Comments on: Egg Tarts

By: abraxis

abraxis — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:14:59 +0000

Mike: Tsim Chai Kee is on Wellington Street, at the cross street BEFORE Lyndhurst on the Travelator. Get off the Travelator at Wellington Street and stay on the right side of the street as you prepare to drudge up the hill, against traffic. It’s the second shop after the corner. Easy to find!

And yeah, I need to read the entire post before I hit “send”…

By: abraxis

abraxis — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:08:49 +0000

Roy: Glad you liked! I’m baking in Singapore right now. Hearing Xmas music and seeing lights is even weirder here than it is in HKG!

Mike: Take the Travelator about 1/3 of the way up. When you see the Pizza Express, get off. That puts you on Lyndhurst Terrace. Make a right (going in the same direction as traffic) onto Lyndhurst Terrace and walk for about a minute. You’ll pass an HSBC. The Tai Cheong Bakery is two doors up from the HSBC.

By: Yukiko

Yukiko — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:02:15 +0000

I recommend you Fruit and cream-filled pancakes at Honeymoon Dessert.
Please do try them.

By: David

David — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:56:40 +0000

I would like to visit HK one day, it must be very impressive and interesting. And like in Japan, you should eat very well.

By: Roy

Roy — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:15:47 +0000

Bart, you’d like HK. Definitely try to visit.

AC, thanks I will try to check out the view there!

Shari, you could always get an egg tart from B2 in Lumine (Shinjuku), those ones were not bad although I’m not sure if the shop is still there.

Mandy, sorry I don’t have any videos of Q-Taro but there were some on YouTube.

Saff, I was taken to some local Dim Sum places and it was really good. But I couldn’t read the menu if I went there again!

Mike, I don’t have the address but it’s in Central, there’s a long escalator/conveyor belt thing that goes up the hill through the shops and it is about half way up.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:54:26 +0000

Hi Roy.

Do you know the Egg Tart and the Noodle store Address? I’ve looking for the Egg Tart store a long time and I’m going there next month. Hope you can help. Cheers.

By: saffronsaris

saffronsaris — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:34:13 +0000

I tried Maxim’s before, they’re just so-so, compared to those restuarants where people go early in the morning to yum-cha. Tip is to check out where the locals go, because it’s highly likely where “authentic” food can be found, not something tweaked to suit tourists tastes, like some of those in Yokohama’s ChinaTown.

By: mandy

mandy — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:30:57 +0000

Hi Roy, I think you should start with any Chinese restaurants… really local ones. The ones in Yau Ma Tei are quite good.

the one in Ching Yi MTR station is good also
i’m posting this comment because I wonder if you have any video clips of the cartoon Q-Taro? I really want to watch that.

By: Shari

Shari — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:07:06 +0000

You are so cruel showing those egg tarts, Roy! I love them and just seeing that picture fires up a fierce craving. You should be forced to bring everyone who reads your blog back one. ;-)

However, I doubt they’d survive the trip. I’m guessing you’d have them eaten before you reached Narita. That’s what I’d do.

By: AC

AC — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:24:55 +0000

Hi Roy,

Dunno if it’s the best Dim Sum in HK, but it’s certainly the best view. It’s a place called “Maxim’s”, on the island side of the harbor at City Hall.

Here’s a write-up from Frommer’s (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/hongkong/0078024491.html):

“Maxim’s Palace CANTONESE — There’s no better place for cheap dim sum than this enormously popular restaurant, located on the second floor of City Hall just a stone’s throw from the Star Ferry. A recent refurbishment has put some unfortunate glaze on the windows, blocking the once-fabled views of the harbor (we can only hope it’s temporary), but it’s still a lively place to choose dim sum from trolleys, plus there’s an English menu with photos and prices. It doesn’t get much easier than this.

Low Block, City Hall, Connaught Road Central and Edinburgh Place. tel. 852/2526 9931. Dim sum HK$17-HK$29 (US$2.20-US$3.75). AE, DC, MC, V. Daily Mon-Sat 11am-3pm, Sun and holidays 9am-3pm, for dim sum. MTR: Central.”

… Hope that helps :-)