I spent 10 of the best years of my life in New York City. While I’ve relocated to Hong Kong, I still consider New York to be my home – I’ve already taken the 16 hour flight back four times in the past year. There’s something about walking down the street that fills you with …
Ooooooh she thicc. That’s the first thought you’ll have over these almost 4 cm thick atsuyaki thick-fried pancakes from Yukinoshita Hong Kong, an award-winning Japanese dessert shop with locations in Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo. It’s the first of its kind in Hong Kong, specializing in crispy edged, dense yet fluffy pancakes rather than the jiggly souffle pancakes …
Simply breathtaking – that’s the first impression you get walking into Manhatta, the latest addition to Danny Meyer’s restaurant empire, Union Square Hospitality Group. Perched on the 60th floor of 28 Liberty Street, the floor to ceiling windows of the restaurant provide stunning views of the city, stretching past the Hudson River to New Jersey …
In the heart of Hong Kong’s Central district lies La Petite Maison, the first Asia outpost of the popular London restaurant that has already expanded to Miami, Istanbul, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. It’s a welcome escape from the busy crowds of Queens Road Central, with a bright, white dining room adorned with framed art pieces …
Mott 32 serves Chinese food with the highest quality ingredients and modern twists in a dark, sexy space located in the basement of Standard Chartered Bank in Central, Hong Kong. It’s expensive, and definitely caters to the corporate card crowd, but worth it for some of the best char siu and Peking duck in town …
Translating to “good fortune for your mouth,” Ho Lee Fook delivers consistently great and creative Chinese cuisine with friendly service, a bumping soundtrack, and reasonable prices in a hip, neon-accented SoHo basement. With a variety of small plates and roast meat platters, the restaurant works both for a date and for going with a group …
Whether you’re on a date or with a big group, Atoboy‘s $42 tasting menu of 3 modern Korean small plates will be sure to satisfy. This format, which was inspired by Korean ‘banchan’ and brought to a minimalist NoMad space by husband and wife duo Chef Junghyun Park and manager Ellia Park, means that a …
With multiple branches in the city, Crystal Jade is a standby for delicious Chinese food served in clean, slick interiors. They serve some of the best xiao long bao or soup dumplings, filled with slightly sweet but flavor-packed pork and soup. Their wide menu of dishes includes everything from Shanghainese noodles and rice cakes to …
Located in the heart of Honolulu’s Chinatown, The Pig and The Lady is a trendy Vietnamese restaurant churning out inventive dishes bursting with unique and complex flavors on a menu of rotating items. While the lunch menu offers a raved about pho French dip sandwich, we went for dinner and got to try the newly …
Between an amazing Vietnamese restaurant, a true American bar & grill, and a couple of places that blur the lines, we were incredibly pleased by the non-Hawaiian and Japanese places we tried while in Oahu. Read my guides on Oahu’s local food and bakeries. The Pig and The Lady Located in the heart of Honolulu’s …
