Going to Hong Kong?

[Sheilbh]

The best egg custard tart in HK (and a favourite of Chris Patton, the last governor of HK) is this -

http://www.taicheongbakery.com/tc/

When I go to Hong Kong I'll visit there.  To be honest my entire trip to Hong Kong is planned around food

Don't know what you mean by fried char sui

Not the steamed buns.

Ants on a tree trunk is not really noodle, strictly speaking.  It is more like vermicelli that is made from peas.  I like tan tan noodle better - egg noddle in spicy sauce.

I had the ants on a tree trunk at a Sichuanese restaurant in London (the name won me over), so next time I'll try the tan tan noodle

[Monoriu]

The best char siu bun can be found here -

http://www.fooklammoon-grp.com/en/home.htm

Their char siu bun is deliberately never placed in their menu.  It is considered a special treat that only regular customers will know to order.  Fook lam moon is one of the most expensive places in HK, and their dim sum is like US$6.5 each.  I always see a huge Maybach car owned by one of the tycoons parked just outside the restaurant (with 3-5 bodyguards waiting) when I go there.  IMHO, they have the best shark's fin soup in HK hands down. 

"Fook" means fortune.  "Lam Moon" means coming to your door.  30 years ago they were not a restaurant, but a caterer who does parties and big dinner at people's homes.  My grandmother was one of their first customers.

[Monoriu]

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Hong_Kong/Restaurants-Hong_Kong-Sweet_Dynasty-BR-1.html

This is a very popular Chinese dessert house.  They also offer dim sum (which is not great but okish).  The dessert is good though, and the variety is mind boggling.  For some reason Japanese tourists love it.  Not expensive at all, and you can have breakfast or lunch here.  A bonus is that it is located just across the street of Habour City, the largest mall in Hong Kong.

Oh I forget one very, very important thing.  In HK, you don't need to tip the waiters at all.  10% service charge is almost always added to you bill, and you just need to pay the billed amount. 

[grumbler]

1. The Peak, for an excellent view of the harbour (weather permitting).  This is almost a must see, and is basically free.

Went up there one night when Berkeley was in harbor, and the weather was very nice, and... wow.  That's a sight I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Kinda curious: is Ned Kelly's Last Stand still around?  It was a terrific Aussie bar in Kowloon, where you could go and see Aussies in the wild, behaving like Aussies do when they think no one else is around.  Literally punching each other full-force in the jaw, and then laughing at it and drinking another "beah" (though not with their right hands, which were bruised and skinned to an extent they thought hilarious).   

If the bar is still there, I think it well worth a visit.

[Monoriu]

1. The Peak, for an excellent view of the harbour (weather permitting).  This is almost a must see, and is basically free.

Went up there one night when Berkeley was in harbor, and the weather was very nice, and... wow.  That's a sight I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Kinda curious: is Ned Kelly's Last Stand still around?  It was a terrific Aussie bar in Kowloon, where you could go and see Aussies in the wild, behaving like Aussies do when they think no one else is around.  Literally punching each other full-force in the jaw, and then laughing at it and drinking another "beah" (though not with their right hands, which were bruised and skinned to an extent they thought hilarious).   

If the bar is still there, I think it well worth a visit.

This is not the first time you mention that place, so I did take a look when I went to Ashley road.  The last time I went there, which was about a year ago, it was still there. 

There is a very good Japanese restaurant just across the street (which is the reason why I go there). 

[Zanza]

Mono, do you have a site for cheap flights in SE Asia?

[Monoriu]

Mono, do you have a site for cheap flights in SE Asia?

I don't.  My wife takes care of these things 

[Razgovory]

1. The Peak, for an excellent view of the harbour (weather permitting).  This is almost a must see, and is basically free.

Went up there one night when Berkeley was in harbor, and the weather was very nice, and... wow.  That's a sight I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Kinda curious: is Ned Kelly's Last Stand still around?  It was a terrific Aussie bar in Kowloon, where you could go and see Aussies in the wild, behaving like Aussies do when they think no one else is around.  Literally punching each other full-force in the jaw, and then laughing at it and drinking another "beah" (though not with their right hands, which were bruised and skinned to an extent they thought hilarious).   

If the bar is still there, I think it well worth a visit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s19lgGjTb4Q&feature=related

Apperently.

[Monoriu]

I almost never go to bars.  So no comment on bars