Cafe R & C - Cute 3D Kitty Latte Art

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

If you are a Facebook or Instagram user, you must have seen this cute cup of beverage at least once. It is either from Allegretto in Taim Sha Tsui or Cafe R&C in Causeway Bay. These two cafes are always packed and has long queue due to this signature cup of cappuccino, especially over the weekends. One might easily wait over an hour for this cup of coffee. I went Cafe R&C for dinner on a weekday and luckily there was no one waiting.

Coffee Alley - Delicious Croissan'wich

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆1/2

Finally I got to try the Taiwanese coffee chain, Coffee Alley which landed in Hong Kong early last year 2013. While I was hoping the hype has gone down a bit after the opening of the Tsim Sha Tsui branch, I went to the Causeway Bay branch today and found out the queue was still crazy! I arrived 25 minutes before the cafe opened and to my very surprise, there was already a line of eager diners queuing along the stairs. Getting slightly worried, I counted the number of people ahead of me and looked up the available seating online and found 60 available. Phew...then I waited happily for the cafe to open, which they opened promptly at 12 noon.

Mango Tree - The Best Tom Yum Gnoong in HK

Price: $$$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆1/2

A shout out to all the lobster lovers out there, a final countdown to Mango Tree's delicious lobster promotion ending on 30th November 2014. If you have not tried (my personally reckoned) best Tom Yum Gnoong in town, the Tom Yum Lobster, you are seriously missing out!!

Shin Mapo BBQ Restaurant - Latest Korean BBQ Invasion

Price: $$$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

Shin Mapo BBQ Restaurant aka Maepogalmaegi or simply in Korean 마포갈매기 is one of the most popular Korean BBQ chain restaurant in Korea. With over 430 branches in Korea, Shin Mapo is literally around every corner. Hailing from its world wide successful establishment of over 50 restaurants in the world inc. China and Thailand, Shin Mapo finally stepped foot on the gourmet city Hong Kong.

BBQ 7080 - BBQ like a Korean

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Hailing from the success of their first restaurant at Tsim Sha Tsui, BBQ 7080 is now opened in Causeway Bay. Opened by Korean, this BBQ restaurant is meant to be authentic! I went to their Tsim Sha Tsui main branch once and the queue was crazy! If you want to try BBQ 7080, I highly recommend the branch at Causeway Bay. They accept telephone reservation too, so book in advance!

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.

Adorable Kumamon Brings Kumamoto Ingredients to Gonpachi

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Kumamon Bear! The extremely adorable Kumamon bear was present at Gonpachi today, as CEO Mr Paul Kwok decided to bring rare ingredients from the land of gourmet - Kumamoto. Hailing from the success of the previous Iwate fair, Gonpachi once again brings another region specialty to Hong Kong (and this time also bring along cute Kumamon bear, well done Gonapachi! LOL), that why I love Gonpachi.

Gonpachi - Hakkaisan Sake Carnival

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Behold! Hakkaisan Sake Carnival is now launched at Gonpachi! All sake lovers should know Sake is the soul of Izakaya. Hence Gonpachi, the famous Izakaya from Japan, has brought quality sake producer Hakkaisan from Niigata prefecture to Hong Kong from now until 15th April 2014. Sake lovers can enjoy a free flow Hakkaisan experience at only HKD$388 including Hakkaisan Honjozo, Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai and Hakkisan Rice Shochu 25%. Such a great deal not to be missed! All you need is to make sure you have someone sober to bring you home!

Gonpachi - Iwate Fair

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

So you have known from my previous review on Gonpachi that Gonpachi is a famous Izakaya originated from Japan and they are passionate in bringing the best quality Japanese ingredients and Sake to Hong Kong. Recently Gonpachi continues its motto and brought back fresh ingredients from Iwate and created a seasonal menu available from now until the end of March. So grab your chance before it's too late!

Cova - Dining in Europe

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Earlier this week mom gave me a buy one 3-course dinner menu and get one free coupon at Cova, Lee Garden I. I checked the menu online and found the 3-course dinner menu is priced at HKD588+10%. "Great Deal!" I thought. I immediately made a booking and dragged Henry to dine with me tonight.

Hee Kee Crab General - Mediocre Chilli Crab

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆

Although it's the big season for hairy crab, we still miss the tangy Hong Kong Style spicy crab (aka Typhoon Shelter Crab). We bought a deal for a set dinner menu at Hee Kee Crab General in Groupon earlier and decided to go tonight.

I have seen the bright red door front of Hee Kee many times but never once dine there myself. There are numerous branches of Hee Kee in Hong Kong, the one I went to is next to the Goose Bridge Causeway Bay, close to another famous spicy crab place called Under The Bridge Spicy Crab.

Wired Cafe - The Dutch Baby

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆1/2

Craving for something during tea time and having no luck in getting a seating at Coffee Alley (who does anyway?), I went to Wired Cafe instead at Hysan, Causeway Bay.

Hungry Korean - For Hungry Chinese

Price: $

Cravingness: ☆☆☆☆☆

When I thought Korean fast food culture WAS a fad in Hong Kong, shops are still opening everywhere! I went to Hungry Korean at Causeway Bay tonight for a quick dinner. I think it is a branch as I have seen one at Tsim Sha Tsui years ago.

Little Burro - Not as fresh as I expected

Price: $

Cravingness: ★☆☆☆☆

I always joke about franchising Chipotle to Hong Kong. Giving its popularity in the US, I would make lots of money here. I guess the owner of Little Burro had the same thought, but instead of franchising, they opened their own concept store, Little Burro at Causeway Bay. Having a slight difference thought on location though, I would have chose Wanchai or Central. It seems it could generate more lunch/ dinner crowds.

Van Gogh Kitchen - Homey Restaurant

Price: $$$$

Cravingness:★★☆☆☆

Don't know if you have seen a red signboard with word "Van Gogh Kitchen" on Hennesy Road before, I saw that every morning on my way to work in my previous job. Van Gogh kitchen, a homey Italian restaurant at Causeway Bay opened by a Canadian Migrant after his success in his first dream cafe - Small Potato. Expanding his party themed empire, Van Gogh Kitchen was setup and was positioned as a mid range Italian Restaurant offering good food in a comfy environment.

An Nam - A Vietnamese Surprise!

Price: $$$

Cravingness: ★★★★★

An Nam, a new Vietnamese restaurant located at Lee Garden One, Causeway Bay. Apart from all the various Vietnamese dishes you can possibly try in Hong Kong, An Nam also introduces dishes from the center part of Vietnamese, Hue which is pretty rare in Hong Kong. Hue cuisine is categorised as palace cuisine in the old times where Hui dishes are more delicate and nicely plated.

Danish Bar - Moreish Snack

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★★★★

Went to City Super looking for a quick snack before my supper and found this new Danish Bar next to Little Mermaid Bakery at City Super Deli. Looking delicious, I got a Crunch Sugar Danish Bar from a range of sweet and salty selection.

Ramen Jo - My Favourite Mountain Ramen

Price: $

Cravingess: ★★★★★

It would be hard to pick only one shop as my favourite Ramen place, as different shops offer different broth and ramen. However if you ask me where do I love to go for Ramen, Ramen Jo is always on top of the list.

Gonpachi - Premium Handmade Soba & Sumiyaki Binchotan Grill

Price: $$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Gonpachi, the famous Izakaya originated from Japan has recently opened its first oversea branch at Lee Garden One, Causeway bay! Izakaya is very common and popular in Japan, it has a more causal and robust settings with sociable ambience than traditional Japanese Restaurant. What makes Gonpachi stand out from all the Izakaya is the fact that Gonpachi is chosen by the Japanese Prime Minister to serve international guests/ diplomats! An izakaya that can represent Japan signifies Gonpachi's stand in the industry..

Morihachi Tamago - For Egg Lovers But...

Price: $

Cravingness: ★★☆☆☆

I knew about Morihachi Tamago's existence from my friend Su's Facebook post on a drooling egg toast. Being an egg lover, I went immediately a few days later.

The menu has a similar design as Coco Curry Ichibanya, even the way how you can add extra salad or drinks into your main. There is a lot of options on the menu, you could spend quite a while before figuring out what you want.