OK, so J-Sound isn’t the biggest or the most glamorous karaoke club in town, but this sky-high Japanese establishment’s got an unbeatable selection of English and foreign language songs—all printed carefully onto thick bricks of phonebook-style tomes—that will have you...
May 28 2013 - 4:36pm
This place is pretty easy to find, right on the corner of Tang Lung. Its walls are lined with tanks of delicious-looking sea creatures, ready for the boiling broth. Inside, the décor is contemporary Chinese. You can choose from a wide variety of 18 different soup stocks, including drunken...
Apr 23 2013 - 11:38am
Tucked away on one of the many smaller streets near Times Square, David Ramen is a small eatery offering hearty Japanese noodles. Popping in for a quick lunch, we went for a tonkotsu ramen, while our dining companion chose the “special” tonkotsu ramen—the exact same dish, but...
Dec 21 2012 - 12:00am
You’d think the practice of dunking meat into boiling soup couldn’t get too elegant and high-falutin’, but this stylish place takes hot pot to the next level and it’s really working for the trendy types we met there. The menu was designed by a French chef, which explains the...
May 30 2012 - 4:28pm
The vibe: Model-turned-entrepreneur Jimmy Wong has opened a karaoke bar a cut above the many other shady bars clustered in and around CWB’s Circle Tower.
The décor: Metallic black mirrors line the venue, with one side made up of vast windows overlooking Times Square. The bar is...
Jan 30 2009 - 12:00am
If we had reviewed Tenjaku earlier – before Hong Kong was overrun with authentic Japanese restaurants, frequented and run by real Japanese people, we would have been much more impressed. But sadly, this little eatery in Causeway Bay is all-too similar to the many we’ve been too already...
Mar 21 2008 - 12:00am
This new Vietnamese restaurant is famous worldwide for its heartwarming pho noodle soup. They serve some of the crispiest spring rolls, filled with chicken and vegetables wrapped in a thin crunchy shell. The sweet and vinegary dipping sauce is admittedly out of a bottle, but the familiar flavors...
Apr 5 2007 - 11:00pm
After shopping at Times Square, relax at this quaint little eatery just around the corner. Unless you can read Japanese, you might have a hard time spotting the restaurant's signage - it's on a red and black sign outside the door. But once you're in, slip out of your shoes and into the...
