Good, Cheap Italian Food
“You don’t have to break the bank to get good Italian. Posto Pubblico (G/F, 28 Elgin St., Central, 2577-7160) has good food and reasonable prices, and La Piola (G-1/F, 8 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, 2851-2281) is a great Italian wine bar when you’re...
Gangnom Style
“My favorite Korean restaurant in Hong Kong is Sorabol Korean Cuisine (4/F, Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2375-2882, also in Causeway Bay), because it’s the most authentic among those I’ve tried. Excellent kimchi and seafood pancakes! There...
“It’s really difficult to find Polish products in Hong Kong. There is not even one Polish restaurant. If you want to eat Polish food, you learn how to cook!
“But we have found some solutions. We buy some products that are almost Polish. For example there are Russian shops on the...
Pinoy Supplies
“For Filipino junk food—chips, candy, baked goods, etc.—plus shampoo, soap and pretty much every Filipino product you can think of: every floor on World-Wide House (19 Des Voeux Rd. Central) has them.
Pinoy Eats
“For Filipino fast food—fried chicken,...
Chungking of Kowloon
It may sound like a stereotype, but Chungking Mansions (36-44 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui) really is the place for all things Indian. “I see a lot of Indians selling fake watches like they do in local Indian markets,” says Monica; “there’s cheap Indian...
Do the Tango
“If you ask me what do I do when I’m homesick, I go to Tango Argentinian Steakhouse. They have some really Argentine comfort food. Which obviously includes meat, so I throw all my vegetarianism to the wind, and I have a good Milanesa con papas fritas: the very thin deep-...
In the Family
“Istanbul Turkish Grill and Kebabs (Shop A1, G/F, 232 Wan Chai Rd., Wan Chai, 2573-9101) is my brother’s place. When I go there, I usually order a mixed kebab pizza and a chicken shish kebab. I also like the appetizer of hummus and ezme salad [made with tomatoes, green...
Hong Kong’s perceived autonomy took another hit last week, when the Apple Daily published a leaked memo saying that as of June 1, all papers submitted by the Executive Council and the Policy Committee must undergo a screening process to assess what the mainland might think. The memo caused a...
