still, nothing was going to stop us from heading to the Michelin 1 star dim sum restaurant, TIM HO WAN!
arrived at 940 (opens at 10) but CHECK OUT THE QUEUE IN FRONT OF US... (this was after we obtained our queue numbers and having admitted 20+ pax)
what we ordered for 4 pax. pretty affordable, about S$15 each for the entire meal. (but - see below)
THEN THE FOOD WAS SERVED!
ma la cake, veggie dumplings, har gau
problem was.. the food came.. and came... AND CAME. forcing dim sum down your throat is no joke.
MORE FOOD!! (16 dishes on the table already)
HIGHLIGHT DISH - MUST TRY, even if you've just downed 5 longs of food
FRIED CHA SHAO BAO!!
the exterior reminds me of polo bun or roti boy, fried to a golden crisp.
then when you open up the inside, the piping hot char siew gravy OOZES out.. char siew itself tastes fab too.
simply the best I've tried.
quick shoutout to our adorable couple in the making..
it was still raining elephants and donkeys when we left the place so that was a fantastic excuse to go shopping! Langham Place (single storey H&M), Mongkok New Town Mall + Argyle Centre (bugis village style). got ps-ed by royston to squat outside some random stall in MKNTM.
loots for the day: two tops. hahaha. yeah I'm not an avid shopper really.
damn tired from all that walking, so we headed into a nearby 许留山 (a chain of 糖水 stores in HK, no SG equivalent I can think of) for dessert.
mango mixed platter, mango with black glutinous rice (tang yuan??), mango sago
more shopping (Queen's Road Central H&M) before we all decided our wallets were bleeding too much.
time for dinner - TWO michelin star restaurants in a day? who would have thought?
Yung Kee restaurant at 32-40 Wellington Street
restaurant exterior and award winning roast goose
their famous roast goose (a tad too salty after having too much) and honey glazed char siew..
total bill came up to about S$25 per pax for these, a tofu + veggie. kinda pricy but I think it was a memorable gastronomical experience.
to be honest, the visits to the two michelin star restaurants didn't exactly gel with my mental image of a michelin star restaurant. somehow I had expected them to v proudly display the award (yeah, I was thinking there'd be a real star logo somewhere) but there was none to be seen. almost didn't feel like I was really in an award winning restaurant. nevertheless, the food they served was truly quite good. will definitely be returning (at least for dim sum) next time I'm in HK.
somehow didn't have any memories between Yung Kee and being back in hostel (save for forcing royston to get off at Causeway Bay to visit his Burberry Black).. and HTHT at night. ample rest. I like!!
new discovery of the day: everything in HK is tiny, even their stamps!!
