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Goldfish Market
Location: Tung Choi Street North, Mongkok
Closest MTR: Mongkok East exit C / Prince Edward exit B2
Goldfish have been a part of Chinese culture for more than 1000 years. They are believed to bring good fortune and wealth as the word for fish (鱼) sounds similar to the word for “surplus” or “wealth” (余). The goldfish market isn’t a market as such, but rather a street full of aquarium shops. The fish displays can be quite eye catching and you can see everything from simple goldfish to rare arowana worth thousands of dollars.
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Mongkok Shopping Malls
There are two large shopping malls in Mongkok, the first being MOKO which sits above Mongkok East MTR station, and the second being Langham Plaza which is connected to Mongkok MTR station. Both of them provide a pleasant escape from the crowds and heat on the street.
MOKO
Location: Above Mongkok East MTR
Hours: 10am – 10pm
MOKO is a large 7 floor shopping mall in Mongkok. It includes restaurants, a great food court, supermarket, fantastic outdoor children’s playground and a cinema. Retailers include Uniqlo, Calvin Klein, G2000, Levi’s and Le Saunda. The five star Royal Plaza hotel is also located within the same complex.
Langham Place
Location: Argyle Street Mongkok
Hours: 11am – 11pm
Langham Place mall is a 15 storey shopping centre, connect to Mongkok MTR station. Besides retail and restaurants, there is also a cinema and the attached 5 star Cordis hotel. There are more than 200 shops with many focusing on youth fashion. The food court can be found on level 4, and the cinema on level 8. Retailers include Levi’s, Marathon Sports, Uniqlo, Muji and G2000.The mall is also known for its extra long escalators, some as long as 83m. Just make sure you hold on, in 2017 these escalators made headlines when a shorter one (45m) went into reverse at high speed, injuring 17 people.
Mongkok Sneaker Street
Location: Fa Yuen Street, Mongkok
If street shopping is more your thing, head to Fa Yuen street for an overwhelming selection of shoes. Brands include Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok as well as other retailers. You can also find some limited edition shoes here, although sneakerheads will have more luck in some of the nearby small malls, like the one in Chow Tai Fook centre on Dundas Street.
Eat in Mongkok
Mongkok has some of the best street food and traditional eateries in Hong Kong. You can find everything from award winning Dim Sum, to contemporary Hong Kong style desserts, Taiwanese bubble teas, street food and traditional family run eateries selling Hong Kong specialities. The easiest way to immerse yourself in the Mongkok food scene is to take a guided tour.
Kowloon Food Tour
Eating Adventures runs walking food tours in Mongkok. The tours run for around 3.5 hours, and will take you to a variety of local eateries including delicious roast goose, snake soup, and dim sum. In all there are 7 tasting locations with most being traditional family run eateries with long histories. Tours are all led by fully licensed local guides. A guided tour is the best way for tourists and expats to sample some of the best food in Mongkok in an afternoon!
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One Dim Sum
Location: Shop 1 & 2, G/F, Kenwood Mansion, 15 Playing Field Road, Prince Edward
Closest MTR: Prince Edward exit A
Hours: 10am – 12:30am
Ok, so everyone has heard of Tim Ho Wan, the restaurant that made affordable Dim Sum famous. One Dim Sum is a little less famous, but for those in the know, just as good or maybe even better than Tim Ho Wan. The menu has all the usual suspects for dim sum, at very reasonable prices. Expect long queues for lunch and dinner. We like the Cheung Fun (steamed rice rolls) here, the Har Gow (prawn dumplings) are also great.
Kam Wah Bakery
Location: G/F 47 Bute St, Prince Edward, Mong Kok,Kowloon, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Pineapple buns (bo lo bao) are a Hong Kong favourite, and Kam Wah bakery is known as having some of the best in Hong Kong. Pineapple buns do not actually contain any pineapple, at least not normally. They are named as such as the sweet topping on the bun gives a resemblance to pineapple. Kam Wah has two options, bo lo yau, which is a pineapple bun with a thick slice of butter inside, and then the traditional bo lo bao. We find the butter version to be a bit too much, and prefer the standard bo lo bao.
Mui Kee Congee
For those of you looking for a more local experience, Mui Kee Congee is a simple stall located in the Fa Yuen street market cooked foods centre. Mui Kee started as a Dai Pai Dong on Hak Po Street in Mongkok back in 1979. Famous for their fish belly congee, other specialities include pork liver and sliced beef. For us, the experience of eating upstairs here, surrounded by old locals and men with singing birds was worth the trip. The congee itself is ok, but the congee does not really compare to congee in mainland China.
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Eat Dessert in Mongkok!
There are no shortage of dessert options in Mongkok, with a mixture of traditional Chinese, contemporary hong kong style and western. We could write a whole blog post just on desserts in Mongkok, so safe to say you should try a few to find what you like.
Lucky dessert (25 Soy Street Mongkok) serves contemporary hong kong style desserts with two outlets in Mongkok. Their menu includes a few durian options for the durian lovers out there. We enjoyed the Banana puffs pictured below.
Hoi Kee Walnut Place (232 Sai Yeung Choi St S, Mong Kok) specialises in traditional Chinese desserts. Famous for their walnut sweet soup, this is the place to come if you want to try ‘tong soi’ desserts in Mongkok. We also tried their sweet rice rolls filled with Mango, which were not as impressive.
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The best Vegetarian Restaurants in Guangzhou
Are you a vegetarian or vegan but still want to try some authentic Cantonese food rather than eating a salad or Indian food in Guangzhou? Little do people know, although Cantonese cuisine is famous for its exotic ingredients, Cantonese are as serious when it comes to vegetarian cuisine and they excel in it. Chinese vegetarianism stemmed from its Buddhism roots. Whilst Monks and Nuns are vegetarians for the full year, people who believe in Buddhism has long practised eating vegetarian food only on the 1st and 15th day of the lunar month. They believe the desire to kill and eat animals brings negativity and having vegetarian meals on a regular basis will cleanse one’s soul and heart. There are over 100 vegetarian restaurants in Guangzhou. The Eating Adventures team has put together this list of some of the best vegetarian restaurants on offer in Guangzhou.Chan Yi Tea House and Vegetarian Restaurant 禅意茶素Next to Xiao Gang Park main gate on Qian Jing Road, Haizhu District海珠区前进路晓港公园正门旁边020-8440 0079 “Chan Yi” means Zen Buddhism. The restaurant is set next to the tranquil Xiao Gang Park. Once you step inside, you will instantly forget that you are in the middle of a mega city with a population of 13 million. Their dishes are created based on the Zen Buddhism principles and hence there is a strong emphasis on nature, healthy and cleansing. Their menu covers dim sum, soups with different health remedies, some traditional vegetarian dishes as well as very creative dishes. Run by the well-rated Bing Sheng Group, it is not surprised that everything is done to perfection and the food is simply divine.Recommended dishes –Chinese yam and bamboo fungus in Maggie sauce – Thinly sliced yam and bamboo fungus are deep-fried and sprinkled with Maggie sauce, red and green pepper strips. Simply delicious.Salt and pepper mushrooms – Mushrooms are cut into long strips, coated with a thin batter before deep-frying. They are so crunchy and a bit spicy yet taste so clean and healthy.Sweet and sour mushrooms – This tastes better than the meat version and the sauce is great to go with rice. Fo Shi Jie Vegetarian Restaurant 佛世界素食馆2-8 Niu Nai Chang Street, Tong Fu Middle Road, Haizhu District海珠区同福中路牛奶厂街二圣宫前2-8号020-8424 4376This down to earth vegetarian restaurant has a very long history. The building was once housed by a group of Chinese nuns before converted into a five storey restaurant. On every 1st and 15th day of the lunar month, the place is packed with local patrons. Ground floor is a canteen style hall which pumps out cheap vegetarian dishes for local elderly people. Upstairs serve exquisite dim sum in the mornings and amazing main dishes in the evening. The price is very reasonable too.Some of the popular dishes include crispy fish in sweet and sour sauce, bean curd roll, vegetarian goose meat and vegetarian Char Siu. Despite their names, they are all made from vegetables but even the biggest meat-eater would not complain about the food. In order to keep the food interesting, the chefs have created some vegetarian dishes where the texture resembles meat. Most of these are made from food with high gluten content. So the vegetarian Buddhists do not have to worry about the temptation of meat!Shui Mu Sheng Vegetarian Restaurant 水木苼蔬食料理Room 405, 4/F, Dongshan Jinxuan Modern City, 6 Nonglin Down Road, Yuexiu District越秀区农林下路东山锦轩现代城4楼405室(东山口地铁站C出口)020-2988 0336This is an upmarket vegetarian restaurant located in Yuexiu district. The two owners have had strong interests in vegetarian cuisine since they were young. The careful combination of ingredients give the dishes a complexity of flavours and textures. The award-winning interior has a bird cage theme which is the final touch for a really memorable meal.Signature dishes –Mushrooms wrapped in vegetarian bacon – Bacon? Did I read wrong? No. These vegetarian bacon has the same texture as real bacon! The mushrooms are slowly pan-fried to ensure the juice is kept inside. Bean curd roll with seaweed, white raddish and other green vegetables.Golden lotus root slices stuffed with taro – The lotus root is crispy with the soft taro that melts in the month. Other vegetarian restaurants worth mentioning:Tian Shui Delicate Vegetarian Cuisine 天水精致素食料理Dong Fang Hong Creative Park, 313 Gong Ye Middle Road, Haizhu District海珠区工业大道中313号东方红创意园里(纸厂对面)13580470717This restaurant changes its menu every month and only uses ingredients in season and has a strong emphasis on presentation.Su Le Yun Hai 素乐云海87 Liurong Road, next to Liurong Temple六蓉路87号,六榕寺旁020-83521495The owner is determined to excel in vegetarian cuisine and over two years he slowly closed down his chain of seafood restaurants to concentrate his efforts on Su Le Yun Hai inside the famous Liu Rong Temple. Since the restaurant locates within the temple, it is under the strict supervision of the Head Monks there making sure all ingredients meet the criteria of “no killing”.Yi Xing Vegetarian Restaurant 怡新素食4/F, 161 Lin He West Road, Tian He District天河区林和西路161号中泰国际广场四楼020-3831 0703This restaurant specialises in soy based dishes. The menu lists for each dish the ingredients, heath remedies and nutritious values.Su He Jing Su Vegetarian Restaurant素和敬素食餐厅3/F Guang Lian Building, 750 Dong Feng Dong Road, Yuexiu District越秀区东风东路750号广联大厦3楼020-8761 8853Want to try something different? How about Thai-styled vegetarian hotpot? Vegetarian tom yum and vegetarian satay soups would definitely satisfy your taste buds.If you are open to carnivorous options, you can also always join one of our great Guangzhou Food Tours, Hong Kong Food Tours or Shanghai Food Tours. Some tours in Hong Kong can be customised for vegetarians!
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WEIRD FOOD TO EAT IN GUANGZHOU
Guangzhou may be the ultimate travel destination for those of you seeking to expand your culinary horizons with unusual exotic food. Weird food, does not necessarily mean bugs and strange furry animals. The people of Guangzhou have a love for food, and there is a huge diversity of fresh produce available. A simple trip to the market in Guangzhou can present a wide range of fresh food that would be more than enough for an episode of Bizarre Foods. Chickens with black meat, goose eggs, pigeons, scorpions, crocodiles, more varieties of mushrooms than you have ever seen before, and that is before you check out the seafood. Any of you that are lucky enough to visit Guangzhou can see these exotic wonders and a lot more on our Guangzhou Food Tours.Our focus in this list is bizzare or unusual foods that are readily accessible to try in Guangzhou, the things that are part of everyday life for local Cantonese people. Remember, what is weird to you, is normal to us!Weird Foods of Guangzhou - No 1. Black Chicken (Wu Gai)In English this chicken is called a Silkie. They have beautiful soft white feathers, and amazingly black meat and bones. If you go to a market in Guangzhou, you will see the black meat on display at any chicken stall. The meat is commonly used to make chicken soup and is has been prized for its medicinal qualities in China for hundreds of years. The soup is a clear soup boiled with goji berries, dried yam, dried orange peel and ginger.Another unusual fact about this chicken is that is has 5 toes instead of 4 toes like most other chickens.In addition to chicken soup, the eggs from Silkie's are blue / black colour, fragrant and delicious. They run at about double to cost of normal chicken eggs.Black chicken is so common that we will not recommend an individual restaurant. Almost every neighbourhood has a soup shop that will sell Wu Gai soup. Most large restaurants will also serve the soup. Ask your concierge for a suggestion, or any Cantonese local!Weird Foods of Guangzhou No 2 - Scorpion If you are reading this, you have probably already come across the common images of people selling scorpion skewers in Beijings night markets. Unlike in Beijing, this is not a tourist novelty. In Guangzhou if you go to most wet markets, you can find someone selling a variety of different scorpions. In Chinese medicine, scorpions are known for their detoxification purpose. It is often used to treat arthritis. Normally used in soups, locals think male scorpions with small bellies and thick legs are the best. If you are interested in trying some scorpion soup, there is a 35 year old restaurant called Dun Ping Huang on Tong Fu Dong Road, Haizhu. They specialise in slow cooked soups and serve a wide variety of medicinal soups including scorpion soup, cow penis soup and turtle soup. Weird Foods of Guangzhou No 3 - Goose EggsGoose eggs, exotic, delicious and sure to give you high cholesterol. One of the more tame exotic foods that you can try in Guangzhou, these jumbo eggs are around 3 times the size of a normal chicken egg, and at least double the price per gram of a chicken egg. We like our goose eggs pan fried and have it as a common breakfast treat. You probably won't find this on many restaurant menu's, but you can buy it at any wet market. Goose eggs are high in protein content and full of minerals and vitamins. It is said to help improve one’s memory. Weird Foods of Guangzhou No 4 - PigeonThere is a Chinese proverb that one pigeon is worth nine chickens. Pigeon is a delicious treat available in many restaurants across Guangzhou and also fresh in all wet markets. Common ways to eat pigeon are roasted, similar to duck or goose, or in a soup or hot pot. The meat is darker than chicken, more like duck, flavoursome but not fatty. There is not much meat on a pigeon, so either order a few to share, or have it as part of your main meal. Pigeon soup is particularly delicious. Where to try it?You can try good roast pigeon all over Guangzhou, ask a Cantonese concierge for a recommendation. For pigeon soup, my favourite is from a small restaurant in Liwan district. Nothing fancy, but authentic and delicious.Wang jin ge on Jiang Yi Road, Haizhu specialises in pigeon and is one of our favourite restaurants. You can have your pigeons cooked in four different ways plus treat yourself with one of their medicinal pigeon hotpots. Weird Foods of Guangzhou No 5 - DonkeyDonkey is not a Cantonese speciality, but it is available in Guangzhou. Originating from Northern China, Donkey can be prepared in a variety of ways. Hot pot is one of the most common. The meat is similar to beef, but with a more subtle flavour and is considered a delicacy. If you are living in Guangzhou, you can buy fresh donkey meat in Liwan near the Lamb wholesalers. There is a Chinese saying “There is dragon meat in heaven and there is donkey meat on earth.” It is meant to be excellent for people with bad back.Weird Foods of Guangzhou No 6 - Geoduck Geoduck (pronounced Goo-ey-duck) its the largest burrowing clam in the world. They originate from the west coast of Canada and the USA and are sold live in markets across Guangzhou, as well as neighbouring Hong Kong. Geoducks take 6 years to reach maturity and can live for an amazing 140 years, although life expectancy is considerably shorter for those in Guangzhou Restaurants! A single Geoduck can weigh around 1.5 pounds.Lots of high end seafood restaurants in Guangzhou will have live Geoduck on display. Alternatively for the very freshest and widest choice, head to the Huang Sha Seafood markets and be amazed. Expect to pay around 300 RMB per kilo for this rare delicacy. The best way to prepare geoduck is to quickly boil them in hot water then dip into ice cold water. Sprinkle with shallot, ginger and chilli, drizzle with soy and cooked oil.
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7 reasons you must visit sanya
1. SANYA'S BEAUTIFUL BEACHES Yes, Sanya really does have beautiful beaches, and I don't mean that in a "beautiful for China" kind of way. Hainan is known as the Hawaii of China, but I don't think that does Hainan or Sanya justice. Sanya is not a second class Hawaii, it is a beautiful beach destination in its own right.Being a beach holiday traveller myself, I have been to most of the famous beach destinations around the world. Everything from Brazil to Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, Greek Island and even Tunisia. Sanya is not my favourite beach destination, that would have to go to some of the beaches in Australia. But it does compare favourably to many more famous beach resorts around the world, and in particular many spots in Thailand.We have a friend that said, Sanya is for poorer Chinese, and rich Chinese will go to Koh Samui. That may be true, but I would take the clean waters and sand of Sanya over Koh Samui's polluted beaches any day.Sanya isn't a surfing destination (although depending on the time of year it could be great for windsurfing and kitesurfing), but if you are looking for some time in the sun, a swim in the ocean, or collecting some sea shells, it might be just the right beach holiday destination for you.
Once you have finished exploring Mongkok, we recommend those of you who are adventurous to spend a day in Sham Shui Po, one of Hong Kong's least visited districts, with more street markets, computer centres, historic buildings and great food. Eating adventures also offers food tours in Sham Shui Po.
Things to do in Mongkok | Insiders guide
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Mongkok, insanely overcrowded, humid as hell and full of interesting things to do. Once famous for its criminal activity, Mongkok has one of the highest population densities in the world. Today the atmosphere on the ground is vibrant. For shoppers, Mongkok has both luxury malls and street markets. For foodies, Mongkok may be the highlight of your trip to Hong Kong with abundant street food, desserts and local eateries. Put on a pair of comfortable walking shoes and go get lost in the amazing maze that is Mongkok.
Markets, Markets and more Markets
Ladies Market
Address: Tung Choi Street, Mongkok
Hours: 12pm – 11pm daily (some stalls only open later in the afternoon)
Closest MTR: Mongkok Station, exit E2
Ladies market is a tourists favourite for cheap clothing, souvenirs and accessories. Located in Tung Choi Street, and covering roughly a kilometre, there are hundreds of stalls making for an entertaining stroll. The ladies market is a bit of a tourist trap, so come prepared to bargain.
The market was the first of 20 in Kowloon to be accredited as a “Hawker Accreditation Area” by the Hong Kong government in 1975. It is referred to as the Ladies Market as originally it sold clothing and accessories targeted at ladies. Now days however you can find a wide range of goods being sold for everyone.
Temple Street Night Market
Address: Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei
Hours: 4pm till late (some stalls open earlier)
Closest MTR: Yau Ma Tei Exit C / Jordan Exit A
For the best night market in Hong Kong, make your make your way to the temple street night market. Here you will find clothing, CDS, souvenirs, fake watches, fortune tellers and food. Just like the ladies market, come here ready to bargain as the stallholders are waiting for naïve tourists. An interesting place for a stroll, but you are in Hong Kong for serious shopping, you will find better quality and prices elsewhere.
The Temple street night market has its origins in the 1920s when hawkers sold food and goods to people congregating outside the temple. The market has developed and changed since then, and in more recent times the focus has become tourists.
Mongkok Wet Market
Location: Canton road, Mongkok
Closest MTR: Mongkok station exit c4
If you are a true foodie, this market is a must visit. One of the largest and most impressive wet markets in Hong Kong, you will find a full range of fresh produce being sold here. And when we say fresh, that means still alive for most of the seafood and even the chickens. Besides an amazing display of seafood, you will also find fresh fruit, vegetables, tofu factories and traditional Chinese herbs and medicines. Try some of the local delicacies as you stroll the market. This market is also great for photographers. What we like best about this market is that it caters primarily to locals, which is perfect for people who want to see authentic Hong Kong. For a guided tour of this market, join an Eating Adventures Kowloon Food Tour.