Hong Kong
“It’s a city of contrast, the strange and the deliciously familiar.”
PHIL'S HONG KONG LOCATIONS
Tim Ho Wan
Phil meets Ivan Chung for lunch at the least expensive restaurant with a Michelin star. They eat traditional Dim Sum favorites like congee, pork buns, shrimp dumplings, and shumai. Phil even gets invited back in the kitchen to try and make some pork buns!
Address: G/F, 9-11 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po
Megan’s Kitchen
Phil meets a couple friends for dinner in a private room. Megan’s Kitchen specializes in hot pot. The real show stopper is the century old egg that Phil fearlessly bites, and immediately regrets.
Address: 5/F Lucky Centre, HK Hong Kong Island, 165-171 Wan Chai Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Medicine Street
Phil meets the head of traditional chinese medicine at Hong Kong University for a lesson in TCM (traditional chinese medicine) for a trip to Ko Shing Street, also known as Medicine street. He gets his own unique blend of tea that will help with his “condition.”
Address: Ko Shing Street
Yardbird
Phil meets Matt Abergel (who runs yardbird) and his girlfriend Lindsay. The restaurant is known for yakitori, which is traditional japanese skewered meat cooked over hot coals. They enjoy homemade sake, a bunch of small Japanese dishes that include pickled daikon and kimchi, and even a modern take on the traditional Jewish chopped liver. They also enjoy different types of skewered chicken, and their famous corn tempura.
Address: Winsome House, 154-158 Wing Lok Street G/F, Shops A and B, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Sohofama
Phil meets clothing designer, Douglas Young and some of his business partners for a dinner at Sohofama. They eat almost the whole menu, while tasting some amazing cocktails inspired by actual food like congee!
Address: Unit SG09-SG14, Block A. G/F PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St, Central, Hong Kong
LockCha 樂茶軒
Phil joins Mr. Hip, a tea master, for a cup of tea and a lesson on what tea means to chinese culture. They drink Pu’er tea which is great before bed because it helps you sleep.
Address: 地下層, 香港公園, The K.s.lo Gallery, Admiralty, Hong Kong
San Xi Lou
Phil meets up with Matt Walsh, who says San Xi lou is the most authentic szechuan cuisine in Hong Kong. Szechuan cuisine features szechuan peppercorns, a spice that is not only spicy, but also numbing when eaten. They enjoy pickled chicken feet, ma po tofu, and beef and noodles with bamboo shoots and szechuan peppercorns.
Address: 22/F Coda Plaza, HK Hong Kong Island, 51 Garden Rd, Hong Kong
Times Square Address: Hong Kong, Causeway Bay, Times Square 1 Matheson Street1102 11/F
Gateway Cuisine
Phil reconnects with Douglas and his friends from Sohofama for a very unique dinner, where you pick out your meal while it’s still alive! As Phil says, “It’s like an aquarium, but you can eat the exhibit.” They pick out tasty things like shrimp, spiny lobster, razor clams, and giant crab. Local chefs decide how they want to prepare the seafood, and Phil and his friends enjoyed it all.
Address: Hong Kong, 鯉魚門海傍道中58A號
