I was not sure whether I should call it Chi Lin Vegetarian or Nan Lian Garden Vegetarian restaurant... The restaurant is located in the beautiful Nan Lian Garden but of course, as it serves vegetarian food, it also 'belongs' to the Chi Lin nunnery, which is next door. The restaurant is hidden behind a waterfall… Continue reading Review: Chi Lin Vegetarian
Pomme is a cafe and patisserie on Luard Road, which I always walk past. It usually is quiet, with only one or two tables occupied. The other day, I passed it again - and decided to give it a go. It is a small space, but I managed to fit in Lina's stroller (just about,… Continue reading Review: Pomme
Wondering where to go for a Sunday breakfast? Check out the new 'The Cupping Room' in Wan Chai, which opened recently on 32 Swatow Street (that's opposite the Southern Playground in one of the side streets between the Wan Chai Markets and The Pawn). Now we finally have an alternative to the amazing, but often… Continue reading Review: The Cupping Room in Wan Chai
+++ Update March 2015: Unfortunately Tamper Coffee has gone out of business +++ After my great trip to Hanoi I'm back in Hong Kong ... and I'm very much addicted to good coffee. I've got a few favourite spots on the Hong Kong Island side (Rabbithole in Wan Chai, 18 grams in CWB and Unar… Continue reading Review: Tamper Coffee
Hanoi is a city for coffee lovers - there is barely a street in the capital without a café. You can get coffee at any time of the day or night, and it is usually strong, rich and with a typical nutty taste that resembles Vietnamese coffee for me. There is no Starbucks or similar… Continue reading Hanoi: Cộng Càphê’
I've heard good things about Coffee Academics - the original place is behind Times Square in Causeway Bay, but they now opened up a new one in Wan Chai on Johnston Road, opposite the post office (close to the Pawn). For the Causeway Bay place I never had the patience to queue up (at least… Continue reading Review: Coffee Academics
Walking through the streets of the Arab Quarter we say a little cafe and decided to give it a try. It was called the Dong Po Colonial Café and it looked like it has been there for many years. Quite surprisingly it does not seem to be that old, as I researched it on the… Continue reading Singapore: Dong Po Colonial Café
