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Hong Kong

Hong Kong has never been so confident about its place at the top of the financial world and, increasingly, in the regional cultural game – the city is now the biggest arts auction hub in Asia. The city’s best asset is its ability to retain a distinctly local character while embracing full-force global influences in cuisine, retail and pure fun.

 

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Essentials

01 Have Hong Kong milk-tea or yin-yang (mix of tea and coffee) at one of the city’s fast disappearing Dai Pai Dongs kerbside breakfast and lunch restaurants).
02 For the best reflexology foot massage, book an appointment at Joy Ocean on Caine Road, Mid-levels.
03 Peek into living rooms and offices while riding on the longest escalator in the world (800m). Embark at Central.
04 Do dim sum like the locals with women wielding clackety trolleys. Try the China Club or Lin Heung Tea House.
05 Spot foreign correspondents and take in some old-world charm while sipping a G&T at the Foreign Correspondents Club.

Hotels
Independent and easy
JIA Boutique Hotel
1-5 Irving Street, Causeway Bay
+ 852 3196 9000
jiahongkong.com

Dependable chain
Grand Hyatt
1 Harbour Road, Wanchai
+ 852 2588 1234
hongkong.grand.hyatt.com

Premium
Upper House
Pacific Place,
88 Queensway, Wanchai
+ 852 3968 1111
upperhouse.com

Dining
Fast breakfast
Simplylife Bread and Wine
Shop 1081, IFC Mall, Two ifc, 8 Finance Street, Central
+ 852 2234 7356

Mid-morning coffee
Barista Jam
126-128 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
+ 852 2854 2211
baristajam.com.hk

Lunch on your own
Chez Patrick Deli
3 Star Street,
Wanchai
+ 852 2527 1408

Working lunch with colleagues
Isola
Shop 3071-75, IFC Mall, Two ifc, 8 Finance Street,
Central
+ 852 2383 8765
gaiagroup.com.hk/isola

Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Cépage
23 Wing Fung Street,
Wanchai
+ 852 2861 3130

Afternoon tea/drink
The Peninsula lobby
Salisbury Road, Kowloon
+ 852 2920 2888
hongkong.peninsula.com

Dinner on your own
Posto Pubblico
G/F, 28 Elgin Street, Central
+ 852 2577 7160
postopubblico.com

Dinner with colleagues
Zuma
The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road, Central
+ 852 3657 6388
zumarestaurant.com

Big dinner with partner/clients
Sevva
Prince’s Building, 25th floor, 10 Charter Road,
Central
+ 852 2537 1388
sevva.hk

Drink after dinner
Sevva
Prince's Building 25/f, 10 Charter Road,
Central
+ 852 2537 1388
sevva.hk

Late drinks
Lily & Bloom
5th & 6th floor LFK Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central
+ 852 2810 6166
lily-bloom.com

On the tiles
Halo
10 Stanley St, Central
+ 852 2810 1274
Bookshop
Kelly & Walsh
Shop 236, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Central
+ 852 2522 5743

Thank yous
Flowers from Gary Kwok
Shop 312-315, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East,
Wanchai
+ 852 8200 9226
garykwok.com

or
Cupcakes from Sift
SG/F, Dominion Center, 49-53 Queen's Road East,
Wanchai
+ 852 2528 0084
siftdesserts.com

Shopping
Something you can't get anywhere else
Vein
2D Star Street, Wanchai
+ 852 2528 4988
ka-pok.com

Fashion from Moustache
31 Aberdeen Street, Sheung Wan
+ 852 2541 1955
moustachehongkong.com

Lost luggage - where to buy shirts, socks and underwear
Sogo
555 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
+ 852 2833 8338
sogo.com.hk

Something for the kids
Petit Bazaar
9 Gough Street, Central
+ 852 2544 2255

Something for someone you love
Kapok
G/F, 5 St Francis Street, Wanchai
+ 852 2549 9254
ka-pok.com
Two-hour tour

01
Shek O:
jump in a taxi down to the beach at Shek O on Hong Kong Island’s southern shores.

02
The Big Buddha:
cosy up in the cable-car at Tung Chung on Lantau Island and eek all the way up to the Big Buddha. Have lunch at the vegetarian restaurant by the monastery.

03
Lamma Island:
catch the ferry from the Star Ferry Pier in Central to Lamma. Walk around the island and lounge at one of the many excellent seafood restaurants on the seafront.
+ 852 3968 3738

Limousine/car
Swire Travel
+ 852 2116 3133
swiretravel.com

Transport
Buy a pass
Buy an Octopus card to get around the city on bus, MTR, trains and trams, which, by the way, are an unmissable experience.

Rent a bike
For the city, ask hotel concierges. For routes on outlying islands, call the Friendly Bike Shop, 13 Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road, Lantau Island
+ 852 2984 2278

Fitness
Good running route
Victoria Park (2-3km) or Bowen Road by the Peak (6-8km).

Gym
Pure
3/f, IFC Mall, Two IFC, 8 Finance Street, + 852 8129 8000
pure-fit.com