'ONE CANNOT THINK WELL, LOVE WELL OR SLEEP WELL IF ONE HAS NOT DINED WELL' – VIRGINIA WOOLF

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Atelier Vivanda

Meat and potatoes is not an uncommon theme amongst our city’s restaurants these days. Most have gone down the more traditional, simplistic route of steak and chips, or steak frites. Ship Street newcomer Atelier Vivanda, however, helmed by Two-Michelin-starred chefRead more

The Kinnet Café

Hong Kong’s growing interest in health and wellness inspired the opening of The Kinnet, a wellness centre in Sheung Wan that describes itself as an 'active ageing centre'. On the third floor of this wellness centre, you’ll find The KinnetRead more

Comptoir

If you walk through the streets of Paris, you’ll notice clusters of people with a glass of wine in hand, spilling out of little bistros in every neighbourhood. Kennedy Town now has its own one of these, with French Creations’Read more

Mr & Mrs Fox

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If you read my ‘sneak preview’ of Swire’s newest restaurant Mr & Mrs Fox, then you’ll know how excited I have been about this opening. If Swire’s existing restaurants (Café Gray Deluxe and The Continental, amongst others) are anything toRead more

Grassroots Pantry’s New Home!

If I had to be a vegetarian for the rest of my life, I would happily eat Peggy Chan’s cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The first time I visited Grassroots Pantry, back when it was a cosy little restaurantRead more

ilLido Bali

Aside from the sunshine, beaches and shopping, one of the things I love most about Bali is the food. You can get everything from delicious and cheap Indonesian specialities, to international fine dining at a fraction of the price you’dRead more

La Cantoche’s New Menu

These days, with rents as high as the sky and growing competition at every turn, not many restaurants can say that they’ve been going strong for almost four years. La Cantoche, one of my favourite French restaurants in Sheung Wan,Read more

Mr & Mrs Fox – Sneak Preview

If Roald Dhal’s Fantastic Mr. Fox opened a restaurant, there’s no doubt it would be just like Swire’s brand new restaurant Mr & Mrs Fox. This three-storey cooler than cool bar and restaurant soft opened just this Wednesday. Having beenRead more

Artisan Café

Albeit a lot slower than the rest of the world, Hong Kong is beginning to gain a bit of a coffee culture. More and more coffee shops are opening up that place a real importance on coffee – where itRead more

Sunday’s Grocery

We have recently discovered yet another good thing about living near Kennedy Town: Sunday’s Grocery. I don’t know how it took us so long to finally try it, but since then we have been making up for lost time andRead more