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Hong Kong’s egg tart is one of the city’s most beloved food objects — a pastry that exists in a specific form nowhere else in the world, the product of a particular local history and a particular local taste. I ate egg tarts at two of Hong Kong’s most celebrated establishments during my January trip: … Read more
Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣) is where Hong Kong goes to shop. Not the tourist shopping of Tsim Sha Tsui’s Nathan Road or the luxury retail of Central — something more democratic and more local than either. The neighborhood on Hong Kong Island’s northern shore, a short MTR ride east of Central, has the highest retail density … Read more
Hong Kong has one of the most distinctive food cultures in Asia — a city where a bowl of wonton noodles served in a ten-seat shophouse can be as carefully considered as anything in a Michelin-starred restaurant, and where the morning ritual of yum cha (dim sum with tea) is taken as seriously as any … Read more