La Vache - Mooooooooo!

Price: $$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Stage back a year ago to my gastronomy trip in Paris, I missed dinning at Le Relais de l'Entrecôte, a famous steak frites in Paris as my stomach got real upset after all the delicious food that I had. When I first heard about La Vache, the steak frites in soho, I got really excited. We failed a few times making a phone reservation, so we decided to just walk in tonight. And to our surprise, they have a (bar) table for us!

Isola Bar & Grill - Come Only for Its Magnificent View

Price: $$$$
Cravingness: ★★☆☆☆

It was a delightful surprise dining at Isola Bar & Grill as I always thought it was just a "shopping mall restaurant". It is the Italian restaurant that can offer you different vibes all in one place. The ambiance is lively at the bar, chill at the outdoor dining area and romantic over the main dining area.

[Nha Trang] Việt Nam Xưa - Come for the LOBSTER!

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Our first encounter with Vietnam Xua was at the airport travel counter of Sunrise Nha Trang Beach Resort. We thought the guy was the staff of the hotel but he handed us a leaflet of Việt Nam Xưa. We ignored him right away but he did quote us a good price to the city. We decided to pay Viet Nam Xua a visit after we passed by the restaurant one day and got attracted by its exotic vibe and fresh seafood stands at its front entrance.

Gin Sai - My First Kaiseki!

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Kaiseki, an interesting multi course traditional Japanese dinner served in small plates, was something I have been longing to try. As to celebrate the season of Sakura, Gin Sai launches a special Sakura Kaiseki menu at HKD880 per person (min order for two people). I was lucky enough to be invited over to try the menu. Promoting along the Kaiseki menu is a Crab Special Menu priced at HKD780 per person (min order for two people). Both of the menu are seasonal and need to reserve a day in advanced.

A FUN Styling Experience at airplay blow dry bar

We all want our hair to be perfect every day, but it is hard to wake up early in the morning to style them. Airplay blow dry bar is the one and only blow dry bar in Hong Kong that offers only blow drying and hair styling services, just the way you want. No trimming, colouring or bleaching can be found here, but a cute atmosphere, professional stylist, several confectioneries, a few glasses of sparkling Rosé and the perfect hair style and makeup that you want.

Fancy Lunch at L'atelier de Joël Robuchon

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

My last visit to Joël Robuchon for lunch was about two years ago. I made the reservation at L'atelier as I have dined only at L'jardine previously. For those of you who have not been back for lunch for a while, here is my review on the latest lunch menu.

I have always wanted to dine at L'atelier since the dining hall looks more hip and vibrant. The red lighted atelier consists of a few tables but mainly bar seatings circling the open kitchen. Sitting at the bar, I can easily peek what the chefs are doing at the kitchen, but to my surprise, I could not smell any aroma from the kitchen. Their fanning system must be good.

Linguini Fini - The Beast Feast

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Linguini Fini, the very restaurant that emphasises on sustainability is launching their second round of family style Beast Feast. Promoting their nose-to-tail-nothing-goes-to-waste philosophy, the Beast Feast features a whole roasted Porchetta(suckling pig) and a few delicious dishes made with homegrown food. The feast is available for parties of 4 or more, priced at HKD498 per person and need reservation 48 hours in advance. Read on to see what's on the menu!

Motorino - Delicious Neapolitan Pizza

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

I have always loved pizza. When I was young, I am a big fan of Pizza Hut and Dominos. Although I am still a big fan of Pizza Hut's cheese stuffed crust, I have gained expectation on Pizza as I grow older and so I am not too easily satisfied. Motorino, the pizzeria from Brooklyn that offers Neapolitan style pizza, is quite a nice option when it comes to pizza. The pizza quality at Motorino has caused a controversy here in Hong Kong. Let's see what I think!

Pak Lok Chiu Chow Restaurant - Divine BBQ Pork Bun

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆1/2

My mom wanted the bring baby Jacob out for lunch since they have not left home for the past three days. Carrying an infant baby to lunch did not give us too much option on a rainy day, so we opted for Pak Lok Chiu Chow at Times Square. Parking is available at Times Square so we don't need to worry about the baby getting wet.

[Nha Trang] Sunrise Nha Trang Sky Lounge

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

The Sky Lounge is a beautiful dome shaped lounge located on the top floor of  Sunrise Nha Trang Beach Hotel & Spa. We paid a visit on the last night since we were busy doing nothing the previous nights. We came here mainly because we went for a nap, woke up at 10pm and found nowhere would still offer food at this late hour but the Sky Lounge. To our greatest surprises, the food here was actually amazing.

[Nha Trang] My Best Meal in Nha Trang - Nem Nuong Ninh Hoa

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★★★

If you ask me what was my best meal in Nha Trang, it was definitely nem nuong Ninh Hoa's (grilled fermented pork roll). Nem nuong Ninh Hoa's is a popular dish in Nha Trang, you can easily find the fresh ones (nem chua) on the street, but the grilled one tasted the best. Nem nuong (grilled pork skewer) by itself might not be exciting, but when combining with herbs and fruits together in a rice paper roll, served with the heavenly dipping sauce Tương Chấm, is to die for! The restaurant that I recommend for this dish is called Nem Nuong Vu Thanh An.

[Nha Trang] Hotel - Sunrise Nha Trang Beach Hotel & Spa

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Among all the international hotels in Nha Trang eg Intercontinental, Best Western, Novetel, we decided to go for Sunrise Nha Trang Beach Hotel & Spa. Why? The reason is simple, the international hotels are too conventional and modern in style. When we go on holidays that involve beaches, we want something exotic! Sunrise Nha Trang is a beautiful colonial style 5 stars hotel in Nha Trang, Vietnam. We fell in love when we laid our first sight on the hotel. Seriously, who could not?

Mott 32 - Best Cod Fish On Earth!

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★★

Mott 32, an exciting Chinese Restaurant newly opened at central, is the talk of the town lately. I would never ever expect such a great hype on any Chinese restaurant. The grand opening night of Mott 32's was truly grand and magnificent. The entrance was red carpeted all the way to the restaurant, celebrities, skinny models with flashy outfit and smart looking guys were everywhere at the night of the opening.

Mott 32 is the new venture at the gourmet family Maximal Concepts, which also owns restaurants such as Blue Butcher, Brickhouse and Fish and Meat. I am a big fan of the group myself. Given the background, the food quality at Mott 32 is much guaranteed. I was invited over for a tasting at Mott 32 tonight, so let me show you what's good in there.

Steik World Meats - New Afternoon Tea

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

I was invited over to Steik Wold Meats at K-11 as they have recently launched an afternoon tea session. The afternoon tea highlights a wide range of savoury and sweet delights, priced only at HKD248+10% for two with complimentary coffee and tea with unlimited refills. I have always wanting to try their steaks, but it is nice to try their afternoon tea too.

Duddell's - Dim Sum Lunch

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Remember my harsh review on Duddell's dinner (Click here to read if you are interested)? It was a terrible dining experience for me and I once thought I will never step into the doorstep of Duddell's ever again. However some of my foodie friends kept telling me how good Duddell's dim sum is (PS they have not tried dinner!), which urged me to go back to Duddell's today for their dim sum.

[Nha Trang] Sailing Club - Must Visit Vietnamese Restaurant in town!

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

My first impression of sailing club was "the touristy restaurant" where it got all these positive reviews from Trip Advisor, travelling guide etc, the western point of view if you know what I mean. Given the superior furnishing at Sailing Club, I naturally assumed it only has "the look". Anyhow I still went to pay a visit and it was surprisingly great! Sailing Club is a whole package and I will walk you through why in below paragraphs!

[Nha Trang] Phở Hồng - The Best Vermicelli

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

After my pool training of my Open Water Diving Course, I asked my instructor, who is a local Vietnamese from Nha Trang, where to have good pho in Nha Trang and he recommended Pho Hong. Hungry as I was, I immediately grabbed my boyfriend and headed to Pho Hong by Taxi. When I handed the taxi driver the paper with the name Pho Hong on it, he immediately knew where to go. It seems Quán Phở Hồng is pretty famous in Nha Tang.

[Nha Trang] Hồng Giang Phở - The Best Pho Broth On Earth

Price: $ 

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

The first thing/ mission we arrived Nha Trang, Vietnam is to find a nice bowl of Pho! We asked the Sunrise Nha Trang receptionist, she said Sunrise has it's own Vietnamese restaurant but local pho restaurants are everywhere. Hence we decided to try our luck by walking around the area. Our criteria was simple, the pho place has to be local. Somehow my idea of where to get pho is the more shady a place gets, the better their pho is. After a brief 10 minutes search, we found Hong Giang Pho. I am really glad we found Hong Giang, as it serves the pho in Nha Trang style!