來自雲南同「一帶一路」國家嘅優質咖啡豆,包括帶果味酒香的雲南咖啡、果香豐富的埃塞俄比亞咖啡,以及重果仁味的越南咖啡,再配合咖啡豆特質取名為「清廉」、「保密」及「誠果」,另提供奶啡($25)。除了咖啡之外,也有自家新鮮製洛神花茶、燕麥紅莓曲奇及燕麥朱古力曲奇。
ICAC 早前推出「一九七四」咖啡廳的宣傳片充滿電影感,重現70年代懷舊的情懷,參考電影《花樣年華》的拍攝風格,更邀請鄺美雲擔任女主角。ICAC Cafe 宣傳片借用梁朝偉的經典台詞「如果我有多一張船飛,你會唔會同我一齊走」,改為「如果有多一間 cafe,你會唔會同我一齊去?」,鄺美雲隨即在信紙上寫上「一九七四咖啡廳渣華道303號」,意味着 ICAC Cafe 在北角廉署總部隆重登場!
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ICAC Cafe「一九七四」咖啡廳地址:北角渣華道303號廉政公署大樓地下
朱古力迷注意!Lady M 首次破天荒與法國奢華朱古力品牌 La Maison du Chocolat 攜手合作打造朱古力奢華傑作系列,推出期間限定 Lady M x La Maison du Chocolat 軟心黑朱古力千層蛋糕($86/件;$580/六吋;$860/九吋)及 Lady M X La Maison du Chocolat 朱古力棉花餅,由11月1日至2025年2月28日供應,絕對是慶祝聖誕及新年派對的濃濃朱古力蛋糕首選,只在 Lady M 香港及 La Maison du Chocolat 香港全球獨家發售。
有別於以往的 Lady M 千層蛋糕系列,這次新推出的千層蛋糕表面搭配了一層醇厚無暇的軟心朱古力鏡面,頂層飾以 Valrhona 朱古力鮮忌廉圈、奢華的金箔與可可豆碎片作點綴。蛋糕選用法國頂級 70% Valrhona 黑朱古力為主材料,製成如紙般透薄的手工班戟皮,配搭杏仁忌廉、可可豆碎片與少量冧酒令味道加以昇華。層層交疊之間是入口即溶的黑朱古力軟心,將 La Maison du Chocolat 的法式風味完美融入 Lady M 的經典之中,層次更細膩豐富。
兩大品牌另一代表作是 Lady M x La Maison du Chocolat 朱古力棉花餅,旨在向 La Maison du Chocolat 的經典馬克龍小圓餅和 Lady M 的 The Queen’s Dacquoise 女王的棉花餅致敬。一塊塊小金磚嚴選法國100%可可膏及日本特幼杏仁粉,低溫烘烤而成;表面再以金箔碎點綴,外層酥脆、內部鬆軟,朱古力味勁濃,最適合為團圓喜慶節日送上祝福。
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全球酒壇盛事 2024年「世界最佳50酒吧」(The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023)已於昨日西班牙馬德里的現場頒獎典禮上揭曉,名單包括來自28個城市 的酒吧,當中有16間是新晉酒吧,分別來自曼谷、 波哥大、瓜達拉哈拉、香港、利馬、墨爾本、墨西哥城、米蘭、紐約、巴黎、聖保羅、新加坡和東京。今年香港有兩間酒吧上榜「世界最佳50酒吧」,分別是首次打入名單的 Bar Leone 強勢榮登第二位,獲得「The Best Bar in Asia」 稱號及「 Disaronno Highest New Entry Award」;以及 Coa 排名第 18位。「世界最佳50酒吧」第一名為隱藏在墨西哥城的 Colonia Juárez 區的 Handshake Speakeasy,而第三位則是西班牙巴塞隆納的 Sips 。
Photograph: Courtesy The World's 50 Best Bars
亞洲酒吧有11間上榜,除了兩間香港酒吧 Bar Leone 及 Coa 之外,新加坡在名單上擁有四間酒吧,領先於亞洲,蟬聯榜單的 Jigger & Pony 排名第五,Atlas 排名43,還有新酒吧 Nutmeg & Clove 排名28 和 Analogue Initiative 排名47。曼谷和東京各自擁有兩間酒吧,曼谷的 BKK Social Club 上升至第12位,並與第41位的新酒吧 Bar Us 一同入選,而東京的 Bar Benfiddich 則排25位,聯同排名42的新酒吧 Virtú 入選。 此外首爾 Zest 排名第9,並獲得今年「Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award」。
2024年「世界最佳50酒吧」完整名單
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早前大會先來賽前熱身,公布51-100排名。名單囊括全球35個不同城市的酒吧,香港的 Argo 排名58,而新上榜的 The Savory Project 則排82。
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